Illinois Technology Association Hosts Startup Weekend Chicago

CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - April 1, 2009) - The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) is proud to announce its support of Startup Weekend Chicago (http://chicago.startupweekend.com/) by providing its TechNexus facility, April 3-5.

Startup Weekend is a community building event that brings together a highly motivated group of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and others to meet during a rapid 54 hour event to develop projects and flesh out ideas on next generation companies.

While Startup Weekend has gone to dozens of cities over the past few years, this is the first time it will be held in Chicago. ITA will host Startup Weekend at TechNexus -- a 20,000 square foot multipurpose "clubhouse" for the Illinois technology that includes huddle rooms, conference rooms, hoteling space for ITA members to help foster dialogue and drive community collaboration.

"Startup Weekend is an incredible program that brings together top talent to build the companies of the future," said Fred Hoch, ITA President. "We are excited it has decided to come to Chicago and thrilled to be able to host the participants at TechNexus."

Startup Weekend is supported locally by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University and nationally by Media Temple.

More information on Startup Weekend can be found at http://www.startupweekend.com/.

About the Illinois Technology Association

The Illinois Technology Association (ITA) represents the interests of a diverse membership of more than 500 companies in Illinois that create, deploy and utilize information technology as a core part of their organization. By connecting members with industry peers and participants, providing the latest strategic information, market research and critical market insight and by promoting key thought leaders to raise visibility and gain a greater market awareness and presence, ITA is focused on building and developing the Illinois technology community through collaboration. Additional information is available at www.illinoistech.org.

Contact Information: Contact: Fred Hoch Illinois Technology Association 312.924.1062 fhoch@illinoistech.org