Monthly Tech Meetups

Monthly Tech Meetups in the Research Park make the Champaign-Urbana tech community feel smaller.

The Data & AI User Group, Champaign Blockchain Meetup, and Society of American Military Engineers convene for a monthly lunch at EnterpriseWorks to bond over the intersection between personal and professional interests. 

Data & AI
User Group

The Data Science & AI User Group in Champaign-Urbana brings together students and professionals interested in data science and artificial intelligence. The group fosters learning, collaboration, and networking by bridging analytical sciences with practical industry applications, and is open to all experience levels.

This user group generally meets on the first Friday of the month from 12:00 to 1 p.m. at EnterpriseWorks. For more information and to RSVP, visit the group’s Meetup page or stay up-to-date on the Research Park calendar. Recordings of previous sessions can be found on the Research Park YouTube channel.

Champaign
Blockchain Meetup

The Champaign Blockchain Meetup group is catered to those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.

This user group generally meets on the third Friday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 PM at EnterpriseWorks. For more information and to RSVP, visit the group’s Meetup page or stay up-to-date on the Research Park calendar.

Society of American Military Engineers Meetup

The Society of American Military Engineers leads collaboration in support of national security priorities by driving partnerships, delivering solutions, and developing people. This organization unites military and civilian engineers to advance critical infrastructure and expertise essential to America’s defense missions.

The Illini Post of the Society of American Military Engineers will meet at the Research Park on the fourth Friday of every month. If you have any questions, please contact Carmine Dwyer at cdwyer@ara.com