{"id":228,"date":"2009-06-04T04:45:42","date_gmt":"2009-06-04T10:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordcampchicago.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2011-05-17T19:16:25","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T00:16:25","slug":"breaking-news-wordpress-to-invade-chicagodeveloping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago.wordcamp.org\/2011\/breaking-news-wordpress-to-invade-chicagodeveloping\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking News: WordPress to invade Chicago…developing"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the excitement gathers for our upcoming weekend in Chicago, the news is rolling in from Chicago WordCampers on some organized meet ups and places to go to meet, greet and eat.\u00a0\u00a0 I’ll keep this post updated with additional news as it comes in – but here’s the 411 on what I know so far:<\/p>\n

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  1. Friday June 5th<\/strong> – for those of you who are rolling into Chicago the night before:\n
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    1. The folks from WebDevStudios<\/a> is hosting a Pizza Party:\u00a0 “Lou Malnati’s<\/a> Fri night, WDS is buying the pizza so come out and get a slice or ten!<\/li>\n
    2. Bruce Montgomery<\/a> sent this message in yesterday: “I am inviting all WordCamp attendees and every other WordPress geek in Chicago to come out to meet, greet, drink and eat on Friday June 5 from 5:30pm to 9pm at Jimmy Fig’s Bar and Eatery<\/a> located just around the corner from UBS Tower at 160 N. Franklin just north of the corner of Randolph and Franklin.\u00a0 Come on out to welcome the WordCampers to Chicago!”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. Saturday June 6th<\/strong> – the official <\/em>WordCamp Chicago meetup is at Morton’s Steakhouse<\/a> at 6:00 for dinner\/drinks. 65 E Wacker Place – Chicago.\u00a0 It’s about 5 minutes from the UBS Tower Center<\/a>.\u00a0 Big thanks to Liz Strauss<\/a> for working to reserve a special room for us at Morton’s!\u00a0 Come for drinks – stay for dinner!\u00a0 (note: if staying for dinner, expect to spend approx. $40 – 60 per person, on average)<\/li>\n
    4. Sunday June 7th<\/strong> – David Dalka<\/a> will be at Portillo\u2019s at 100 West Ontario<\/a>, to experience the rare Chicago food delicacy known as Italian Beef. He welcomes fellow foodies to go on this excursion with him as well. Please tweet \u201c@dalka<\/a> Portillo\u2019s Sunday #wcchicago<\/a> if you want to go.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      If you know of, or are hosting, any other meet ups – – let me know and I’ll try and update this post as I hear of more: lisa AT lisasabin-wilson DOT com.<\/p>\n

      Otherwise – it’s a good thing to follow the official WordCamp Chicago hashstag on Twitter to really learn about all the updates and goings on this weekend in real time:\u00a0 #wcchicago<\/a><\/p>\n

      As for me, I will be at Lou Malnati’s on Friday night and Morton’s Steakhouse Saturday night – – what have YOU got planned??<\/p>\n

      The rumor mill has told me:<\/p>\n