<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Hello,<br><br>While this may not be directly related to group topics, here are several items that may be of interest to group members.<br><br>1.) (shortest first) The Chicago Chapter of the ACM is now on Facebook and Twitter. Join our Facebook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59120137059) or follow us on Twitter (username: chicagoacm).<br><br>2.) Next ACM Meeting: January 20, 2010<br><br>A joint meeting with the Loyola University Computer Science Department<br><br>Speaker: Marc Temkin<br><br>"WPF: The Windows Desktop Reloaded"<br><br>Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, 6:30 pm<br>5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Social Hour)<br><br>Loyola University Water Tower Campus (Chicago/Michigan Area)<br>820 N. Michigan, Chicago IL 60611<br>Beane Ballroom (13th Floor, Lewis Towers)<br><br>Campus map: http://www.luc.edu/about/pdfs/wtc_may09.pdf<br><br>Admission: Free
(General Admission, No Reserved Seats)<br><br>Reservations:<br>To make a reservation, use this form:<br>(http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG5pUTBWamM4MnRYbWdVcEs4NWhaelE6MA)<br>or send an e-mail to greg@neumarke.net or call Greg at 773-907-3308 (work)<br><br>About the Topic:<br><br>Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) is the current Microsoft .NET graphics and media subsystem. This talk will show the audience how to build a simple WPF interface with a dynamic data source.<br><br>About the Speaker: <br><br>Marc Temkin is an independent programmer and teaches programming. Marc has been Vice-Chair of the Chicago chapter since 2006. <br><br>More details at: http://www.chicagoacm.org/<br><br><br>Thanks,<br><br>Jonathan Tonkin <br><br></td></tr></table><br>