[Chicago] Several items that may be of interest to group members

[Jonathan Tonkin]

Hello,

While this may not be directly related to group topics, here are several items that may be of interest to group members.

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).

2.)  Next ACM Meeting: June 9, 2010 

A joint meeting with the Loyola University Computer Science Department

Speaker: Griffin Caprio

"Trimming the Fat: An Intro to Lean Software Development"

Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 6:30 pm
5:30 pm -6:30 pm (Social Hour)

Loyola University Water Tower Campus (Chicago/Michigan Area)
820 N. Michigan, Chicago IL 60611
Beane Ballroom (13th Floor, Lewis Towers)

Campus map: http://www.luc.edu/about/pdfs/wtc_may09.pdf 

Admission: Free (General Admission, No Reserved Seats)

Reservations:
To make a reservation, use this form:
(http://spreadsheets.google.com/a/chicagoacm.org/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGNfTVR3OFhXOU9LX2tiRDVEVVV3Y3c6MA)
or send an e-mail to greg at neumarke.net.  

About the Topic:

Lean software development optimizes flow through your development process, letting you achieve increased levels of output not possible with traditional processes.

This talk will teach you about adopting lean as a development process and, in addition, you will learn how you can integrate lean principles into your existing process. We'll be covering lean at a basic level, while mixing in some complementary topics such as the Theory of Constraints, achieving delivery flow, how to optimize your work queues and more. 

About the Speaker: 

Griffin Caprio is a technologist and entrepreneur who has been helping companies of all shapes and sizes with their technology needs for over 10 years. Since 2008, he has been running his own company here in Chicago, leading development teams, providing lean consulting, and playing the role of Part Time CTO for startups in the area. He also runs the Chicago Lean Startup Circle and Chicago Semantic Web Meetup.

More details at: http://www.chicagoacm.org/


Thanks,

Jonathan Tonkin 



      
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