Honesty
We talk candidly about real product work, including uncomfortable tradeoffs, bias, and practices that deserve a closer look.
Chicago's product community
Chicago Product
Management Association
A place for product people to share what works, challenge what doesn't, and get better together.
AI Roundtable, June 2026
2,700+
Meetup members
114
events and counting
Chicago
built here, for here
What brings us together
Better products start with better conversations.
ChiPMA helps Chicago-area product professionals get better at conceiving, designing, building, launching, and optimizing digital products and services.
Our events go beyond polished success stories. We make room for useful debate, specific takeaways, and the kind of peer relationships that make a big city feel a little smaller.
For product managers, product owners, UX designers, product marketers, and everyone working alongside them.
Recently at ChiPMA
What we've been up to...
What we value
How we show up.
Different experience levels make the community stronger. Everyone has something worth contributing.
Collaboration
Product work is a team sport. We connect practitioners and the organizations that employ them so both can learn and improve.
Community
We build real relationships across Chicago and look for ways to give more than we take.
The ChiPMA event philosophy
Useful on Monday morning.
Our organizers have the autonomy to create focused, participatory events that serve the community.
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Focus
Go deep enough that attendees leave with ideas they can put to work.
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Distinct ideas
Choose compelling problems over surface-level trends and familiar talking points.
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More voices
Invite new facilitators, panelists, and hosts from across the product community.
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Real connection
Leave room in every event for people to meet, talk, and build relationships.
The people making space
Community Facilitators
ChiPMA is powered by volunteers who bring people together, shape thoughtful events, and keep the conversation moving.
Better together
Community partners
Bring your perspective
Come meet Chicago's product people.
Find the next workshop, roundtable, or conversation, then keep the ideas moving between events.