Geek2Geek -- The Web's Fastest Growing Dating Website

Entrepreneurial Roundtable

April 17, 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM

Spencer Koppel, '76 runs Geek2Geek (www.gk2gk.com) for self-proclaimed nerds to meet others who are more into computers, games, and Star Trek than the normal dating scene. Learn more.

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Where

Illinois Institute of Technology -- Wheaton, IL Campus
First Floor
East Loop Road (north of Butterfield Road)
Wheaton, Illinois

Driving Directions: http://www.rice.iit.edu/directions.html

• Take I-88 to Naperville Road
• Take Naperville Rd. North - 1.5 miles
• At Butterfield Rd. (Rte. 56), turn right
• Go 0.4 mile to first light (East Loop Road)
• Turn left onto East Loop Road & go 1 block
• IIT on right and Linens "N" Things on left

Cost

Free

Program

6:30 PM: Networking
7:15 PM: Presentation

Registration

Register Online
Register via Email
Register by Phone: 630-527-8552, ext. 303 (Mary Brown)
Please register by 4:00 p.m. on day of event

Questions

Bill Wentz (XP-57), '88
630-527-8552, ext. 304

Event Details

A year ago, Spencer Koppel, '76 started Geek2Geek (www.gk2gk.com) an online service for self-proclaimed nerds to meet others who are more into computers, games, books and Star Trek than the normal dating scene. Geeks are not looking for a "romantic walk on the beach," Koppel explains, "they are looking to see if you have an Xbox."

Members of the service come up with their own user names (like "Tall, Dork and Handsome") and fill in a profile that asks for the favorite board game, web site or gadget. But there are no photos. According to Koppel, "True geeks don't care about looks. Looks are not how our members form relationships."

After sending in your tax return (due April 17th), get a little fun back in your life. Come to hear how a 65-year-old GSB alum has transformed the online dating world and brought both meaning and a bit of levity to the lives of many.