Another separate Chicago area OLPC interest group has scheduled a meeting per the announcement at <a href="http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1040.0">http://olpcnews.com/forum/index.php?topic=1040.0</a><br><br>The announcement reads as follows:
<br><br>The first meetup of the ChiXO User Group will be at Moraine Valley
Community College at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 26. The meeting
will be held in classroom T921A. <br><br>At the meeting:<br>- John Kjellman will present on linux<br>- We will mesh<br>- Plus lots of other discussion and exploring our machines<br><br>Maps and Directions<br>================
<br><br>Directions to MVCC campus can be found at <a href="http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/directions.htm" target="_blank">http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/directions.htm</a>.<br><br>Campus Map: <a href="http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/construction-color.pdf" target="_blank">
http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/construction-color.pdf</a><br><br>Classroom T921A is in the Center for Contemporary Technology (Building T): <a href="http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/CCT.pdf" target="_blank">
http://www.morainevalley.edu/gen_info/pdf_maps/CCT.pdf</a><br><br>Public Transportation<br>=================<br>Van
service will be provided from the Metra Rock Island line's Mokena/Front
Street station to Moraine Valley and back to the train station
afterwards. The train departs from the LaSalle Street station at 8:30
a.m. and arrives in Mokena at 9:35 a.m. Metra offers an unlimited ride
weekend ticket for $5. The ticket must be purchased at the train
station prior to departure. Please email me
(langellier(at)morainevalley.edu) if you need a ride from the Mokena
station to MVCC.<br><br>Afterwards<br>=========<br>Some local eating/drinking options (if anyone's interested) include:<br>- Cooper's Hawk, Orland Park (<a href="http://www.coopershawkwinery.com/" target="_blank">
http://www.coopershawkwinery.com/</a>)<br>- Harrison's, Orland Park (<a href="http://www.harrisonsbrewpub.com/" target="_blank">http://www.harrisonsbrewpub.com/</a>)<br>- Rock Bottom, Orland Park (<a href="http://www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com/RockBottomWeb/RBR/home.aspx" target="_blank">
http://www.rockbottomrestaurantsinc.com/RockBottomWeb/RBR/home.aspx</a>)<br>