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12/12/13 7:30 am - 8:45 am |
NEXT GENERATION BREAKFAST - THE EMISSIONS MARKET
Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Chicago IL |
Chicago Council |
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Join the Chicago Council’s Emerging Leader Murali Kanakasabai for a discussion on the convergence of the environment and finance and his work in this field. He will cover the evolution of emissions markets and their role in solving environmental problems. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 9:00 am - 1:00 pm |
360 Workplace Strategy Summit: Chicago Session
Workspring, Chicago IL |
Workspring |
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360 Magazine invites you to join us for a conversation about real estate and workplace strategies that help foster resilience. Explore opportunities to tackle your organization's unique issues during an intensive workshop session. Immerse yourself in a lively dialogue and get answers to timely questions including: Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 11:30 am - 1:30 pm |
Michael J. Lotus: America 3.0
The Heartland Institute, Chicago IL |
Heartland Institute |
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Join us for a luncheon lecture by author Michael J. Lotus about his new book, with co-author James C. Bennett, titled America 3.0: Rebooting American Prosperity in the 21st Century-Why America's Greatest Days Are Yet to Come. As Mike will explain in Heartland's library ...
Our government is crushingly expensive, failing at its basic functions, and unable to keep its promises. It does not work and it cannot continue as it is. But the inevitable end of big government does not mean the end of America. It only means the end of one phase of American life. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm |
Inspire Startups December Showcase & Pitch
Inspire Business Center, CHicago IL |
Inspire Business Club |
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Inspire Startups gives Chicago's top early-stage startups the opportunity to showcase their solutions to 50+ startup-lovers and investors. This event combines the best of startup expos and networking in an intimate setting topped off with a pitch competition. Don't miss the opportunity to mingle with Chicago's elite startup community. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Interrupting a Culture of Violence Against Women
Experimental Station, Chicago IL |
Illinois Humanities Council |
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What does #rape look like? From Steubenville to Maryville, how do we and the media respond to and depict male violence, masculinity, and the national epidemic of violence against women? What is rape culture, and how has it been impacted by technology and the widespread use of social networks? Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Sandra Grimes: Circle of Treason
Pritzker Military Library, Chicago IL |
Pritzker Military Museum |
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From May through December 1985 the CIA experienced the unparalleled loss of its stable of Soviet assets. There was no indication of the impending disaster, which all but wiped out human source reporting on the Soviet Union. Whatever the nature of the problem, something was seriously wrong.
Circle of Treason is the story of Sandra Grimes’ and Jeanne Vertefeuille’s personal involvement in the CIA’s effort to identify the reason for the losses and to protect future Soviet assets from a similar fate of execution or imprisonment. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Talk: Kai-Uwe Bergmann, “Architecture Is Art…Is Architecture Art?”
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago IL |
Chicago Architecture Foundation |
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The Architecture Is Art talks examine the intersections and blurred boundaries between the professional practice and creative process of architects and contemporary artists. The series explores how architects and artists identify their work, where they turn for inspiration, how their process and presentation materials are interpreted, and when it’s useful or necessary to distinguish the disciplines of art and architecture for viewers. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Talks @ 1871: Founders' Stories with Howard Tullman
1871 - Merchandise Mart 12th floor, Chicago IL |
1871 |
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Howard is the incoming CEO of 1871. He's pretty much the coolest smartest guy in the Chicago startup community. He'll share his thoughts in this 1871 talk. Read more about this event... |
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12/12/13 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
3D Printer Cage Match
Beauty Bar, Chicago IL |
Chicago Women Developers |
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Come see factory teams and hobbyists compete for fantastic yet nonexistent prizes! Teams will have 30 minutes to prepare their printers. After they have pressed print, they will not be allowed to interfere. Fastest teams to print their tiny medieval weapons will fire marshmallows at slower printers (points and sabotage!) Read more about this event... |
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12/14/13 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Discuss Altcoins and the Future of Cryptocurriencies
Golden Apple Grill & Breakfast House, Chicago IL |
Altcoin Enthusiasts |
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Discuss the implications for some changes within the altcoin market. Namecoin being an altcoin that serves two purposes, being traded as a commodity and as a coin that can provide .bit domains is just one example of an innovation altcoins have released. Read more about this event... |
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