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Chicago Debut Meetup: September 15 at the Holiday Club

Hacks/Hackers Chicago is getting into gear with its first Meetup on Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 6-8 p.m. at the Holiday Club (4000 N Sheridan Road). More details below

Meet up, geek out, and enjoy complimentary food and beverages with programmers, journalists and others in Chicago’s media and tech communities who want to explore and strengthen the connections between technology and journalism. In addition to refreshments and conversation, Chicago Tribune News Applications Editor Brian Boyer will talk about the Apps team’s first year, and The Media Consortium’s Tracy Van Slyke will give a special sneak preview of its upcoming Independent Media Mobile Hack-A-Thon.

The Chicago Hacks/Hackers kick off event is organized by Rich Gordon, Director of Digital Innovation at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism and co-founder of Hacks/Hackers; Tracy Van Slyke and Erin Polgreen of The Media Consortium, a network of the country’s leading progressive, national media outlets; and Tracy Samantha Schmidt of ChicagoNow, a network of local blogs sponsored by the Chicago Tribune. McCormick Foundation is providing support for the event.

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