Conferences outside of San Francisco – TechWeek in Chicago
Posted by shannonclark on June 16, 2012
While I have been attending a lot of conferences in the Bay Area of late there are fantastic conferences being held outside of the Bay Area these days as well. If I could get back to Chicago in two weeks I would try to attend TechWeek 2012, however I won’t be able to make it this year but at least one of my Chicago based co-founders at Beyond Age will attend in my place and the folks at TechWeek have offered me a discount code to extend to my readers/followers (see below – full disclosure they also offered me a free pass – some of the text below is copy they provided though I’ve edited it a bit to clarify what I think is interesting – i.e. the speakers, range of events and affordability)
Here is some more info about Techweek 2012 Conference + Expo in Chicago, IL from Friday, June 22 to Tuesday, June 26. It’s a comprehensive tech conference that includes:
Over 350 Speakers, including:
- Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber
- Jason Fried, founder of 37Signals (Ruby on Rails came out of this group)
- Stefan Weitz, Director of Bing at Microsoft
- Matt Mickiewicz, founder of 99designs
Parties: Several major parties and events including the annual Bootlegger’s Ball (themed rooms with live music & DJ’s, bourbon tasting and swing dancing).
Hiring Fair: Come meet with 50 of Chicago’s top companies and find your dream job! Entry is open to anyone that brings their resume.
Techweek LAUNCH: 35 exciting startups will be demoing their products and the top 5 will present on the main stage.
In addition, visit some of the many educational workshops and test your skills in the Techweek video game lounge!
Use discount code P_tbnl_172 for 20% off conference passes and if you’re a student, use discount code tw12student (must show proof of enrollment).
