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From: "Andrew Mason" <andrew@thepoint.com>
Date: Oct 22, 2008 12:44 PM
Subject: [1god.otherinbox.com] Groupon launches with a free pizza from Motel Bar
To: "groupon@1god.otherinbox.com" <groupon@1god.otherinbox.com>

Hi folks,

We're pleased to announce that Groupon is live!

Check it out at http://www.getyourgroupon.com

Every day, Groupon features something great to do in Chicago
at a huge discount - but you only win the deal if enough people
sign up each day.  By promising a lot of sales to our partners,
we're able to get deals that you can't find anywhere else.

We're kicking things off this week with businesses at (or around)
600 W Chicago Ave. Today we have a great offer from our friends
at Motel Bar - 2 of their excellent pizzas for the price
of 1 - $13 - on any Tuesday, which also happens to be the day
they have $3 Goose Islands. So we're talking pizzas and beers
for you and a friend for less twenty bucks.  Only 25 people need
to join, and you'll get a coupon that you can use on a Tuesday
of your choosing in the next year.

We built Groupon for people like us.  We've lived in Chicago for
most of our lives, but when we get out of the house, we just head
to the same bar - or if we're feeling adventurous, maybe we'll
see a movie.

There's tons of stuff to do in this city, but we don't have time
to vet everything out, and don't want to risk blowing a
bunch of money on something that turns out to be lame.

That's why we built Groupon.  We find the stuff that's worth
doing, and offer it at at a price that makes it hard to say no.

Thanks - we hope you love it!

Andrew, Ken, Nick, Shawn, Joe, and the whole Groupon team
groupon@thepoint.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Chakrabarti
To: netsquared-17-announce@meetup.com
Subject: [netsquared-17] Announcing Drupal Camp Chicago, October 24th and 25th
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:10:04 -0400

Greetings, fellow Net Tuesday folks!

You are all invited to attend Drupal Camp Chicago, a get together for nonprofits, consultants, techies, non-techies, web communications folks, and anyone else curious about or interested in the Drupal content management system (CMS). Registration is just $20 for both days, which includes *very* good catering for four meals; we're not talking about the usual conference Subway platters here :)

http://drupalcampchicago.org

Why should you be curious?

The Drupal CMS is free, open source software that really taken off in the nonprofit sector in recent years. With projects ranging from free to hundreds of thousands of dollars, the platform really encompasses a wide range of applications. Several of the Net Tuesday regulars are Drupal users (or, in my case, nonprofit Drupal consultants), and it's gaining a great deal of visibility at nonprofit tech conferences around the world.

We're also planning a Code For a Cause event! Some of you will remember I and my buddies at the Chicago Technology Cooperative did a series of pro bono code sprints at the Flourish conference this Spring. Here's how it works:

1. We pick one, maybe two nonprofit technology projects that are currently underfunded, and could really benefit from a free pilot prototype or a basic website setup.

2. We assign experienced consultants from our staff to lead the project(s).

3. Prior to the event, we figure out exactly how much we're planning to cover during the event. Last Spring, for example, we built a mapping system for a directory of homeless shelters across Chicagoland, for the Chicago Coalition For the Homeless.

4. Over the course of the event, we encourage volunteers to drop in and watch what we're doing. The aim is create a useful, functional system over the two-day event, which can be demonstrated to attendees and handed over to the client organization afterwards. At the last event, we had a couple of dozen participants and several dozen observers; this is an excellent learning opportunity as well as a chance to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty.

Pimp-my-nonprofit organizations, get in touch with me if this is something you might be interested in benefiting from :)

Seating is limited, register now -
http://drupalcampchicago.org/user/register

Where/When:

UIC Innovation Center
1240 W. Harrison
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 355-5567
October Friday 24 & Saturday 25th 9am-6pm
http://tinyurl.com/mapDCC

Pricing:

*Pre-Registration for 2-day event: $20
*Volunteering is fun! Contact us
*Broke? Participants can request (info@DrupalCampChicago.
org ) a scholarship and explain their circumstances.

Feel free to give me a call if anyone has questions about the event.

Thanks!

--
Dave Chakrabarti
Project Manager
Chicago Technology Cooperative
312-480-8051
www.chicagotech.org
dc@chicagotech.org

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Yup, it's me again, here to remind you that MONDAY is the Harvet Dinner.
It's going to be at the Stan Mansion on Kedize just north of Fullerton.
There will be a variety (12-ish) of local restaurants for the buffet,
including Kayla's, Rustik, Lula, Fonda del Mar and many others. It's going
to be tasty and fun, and proceeds go to the Logan Square Chamber, which
supports the farmer's market but also helps support/promote new and existing
business in the neighborhood.

35 bucks for adults, 10 bucks for kids, cash bar.

More info here http://loganchamber.org/?q=node/11308 | info@loganchamber.org
| 773-489-3222.

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and this site is the best way to get that email onto the web. Stay tuned.

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