Some may call August a slow month, but not us. We’re gaining speed this month, getting in gear for back-to-school season, and hacking our way through the end of the summer. Our top picks for events this month:
August 2
Chi Hack Night
6:00pm — 10:00pm
Braintree Payments 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago
The Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech and tools to create, support, or serve public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
August 2
A Day in the Life of a Jr. Web Developer
6:00pm — 8:00pm
GA Chicago Event Space 444 N. Wabash Ave, Level B, Chicago
Considering a career as a web developer? Curious about what the day to day looks like for jr. level programmers?
Join General Assembly for a panel discussion with 4 of our alumni to learn about the various paths available to entry level developers -from freelance to in house, the skills companies look for in a hire, and discover resources to get you started, including our immersive and evening programs. Learn how they transitioned from our classroom to the workforce and ask your burning questions during a Q+A!
August 2
Tech Talk: Real-Time Predictive Analytics and On-Demand Decision-Making
11:30am – 1:00pm
TechNexus 20 N Wacker Dr. 12th Floor
Enova International is pleased to host the ITA Tech Talk, “Real-Time Predictive Analytics and On-Demand Decision-Making,” with featured speaker Joe DeCosmo, Chief Analytics Officer of Enova International. Along with his team of 50+ analytics experts, Joe is at the forefront of innovative real-time decision-making technology, which is impacting the future of data and predictive analytics for businesses.
Joe and his team members will discuss how to build a real-time predictive analytics and decision platform and it’s impact on business innovation and improving the customer experience. Attendees are encouraged to bring their biggest and most common data challenges to seek insight and support from our panel of data scientists. Panel members will be prepared to address audience members’ analytics project roadblocks, frustrations and challenges.
August 4
CampaignTech Chicago
8:00am — 5:00pm
Venue SIX10 610 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago
Born out of our the biggest campaign technology conference in the United States, CampaignTech East, CampaignTech Chicago is a one-day event that puts a spotlight on the latest and most effective political campaign technologies.
Campaign technology evolves rapidly, especially in a presidential year. In Chicago, our experts will keep you up with the latest and greatest from the ’16 campaign trail.
August 4
Chicago Women Developers’ Hack Night
6:00 pm
1871 Chicago 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 12th Floor, Chicago
This weekly event gives ladies a space to code together. Whether you’re just getting started, or are a veteran in the tech world, there’s a seat for you at the table. BYOL: Bring your own laptop!
You don’t have to be working on any project or learning anything new to come to Hack Night, it’s a great space to just hang out with other women who code.
August 5-7
Chicago AEC Hackathon 3.5
6:30pm
BuiltWorlds Media 1260 W Madison St, Chicago
The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon was created to give those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers.
August 9
Chi Hack Night
6:00pm — 10:00pm
Braintree Payments 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago
The Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech and tools to create, support, or serve public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
August 10
Chicago City Data User Group — Data Science for Social Good: Note Special Date!
6:00pm — 7:30pm
The Microsoft Technology Center Chicago | Aon Center 200 E. Randolph Ste 200, Chicago
If it’s summer, it’s time to hear about what the Data Science for Social Good fellows have been up to! Data Science for Social good is a program to train aspiring data scientists to work on data mining, machine learning, big data, and data science projects with social impact.
Working closely with governments and nonprofits, fellows take on real-world problems in education, health, energy, public safety, transportation, economic development, international development, and more.
For three months, fellows from around the globe descend on Chicago where they learn, hone, and apply their data science, analytical, and coding skills, collaborate in a fast-paced atmosphere, and learn from mentors coming from industry and academia.
Last year’s fellows wowed us with their projects. Let’s see what they’ve got this year!
August 16
Chi Hack Night
6:00pm — 10:00pm
Braintree Payments 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago
The Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech and tools to create, support, or serve public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
August 23
Chi Hack Night
6:00pm — 10:00pm
Braintree Payments 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago
The Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech and tools to create, support, or serve public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
August 30
Chi Hack Night
6:00pm — 10:00pm
Braintree Payments 222 W. Merchandise Mart Plaza 8th Floor, Chicago
The Chi Hack Night is a free, weekly event in Chicago to build, share and learn about civic tech and tools to create, support, or serve public good.
Join us every Tuesday from 6-10pm on the 8th floor of the Merchandise Mart to hear from interesting speakers, learn from each other and work on civic projects. Non-techies are very welcome!
August 30-31
DevOpsDays Chicago 2016
8:00am — 5:00pm
Summit West 500 W. Madison 6th Floor, Chicago
DevOpsDays is involved in the cutting edge of driving collaboration and inclusion of developers, operations, system administrators, and anyone else that interfaces with technology as part of their responsibilities. Presentations, ignite talks, and open spaces will allow topics to span cultural insights as well as tech solutions including automation, monitoring and virtualization. Whether you want to learn about DevOps, share your experiences, or just talk shop with DevOps practitioners, DevOpsDays is for you.
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