Upcoming Events, Courses, and Talks

We're back for another Chicago Hardware Meetup, this time hosted by our friends at mHUB. This event is made possible by Particle!

This month we'll hear from the Particle team about their latest efforts to support IoT developers worldwide. We'll also hear from Field Theory about new developments in RF technology and how they help hardware companies design and deploy it.

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Agenda
6:30-7:15pm: Arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage
7:15-7:30pm: Opening remarks
7:30-8:30pm: Guest Speakers + Q&A with the audience
8:30-9:00pm: Open Mic.
Anyone in attendance can give a demo or short presentation on their hardware product, startup, or project.
9:00-9:30pm: Mix, mingle, and close out the night.
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Thank you to our partners!
mHUB is where people come to build the physical technologies that will change the physical world. Through prototyping labs, industry partnerships, and a commitment to U.S. manufacturing, the mHUB ecosystem is changing the landscape of HardTech development.

Particle provides an integrated IoT platform-as-a-service that delivers individuals and businesses the fastest way to connect, manage, and deploy software applications to connected devices from prototype to commercial production. Make sure to check your email after the event on how to get a free Photon 2 WiFi development board.

Field Theory is an electrical engineering design firm specializing in custom antenna design and RF solutions. Field Theory’s RF expertise covers a wide spectrum including Cellular, GPS, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, RFID, Z-wave, Zigbee to 5G and mmWave. For speed to market, Field Theory has a complete in-house RF lab that has two antenna chambers, CST & XFdtd for simulations, 3-D printers, prototype equipment to build PCB boards and antenna fabrication.

informal is a freelance collective for the best independent professionals in hardware and manufacturing. Whether a client is looking for a single contractor, a full time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market, informal has the right collection of people for the job. With projects as varied as 3D printers to electric vehicles, informal members work with companies at every scale to design, manufacture, and ship physical products.