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| | The May Report: 8/13/2010: While most of Chicago will be on the beach enjoying the air and water show, our tenacious and dedicated tech and social media community will be hard at work at Hackathon, SocDevCamp and the Fiji Urban Water Hunt; It appears that Ellis Booker got the boot at B2B Magazine
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The May Report: 8/13/2010: While most of Chicago will be on the beach enjoying the air and water show, our tenacious and dedicated tech and social media community will be hard at work at Hackathon, SocDevCamp and the Fiji Urban Water Hunt; It appears that Ellis Booker got the boot at B2B Magazine
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
The Scoop section:
-- Briefly noted, by Ron May
-- Write up by Keith McGorisk on Flyover Geeks Launch event on Thursday, August 5, 2010
-- Fiju Water Urban Treasure Hunt
-- The FIJI Water Urban Hunt Presented by ING DIRECT
-- Blog post on how the Fiji Water Urban Hunt works
-- Summer camp for the social web
-- Detailed schedule for SocDevCamp 2010
-- SocialDevCamp Hackathon Pre-Party: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
-- midVenturesLAUNCH Conference on Sept. 28th
-- Mary Spaeth comments on the manufacturing incubators
-- John Katsantonis: News about Flip's Company in 8/5/2010 May Report
-- VoIP Conference & Expo at IIT
-- Friday, August 13: The Chicago Art Department features an exhibit called Hard Science
-- Nancy Munro on what is up at MIT-EF
-- Job Fair at IIT on August 28, 2010, from 9 am to 4 pm
-- A sure fire revenue stream for TMR
-- Irony corner: The guys who posted May's entry on Wikipedia -- the people's encyclopedia -- had to use the NYT to provide legitimacy
-- In Memory of Dorothy Runner, one of Urban Gateways' founding mothers
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The Scoop section:
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Briefly noted, by Ron May
* Thanks to Keith McGorisk for writing up his firm's launch event.
* http://www.theurbanhunt.com/
http://www.youtube.com/user/leyarsan#p/a
OK, tomorrow, Saturday my choices are sleep at home (preferred), go to the air show, participate in the Fiji Urban Hunt organized by Leyla Arsan, go to SocDevCamp 2010, or run a marathon. Tonight I could go to an art event or the Hackathon.There is also an artists' event (see below.)
It amazes me that our tech community, loosely construed, is so willing to dedicate valuable and perishing time at the end of a summer to tech or social media related events rather than just kicking back with a beer or sprawling on the beach to watch the air and water show.
I don't know the details of how the treasure hunt works except what is in the blog. Contact Leyla at 312-404-2991 or at Leyla_Arsan@yahoo.com.
* After years as editor of B2B Magazine, Ellis Booker is gone as of about 60 days ago. My info. is that he got the boot. I'm trying to find out what happened, but so far nothing.
* I attended a meeting of the BGA, Better Government Association, last night at Michael Best on the 20th floor of Two Prudential Plaza. There were about sixty people there, mostly lawyers and other good government types and lots of younger people. Joel Levin and Patrick Collins of Perkins Coie spoke since they were two of the main prosecutors on the George Ryan case. They gave an excellent analysis from a prosecutor's perspective of what is going on with the Blago case. It does not look good for the prosecution right now, but you never can tell. Joel and Patrick pointed out that jurors were throwing chairs at each other in the Ryan case at one point.
There was a lot of discussion of re-trying the case. Andy Shaw asked if that makes sense from a good government perspective -- as in economics. Andy is the Executive Director now after a long career with Channel 7 as their political reporter. He just may be the tonic we need.
Three things may be a problem. First, it was all talk, and unlike the Ryan case, no action, and everybody talks. Second, the prosecution relied very heavily on the tapes and did not delve into things deeper with witnesses it could have called. Third, the old song, "It's the Chicago way" could be damaging to the prosecution's case. This is oversimplified, but we will have time for more post mortems.
The discussion on Chicago Tonight about it Thursday evening was also quite good.
The Chicago Tonight panel did not feel that this is an eleven to one deal, it could be split down the middle.
I asked after the meeting if the jury could not find Blago guilty on two counts and leave the rest alone. That could be done, but then the prosecution would probably want to re-try.
* A Howard Tullman sighting? Did HT walk by the Hard Rock Hotel at 8:10pm Thursday night going west on the south side of the street? I thought the guy looked like him. This was after the BGA meeting and there were a ton of models there for some Macy's event.
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Write up by Keith McGorisk on Flyover Geeks Launch event on Thursday, August 5, 2010
Subject: FW: Flyover Geeks Launch Event
Date: 8/11/2010 12:10:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: kmcgorisk@sbcglobal.net, edward.domain@gmail.com, ronaldmay@aol.com, ron@themayreport.com
Hi Ron,
Hope you are having a nice week and are staying cool in this hot weather. Keith McGorisk was kind enough to write this overview of the Flyover Geeks event that took place recently and I thought I'd send it over. Keith is an incredibly talented organized person who is so good with connecting people and making things happen in the Chicago tech scene. I hope more people will send you neat stuff like this because it is a nice thing to do for the community and for you.
Talk to you later,
Melanie
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Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:22:53 -0500
From: kmcgorisk@sbcglobal.net
To: melanie_adcock@msn.com
Subject: Flyover Geeks Launch Event
Write up for Flyover Geeks Launch event on Thursday, August 5, 2010
Ron,
Here is a recap of the Flyover Geeks launch event that was held on Thursday, August 5, 2010 at Rebel Bar and Grill on Clark Street in Wrigleyville.
The event was terrific. It was an interesting mix of people and it was easy to meet most of the folks and time for good conversation. I would estimate there were 50-60 people in attendance, many with vastly different backgrounds but most working in technology in some capacity.
Edward Domain, the host of the event and the founder of Flyover Geeks gave the crowd a brief presentation to thank everyone for attending and to let them know the mission of Flyover Geeks. He said that when he worked out in Silicon Valley, little attention was given to the Midwest by the folks on the West Coast. He indicated the same is true of the East Coast, they aren't too interested in what is happening in this part of the country. To quote him, "It is time for the flyover states to have a central home on the net for startup and tech related news." Edward is looking to launch Flyover Geeks nationally as a way to tell the story of technology companies making an impact in the Midwest.
After he finished his brief introduction, Edward introduced a handful of attendees in the room and they each spoke for a few minutes. They are as follows:
* Sarah Press, Co-Founder of Communiteach and Guest of Honor
* Team from Channel Awesome
* Swathy Prithivi, soon to be announced startup
* Tim Frick, Founder of MightyBytes and author of "Return on Engagement: Return on Engagement: Content, Strategy and Design Techniques for Digital Marketing"
* Jeb Ory and Kilton Hopkins, The App House
* Brian Walsh, Allegra Printing of Palatine
* Tim Jahn, Beyond the Pedway
* Brendan Tripp, The Job Stalker
* Keith McGorisk, Volunteer with MobileAppEx and Mobile Visionary Network
Website references for most of the folks who provide an update:
http://www.flyovergeeks.com/
http://communiteach.com/
http://channelawesome.com/
http://www.flyovergeeks.com/
http://www.mightybytes.com/
http://www.theapphouse.com/
http://www.insty-webs.com/Homepage/tabid/16643/Default.aspx
http://www.beyondthepedway.com/
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/job-stalker/2010/08/the-week-and-some-reading-for-you.html
http://www.mobileappex.com
http://www.mobilevisionary.com
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FIJI Water Urban Hunt: A social media scavenger hunt through Chicago
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The FIJI Water Urban Hunt is set to take over Chicago on August 14. It's a "social media scavenger hunt" based around foursquare checkins and posts to Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.
Fifty teams of two will travel by foot and public transit around Chicago to hunt down locations and objects from featured businesses. They'll check in on foursquare when they get to each location and receive extra points if they post the checkins to Twitter and Facebook or add a tip at the venue. More points are available by posting photos to Twitter and Facebook and by completing video challenges with posts on Youtube. Bonus points are available throughout the day for "enthusiasm and creativity."
The teams will be playing for prizes including iPads, hotel stays, FIJI Water delivery service (of course), travel vouchers and White Sox tickets. After the race, all the teams will get together for an after-party and awards ceremony at SushiSamba.
"Along with an afternoon of fun, the scavenger hunt is designed to raise awareness of all the fantastic places to dine, visit and shop in the downtown Chicago area and further build an online presence for those businesses," said Leyla Arsan, founder of the FIJI Water Urban Hunt.
If you're in Chicago (and meet the stringent requirements for both Twitter followers and Facebook friends) you can apply online.
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The FIJI Water Urban Hunt Presented by ING DIRECT
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The FIJI Water Urban Hunt Presented by ING DIRECT:
A Foursquare Driven Scavenger Hunt
http://www.sundaymorningsoliloquy.com/2010/08/fiji-water-urban-hunt-happens-on-august.html
CHICAGO, Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- On Saturday, August 14th Lotus Marketing Services is producing the FIJI Water Urban Hunt Presented by ING DIRECT, the first brand challenge to utilize social media in all its most up-to-date forms.
What exactly is the FIJI Water Urban Hunt?
FIJI Water Urban Hunt is a Foursquare-driven scavenger hunt where teams will check-in on Foursquare when they arrive at businesses or a Chicago landmark. Teams will complete tasks, perform athletic feats, dance and take pictures and post to their social networks. Social profiles will be set to public on event day so anyone can follow the race in real time by searching #FIJIhunt.
Who are these 50 Teams?
These multi-messaging mavens are made up of: entrepreneurs, realtors, tech geeks, media babes and bartenders. All participants utilize social media for professional or personal networking and see a value in having a large social media audience.
Teams are in-it-to-win-it and the competition is fierce. Teams are relishing in the exposure the event is bringing their social profiles. Teams are also out there to enjoy the city and take advantage of the event-partner offerings of the day and prizes.
For full details of the event, visit: http://www.theurbanhunt.com
SOURCE Sunday Morning Soliloquy
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Blog post on how the Fiji Water Urban Hunt works
http://www.fijiwater.com/blog/2010/07/chicago-fiji-water-urban-hun/
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The FIJI Water Urban Hunt: Chicago's Most Exciting Social Media Event of the Summer
The Urban Hunt brings together social media enthusiasts in a Chicago scavenger hunt.
Social media fans get to test their skills as they search downtown Chicago for event clues.
Love Chicago? Love social media? Then enter the FIJI Water Urban Hunt, a one-of-a-kind scavenger competition held on August 14 that will pit teams against each other as they race to collect points and win prizes.
Participants will use the biggest names in social networking - Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and YouTube - as they race through downtown Chicago locating, documenting, and sharing items on their list of challenges. As they gather more and more points, teams will be able to track their progress as well as that of their competitors, ensuring that everyone works extra-hard to win the event's prizes.
How It Works
* Up to 50 teams of two persons each will comb historic downtown Chicago looking for clues.
* Each team will give themselves a team name and team profile.
* Each team will have a designated captain, who will be responsible for checking in on the Urban Hunt's Twitter and Facebook pages, Foursquare, and other required social-media platforms.
* Teams will be kayaking for a specific segment of their clue list!
* Teams will earn extra points for using social media in entertaining and creative ways.
* The winning team will win two iPads, travel vouchers, a year of FIJI Water Delivery and more.
* Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at an after-party sponsored by VeeV Vodka and held at SUSHISAMBA.
The FIJI Water Urban Hunt will take place in historic downtown Chicago.
Chicago's iconic skyline will serve as the event's backdrop.
The Fine Print
* Team captains must have minimum numbers of Facebook friends and Twitter followers to participate. (The second team member does not.)
* No private transportation may be used. Teams will be given a special CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Card for use during the event.
* Team members must be over 21 years of age to participate.
* The team captain must have access to a smartphone.
* All team members' Facebook profiles must be public for the entire day of the event.
People who love social media and being challenged will love the FIJI Water Urban Hunt. It's an exciting way to explore Chicago, make new friends, and play your way to some great prizes.
Chicago skyline photo courtesy of Andre Alforque.
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Summer camp for the social web
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Summer camp for the social web
Come for two days of developer-centric sessions about making the most of the social web. It's the unconference for social application and platform developers, mobile social developers, evangelists, and enthusiasts. At SocialDevCamp you'll join hundreds of passionate developers and creators for a weekend of robust talks on social applications, platforms, APIs, mobile applications, identity management, and new media.
Keynote Speakers
Chris Messina
Chris Messina
Open Web Advocate at Google
Andrew Mason
Andrew Mason
Founder & CEO, Groupon
Ben Huh
Ben Huh
CEO, Cheezburger Network
Three tracks, big hackathon, no whammies
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Gain practical insights and take away actual code to use for your social app projects.
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Learn how to drive behavior with user experience, game theory and social commerce.
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Explore topics you are passionate about with peers and expert facilitators.
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Compete for guts, glory and $3,000 in cash and prizes over 36 hours.
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Make the most of your experience; see who else is coming and connect.
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Building upon what happened last year:
SocialDevCamp Chicago 2009 had over 300 attendees registered (we estimate around 250 in attendance) and attracted keynote speakers David Recordon (@daveman692) and Luke Shepard (@lukeshepard) of Facebook as well as Jason Gessner and Don Schwarz of Google. One Hackathon team turned their new idea into WinkVid, a company offering video speed dating services online which was the recent recipient of a ScaleWell grant.
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Detailed schedule for SocDevCamp 2010
http://www.socialdevcampchicago.com/schedule/
Schedule
Friday, August 13
7:00p
Hackathon Kickoff Party & Hackathon All-Nighter
Off-Site Party: ITA TechNexus, 200 South Wacker Drive, 15th Floor
Peter Morano (@petermorano), Hackathonia
Saturday, August 14
General Session: Ballroom - IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center
9:30a
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tim Courtney (@TimCourtney), SocialDevCamp Chicago
Andy Angelos (@AndyAngelos), SocialDevCamp Chicago
John R. Dallas, Jr. (@JRDallasJr), Hillview Partners
Business & Culture Track: Ballroom
Auditorium Track: Ballroom
10:00a
Killer Social Apps: 5 Trends Shaping the Future of Brand Engagement
Discover what's next before you read about it on Mashable. Learn about the five most important social technology trends that will shape the way brands communicate with customers in 2011 and beyond.
Nicholas E. Kinports (@ADMAVEN), Maddock Douglas
Pek Pongpaet (@PekPongpaet), Tweetlytics
Chris Pautsch (@ChrisPautsch), KeyLimeTie
Party Like It's 1984: An Introduction to Social APIs
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Jeff Siarto (@JSiarto), LoudPixel
11:00a
Social Media: The Business of Behavior
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Kristen Nicole (@KristenNicole2), siliconANGLE
Developing for the Mobile Web
Mobile WebKit has quickly become the handheld browser of choice. And, while it does allow users to view the "real web," surfing the full-sized Internet on a half-sized device isn't always practical. In this session, we'll take a look at some of the techniques used to create mobile websites for a smaller screen size and slower network connection, including minification, offline caching and local storage.
Scott Robbin (@srobbin), Weightshift
12:00p
Lunch Served
General Session: Ballroom
12:30p
Interview with Groupon CEO Andrew Mason
John R. Dallas, Jr. (@JRDallasJr) Chief Alignment Officer, Hillview Partners
Business & Culture Track: Ballroom
Development Track: Auditorium
1:30p
Mocial = Mobile + Social = The New Crackberry
Mocial is hot with Foursquare, Gowalla, MyTown, Loopt all getting big deals and funding. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Learn about the underlying consumer behaviors that drive people to use mobile to re-affirm their social graph. This will open up discussion on what the next Foursquare could look like.
Hugh Park Jedwill (@mobilebranding), Mobile Anthem
Serving a Purpose with Data
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Michael Slaby (@michaelslaby), Edelman Digital
2:30p
Content Publishing & Monetization
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Brad Flora (@bradflora), Windy Citizen
Evolving Web Standards Roundup
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Ben Dolmar, Sierra Bravo Corporation
3:30p
"Why do I even care?" Designing For the Skeptical User & For Your Community Growth
Hearing what your customers think of your site, and their own opinions about how valuable your community is ( or is not ) to them, is almost always a cold splash of shock. "If you build it, they will come" is a line from a classic baseball movie, but not an enterprise strategy for community growth. In this hour we'll discuss what goes into designing to capture interest and begin investment.
Pete Simon, Sears Holdings
iPad and Beyond: How Touch Interfaces are Changing Social Experiences
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Pek Pongpaet (@pekpongpaet), Tweetlytics
Alex Bratton (@alexbratton), Lextech Labs
Ravi Singh (@code4ever), RavWare
General Session: Ballroom
4:30p
Keynote: The Future of the Social Web and How to Stop It
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Chris Messina (@chrismessina), Google
5:30p
Dinner Break - On Your Own
8:30p
Saturday Afterparty - Cactus Bar & Grill
Cactus Bar & Grill, 404 S. Wells St. Hosted by One Plus One Events
8:30p
Hackathon All-Nighter Reopens
ITA TechNexus, 200 South Wacker Drive, 15th Floor
Hackathon off-site location remains open overnight and closes at 8:00am Sunday. All event activities resume at the IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center at 9:30am.
Sunday, August 15
General Session: Ballroom - IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center
9:30a
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Tim Courtney (@TimCourtney), SocialDevCamp Chicago
Andy Angelos (@AndyAngelos), SocialDevCamp Chicago
John R. Dallas, Jr. (@JRDallasJr), Hillview Partners
10:00a
Hackathon Team Presentations
12:00p
Lunch Served
1:00p
Hackathon Awards Ceremony
Peter Morano (@PeterMorano), Hackathonia
Chris Schnyder (@Chris_Schnyder), Hackathonia
Business & Culture Track: Ballroom
Development Track: Auditorium
1:30p
Using Hackathons & Code Sprints for Innovation and Social Change
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Matt Albiniak (@malbiniak), The Nerdery
Peter Morano (@petermorano), KeyLimeTie
Sloane Berrent (@Sloane), Answer With Action
Estrella Rosenberg (@charityestrella), Big Love Little Hearts
Hosting on Cloud Platforms
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Harper Reed (@harper), Harper Rules LLC
2:30p
Trends in Social Commerce
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Sudha Jamthe (@sujamthe), PayPal
Developing for Real-Time and Location Apps
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Jim Caralis (@jim_caralis), Where
3:30p
Gaming the System - Building Products the Groupon Way
What do you get when you combine a tiny splash of ridiculousness, a strong pour of determination, and noticeable pinch of naïveté? Our next product release. We'll talk about what we believe when trying to build great products that people love.
Suneel Gupta (@guptathink), Groupon
Enterprise Activity Streams: Linking Knowledge Awareness to Business Performance
Leveraging standards such as Activity Streams drastically improves the information flow between people and also provides key insights and conversation opportunities derived from critical business systems. In this session, we will cover the benefits of using Activity Streams in the enterprise, including: Publish knowledge awareness activities in a convenient and consistent way, providing conversation around or enabling actions on critical business workflow, and growing employees and customer confidence through project transparency.
Matt Wilkinson (@n2frizbee), SocialCast
General Session: Ballroom
4:30p
Keynote: LOLcats, FAILS, and Other Blunders from the Cheezburger Network.
How does one build an empire on pictures of cats with silly, misspelled captions? As most fans of the Internet now know, the Cheezburger Network which consists of over 50 popular humor sites such as I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, There I Fixed It, and Failbook has become an Internet phenomenon. Its daily collection of LOLCats, FAILS, and other blunders are the source of endless humor, and you can be pretty sure that someone in the office is reading one of the sites and chuckling to themselves right now. But how did it happen?
Join Ben Huh, CEO and founder of Cheezburger Network, as he shares his insight on how he started with one LOLCat site and grew it into one of the largest blog networks in the world. He'll also discuss the future of Internet culture and how he thinks it will play into the overall entertainment industry.
Ben Huh (@benhuh), Cheezburger Network
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SocialDevCamp Hackathon Pre-Party: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
Subject: FW: SocialDevCamp Hackathon Pre-Party: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
Date: 8/12/2010 2:28:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time
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To: ronaldmay@aol.com
Ron, Just wanted to make sure you received this e-mail announcement. :) -Melanie
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Subject: SocialDevCamp Hackathon Pre-Party: FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
From: peter@petermorano.com
To: melanie_adcock@msn.com
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:12:05 -0400
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Hey Melanie,
We have been working diligently with Hackathon sponsor PayPal X to increase the awesome quotient of the second annual developer's contest for SocialDevCamp Chicago. Fifteen teams are currently registerd to compete for over $6,000 in cash, prizes, and street cred. You can still create or join a team by visiting Hackathonia before the official kickoff party on Friday, August 13.
Hackathon Kickoff Party & All-Nighter
The competition commences this Friday at 7PM with a reception hosted by the Illinois Technology Association and One Plus One Events. Stop by for refreshments, hacking, and the chance to hear PayPal X developer evangelist Praveen Alavalli present the company's latest development tools. His insight on open web payments and the PayPal API may help decide whether or not to compete for the Best Monetized App prize category.
Following Praveen's presentation, the hacking will begin with a brief discussion of rules, prizes, and introductions to the teams. This is your final chance to recruit members for the weekend!
Party Location & Details
The Hackathon Kickoff Party and All-Nighter location is separate from the main event. On Friday evening, you will be at TechNexus in Chicago's Loop district before heading south on Satruday morning to the Illinois Institute of Technology. Here are the details:
FRIDAY NIGHT
TechNexus at the Illinois Technology Association
200 S. Wacker, 15th Floor
Kickoff Party: 7 PM-9PM
All-Nighter: 9 PM - 8 PM
SATURDAY MORNING
McCormick Tribune Campus Center at IIT
3201 South State Street
Event: 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Transit: Red Line to Sox-35th (head East to State Street)
Do It Again On Saturday Night
After a day of coding at IIT, teams are welcomed to return to TechNexus for another all-night hacking session starting at 8:30 PM. Snacks and drinks will again be provided. If you are thoroughly confused at this point, please visit the Hackathon Tab on our website for clarification.
Hackathon Prizes and Presentations
The competition ends at 10 AM on Sunday, August 15th at the Illinois Institute of Technology (location of the main event). Teams will present their 36 hour creations to judges for over $6000 in cash and prizes! We started with $3000 and generous supporters have doubled the pool in the past month to include:
Demo table at midVentures Launch
16 hours of design work from KeyLimeTie
Camera, Computers, and more from KeyLimTie
Membership to the Threadless 12 Club
Gift cards redeemable for IT goodness at ChicagoMicro
We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday night. Don't hesitate to contact me at peter.morano@hackathonia.com or connect with @sdcchi on Twitter.
Peter Morano (@petermorano)
Hackathon Director
SocialDevCamp Chicago
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midVenturesLAUNCH Conference on Sept. 28th
From: Simon Lin <S-Lin2@northwestern.edu>
Subject: midVenturesLAUNCH Conference on Sept. 28th
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:08:18 -0500
To: The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>
Dear Ron,
I enjoyed reading your newsletter. Did you report the midVenturesLAUNCH Conference on Sept. 28th?
www.midventureslaunch.com
midVenturesLAUNCH is the Midwest's largest startup conference, showcasing the newest and most innovative startup companies in web, mobile, greentech and consumer products. Bringing together entrepreneurs, innovators, venture capitalists and the media from the Midwest tech community, midVenturesLAUNCH is a unique opportunity to watch new ideas come to life. Through three tracks: COMPETE, LAUNCH and mVDemo, attendees will interact with over 150 companies, over 30 featured panelists and speakers and watch as over $100,000 in prizes is awarded to the top startups. The conference, Sept. 28 in Chicago at the UIC Forum, offers a unique opportunity to connect with investors, meet entrepreneurs and engage in the best of Midwest tech culture. Check out www.midventureslaunch.com or email info@midventures.com to find out more.
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Simon Lin, MD, CSDP
Director of Bioinformatics
Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
Editor-in-Chief
Journal of Computer Science and System Biology
Research Associate Professor
Biomedical Informatics Center/NUCATS
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL 60611
S-Lin2@northwestern.edu
Phone 312-503-2353
Fax 312-503-5388
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Mary Spaeth comments on the manufacturing incubators
From: Mary Spaeth <mary.spaeth@indek.kth.se>
Subject: SV: The May Report: 8/6/2010: A jewel in the crown
Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 09:49:38 +0000
To: The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>
Hi Ron,
ICNC is indeed a jewel in the crown of Chicago and has been for many years. It is hard for me not to suggest that while the more female leadership in town is busy doing its job, well. . .
June Lavelle is the founder of the Fulton Carroll incubator which catalyzed this part of West Chicago's growth (starting in 1979) and the ICNC. You and your readers might enjoy this article posted in the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) newsletter in 1998 (when the US had a total of some 600 incubators).
http://www.nbia.org/resource_library/review_archive/0898_05.php
June was also one of the founding members of NBIA (http://www.nbia.org/about_nbia/founders_awards/lavelle.php ) and very much deserves a place in Chicago history.
June has been in Poland developing incubation now, however, for longer than I have been in Sweden. Her work has been extremely important during the transition of economies in the former Eastern European nations, particularly before they became members of the EU.
Hillary Clinton paid a visit to the women entrepreneurs in 2001, and in John Butlers 2003 book on women entrepreneurs he dedicates a chapter to the women in Poland, and of course to June. The open chapter of this excellent text is by Bird and Brush, seminal writers in the area of women's entrepreneurship.
The Fulton Carroll incubator, which started in 1980 and is one of the United States' oldest formal business incubators, won the 2007 Incubator of the Year Award from NBIA (which was won by the Evanston TIC in 1999), but perhaps you knew that and even posted it when I was not looking!
Joyce Shanahan, executive director of ICNC, whom I met just before leaving Chicago for my intended short time away, was geared to take the ICNC forward in big, but focussed ways. She showed me around the areas that had not been yet leased and talked of big plans for the creative industries (before the concept had been popularized by Richard Florida).
Chicago has plenty of jewels in its crown. Like crown jewels however, they seem to be visibile only at fancy dress balls. Glad you have brought this out on an ordinary occasion for viewing! I suspect there are even more you've not uncovered in a region of over 8 million inhabitants!
Best regards,
Mary
PS Feel free to replace the apostrophe here and there where my keyboard leaves what appear to be question marks!
Mary Shepard Spaeth
Board of Directors
Swedish Fulbright Commission
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Institutionen för industriell ekonomi och organisation-INDEK
Kungliga Tekniska högskolan
Lindstedtsvägen 30, Rum 346
SE-100 44 Stockholm
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Royal Institute of Technology
Lindstedtsvägen 30, Room 346
SE-100 44 Stockholm
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Mob: +46 (0)70 341 53 59
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John Katsantonis: News about Flip's Company in 8/5/2010 May Report
From: "John P. Katsantonis" <jpkattt@att.net>
Subject: News about Flip's Company in 8/5/2010 May Report
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:29:50 -0500
To: The May Report <ron@themayreport.com>
The operational definition of "insanity," I am told, is doing the same thing over and over and over again, while expecting different results. The same goes for trusting people who 'do' you.
Karma is an interesting thing.
As one of our local entrepreneurial mentors is fond of saying, "You can learn from your mistakes, but the smart person learns from the OTHER person's mistakes."
sigh~jk
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VoIP Conference & Expo at IIT
Subject: VoIP Conference & Expo at IIT
Date: 8/13/2010 3:11:59 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: pfeiffer@iit.edu
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
Ron,
Here is the information about the VoIP Conference and Expo...
VoIP Conference & Expo at IIT
SIP Tutorial: October 12, 2010
Conference & Expo: October 13-14, 2010
Wheaton, IL (Chicago area)
Are You Participating?
Join more than 200 telecommunications professionals from 100+ organizations for 3 days of VoIP. Speak, sponsor, or attend, but do not miss it!
Program Highlights
Keynote Speakers
"Sense Everything, Control Everything - Connecting VoIP and Location with the Physical World"
- Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University
"Panel Discussion: Carriers View of VoIP and the Future"
- Christopher Mayer, VP, Verizon Communications
- Michael Paradise, AVP, AT&T
"How Will VoIP Reincarnate in the Web and Cloud Worlds?"
- Henry Sinnreich and Alan Johnston, Industry Consultants and Authors
"Policy and Technology: The FCC's Goals for Broadband Technology, 911 Alerting and Cyber Security"
- Jeffrey Scott Cohen, FCC - Public Safety and Homeland Security
Program/Schedule (85% Filled)
SIP Tutorial - 1 day preconference tutorial by industry experts (Oct 12)
Emergency services /NG911 - Mini-Conference
Cloud Telephony & Voice on the Web
Unified Communications
Future Networks - Voice, Video, Mobility - Architectures and Protocols
Security
And, more!
Speaker and program info at www.cpd.iit.edu/voipconference.
Sponsorship Information
Sponsor Opportunities are Still Available!
Current Sponsors Include:
Platinum: AT&T, Verizon, Tellabs, Mu Dynamics
Gold: Avaya, InCharge Systems
Silver: Teckno Telecom, AG Projects
Organizational: NENA, IPTComm, SIPForum, Clue Con, NGN Forum, IMS Plugfest, DIDXchange, No Jitter, Techistan, biz-news
Become a Sponsor
Sponsorship Options: Platinum - $1500 / Gold - $750 / Silver - $500
Sponsorship Detail at www.cpd.iit.edu/voipconference.
Registration Details
3-day Conference Package (includes SIP Tutorial): $400
2-day Conference Package: $300
Register by September 15 to receive an Early Bird discount!
Other Discount Rates may be available for society and group registrations.
To Register:
Visit http://www.cpd.iit.edu/voipconference/.
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Friday, August 13: The Chicago Art Department features an exhibit called Hard Science
Subject: The Chicago Art Department features an exhibit called Hard Science
Date: 8/13/2010 12:31:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: melanie_adcock@msn.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
Ron, This event is of interest to anyone in tech who would like to get out and do something both interesting and fun. This is a great space for people to get to know. They do all kinds of workshops on how to use various technology, and they do events like this every second Friday of each month. -Melanie
http://www.chicagoartdepartment.org/2010/08/hard-science-aug-13-6-10pm/
HARD SCIENCE | AUGUST 13, 6-10PM
Hard Science is a gallery experience meant to showcase artistic interpretations of scientific concepts and theories. Although we live in an era of high technology - actual scientific principles, research, and theories seldom cross over into the realm of art. Many concepts that are being proven often times can be compared with contemporary conceptual art. Conversely much of the imaging and data created in research can function as contemporary art - as it proves concepts that may be disassociated from the actual representation, such as images of particles appearing as spiral streaks and years of research represented by the addition of a number on a scale.
Curators Chuck Przybyl and Edyta Stepien have invited artists from multiple disciplines to create work that will specifically illustrate or relate to understanding scientific concepts. Working closely with Teppei Katori of MIT and Fermilab they have created a unique scientific experience in the realm of art.
Participating Artists:
Edyta Stepien
Margaret Noble
Cleveland Dean
Jason Frohlichstein
Teppei Katori
Todd Frugia
Mark Salach
Nat Soti
Amie Sell
Stacy Peterson
Chuck Przybyl
Audio Segment by The Machinist
This exhibit will take place at The Chicago Art Department:
The Chicago Art Department
1837 South Halsted
Chicago, IL 60608
312-725-4CAD
Outside of our exhibitions openings and special events, our gallery hours are by appointment. If you would like to coordinate a visit to see a show or artist work, please contact Nathan Peck at nathan@chicagoartdepartment.org. Thank you.
Nathan Peck Lead Coordinator
nathan@chicagoartdepartment.org
Jen Rosenthal Development Coordinator
jen@chicagoartdepartment.org
Abraham Velasquez Tello CAD West Studio
abraham@chicagoartdepartment.org
Nat Soti CAD East Gallery
nat@chicagoartdepartment.org
Seth Gershberg Tube Series Coordinator
seth@chicagoartdepartment.org
Stacy Peterson Design & Communications + Art Inquiries
stacy@chicagoartdepartment.org
Melanie Adcock
iPHONE: 312-259-0610
DROID: 312-833-1825
E-Mail: melanie_adcock@msn.com
Facebook Fan Page: http://bit.ly/MelanieAdcockFacebookFanPage
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieadcock
Twitter: http://twitter.com/melanie_adcock
Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/melanie.a.adcock
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Nancy Munro on what is up at MIT-EF
Subject: Nancy, what is up with MIT-EF? Volunteer meeting, etc.
Date: 8/13/2010 11:50:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: nancy@knowledgeshift.net
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com
We had some scheduling conflicts so we are going to have our first program September 15th more to come on this.
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From: RONALDMAY@aol.com [mailto:RONALDMAY@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 9:51 AM
To: nancy@knowledgeshift.net
Subject: Nancy, what is up with MIT-EF? Volunteer meeting, etc.
Nancy Munro, CEO
630-221-8759 office
630-747-4048 cell
http://www.knowledgeshift.net
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Job Fair at IIT on August 28, 2010, from 9 am to 4 pm
Subject: Job Fair
Date: 8/12/2010 4:13:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: pfeiffer@iit.edu
To: RONALDMAY@aol.com, claire@themayreport.com
Ron,
We are having a job fair that is free and open to the public. Can you please help make people aware of it. Here are the details...
Thanks!
Scott Pfeiffer
Director of Outreach
Illinois Institute of Technology
630.682.6001 or pfeiffer@iit.edu
www.cpd.iit.edu
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Job Fair:
Join us for a Job Fair that is free and open to the public on August 28, 2010, from 9 am to 4 pm, at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Rice Campus in Wheaton.
Several leading Illinois companies are participating in the job fair and will be recruiting candidates for hundreds of positions, including, Alcatel-Lucent, IBM, ITW, Goodman Network and many more. A current listing of participating employers is available at http://iacsjobfair.com/.
Advance registration is required at http://iacsjobfair.com/job-seekers.
The job fair is organized by Indo-American Community Service (IACS), Illinois Institute of Technology (Rice Campus), and the Network of Indian Professionals (NetIP) Chicago is a co-organizer of the Conference/Workshop tracks for the Job Fair.
The job fair will provide job seekers the opportunity to interview for jobs or to discuss job openings with prospective employers. The job fair also includes 3 panel discussions that will feature expert presentations on a range of topics, from upcoming trends in the job market to effective social networking.
The job fair will open with introductory remarks by Raja Krishnamoorthi, former Deputy Illinois State Treasurer and will feature a keynote address by Hardik Bhatt, City of Chicago CIO.
The Conference/Resources tracks will include 3 sessions involving 3 speakers in each session to accommodate approximately 200 people in each session. It will feature:
* Panel discussion regarding resume writing/interviewing skills, which will be moderated by Sanjog Aul. Sanjog Aul is the CEO of AVVAL, an Illinois based IT professional services firm and the host and moderator of "CIO Talk Radio," a pioneering Internet radio Talk show. Panelists include Paula Giovacchini (Gio Group, Inc.), Barry Woldman (BMW Enterprises) and other senior professionals and recruiters.
* Panel discussion regarding upcoming tends in the marketplace featuring a presentation by Ivan Handler, CIO at Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, Gerry Engardio and others senior professionals in IT, marketing/communications and sales fields.
* Panel regarding social networking, which will focus on best practices for using online media for effective professional networking. Panelists include Jennifer Irene Janik (Alcatel-Lucent), James Heckman (Little Wolf Online), and Josh Studzinski (Focused Online Marketing).
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A sure fire revenue stream for TMR
Topix Stops Charging For Expedited Removal Of Abusive Posts
by Wendy Davis, Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 10:34 PM
Under pressure from state attorneys general, the community news site Topix has stopped charging users a $19.99 fee to prioritize their requests to review allegedly abusive posts.
In a joint statement with 35 attorneys general, the Palo Alto, Calif-based company also said it will aim to examine and delete any such posts within three working days. The attorneys general did not allege that Topix's priority fee was illegal.
Topix CEO Chris Tolles said the company originally implemented the fee for faster review in order to manage the 28,000 pieces of user feedback received each month. "We thought it was a really good idea," Tolles said. Tolles added that when people didn't pay the fee for priority review, the site evaluated posts within a maximum of seven days from receiving a complaint. He said that Topix will explore new products or technologies that could enable a faster response to allegations of abusive posts.
In May, a group of attorneys general from states including Arkansas, Connecticut, and Kentucky asked Topix.com to stop charging for speedy reviews. Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said at the time that an initial investigation showed that the "forums and polls" section of the site "is routinely used to post abusive or vulgar information, often about children, in blatant violation of Topix's terms of service."
Topix receives more than 125,000 user-created posts each day. Tolles said that many of the complaints it receives are from small business owners who don't like user-created posts about their companies.
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Irony corner: The guys who posted May's entry on Wikipedia -- the people's encyclopedia -- had to use the NYT to provide legitimacy
Subject: ron call me about this , pretty funny
Date: 8/11/2010 4:42:08 A.M. Central Daylight Time
From: paul@paulmayassociates.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
Oma would be proud. you got into wiki based on NYT.
From: Adam Jenkins <emperorcezar@gmail.com>
Sent: 8/5/2010 11:56:56 PM
I would like to note that my roommates and I created that wiki entry
and fought pretty hard to keep it out of deletion. It was finally
saved when we found a NYTimes article that had him in it. That was
proof enough of prominence.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Carl Karsten <carl@personnelware.com> wrote:
> Forward this to Ron May.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_May_%28columnist%29
> Carl K
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In Memory of Dorothy Runner, one of Urban Gateways' founding mothers
Subject: In Memory of Dorothy Runner
Date: 8/10/2010 4:08:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time
From: ugca@ugca.pmailus.com
To: ronaldmay@aol.com
It is with profound sadness that we send word of
the memorial service for Dorothy Runner,
one of Urban Gateways' founding mothers.
She will be missed by all, but her legacy lives on
in the work we do everyday.
Her bereavement notice follows.
IN MEMORY OF DOROTHY RUNNER
Dutiful daughter, loyal friend, beloved wife, cherished mother, loving grandmother, and civic leader Mrs. Dorothy Runner died on Saturday, July 17, 2010. She was at home surrounded by her loving family and her cherished photos.
There will be a Memorial Service on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at Ida Noyes Hall on the campus of University Chicago located at 1212 East 59th Street, Chicago, Il 60637. The Service will start at 10:00 am.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Urban Gateways in honor of its' 50th Anniversary. Mrs. Runner and a group of other courageous, principled Hyde Parkers founded Urban Gateways in 1961. She served on the board of Urban Gateways for a number of years and she was made an "Honorary Board member" in 2008.
Urban Gateways has grown to be one of the largest and most comprehensive arts education organizations in the country. Its mission was Mrs. Runner's lifelong mission to "ignite the full creative potential of all young people". Donations can be sent to Urban Gateways, 205 W. Randolph, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606 Attention: Sherre Jennings Cullen, Director of Development.
Condolences can be sent to Shari Runner, 4753 South Drexel, Chicago, IL 60615.
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