RE Barcamp Chicago Is Moving To NAR HQ On Michigan Avenue

Hey, we’re ran out of room at the TechNexus location. No worries — National Association of REALTORS is going to pick up the tab and host us in their Michigan Avenue offices.

NEW Location!
430 N. Michigan Ave. 2nd Floor
Chicago IL 60611

In addition to adding 75 more seats, we’ll also have a great WiFi connection and a huge pipe through which Dakno can stream live video.

Plus, you can check out The House of “R“!

So, does this mean it’s going to be “NARCamp”? Heck no. It’s the same cool, user-driven unconference it’s always been, just in a very cool real estate venue.

Please pass it on — REBC Chicago has moved to NAR HQ.

The Law Of Two Feet At RE Barcamp Chicago

RE Barcamp Chicago is an unconference with no fixed curriculum.

We will meet in one large room, sectioned off into several semi-distinct areas. Each areas will be home to discussions to be decided and determined by the group. For example, folks interested in discussing video will be off in one area, people interested in lead conversion for Social Marketing will be in another area, and so forth.

The Law of Two Feet applies. If you don’t the discussion in your area, move on to another one.

Or start your own.

Visiting Chicago For REBarcamp? Hold Off On Your Hotel (For Now).

Hello, everyone. I’m noticing from the sidebar that a fair amount of attendees are coming from outside of the Chicagoland Area. Yes, that’s what we call it here — the “Chicagoland Area”.

For now, recommend that don’t book a hotel. We’re working on a sponsorship to get rooms for cheap. And failing that, we’ll direct you to a national discount reseller of rooms.

As an example, I booked a 4.5-star hotel in Chicago’s downtown area for $80 a night. You’ll get something similar. And because you won’t need a car, you’ll save another $50 for valet parking. Fly into ORD or
MDW, hop on the El, and make your way downtown. Everything you’ll need is within walking or $7-cab distance.

I hope to have the sponsorships put together within 2 weeks. Grab the feed to stay updated, or watch for updates on Twitter.

RSVP Page Updated

We’ve just made a few small changes to the registration process. Namely, we’ve added a reporting function complete with linklove. Once registered, you’ll get a link to your website and your Twitter profile.

What? No Twitter profile? Get one now at http://twitter.com.

Tech Nexus only holds 125 people comfortably so make sure you register and RSVP before spots are gone.

Chicago RE Barcamp : June 15, 2009

Chicago’s first RE Barcamp is slated for Monday, June 15, 2009. 

The all-day event will be hosted at TechNexus in the loop.

If you’re traveling, the Cubs-White Sox series starts Tuesday for a 3-game set at Wrigley. Buy tickets from StubHub.com and consider using Priceline.comfor cheap hotels.  Stay anywhere close to the loop.