We’re really looking forward to seeing everyone this Thursday night for Silicon Prairie Social. What is Silicon Prairie Social? Read the original announcement here, and make sure you and your friends RSVP here (it’s a must to get in–we’re expecting a full event!).

Highlights:

• Over 250 RSVP’ed guests, including CEOs, CTOs, private equity/VCs, designers, developers, business development, support specialists, and bloggers from companies including Motorola, Argonne, Microsoft, AT&T, Mercantec, and Lisle Technology Partners, to name a few.
• Free food and drinks: We’ve opened a tab for you punctual types and ordered some food as well. Once the tab is gone, look forward to plenty of Rolling Rock making it’s way through the crowd–on us! (details on free food and drink here)
• Microsoft is giving away an XBox 360 with Gears of War!
• Bill Jacobs BMW is bringing out a couple cool cars.

Come out and enjoy yourselves on a beautiful fall evening and get to know fellow professionals in the regional tech industry. Can’t wait to see you there!

Taking the train?
Mullen’s is just a 6 minute drive from the Lisle Metra station on the BNSF/Aurora line. Here are some quick links to the Outbound Metra schedule and inbound Metra schedule.

Need a ride? Have extra room? Carpool!
Feel free to use the comments below or the Facebook Group to link up with potential carpool partners (sorry, no LinkedIn group as they currently aren’t allowing new groups due to feature upgrades).

Parking
Mullen’s has plenty of parking. If, however, their lot is full, you are welcome to park next door at the Wyndham hotel at no charge.

Acknowledgements:

• Eric Olson and Frank Gruber over at TechCocktail have been very gracious advising us on getting the event off the ground. Eric has made multiple posts to the TechCocktail blog to help spread the word.
• Mobile search marketing and business development leader David Dalka announced the event on his blog last night.
• Tom Sherman of WindyBits posted SPS as “recommended”
• Ben Bradley spread the word at the announcement
• As did Dave Bost at Microsoft
• Julian Pretto over at Chicago Micro blogged it (Julian, Dave, and Ben above are all sponsors)
• David Carman of Business Network Chicago and host of Fall n-Counter (downtown this Wednesday) graciously gave us the go-ahead to post on his 1500+ strong targeted mailing list.
• Fred Hoch and the ITA published the event on their site and in their weekly newsletter.
• David Flint at TechVenue submitted SPS to the Chicago Sun-Times calendar.
• Mike Maddaloni at The Hot Iron blogged it, even though he unfortunately cannot attend.
• The ever-useful TechSocial posted the event to their calendar.
• Ron May at the May Report has posted some emails and referenced SPS several times since our announcement.