The Chicago agile developers site still exists. As of Feb 2009, it is located at:
http://chad.wiki-site.com/index.php/Current_events
Everything below is kept for nostalgia.
From http://www.objectmentor.com/chad.htm (non-existent web page 10/29/2002)
The CHicago Agile Developers group (CHAD) provides a forum for Chicago area software developers to share their experience, best practices and ideas regarding the development of software in the face of rapid change.
WHO: Chicago "Agile" Developers (CHAD)
WHAT: CHAD "Kickoff" Meeting
WHEN: 7pm on Wednesday April 25, 2001
WHERE: Object Mentor in Vernon Hills
WHY: To share ideas, experiences, and best-practices
about Agile Software Development methodologies
such as XP & SCRUM.
WWW: http://www.objectmentor.com/chad.htm
EMAIL: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicago-agile-dev
The CHicago Agile Developers group (CHAD) provides a forum for
Chicago area software developers to share their experience,
best practices and ideas regarding the development of software
in the face of rapid change.
CHAD members will "congregate" monthly (or semi-monthly) to
discuss ideas and experiences with Agile Software Development
in general, the Agile Alliance, and particular methodologies
like XP, Jim Highsmith's Adaptive Software Development,
Alistair Cockburn's Crystal methodologies, SCRUM, FDD, (etc.).
The "Kickoff" meeting will be this Wednesday April 25 at
ObjectMentor in Vernon Hills. The meeting will begin at 7pm.
People may begin gathering at 6:30pm. Directions may be found
at the CHAD webpage at http://www.objectmentor.com/chad.htm
Since we will try to serve refreshments (yes - you heard me
right, that's FREE FOOD ;-) it would be good if those planning
on attending could send an email reply to this message or to
the CHAD mailing list to give us an idea of how many people
to expect.
The tentative agenda is:
1. Welcome to CHAD
2. Discussion of future meeting schedule and locations
3. 60 min talk on Agile Alliance/Manifesto (Bob Martin)
4. Solicitation of future topics/speakers.
The CHAD webpage is http://www.objectmentor.com/chad.htm
(hosted by ObjectMentor)
A mailing list is setup at Yahoogroups.com (the name of the
list is "chicago-agile-dev" and the category is "Software
Development"). You may view and subscribe to the mailing list
at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/chicago-agile-dev