We have two events we’re sponsoring coming up in the next week or so that everyone should know about!

First there’s the Chicagoland Fast Pitch Competition organized by EntrepreneurshipWeek USA! We’re sponsoring this competition to help support local entrepreneurs on their way to having their dreams realized. We’ll be giving away a free year of hosting to all pitchers and the winner of the competition, in addition to the $5000 will also get three free months of managed dedicated server hosting from SingleHop, almost a $900 value! It’s seeing Chicagoland’s tech community thrive that drives us to get involved in local events like Fast Pitch.

Also next week is Chicago Beta, the once a month gathering of Web 2.0 enthusiasts. We get together, have a few beers and discuss the latest developments in emerging technologies. From Ajax to Rails, Java to Perl you can find the most passionate, driven members of Chicago’s IT community there and really see what the future of the Internet is going to look like. Keith Schacht does a fantastic job of putting the event together and every month seems to draw a bigger and bigger crowd so he must be doing something right. We’re glad to be sponsors of the event and can’t wait to see what develops.