I started this group because the closest LUG to me is over half an hour away. I'd like to provide a closer option for people out in the far west suburbs.

This is an interactive group of IT professionals who work with and/or are interested in learning more about Red Hat. The group meetings will include technical discussions led by Red Hat employees and other group members. These discussion will be geared toward solving problems that IT professionals commonly face today. The group provides an open and collaborative environment where ideas and questions can be shared with all members. People of all backgrounds and skills sets are welcome to join.

River Valley IT Professionals is an informal group focused on developing relationships between Information Technology professionals and those pursuing a career as an IT professional. While the primary focus of the group is to foster relationships, the goal of each meetup is to impart useful IT knowledge to each of the attendees. Ideally, most meetups will be hands on in nature. Potential topics for initial meetups include: Learn how to setup a basic personal/company website. Learn how to setup …