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12/04/13 8:00 am - 6:00 pm |
Startup Sessions: First Round Clean Energy Trust
Gleacher Center, Chicago IL |
Clean Energy Trust |
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Please join Clean Energy Trust and co-sponsors AGL Resources and Ernst & Young on December 4th for a full day designed to bolster entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.
We have assembled an all-star cast of speakers to help you perfect your investor pitch, ramp-up your sales engine or navigate the new world of crowdfunding. The day will feature presentations by venture capitalists, legal experts, successful entrepreneurs, business profesisonals and representatives from Chicago’s biggest companies. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 9:00 am - 5:30 pm |
Google for Media: Chicago
James Hotel, Chicago IL |
Northwestern University Knight Lab |
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Knight Lab is helping out with this neat event that will feature speakers, panels and hands-on workshops with Google product experts. Bring your laptop and be prepared to dive in with the latest tips and tricks to hone your digital skills. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Linda Rae Murray, "One Step Forward? The Health & Well Being of Chicagoland"
University of Chicago Hospitals, Billings Auditorium, Chicago IL |
The MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics |
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Dr. Linda Rae Murray, has been a voice for social justice and health care as a basic human right for over forty years. She is the chief medical officer of Primary Care & Community Health of the Cook County Department of Public Health, a general internist at Woodlawn health center, an attending physician in the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Cook County Hospital, and an adjunct faculty member at the University of Illinois Chicago Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm |
LunchTalks@CAF: Building Preview: Northwestern University Music and Communications Building with Goettsch Partners
Chicago Architecture Foundation, Chicago IL |
Chicago Architecture Foundation |
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Hear the story of the winning competition entry, the design evolution and construction progress for the new home of the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. Located on the southeastern edge of the Evanston campus, the building occupies a prime site fronting Lake Michigan and is envisioned as a signature facility for Northwestern. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm |
MIDDLE EAST FLASHPOINTS
The Union League of Chicago, Chicago IL |
Chicago Council |
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Syria’s civil war, Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, Egyptian political upheaval, and the nuclear situation in Iran lead experts to agree that it could take years or decades to achieve security and stability in the Middle East. How should the American public think about the big picture in this interconnected region? What progress can we expect in the coming years? Join The Chicago Council for a discussion of the major flashpoints and prospects for what lies ahead in the Middle East. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Tech Cocktail’s Chicago Mixer & Startup Showcase
1871 - Merchandise Mart 12th floor, Chicago IL |
Tech Cocktail |
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Hey Chicago, the Mixer parade is coming your way! We’ll be kicking off the event with inspiring talks from Cars.com followed by the traditional demo style startup showcase; served over cocktails, of course. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
“Clean Energy 2030: Building a Sustainable Future”
Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont IL |
Argonne |
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Top researchers and scientists talk about the future of energy. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Present and Pitch Like a Storyteller
IAEOU Makerspace, Chicago IL |
Lance Brett Hall |
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Using story structure as our guide, you'll learn to communicate why your products or services directly benefit the audience, how your work fulfils their needs, and inspire the desired action. Read more about this event... |
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12/04/13 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
The Long Defeat: The Fall of the Roman Empire in East and West
Oriental Institute, Chicago IL |
Oriental Institute |
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The Roman Empire remains one of the world's longest lived polities. Its collapse has therefore endured as a great historical puzzle. Was it barbarians or internal decay? Or was Christianity to blame? The lecture will explore a range of theories and consider in detail why the two famous theories, those of St. Augustine and Edward Gibbon, have found so little favor. Read more about this event... |
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12/05/13 7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Monthly Networking Breakfast - YPC
Metropolitan Club, Chicago IL |
YPC |
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Join Chicago's Young Professionals for a networking breakfast. Read more about this event... |
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