From gearon at ieee.org  Thu Jul  2 00:54:21 2009
From: gearon at ieee.org (Paul Gearon)
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2009 23:54:21 -0500
Subject: [Chirb] Looking for meeting/training space in Chicago
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Hi Jeff,

Did you take a look at the Illinois Technology Association TechNexus?
Being a member is about $250 a year (for individuals/small companies),
and then you have to rent the conference rooms. The rates are at:
  http://www.chicagotechnexus.com/Pricing

I don't know how this compares, but I thought it looked OK.

Regards,
Paul Gearon


On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Jeff Cohen<cohen.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
>
> I'm looking for alternative locations for my public workshops
> (purpleworkshops.com/public lists a couple of upcoming ones).
>
> Normally I find a hotel either downtown or near O'Hare, but I'm looking for
> something simpler/cheaper these days.? Workshops are usually on Saturdays,
> so I won't be interfering with normal business.
>
> Not looking for anything fancy, just a decent space that can accommodate
> 10-15 students, wi-fi access, and a projection screen or white wall
> available.
>
> If you (or your employer) has a space available for rent once in a while,
> let's talk!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff
> cohen.jeff at gmail.com
>
> web: www.purpleworkshops.com
> blog: softiesonrails.com
> book: pragprag.com/titles/cerailn
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ChicagoGroup-Members-List at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/chicagogroup-members-list
>

From paul at 8thlight.com  Wed Jul  8 17:02:47 2009
From: paul at 8thlight.com (Paul Pagel)
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:02:47 -0500
Subject: [Chirb] ANN Software Craftsmanship North America
Message-ID: <B79F906E-642A-4F75-ADCF-6F4498DE1309@8thlight.com>

Hello Chirbers,

8th Light and Obtiva have been organizing Software Craftsmanship North  
America conference.  It will be at the Swissotel in Chicago on the  
26th of August 2009.  We have speakers such as Robert Martin, Pete  
McBreen, Richard Sennett, Christopher Avery, Ken Auer, Dave Astels,  
Michael Feathers, and more.  There is only one week left to get early  
bird conference registration of $99.

If you are interested, go to http://scna.softwarecraftsmanship.com for  
more information or to register.

Best,
Paul Pagel


From peter at oaktop.com  Thu Jul  9 15:16:17 2009
From: peter at oaktop.com (Peter K Chan)
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 15:16:17 -0400
Subject: [Chirb] Chirb and ChicagoRuby merger details?
Message-ID: <780EEC3BEBF47B40805A5822D59BA67594E9D782@winxbeus15.exchange.xchg>

I was recently told the merger between Chirb and ChicagoRuby is now official.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the Monday meeting. Can someone tell me what the merger entails?

I received a message from Raymond Hightower, organizer of ChicagoRuby, asking to put some notice on chirb.org. Looking at the announcement, it seems like Chirb is disbanded and all future Chirb activities are going to be under the ChicagoRuby name.

As a member of Chirb, what should I expect? Is chirb.org still going to be active? Is the mailing list still active?

Peter

From sean.seanlynch at gmail.com  Thu Jul  9 18:27:37 2009
From: sean.seanlynch at gmail.com (Sean Lynch)
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 17:27:37 -0500
Subject: [Chirb] Chirb and ChicagoRuby merger details?
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Thank You

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Josh
Cronemeyer<joshuacronemeyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the question peter.? I wouldn't say chirb disbanded, rather we
> have become the downtown branch of chicago ruby.? We haven't figured out
> what to do with the mailing list yet.? I was going to look to see what sort
> of mothballing options there are with the rubyforge mailing lists.? We
> certainly want to keep the archives alive.? As for chirb.org I think we
> should archive the previous meeting information there.? I'm not sure on the
> details of either of those.? Is there anyone willing to take ownership of
> these tasks?
>
> Going forward we should all join the chicago ruby meetup group at
> meetup.com.? Future meetings will still be at Thoughtworks, except we are
> going to do the first tuesday of the month instead of the first monday.
> Chicago ruby has a google group for their mailing list, and I guess we
> should all join that mailing list.
>
> Sorry I didn't post this information sooner after the monday meeting.
>
> -josh
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 2:16 PM, Peter K Chan <peter at oaktop.com> wrote:
>>
>> I was recently told the merger between Chirb and ChicagoRuby is now
>> official.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend the Monday meeting. Can someone
>> tell me what the merger entails?
>>
>> I received a message from Raymond Hightower, organizer of ChicagoRuby,
>> asking to put some notice on chirb.org. Looking at the announcement, it
>> seems like Chirb is disbanded and all future Chirb activities are going to
>> be under the ChicagoRuby name.
>>
>> As a member of Chirb, what should I expect? Is chirb.org still going to be
>> active? Is the mailing list still active?
>>
>> Peter
>> _______________________________________________
>> ChicagoGroup-Members-List at rubyforge.org
>> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/chicagogroup-members-list
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> ChicagoGroup-Members-List at rubyforge.org
> http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/chicagogroup-members-list
>