Chicago Tech Insider

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

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  Digital Delivery Chicago | February Meetup

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  • Meeting
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  [FREE] Stripe meetup Chicago | February 2026

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Stripe Office Chicago, 350 N Orleans St #5000s, Chicago, IL 60654

  • Meeting

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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  [FREE] Cybersecurity Incident Response Workshop presented by MxD

  Recurring

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  MxD, 1415 N Cherry Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
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  [FREE] EIEP Presents: Quantum for the Culture @UIC

  4:30 - 6:00 pm

  UIC Engineering Research Facility (ERF) Room 1043, 842 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60607

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
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  [FREE] AITP Chicago BI SIG - From BI to AI

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  RSM US LLP, 30 S Wacker, Suite 3300, Chicago, IL 60606

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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  [FREE] Cybersecurity Incident Response Workshop presented by MxD

  Recurring

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  MxD, 1415 N Cherry Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
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  1871 Sports & Entertainment Innovation Summit

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  Please register to see the exact location of this event.

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  AI in Action: Elevating Communication Skills for the Modern Workforce @5/3

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Fifth Third, 222 S Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL, 60606

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] A Conversation with Dr. S. Yin Ho: AI and Improving Data in Healthcare

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  MATTER 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #228, Chicago, IL 60654

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Monday, February 16, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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  [FREE] Laura Gagliardi (UChicago): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  [FREE] Chi Hack Night: Lucy Parsons Labs #671

  6:00 pm

  i.c.stars, 750 N Orleans Suite 500 (5th floor) Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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  [FREE] Chicago Data Night: Philip Rathle (Neo4j) - Why Knowledge Graphs are the Next Big Thing

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Drive Capital, Fulton East Building, 8th Floor, 215 N Peoria St Chicago, IL 60607

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  [FREE] Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup: The New Postgres AI Ecosystem @DRW

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  DRW Training Center, 540 W. Madison, 25th floor.

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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  [FREE] Campus 1871 with World Business Chicago

  11:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Edelman, 111 N Canal St, Chicago, IL 60606

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Professional Development
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  The Innovation Forecast: The Next 25 Years

  5:00 - 7:30 pm

  School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 112 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, IL 60603

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Informational
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  [FREE] Chicago Grassroots Tech Community Meetup

  Recurring

  5:30 - 9:00 pm

  Register to See Address, Chicago, IL

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting

Friday, February 20, 2026

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  [FREE] Impactathon® 35 @ North Central College

  9:00 am - 5:30 pm

  North Central College 30 N Brainard St, Naperville, IL 60540, USA Stevenson Hall (Wentz Science Center)

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Jeffrey Heer (University of Washington): Augmenting Data Scientists: The Promise and Peril of AI-Assisted Analysis

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  University of Chicago | Data Science Institute, Room 105, 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Saturday, February 21, 2026

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  [Low cost] 2026 Kellogg Tech Club Conference: Redefining Tech in the Age of AI

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Northwestern University, Kellogg Global Hub White Auditorium, 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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  [FREE] Rama Ranganathan (UChicago): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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  AI for the Individual and the Enterprise @mHUB

  9:00 am - 12:00 pm

  mHUB, 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL, 60612

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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  [FREE] Innovation Match Speed Networking for Founders Researchers and Inventors

  1:00 pm

  ​mHUB – 1623 W. Fulton Street, Chicago, IL 60612

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
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  [FREE] Chicago Tech Connect Industry Mixer | The Grainger College of Engineering in Chicago

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor - Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Professional Development
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  [FREE] Building AI-Powered Search & RAG Systems with Elastic: From Logs to LLMs

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  Improving, 222 S Riverside Plaza 15th Floor, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting
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  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by Abstract Security!!

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, March 2, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

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  Chicago Cybersecurity Summit

  8:00 am - 6:00 pm

  Chicago Hyatt Regency, 151 E Wacker Dr Chicago, IL 60601

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  [Low Cost] mHUB HardTech Summit

  2:00 - 7:00 pm

  mHUB 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612, USA

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop

Sunday, March 8, 2026

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  [FREE] TechWalk | Chicago, 3/8

  10:00 - 11:00 am

  Union Park, 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60606 (Please register to see the exact location of this event.)

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event
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  [FREE] Meetup | Users of Free Operating Systems

  Recurring

  7:00 - 11:00 pm

  Wendy's, 5472 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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  DATA FOR
 BREAKFAST Making AI Real for Business with Snowflake

  8:30 am - 12:30 pm

  Westin Chicago River North, 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Digital Delivery Chicago | March Meetup

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  • Meeting

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  United Airlines Digital Technology Supplier Conference

  Recurring

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  DAY 1: Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL 60616; DAY 2: nited Airlines Headquarters, Willis Tower (34th Floor), 233 S. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606.

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  United Airlines Digital Technology Supplier Conference

  Recurring

  1:00 - 6:00 pm

  DAY 1: Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., Chicago, IL 60616; DAY 2: nited Airlines Headquarters, Willis Tower (34th Floor), 233 S. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606.

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Chicago Amazon Quick User Group @HERE Technologies

  1:00 - 4:00 pm

  HERE Technologies, 425 W Randolph St Chicago, IL 60606

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, March 16, 2026

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  HPSFCon (High-Performance & Open Source Computing)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

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  HPSFCon (High-Performance & Open Source Computing)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] No. 51 Tech Pulse 2030-Reimagining Healthcare with AI: Research, Trials, and Human Impact- Chicago

  5:00 - 8:00 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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  HPSFCon (High-Performance & Open Source Computing)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, March 19, 2026

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  HPSFCon (High-Performance & Open Source Computing)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] The AI Reality Check: What Actually Delivers in Healthcare

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  ​Atomic Object Chicago, ​609 W Randolph St, Floor 15, Chicago, IL 60661

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting
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  [FREE] Chicago Grassroots Tech Community Meetup

  Recurring

  5:30 - 9:00 pm

  Register to See Address, Chicago, IL

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting

Friday, March 20, 2026

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  HPSFCon (High-Performance & Open Source Computing)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Embassy Suites by Hilton Chicago Downtown Magnificent Mile, 511 N Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60611

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, March 23, 2026

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  DrupalCon Chicago 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

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  DrupalCon Chicago 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

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  DrupalCon Chicago 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  ABA TECHSHOW 2026 (Law+Tech)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Chicago, IL 60616

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  DrupalCon Chicago 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hilton Chicago 720 South Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  ABA TECHSHOW 2026 (Law+Tech)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Chicago, IL 60616

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] MxD In-Person Information Session March 2026

  2:00 - 3:30 pm

  MxD, 1415 N Cherry Ave, Chicago, IL 60642

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Informational
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  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by BigID!

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  ABA TECHSHOW 2026 (Law+Tech)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Chicago, IL 60616

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Ingrid Daubechies (Duke): Discovering low-dimensional manifolds in high-dimensional data

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  University of Chicago | Data Science Institute, Room 105, 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Saturday, March 28, 2026

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  ABA TECHSHOW 2026 (Law+Tech)

  Recurring

  All Day

  Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, 2233 S. Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr. Chicago, IL 60616

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, March 30, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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  [Low Cost] mHUB Industry Disruptor ft. Kristi Ross

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  mHUB, 1623 W Fulton St, Chicago, IL 60612

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Professional Development

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  [FREE] Oracle AI World Tour

  8:00 am - 4:30 pm

  Willis Tower, Convene, 233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Laurence Perreault-Levasseur (Université de Montréal): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  [FREE] Lillian Lee (Cornell): Distinguished Speaker Series

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  University of Chicago | Data Science Institute, Room 105 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  [FREE] Jon Kleinberg (Cornell): Formal Models of Language Generation

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  University of Chicago | Data Science Institute, Room 105 5460 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60615

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Saturday, April 11, 2026

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  [FREE] WildHacks 2026 @Northwestern University

  Recurring

  All Day

  Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 (exact location given upon registration)

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop

Sunday, April 12, 2026

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  [FREE] WildHacks 2026 @Northwestern University

  Recurring

  All Day

  Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 (exact location given upon registration)

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  Deep Dish Swift 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Meetup | Users of Free Operating Systems

  7:00 - 11:00 pm

  Wendy's, 5472 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  Deep Dish Swift 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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  Deep Dish Swift 2026

  Recurring

  All Day

  Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N River Rd, Rosemont, IL 60018

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Ramon Nogueira Manas (UChicago): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  [FREE] ProductTank Meetup : Beyond Function: The Secret to Building Delightful Products

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  The Merchandise Mart 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting
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  Digital Delivery Chicago | April Meetup

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  • Meeting

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  Future Festival Chicago (AI & Innovation)

  8:00 am - 5:00 pm

  AMC River East 21, 322 E Illinois St, Chicago, IL 60611, United States

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  The Exchange 2026

  12:00 - 6:00 pm

  Soldier Field , 1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  [FREE] Chicago Grassroots Tech Community Meetup

  Recurring

  5:30 - 9:00 pm

  Register to See Address, Chicago, IL

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

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  [FREE] Yuxin Chen (UPenn): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  [FREE] No. 57 Tech Pulse 2030-Quantum + AI: Building the Future of Applied Intelligence- Chicago

  5:00 - 8:00 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, April 27, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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  [FREE] Jorge Jaramillo (UChicago): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by Onyx Security!!

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

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  [FREE] John Kitchin (Carnegie Mellon): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  [FREE] No. 58 Tech Pulse 2030-The Physical Internet of AI: Data Centers, Energy, and Architecture- Chicago

  5:00 - 8:00 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Sunday, May 10, 2026

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  [FREE] Meetup | Users of Free Operating Systems

  7:00 - 11:00 pm

  Wendy's, 5472 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, May 11, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  [FREE] Aditi Krishnapriyan (UC Berkeley): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture
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  Digital Delivery Chicago | May Meetup

  5:30 - 8:00 pm

  • Meeting

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

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  TECHSPO Chicago 2026 - May 19-20, 2026

  Recurring

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Soldier Field Stadium, 1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  [FREE] Christy Landes (UIUC): Schmidt AI in Science Speaker Series

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  University of Chicago | William Eckhardt Research Center-Room 401, 5640 S Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Lecture

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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  TECHSPO Chicago 2026 - May 19-20, 2026

  Recurring

  9:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Soldier Field Stadium, 1410 Special Olympics Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, May 21, 2026

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  [FREE] How AI is Transforming the Food and Agribusiness Industries in the Midwest

  8:00 - 11:30 am

  The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, IL 60604

  • Meeting
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  [FREE] Chicago Grassroots Tech Community Meetup

  Recurring

  5:30 - 9:00 pm

  Register to See Address, Chicago, IL

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting
• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, May 25, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

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  [FREE] No. 62 Tech Pulse 2030-Responsible AI Investing & Pitch Showcase-Chicago

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, June 8, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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  Women in AI Forum (WiAI) at Chicago AI Week

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Morningstar, 22 W Washington St #7, Chicago, IL 60602

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

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  2026 Chicago AI Week Summit

  9:00 am - 5:00 pm

  Register to See Address - Chicago, Illinois

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, June 18, 2026

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  [FREE] Chicago Grassroots Tech Community Meetup

  Recurring

  5:30 - 9:00 pm

  Register to See Address, Chicago, IL

  This event involves associated costs and is intended for faculty and staff.

  • Meeting
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  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, June 22, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, July 6, 2026

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  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

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  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, July 16, 2026

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  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, July 20, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, August 3, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

• 

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, August 13, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, August 17, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Monday, August 31, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• 

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Monday, September 14, 2026

• 

  [FREE] NERP is not exclusively Raspberry Pi

  Recurring

  7:00 - 9:00 pm

  Pumping Station: One, 3519 N. Elston Ave., Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• 

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• 

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, November 5, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• 

  [FREE] Tech Pulse 2030

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 S. Wacker Drive, 4th Floor-Discovery Room, Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Meeting

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, January 28, 2027

• 

  [FREE] BurbSec East sponsored by RedLegg!!

  Recurring

  6:00 - 11:00 pm

  Navigator Taproom, 2211 North Milwaukee Avenue · Chicago, IL

  This event is free or low-cost for students.

  • Social/Informal Event