Chicago-area Informal and Formal Tech-Related Organizations

Top Chicago Tech Links

• Garysguide Chicago
  Tech and new media resource for Chicago
• Illinois IT Assocation
• Sun-Times tech news
  Tech news from the Chicago paper, much of it with a Chicago focus.
• TECH cocktail
  Chicago’s premier tech and networking party, held quarterly. Also a great source of Chicago tech news.
• TechVenue’s Chicago Calendar
  Great calendar of Chicago tech, business, and entrepreneurial events. Many of the WindyBits calendar events are from TechVenue.
• The May Report
  “Scoops” on Chicago tech news from the inimitable and ever-present Ron May, the gadfly of Chicago tech.

Meetups and Informal Organizations

• Business and Career meetups
  Beware the networking-heavy entrepreneur meetups.
• Internet and Technology meetups
• Silicon Prairie Social
  The “TECH cocktail of the suburbs.” A tech party and networking event organized by Tim Courtney of XNet.
• TechBuzz Chicago
  A place to share thoughts and news about Web 2.0 Chicago.
• TechCoffee
  Open source hackers meet at the crack of dawn and code

Entrepreneurial and Professional Organizations

• Business Network Chicago
• Business Network Chicago’s links
  Helpful list of entrepreneurial and professional organizations
• Chicago Interactive Marketing Assocation (CIMA)
• Chicagoland Engineers Week
• Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center
• Coleman Entrepreneurship Center
• Entrepreneurs Organization of Chicago
• Illinois IT Assocation
• Lincoln Park Network
  The oldest networking group in Chicago
• Midwest Entrepeneur Forum
• MIT Enterprise Forum of Chicago
• Society for Technical Communication (Chicago)
• Structural Engineers Association of Illinois
• The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Midwest
• Young Execs Club of Chicago
• Young Professionals of Chicago