Meetings

Conrad's Bitcoin Super Crash Course

Conrad Barski

Tuesday February 25th 2014 at 7:00pm
Wheaton, Illinois Institute of Technology - Rice Campus, Room 103

Abstract

This course includes a description of how bitcoin works, how to buy & use bitcoins, technical details on the design of bitcoin, and (if there's interest) some examples of performing bitcoin transactions programatically.

Bio

Conrad Barski is a medical doctor and software developer working for Wolters Kluwer on a software system for sepsis screening in hospitals. He is also the author of "Land of Lisp".

Conrad last spoke on Jaunary 14th before the Chicago Web Profesionals Meetup group. He has writing a book on Bitcoin ("Bitcoin for the Befuddled") which is scheduled to come out on Amazon on July 25th http://www.amazon.com/Bitcoin-Befuddled-Conrad-Barski-M-D/dp/1593275730

Another article of interest that talks about one of his Bitcoin endeavors: http://www.coindesk.com/cointagion-unveils-no-touch-e-commerce-for-bitcoins/

Getting to the meeting

The next General meeting of UniForum Chicago will be: 

        IIT Rice Campus
        Room 103
        201 East Loop Road
        Wheaton, IL 60187-8489
Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton
The 19-acre campus is located just northeast of the intersection of Naperville and Butterfield roads in sou th Wheaton's Danada development. The campus is three miles west of the Butterfield Road interchange of the N orth-South Tollway (I-355) and two miles north of the Naperville Road interchange of the East-West Tollway ( I-88).

From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on B utterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.

From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.

Room 103 is the first room inside the north enterance.

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