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• Members Only-Neighborhood Group W/NW/S/SW Suburbs

  • When
    Mon, April 22, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Egg'lectic Cafe, 145 N Hale St, Wheaton IL

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  Exclusively for NAPO-Chicago members only.

  The W/NW/S/SW Suburbs Neighborhood Group meets the fourth Monday of the month, unless otherwise noted. 

  Come have breakfast and meet with your fellow suburban organizers! This is a wonderful opportunity to ask questions, share ideas, and learn new things in a small group setting. 

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• New and Prospective Member Orientation Call

  • When
    Tue, May 07, 2019
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    GoToMeeting Conference Call

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  Sunday, May 7, 2019

  7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CST 

  Use this information to log into the orientation.

  Join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. 
  https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/844970077 
  
  You can also dial in using your phone. 
  United States: +1 (872) 240-3212 
  
  Access Code: 844-970-077 
  
  First GoToMeeting? Let's do a quick system check: 
  https://link.gotomeeting.com/system-check 

  
  

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• NAPO Chicago Chapter Meeting

  • When
    Thu, May 09, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Belevedere Events & Banquets, 1170 W. Devon, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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  Networking 9:00-9:30am, Meeting 9:30-11:30am

  Featured Education Program: Kelly Brask and Caroline Guntur, From IKEA to Death Cleaning: Swedish Concepts in Organizing

  
  

  Featured Education Program: 

  This fun session will take a look at popular Swedish organizing topics and break down their history and significance.  You’ve heard of Swedish death cleaning, but do you know how to do it? You love those cubic shelving units from IKEA, but do you know how to pronounce them, or hack them? What does “lagom” mean? Learn the answers to these questions and more with NAPO Chicago’s very own Swedes, Caroline and Kelly.

  Attendees will learn:

  • A brief introduction to Sweden and Scandinavia, and their influence on North American organizing culture.
    
  • The knowledge and skills necessary to lead clients through a “Swedish death cleaning” session.
    
  • Proper pronunciation of Swedish letter combinations so that attendees can pronounce their IKEA purchases like natives and impress their clients.
    
  • Trendy Scandinavian design concepts like lagom and mys/hygge.

  
  

  Our presenters:

  Kelly Brask is the Lead Organizer at the Chicago branch of Less is More Organizing Services. She attended the University of Illinois where she majored in business administration and spent over twenty years in Sweden where she worked with Accounting and Administration. Seven years ago, Kelly and her family relocated to Chicago and she began her career as a professional organizer. Kelly served as NAPO Chicago Director of Administration from 2014-2017.

  
  

  Caroline Guntur is a Certified Photo Organizer and Genealogist, specializing in digital organizing and family history. She is the owner of The Swedish Organizer, LLC, a company that provides customized family history solutions to clients all over the world. Caroline also hosts webinars, workshops, and creates online courses.  A native of Ystad, Sweden, Caroline has a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications from Hawaii Pacific University, and a Master’s Degree in Media Management from Columbia College Chicago.  She currently divides her time between the United States and Sweden. Caroline is the Director of Technology & Communications for the NAPO Chicago Chapter. She is also a member of the National Genealogical Society, The Association of Personal Photo Organizers (APPO), the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and all their respective Chicago chapters.  She blogs at OrganizingPhotos.net, DigitallyOrganized.net and SearchingScandinavia.com.

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• Members Only-Chicago City Neighborhood Group

  • When
    Thu, May 23, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Panera Restaurant 400 W Division St.

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  This meeting is exclusively for NAPO Chicago chapter members.
  Please join us as The Chicago City Neighborhood Group continues its bi-monthly meetings
  

  May Meeting Topic: Best of NAPO 2019
  

  

  Join us as group members who attended the NAPO Annual Conference share some of the best ideas, inspiration and knowledge they collected in Texas. Remember, our chapter library gives you access to all the session recordings from NAPO 2019 and past conferences so you may discover topics you'll want to learn more about and conferences sessions you want to stream and explore!
  

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  For more info: anita@anitabirsainteriors.com

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• NAPO Chicago Chapter Meeting

  • When
    Thu, June 13, 2019
  •  
    9:00 AM - 11:30 AM
  • Location
    Belvedere Events & Banquets, 1170 W. Devon, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

  Networking 9am, Meeting 9:30-11:30am
  

  Featured Education Program: To be determined. Check back later for details and registration.
  

  
  

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