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***FREE $30+ BONUSES TO 1st 100 MEMBERS THAT JOIN!*** If you've attended other business marketing & entrepreneur groups before --->> hang on to your seat because THIS GROUP IS GOING TO BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF! --->>FINALLY A BUSINESS MASTERMIND

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Chicago Entrepreneurs
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Chicago AMA is committed to providing local Marketing Professionals with additional opportunities to "Meetup" outside of our monthly programming and also in varying locations around the Chicago area. These Meetups can be tailored to best address your

1,029
Marketing Professionals
4.00 4.0019 (19 ratings)

LINK, LEVERAGE, LEAD on health and wealth opportunities in the age of climate change. We celebrate our culture's history of environmental stewardship, and seek to reinvent it for sustainability today. We understand the work of ALL THE PEOP

229
Conservationists/Eco-Preneurs
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Our mission is to increase access to computers and telecommunications technology and related training for those residing in under-served communities. Program activities will provide technology literacy training and assist residents and small business

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Members
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C2ST Meetup is a supplement to the monthly programs of the Chicago Council on Science & Technology. We meet at nearby hangouts and talk about what we all love, science and technology. As the 21st century begins to unfold, it is clear that we li

32
Members
4.50 4.502 (2 ratings)

*** GET REFERRALS - CROSS-PROMOTE - WE'LL GIVE YOU LEADS *** Are You Ready to "Click 'n Connect"? If you've attended other business marketing meetups before -->> hang on to your seat because THIS GROUP WILL BLOW YOUR SOCKS OFF! -->>FINALL

272
Chicago Business Owners - c2c
5.00 5.003 (3 ratings)

Chicago After Work is a business and social networking event company. Our events take place every 2-3 weeks from 5-9pm at Chicago's best bars, nightclubs, hotels and range in size from 175-225 people. The events are for professionals who want to ne

626
Networkers
4.50 4.5036 (36 ratings)

This group is forum to gather and share experiences around Cloud Computing, especially Amazon Web Services. If you have used EC2, S3, Amazon Payments, Mechanical Turk or are interested in learning more about how others have, come join our group.

158
Members
4.50 4.5019 (19 ratings)

We are official Google Technology User Group (GTUG) listing: http://www.gtugs.org/ our Facebook page: http://chicago-gtug.com/ Follow us on Twitter by using #ChiGTUG: http://twitter.com/#search?q=ChiGTUG We are focused on Android phone de

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googlers
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Any Chicago Bloggers are welcome. If you have been blogging and need SEO tips, if you want to blog and need encouragement. If you just need to get out and meet some other bloggers in real life. The meetings feature a big group discussion, a "show and

354
Bloggers
4.50 4.5012 (12 ratings)

This group is the creation of the bloggers' post founder Marty Bhatia, and is meant to connect local Chicago bloggers for the sake of mutual growth, learning, and sharing. The idea is community. Join if: -You live in and around Chicago (thi

20
Bloggers
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

The Chicago Business Development Forum brings together small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups to help each other with business development by sharing unique expertise, experience, and encouragement in an inspiring and collaborative environment

1,024
Small Business Professionals
4.50 4.5014 (14 ratings)

Meet with others in your local area interested in building and strengthening the Drupal Community. Discuss new and exciting Drupal-related news - or just socialize with like-minded people!

488
People interested in Drupal
4.50 4.5056 (56 ratings)

The goal of this Meetup is to bring together developers, users and people interested in EllisLab’s ExpressionEngine in the Chicagoland area. We welcome all to come together and share their experience, tips and projects done with EE in an open forum.

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Members
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This group is dedicated to discussing technology in healthcare (institutional or consumer based) for the Chicago area. We will be looking for start-ups and individuals to present the technologies such as healthcare IT, e-prescribing, social healthcar

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Health Tech enthusiasts
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This group is for Chicago-area Web Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, Web Producers, Programmers, Flash Animators - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and applicati

932
Web Professionals
4.50 4.5046 (46 ratings)

The Chicago iPhone Boot Camp is part of the iPhone Boot Camp, http://www.iphonebootcampnyc.com a network of meetups and iPhone training workshops in twenty cities in five countries. The iPhone Boot Camp has been featured in arstechnica http://arstech

122
Chicago iPhone Developers
4.00 4.006 (6 ratings)

We get together monthly to share projects, opportunities, and how-tos related to developing for the iPhone. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We will be arranging presentations from top iPhone app developers, i

111
Members
4.50 4.506 (6 ratings)

Meet with Ad Execs, Creatives, Project Managers, Art Directors, CMO's and others involved in the world of advertising, marketing and promotion. This group is about networking with your colleagues in the industry to discuss challenges, opportunities

584
Media & Marketing Professionals
4.50 4.5011 (11 ratings)

Social change makers and web innovators have come together in cities across the nation to share ideas, network, and build community web resources and network. Now join us, so Chicago can grow more technology savvy social change organizations that be

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NetSquared Community Members
4.50 4.5011 (11 ratings)

Meet with a wide variety of new media & video 2.0 producers, creators, writers, bloggers, journalists, artists, technologists, fans and more.

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New Media Enthusiasts
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Online marketing is more than just selling stuff on eBay! In fact, online marketing has finally come to the forefront, as companies big and small discover the value of shifting more of their marketing budgets online. Online marketers have proven t

409
Online Marketers
4.50 4.5019 (19 ratings)

Meet other local people who are interested in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and more general issues related to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Gather and share advice and info on better ways to work with search engines.

206
people interested in SEO
5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

Meet other local people who are interested in Sustainable Development, New Urbanism and Living Green. We'll get together and discuss what we mean by "sustainable," "energy-efficient," "green," etc. and then work toward making it happen here in Chi

443
Advocates of New Urbanism
4.50 4.5012 (12 ratings)

Chicago Tech Meetup is a group for Entrepreneurs, Developers, Tech Companies, Investors and anyone in the technology space in our great city. Chicago has the talent and tech savvy, we'd like to foster bringing that talent together. Our sister meet

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Members
4.50 4.5043 (43 ratings)

We are a community of people in web-related professions including designers, developers, SEO specialists, social networking consultants, usability experts, content developers and marketing consultants. Many of us are sole proprietors with a specific

332
Chicago Web Professionals
4.00 4.0022 (22 ratings)

According to a Sun Times article, Chicago will soon get WiMax (4G) connections in the area. Clear is the company providing the service. This meetup group is designed to educate and inform Chicagoans about the benefits of 4G, or WiMax, from all provid

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WiMaxers
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JOIN CHICAGO BLOGS MEETUP GROUP - TONIGHT! Marty Bhatia will lead the Chicago Blogs Meetup Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:00 PM at Thrid Rail, 1133 West Madison Street Chicago IL 60607. Come out and help launch this new Meetup Group! See you there! JO

Assistant Organizer
309
WordPress Users
5.00 5.0058 (58 ratings)

Meet other local users of Google, the popular search tool. Delve into discussions that encompass All Things Google!

381
Members
3.00 3.0033 (33 ratings)

We are the people in the industry who "GET IT" and are hungry for more. We are the leaders in technology, early adapters to new brokerage models, embracers of social media and are changing the landscape of real estate as we know it. We are the br

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Trendsetters
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Meet other local IT Execs to discuss events and topics affecting decision makers in IT. Network with other people in information technology. Meet face to face with reps from top IT companies.

148
IT Executives
4.50 4.503 (3 ratings)
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Are you a ChicagoLand SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability

58
Microsoft Windows Users
4.50 4.5023 (23 ratings)

Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. What makes a webmaster? Well, the first is 'wearing many hats' as we're more than just producers, d

208
Chicago Area Webmasters
5.00 5.0013 (13 ratings)

We are ChicagoRuby, a group of Ruby on Rails enthusiasts with events in downtown Chicago and in the suburbs. We also produce conferences: WindyCityRails & WindyCityDB. Learn more at http://chicagoruby.org and on Twitter: @ChicagoRuby. WindyCityRai

669
Rubyists
4.50 4.5066 (66 ratings)

Leaders who are passionate ambassadors for Chicagoland’s innovative people, products, places, services and experiences. We network using innovative methods and techniques that facilitate thought-provoking conversations and meaningful relationships.

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Chicagovators
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CIMA is Chicago's only interactive-centric professional organization dedicated to the enhancement and acceleration of business opportunities, professional development, and exponential networking for interactive marketing professionals in Chicago.

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Members
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Welcome to Connecters Networking Groups, LLC!!!! We are a group of FUN people that incorporate business networking with social networking! Our networking events are not your "run of the mill" sit down and listen to a spiel about someone's busines

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Networkers
4.50 4.507 (7 ratings)

Meet other entrepreneurs in the fastest growing business community for ENTREPRENEURS and INVESTORS. We hold over 100 events worldwide and offer the most exclusive savings & benefit for Entrepreneurs. Build your business! http://www.efacto

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Innovators
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eCommerce Merchants Chicago is a local chapter to support online merchants as a branch of eCommerce Merchants. With regular meetings and networking events combined with valuable information and the latest strategies, merchants will enjoy and benefit

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Members
4.50 4.5015 (15 ratings)
Private

You're being invited to participate in a free pilot program series of workshops. These workshops will share with you the tips, tricks and processes to add remote Virtual Assistants and Virtual Teams to your business. You are getting the chance to

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Virtual Test Pilots
5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

Staying Current on Joomla CMS Software Just Got a Lot Easier For You. Come be a part of the biggest Joomla CMS Group in the USA Stay informed on what's going on with Joomla CMS software and its extensions. Lunch sponsored by Arc Technology Gro

142
JoomlaChicago Members
5.00 5.009 (9 ratings)

This group is for Magento users, developers and business owners all over the Midwest - from Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond. The goal is to meet and share insights, challenges, best practices and success stories. If you're interested in e-commerce us

71
Members
4.00 4.004 (4 ratings)

NextWeb is an organization that creates conferences and networking events for both professionals and companies in the online media, marketing, and advertising industries. In addition, we organize our own monthly events, such as: NextWeb, DigitalSo

2,863
Web-sters!
4.50 4.5021 (21 ratings)

On the 1st Tuesday each month at 7PM, 6 people get 5 minutes each to demo something cool to New York's tech community (geeks, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc)

12,554
NYC Technologists
4.00 4.00206 (206 ratings)

This group is for Chicagoland area Palm webOS developers and will primarily focus on education and networking. Whether you are just starting out, breath webOS code, or just plain curious about webOS development, this is the place for you!

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Developers
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Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. Do y

216
Designers & Developers
4.50 4.5021 (21 ratings)
Private

SF Beta gives the San Francisco Web 2.0 community a monthly opportunity to meet, mix, and socialize in a relaxed and informal setting.

1,858
People interested in Web Tech
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Social Media Club Chicago Social Media Club [SMC] is a worldwide organization, with local chapters, that serves as connecting organization for anyone interested in social media. Membership is free and open to all levels, including beginners. Chicago

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Members
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Meet other local area professionals from broadly diverse backgrounds and career fields. To promote positive and productive relationships through constructive social networking that will enrich our lives professionally, socially and culturally.

852
Chicagoland Black Professionals
4.50 4.5035 (35 ratings)
Private

Welcome! The Chicago Film Producers Alliance (CFPA) is a support and resource sharing group aimed at helping independent producers through the process of completing their films and obtaining distribution. Anyone with a role in film production (e.g

55
Producers
4.50 4.505 (5 ratings)
Private

Flash pros and amateurs alike joining together in organized, and unorganized, gatherings to further our goals as designers and developers. Share, learn, teach, and inspire – all are welcome. A good spot to get answers and give advice. Also good fo

181
Flashers
4.00 4.009 (9 ratings)

Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/ChicagoGDesign Join our page on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Chicago-Graphic-Design-Group/142732401172 1. We are designers who meet on a regular basis to discuss issues/topics related

885
Graphic Designers
4.50 4.5014 (14 ratings)
Private

Join this group if you are interested in getting out to see some unique films. We usually meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, and throw in some other events as schedules permit. RSVPs are opened 1-2 weeks before each event. Please read the "Abou

1,101
Indie Film Fans
4.00 4.008 (8 ratings)

Meet other local Macintosh fanatics and developers to talk about OSX, MacPro's, iBooks, and Apple's latest innovations!

227
Mac Fanatics & Developers
4.00 4.007 (7 ratings)

Looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Want to use SharePoint to build a competitive advantage for your organization? Not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? Join this group. Th

474
People interested in SharePoint
4.00 4.0013 (13 ratings)

The Chicago Mobile Application Development Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering mobile technology innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for application

66
Mobile Enthusiasts
5.00 5.006 (6 ratings)

Meet other local people who are interested in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and more general issues related to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Gather and share advice and info on better ways to work with search engines.

447
People Interested in SEO
4.00 4.0014 (14 ratings)

Meet other local people interested in Semantics, the Semantic Web and Linked Data. The Semantic Web is an initiative to bring semantics and understanding to data published on the web. Using Linked Data, "one giant database" of the web can be created

160
Semantic Web Supporters
4.50 4.505 (5 ratings)

Meet others interested in all aspects of Web and Social Media Analytics. Gather to discuss key and upcoming web, search, BI, sentiment analysis, reporting and predictive analytics software (Web Trends, Google Analytics, Net Insight, Omniture, etc.)

310
Social Media Enthusiasts
4.50 4.5014 (14 ratings)

Our goal for the group is to bring eBay sellers and potential sellers together and to learn from each other’s experiences. We enjoy hearing about each other’s interests and discovering new ways to research and sell products. We all have somethi

271
eBay Sellers
5.00 5.0041 (41 ratings)

Meet with people who are starting, or would like to start, entrepreneurial ventures online. Bringing together small eBusiness owners from all over Chicagoland. Network with other local Chicago e-commerce, e-businesses or online business owners,

240
Ebiz Owners
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Meet a new network of local entrepreneurs to share tips and problem solving techniques, get advice on profitability and career and discuss mentoring and business models. Swap business cards and watch your personal business directory grow! Especial

158
Entrepreneurs
4.50 4.508 (8 ratings)
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This group is located right here on this meetup website! This group, The Online Manifesting Group, is all about The Power of Group Manifesting! This group is open to people anywhere in the world! This Meetup is a way to form a really positive Grou

543
Law of Attraction Practicers
4.50 4.503 (3 ratings)

We explore different aspects of being a successful networker and feature exciting guest speakers. Come and join us to learn: * The benefits of building a network * Common mistakes while networking * Specific how-to steps and systems * Bec

232
Professionals
5.00 5.0034 (34 ratings)

If you want to learn about WordPress, you've come to the right place. Join us for our monthly NYC meetups every third Tuesday of the month, meet some new people, learn some new things, make plans to take over the world. It'll be a good time and a

629
WordPress Fanatics
4.50 4.5058 (58 ratings)

One of the few Meetup Groups in the Chicagoland Area that hosts events in the City and Suburbs and Is Quickly Expanding to other cities. A collection of events that utilize the arts: Including literature, visual art, music, theater and film to cre

470
Social Networkers
3.50 3.5019 (19 ratings)

Meet other local Internet Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques for Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing. The group social networking Web site is at: http://chicago-social-marketing.ning.com/

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Marketing Professionals
5.00 5.004 (4 ratings)

WOMMA is the official trade association for the word of mouth marketing industry. WOMMA's mission is to promote and improve word of mouth marketing by: * Promoting "best practices" to ensure more effective marketing * Protecting consumers and the i

299
WOM Enthusiasts
4.50 4.502 (2 ratings)