Region history

2014

KatherineWriting (Katherine), fdahlman (Frank) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) are the MLs

2013

KatherineWriting (Katherine), fdahlman (Frank) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• Faces 2013

2012

KatherineWriting (Katherine), TRRDEDEAN (Dave) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• Faces 2012

2011

KatherineWriting (Katherine), TRRDEDEAN (Dave) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• Faces 2011

2010

KatherineWriting (Katherine), TRRDEDEAN (Dave) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• 2010 regional graph

2009

KatherineWriting (Katherine), TRRDEDEAN (Dave) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• 2009 regional graph
• 2009 Events

2008

scrtprncs (Melinda), KatherineWriting (Katherine) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• 2008 regional graph

• Our 2008 events calendar and FAQ
  • Oct 4, 2008 kickoff
  • Oct 18, 2008 prep session
  • Oct 23, 2008 prep session
• A link to our forum on the nanowrimo site
• Our 2008 frappr map
• frequently asked questions list (including our 2008 Press Release)
• Our cafepress shop that helps offset our local expenses
• The Pledge - strawman proposal (12/03/07)
• a page where we can introduce ourselves
• Interesting article about Chicago, Naperville and the whole suburbia thing. Also see the Naperville article and the Aurora article.
• Videocasts

2007

scrtprncs (Melinda), tinygreyhound (Meredith) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• 2007 regional graph
• Visit the official Word War page of our 2007 challenge against Ottawa (we won!).
• 2007 Word Counts - just a scratch pad for people to keep track of their daily wordcounts when the main site is down or slow.
• Schedule of Events for 2007
• 2007 Event Locations
• 2007 Flyer
• 2007 frappr map
• 2007 photos

2006

scrtprncs (Melinda), stout_chap (Brian) and NewMexicoKid (Tim) were the MLs

• 2006 regional graph
• See details about the word war with Quebec::Montreal in 2006 (total wordcount)
• See our 2006 frappr map
• 2006 graph and statistics
• 2006 photos

2005

In 2005, NewMexicoKid joined BERaven as the co-MLs for Illinois::Naperville

• graphs from the 2005 NaNoWriMo plus statistics
• See our 2005 frappr map (shows the location of our members in 2005)

2003, 2004

Prior to 2005, our region was part of Illinois::Elsewhere and managed by BERaven

In brief

• 2003 - part of Illinois::Elsewhere - BERaven (Bonnie Jean)
• 2004 - part of Illinois::Elsewhere - BERaven
• 2005 - first year with its own regional forum, first kick-off & TGIO: BERaven and NewMexicoKid (Tim)
• 2006 - NewMexicoKid, scrtprncs (Melinda), stout_chap (Brian) - Pledge to Publish created (regional writing group), first year in partnership with the Naperville Public Library
• 2007 - NewMexicoKid, scrtprncs, tinygreyhound (Meredith)
• 2008 - NewMexicoKid, scrtprncs, KatherineWriting (Katherine) - Pledge to Publish becomes the Pledge; first year with prep workshops
• 2009 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, TRRDEDEAN (Dave) - Pledge becomes the Journey
• 2010 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, TRRDEDEAN
• 2011 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, TRRDEDEAN
• 2012 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, TRRDEDEAN
• 2013 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, fdahlman (Frank) - Journey gets a new website
• 2014 - NewMexicoKid, KatherineWriting, fdahlman