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Attention, Chicago hacks and hackers!

The Online News Association, the premier organization for online journalists, is holding a meetup Wednesday night (March 24), and you are invited. It’s not an official Hacks/Hackers event, but it’s a chance to network with Chicago area online journalists. Location: the [Holiday Club][2], 4000 N. Sheridan Rd. (near Sheridan and Irving Park).

The main speaker will be [Muhammad Saleem][3], the social media director of [ChicagoNow.com][4], who will report on what he learned at [South by Southwest Interactive][5].

I’ll be there to talk up the idea of Hacks & Hackers and explore interest in some kind of Chicago event later this year. I’ll also be happy to answer questions about the Medill School of Journalism’s [scholarship program for programmer/developers][6]. Hope to see you there.

[2]: Holiday Club, 4000 N. Sheridan Rd. [3]: http://muhammadsaleem.com/ "Muhammad Saleem" [4]: http://www.chicagonow.com/ "ChicagoNow.com" [5]: http://sxsw.com/interactive [6]: http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/admissions/programmers.html

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