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Simpler Media Group, Inc. grew out of the CMSWire.com publication, which was launched back in 2003. As a native digital publisher the publication was able to rapidly adapt to the evolving enterprise digital tools and practices landscape and continues to follow the evolution of digital customer experience, collaboration and digital workplace.
Industry leaders since 1983, BBJ | La Tavola is the largest specialty linen rental company in the nation. Prominent operating facilities in Napa, CA and Chicago, IL, we have sales teams, event designers, and showrooms in most major cities across the United States.
Techweek is a 7-day technology conference and festival that celebrates and enables innovation ecosystems in five cities across the country: Chicago, Detroit, New York, Los Angeles, and Miami.With Techweek as a conduit, a spotlight is able to shine on each individual technology community, providing entrepreneurs, innovators, influencers, and visionaries to share ideas, sparking game-changing conversations and inspiring action.Past speakers at Techweek include: Jonah Peretti (Founder & CEO, BuzzFeed), Karen Sumberg (Diversity Pod Leader, Google), Travis Kalanick (CEO, Uber), Reshma Saujani (Founder & CEO, Girls Who Code), Craig Newmark (Founder, Craigslist), Nyla Koncurat (Co-founder & Managing Partner, Karlani Capital), Barney Harford (CEO, Orbitz), Dan Gilbert (Founder, Quicken Loans), Alexis Ohanian (Co-founder, Reddit & Partner, Y Combinator), Rahm Emanuel (Mayor, Chicago), and Kathryn Minshew (Founder, The Muse).With more than 200 sponsors supporting the Techweek mission (including Uber, Microsoft, Yelp, Motorola, Groupon, Redbox, Wordpress, American Airlines, and more) and rapid national expansion, Techweek is uniquely positioned to provide a platform for all who are passionate about technology.
CloudSpotter is a an advanced photo analytics technology company. Its platform and applications enable true zero-click private photo sharing, providing seamless photo access in conjunction with unprecedented privacy safeguards. People shouldn’t have to search for their photos, rather – their photos should find them.
Buoy helps create workplaces that don’t suck. By providing employers an easy way to offer their employees meaningful perks and experiences, we are able to boost their reputation to job candidates, improve office culture, and retain top talent. Buoy’s services are rooted in the premise that an improved workplace culture will translate into a more successful business. By leveraging our expansive Perk-Partner network, we deliver unique events and experiences that move the needle, and that don't cost a zillion bucks.
<p>Jump Rope is a mobile platform where you can purchase preferred and priority access to places, products, events, and services. Jump Rope is available in the App Store and the Android Market</p>
<p><a href="http://www.UPlanMe.com" target="_blank">UPlanMe</a> is an online, social calendar that automatically fills itself with everything going on from your favorite bands, sports teams, TV shows, stores, restaurants and bars so that you always have something to do.</p> <p><u><strong>For Users</strong></u></p> <p>UPlanMe simplifies your life by providing you with everything that's going on that you're interested in, while allowing you to see which of your friends are also attending.</p> <p><u><strong>For Brands & Businesses</strong></u></p> <p>UPlanMe provides a suite of tools to engage and promote your specials, events, updates and activities with existing and potential customers.</p> <p><u><strong>For Publishers</strong></u></p> <p>UPlanMe allows you to tap into the over 50,000+ UPlanMe events to easily curate and embed a customizable calendar seamlessy onto your website, blog, dating site or travel app to engage with your visitors.</p>
<p><a href="/sites/default/files/u29037/Screen-Shot-2012-04-07-at-6.58.59-PM.png"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/liiv.png" style="width: 375px; height: 371px; "></a></p><p>We develop interactive applications that focus on the concert and live performance experience for fans and artists. Our flagship app, Connect launches this January 2013. </p><p>“Connect users believe human interaction will enhance the concert experience to create unforgettable events. Connect will create a stimulating experience of performer - audience interaction by exploring connections in sound, images, lighting, and messaging.”</p><p> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); text-align: justify; float: left; width: 650px;">Our mission is to empower organizations and communities to be more socially active and nurture important relationships.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); text-align: justify; float: left; width: 650px;">After a sad exploration on how modern families and family-friendly organizations learn about or organize their social activities, we made a plan to build a safe, hassle-free solution that goes beyond party planning to help anyone connect and manage the chaos.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); text-align: justify; float: left; width: 650px;">We are dedicated to helping you easily discover, coordinate or showcase meaningful activities. We aim to make your planning seamless, and turn your ideas into activities. Join our neighborhood and please tell us what you like, or don’t like. We look forward to hearing from you and evolving to fit your needs.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(128, 128, 128); text-align: justify; float: left; width: 650px;">We're one big family, so cheers to simple collaborative activity planning! Try us out. We’ll always be growing with you... </p>
VIP Bidding is a real-time reservation platform connecting groups with unique experiences inside restaurants and nightclubs at exclusive prices.
<p>Connecting the up and comers of Chicago.</p><p>We are hosting our next event May 2nd at Bull&Bear with the HappyHourForTechPower theme.</p><p>Check us out at <a href="http://www.ChicagoHour.com">www.ChicagoHour.com</a>, sign up for our occassional newsletter and register for the launch event!</p><p>Questions, Comments, Suggestions? All are welcome.</p><p>We hope to see all of you there!</p><p>Keep an eye on our site and profile as it will be updated with sponsors and incentives as they are finalized!</p><p>Register on <a href="http://www.chicagohour.eventbrite.com">Eventbrite </a></p><p>Follow us on Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/chicagohour">@ChicagoHour</a></p><p>and like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/chicagohour">Facebook</a>!</p><p> </p>
Easier. Smarter. Targeted. Trackable. Speed Networking is the leader in structured networking for conferences & events. We take the value of face-to-face networking and combine it with our advanced matching software. It's more efficient + more effective.
RSVPify is a leading ticketing & event technology platform, powering millions of events for corporations, NPOs, couples, and private / personal parties. Our platform offers a powerful and highly customizable end-to-end event management solution, specifically designed to meet the unique needs of private events.
Omnium is Chicago’s first and only blockchain innovation ecosystem.
Voted Top Workplaces 2018 (Chicago Tribune) ... OPEN ON EARTH SINCE 1971: Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants (LEYE) is an independent, family-owned restaurant group based in Chicago with more than 130 establishments in Illinois, Minnesota, Maryland, Nevada, California, Virginia and Washington, D.C. We’re proud to offer a Culture of Caring.
We became this family by bringing together 3 different companies: Athlinks.com was launched in 2006 and quickly become the largest online results database in the world, now housing over 235,000,000 results (and counting). “Compete. Connect.” The goal is to use fitness to not only push yourself, but to connect with your fellow athletes.
With over 1.7 million hybrid, virtual, and in-person events produced every year, Encore has the unique ability to seamlessly connect in-person and virtual audiences, creating events that have the power to engage and inspire. As the industry leader with a global footprint reaching more than 20 countries, our vast network of local and global industry professionals know individual markets inside and out.
EVENTup is the world’s largest online marketplace for event spaces. Featuring over 15,000 venues in 300 U.S. cities, EVENTup makes it easy to find and reserve the perfect space for any occasion. From art galleries, lofts and warehouses to banquet halls, rooftop bars and conference centers, EVENTup is the only site that covers all types of spaces. Whether you book online or take advantage of Complimentary Corporate Services, planning events is quick and painless with EVENTup. To learn more, visit www.EVENTup.com.
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Alright Sans', Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.265625px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><a href="http://chicago.startupweekend.org/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 153, 255); text-decoration: none;">Startup Weekend</a> is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Alright Sans', Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.265625px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Alright Sans', Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.265625px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.</p><p style="margin: 10px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Alright Sans', Lucida, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.265625px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. </p>
Hypelocal is a travel-guide app for Android that reveals the best places to eat, drink, and experience adventures in Chicago. We curate activities that are obscure, exciting, and genuinely beloved by our staff writers, but we also invite users and businesses to share suggestions and specials in real-time. The result is a top-notch travel guide that's used by tourists and locals alike, as well as a social network where businesses and users interact.
