Converge back at Life on Marz Community Club. Open to lightning talks, but we are more focused on conversations. Happy hour drink specials for the event, courtesy of Marz. We welcome folks from all kinds of backgrounds including artists, journalists, publishers, creators, academic researchers, end-users, and developers. **Remember to export/add it to your calendar, as we do not send event reminders / notifications** ## What Casual get together and discussion, followed by a DJ set. Many drink options to chose from for whatever preference. Lightning Talks include: - Introducing Corkboard.at by @ntm.bsky.social - Your talk here! Currently there are no plans to stream or record lightning talks on stream.place this month, but may set up something ## When The evening of Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Tentative schedule: | Time | Description | |-------|-------------------------------| | 5-6:30PM | Arrive, socialize, happy hour | | 6:30-7PM | Lightning talks | | 8-?PM | DJ Set from Joshua Iz | ## Where Life on Marz Community Club (2 minute walk / 300 ft north from the Western & Milwaukee Blue Line station, next to Margie's Candies) 1950 N Western Avenue, Chicago, Il, 60647 #ATProto #meetup #tech #dweb #bluesky

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