We are pleased to announce TECH cocktail Chicago 9 will be taking place in just a few short weeks. It has been a little longer than we would have liked due to the unknown schedules associated with both the Chicago Cubs and White Sox playoff bids. But with those out of the way we are…
Read MoreArs Technica, a Chicago-based media company that was purchased this year by Condé Nast, is hosting a party Wednesday, September 24, 2008 at Lumen in Chicago. The event kicks off the Wired NextFest, a two-week-long exposition of “unique and bold exhibits of sustainable design, next generation healthcare, interactive art and games, humanoid robotics and more” starting September…
Read MoreGary Vaynerchuck passionate wine expert, entrepreneur, and host of Wine Library TV will be returning to the Chicago area. Gary was in Chicago earlier this summer as the keynote speaker for the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE. Join him for an intimate evening at the historic Woodstock Opera House. The event will be held September 20th 2008…
Read MoreThis is just in from Sarah Habansky over at the ITA: ITA Speaking of Success: The Story of 37signals Featuring Jason Fried Tuesday, September 23, 2008 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm ITA TechNexus, 200 S. Wacker, 15th Floor, Chicago Free for TECH cocktailers: Just use the code TC PARTNER Register: https://www.illinoistech.org/calendar.aspx/1024 The Speaking of Success…
Read MoreIf you are developer in the midwest you might be interested in checking out the upcoming SocialDevCampChicago. SocialDevCampChicago is an unconference for people passionate about social networks, web applications, platform development, new media, and any of the exciting (but messy) topics in-between. This event promises to be a packed day of sharing, learning, coding, and…
Read MoreThis just in from our friend and local tech reporter/entrepreneur Brad Spirrison: An Exclusive Offer for TECH cocktailers: The GeoDomain Expo is THE largest and most important gathering to date of Geodomainers from around the world. In association with The Kesley Group, The Expo will also be an opportunity for Internet and media executives to…
Read MoreWe just uploaded the rest of the photos from TECH cocktail Chicago 8. The talented photographer Clayton Hauck captured the atmosphere at John Barleycorn Wrigleyville on Thursday, May 29, 2008. There are just over one hundred photos that you can view in the TECH cocktail Chicago 8 photo gallery. Enjoy!
Read MoreThis post is for all the developers in Chicagoland, DC, Boulder and Boston. Bottom line: We run into a handful of interesting companies each week looking for developers and development help. These companies range from brand new start-ups to young, growing companies to larger companies. Often times we know a couple of good folks to…
Read MoreTECH cocktail CONFERENCE day is here and we sold out! But if you didn’t get a chance to grab ticket and still want to see the hottest show in town (other than the Chicago Cubs of course) I would trot down to Kasbeer Hall today and buy a ticket at the door. We have 11…
Read MoreFollowing the first TECH cocktail CONFERENCE we will be hosting our 8th Chicago TECH cocktail mixer event. With over 600 guests RSVP’ed it should be another super event. The event it sponsored by AOL, Illinois Ventures, Sun, Illinois Technology Partnership, ChicagoMicro, Dash Navigation, Kirix, Singleton Law Firm and Interactive Intelligence with special TECH cocktail drinks…
Read MoreIn preparation of the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE taking place on Thursday, May 29th in Chicago we thought it might be nice to offer up a little musical flavor in the form of the TECH cocktail Song which is a bit of a ballad. Enjoy!
Read MoreWith the TECH cocktail CONFERENCE just a few days away we wanted to take a moment to preview our super lineup of speakers. The conference will be taking place on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at Loyola University Water Tower Campus, 25 E. Pearson in Chicago, Illinois and offers two separate session tracks spread between the…
Read MoreIt was recently brought to my attention that the North American Perl Conference will once again be hosted here in Chicago from June 16th to 18th at Herman Hall on the campus of IIT. Here is the blurb on the conference I was sent from Google engineer Josh McAdams: The North American Perl Conference, YAPC::NA,…
Read MoreHey TECH cocktailers! Just wanted to get the info out about a couple of great events coming up in the next few weeks/months ahead of the weekend. Here it goes: 2008 National Summit on American Competitiveness – Thursday May 22nd I heard about this event the other day is it looks to be pretty solid…
Read MoreOur friends at the Illinois I.T. Association just let us know about an upcoming event they are working on with MidwestBusiness.com. The cost is $10 for ITA Members and $20 for Non-ITA Members which includes all you can eat appetizers and open bar. Here are the details: ITA Young Professionals Summer Get Together Date: Thursday,…
Read MoreDo you know someone looking for a summer internship? TECH cocktail is looking for summer interns. Aside from hosting our popular mixer events and our upcoming conference, both of which are “cocktails of tech people,” we are working on some other community projects and need a hand. Do you have a son, daughter, friend neighbor,…
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There are a number of startup accelerator and incubator programs in the United States. We are fans of these programs (not to be confused with... Read More
We are excited to announce the participating startups for Tech Cocktail's South by Southwest (SXSW) event: #Startuplife Celebration presented by .CO. It was one of... Read More
With our Startup Mixology Conference coming up next week followed by our classic Tech Cocktail DC Summer mixer which will showcase a handful of early-stage... Read More