NCSA Calendar
NCSA staff who would like to submit an item for the calendar can email newsdesk@ncsa.illinois.edu.
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026
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9:00 am - 5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St -
9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNCSA 1040Speaker: Heather Filippini
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2:30 - 3:30 pmSiebel Center Room 0220Abstract: Boolean circuits are perhaps our simplest complete model of computation. A circuit is a combinatorial object composed of simple, fan-in two gates whose interconnections (wires) are fixed in advance. This structural simplicity makes circuits convenient in many settings; in this talk, I will discuss how it enables powerful cryptographic constructions.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
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3:00 pmSibel Center 4124
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4:00 - 5:00 pm0216 Siebel Center
Monday, April 6, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801 -
4:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422This talk will highlight the Kinsey Institute’s founding and multi-disciplinary history, continued cultural impact, current research program, and reflect on the ways in which today’s social and political climate presents new challenges for multi-disciplinary sex research.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Zheshen Zhang, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
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3:00 - 5:00 pmUniversity of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign, ECE Building - 3081 ECEB
Excited to share our Spring 2026 CAII seminar: GPU Programming with Triton! An 8‑week, hands‑on series moving from NumPy to high‑performance Triton kernels, including Flash Attention. Tuesdays 3–5 PM, Feb 17–Apr 7 at UIUC. Taught by Priyam Mazumdar. Hybrid format.
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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10:00 am - 4:30 pm Central TimeNCSA 3100 (April 8), NCSA 3000 (April 9)NCSA is hosting a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This workshop will focus on big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow. This is an IN PERSON event, there WILL NOT be a virtual option for this event.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Anna Honeycutt, Chitambar Group
Thursday, April 9, 2026
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10:00 am - 4:30 pm Central TimeNCSA 3100 (April 8), NCSA 3000 (April 9)
NCSA is hosting a Machine Learning and Big Data workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center. This workshop will focus on big data analytics and machine learning with Spark, and deep learning using Tensorflow. This is an IN PERSON event, there WILL NOT be a virtual option for this event.
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, April 9 at the Illinois Conference Center.
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10:00 - 11:00 amChampaign Public Library (Robeson Pavilion A/B) - 200 W. Green Street, Champaign, IL 61820Join us on Thursday, March 3rd from 10-11 a.m. for a workshop on Understanding SEO - Boosting Your Business Visibilty at the Champaign Public Library with Scott Clanin of Clanin Creative.
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11:00 am - 12:15 pm4045 School of Information Sciences
Friday, April 10, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering QuadsForging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmThis workshop will give you hands-on introduction to modeling complex systems with Scientific Machine Learning approaches.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNCSA 1040Speaker: Salman Habib
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, April 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Saturday, April 11, 2026
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All DayBardeen and Engineering Quads
Forging the Future Experience exciting exhibits and competitions during Engineering Open House 2026!
Monday, April 13, 2026
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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6:00 - 7:30 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor)
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Sujeet Bhalerao, Leditzky Group
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12:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)Undergraduates of any major are invited to this informal lunch talk with Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993–1995. She was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm
This workshop will give you hands-on introduction to distributed deep learning with PyTorch Lightning.
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The Physics Colloquium: Harold Hwang (Stanford University) “Superconductivity in layered nickelates”
4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141 -
7:30 pmAlice Campbell Alumni CenterJoin us for a free public reading by award-winning poet Rita Dove. Dove served as U.S. Poet Laureate from 1993 to 1995, and was a winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and the 2023 honorary National Book Award.
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St
Friday, April 17, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta's first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia. Ethan, who earned his Ph.D. in Comparative and World Literature at Illinois, is an assistant professor of English at Syracuse University, where he is on faculty in Native American and Indigenous studies...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Yuan Ping, Associate Professor of Physics, UW-Madison
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Shuen Wu, Chitambar Group
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11:45 am - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Wednesday April, 22 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Women in Tech Luncheon with Shawn Carlson.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
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9:00 am - 5:30 pmNational Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) - Atrium/Lobby and Auditorium -
12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, April 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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8:00 amI-Hotel & Conference Center and NCSA
The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801Speaker: Kater Murch, Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
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8:00 amI-Hotel & Conference Center and NCSA
The third annual IMMERSE Symposium will be held on April 28th and 29th at the Illinois Conference Center (first day) and at NCSA (second day) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Friday, May 1, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNCSA 1040Speaker: Salman Habib
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Monday, May 4, 2026
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 - 11:50 am190 Engineering Sciences Building, 1101 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Speaker: Lawrence Cheuk, Assistant Professor of Physics, Princeton University
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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4:00 - 5:00 pmLoomis Lab 141
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 8, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, May 8 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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3:00 - 3:30 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignWant to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StFire At Five Happy Hour has returned! Join us on Thursday, May 29 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, May 22 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin us on Tuesday, June 2 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for the Power Skills Speaker Series.
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, June 3 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Friday, June 5, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Friday, June 19, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StJoin us on Thursday, June 25 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Friday, June 26, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, June 26 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, July 10, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StJoin us on Thursday, July 16 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Friday, July 17, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Friday, July 24, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, July 24 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, August 7, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 19 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amJoin us Thursday, Aug. 20 from 10 to 11 a.m. for a webinar on Small Shifts, Big Impact — 5 Essential Management Skills for Better Leadership
Friday, August 21, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Thursday, August 27, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmAtkins Building Patio & Lawn, 1800 S Oak StJoin us on Thursday, August 27 from 5:00 to 6:30 PM on the Atkins Patio & Lawn for Fire at Five.
Friday, August 28, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, August 28 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, September 4, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
Friday, September 11, 2026
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All DayJohn Hancock Center, 172 E. Chestnut St., Suite 3500, Chicago, IL 60611
The Open SkAI conference is an annual four-day event to enhance and generate new Astro-AI research directions. Conference themes will include: Astro-AI research across survey astronomy, from stars and transients to galaxy formation, evolution, and the dark sector. We encourage researchers from all levels to apply to attend.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, September 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, September 18, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmJoin us Wednesday, Sept. 23 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. for a webinar on Motivating Employees to Be Their Best
Friday, September 25, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, September 25 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, October 2, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Friday, October 9, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, October 9 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, October 16, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, October 21 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Friday, October 23, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, October 23 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, November 6, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Friday, November 13, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 13 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, November 20, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, November 20 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Wednesday, December 2, 2026
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8:00 - 9:30 amIllinois Conference Center (1900 South First St, Champaign)Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 2 at the Illinois Conference Center.
Friday, December 4, 2026
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9:00 - 10:00 amEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveStartup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
Friday, December 11, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Data + AI User Group on Friday, December 11 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
Friday, December 18, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, ChampaignThis is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmEnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood DriveJoin the Society of American Military Engineers on Friday, December 18 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.