ETC is a network and support center for professional programmers, software developers, web developers, e-commerce professionals, software sales and marketing experts, graphic designers, consultants and tech businesses. Our non-profit organization strives to help IT-professionals, new start-ups, and smaller tech firms network, find consulting, contract work, and projects. We are a strong supporter of "local-sourcing" instead of outsourcing.

The purpose of this group is to bring governments, developers, and communities together in a common mission to use public data to create digital tools that serve civic needs and promote economic development. Go to http://illinoisopentech.org/ for the latest updates on the Illinois Open Technology (ILOpenTech). The first set of meetups will be held in our four pilot communities: Belleville, Champaign, Rockford and South Suburbs centered around the ILOpenTech Challenge, a multi-month initiative th …

Open to current and aspiring web designers, this group aims to provide a forum for education, information sharing, and networking among designers. Our meetings focus on topics such as usability, tools of the trade, SEO, email marketing, photography, managing customer expectations, and some technical stuff like CSS and cross-browser compatibility. Join us to gain valuable information and contacts within the web design profession and industry.

Meet local professionals, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts interested in the Semantic Web. Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-list Homepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of this meetup will be published as linked data on the world wide web. By acknowledging this welcome message you agree to this practice. If you have any questions about this practice please don't hesitate to ask the organizer of the group.

Obama for Technology | Technology for Obama was created on My.BarackObama.com in February 2007 shortly after Barack Obama announced his intentions to run for President of the United States of America (POTUS). We are the "original" Technology for Obama group (just Google "Technology for Obama" or "Obama For Technology" and watch the videos, etc). Because I organize several Meetups, I've decided create this "Technology For Obama" Meetup Group to help get President Barack Obama reelected in 2012. M …

Join your fellow web designers for: Presentations on topics of interest Q&A about web design Networking Every month, we look at various aspects of web design and development, including: Adobe Creative Suite CSS HTML Content Management System (CMS) Workflow Content Management UI Javascript Flash Video ...and much more.

Assistive / Educational Technology training sessions [Please note that you need to sign up for each individual training session you are interested in.] I will be providing training and information sessions for parents, educators and all who are interested in how technology can help children with learning and participation. I have worked as an occupational therapist and assistive technology consultant for 24 years. There have been some very significant developments in the assistive technology …

Small Business Technology of Chicago is dedicated to helping small businesses, professionals, and nonprofits learn about information technology. We provide a place for you to learn about new technology, get answers to your questions, and share your experiences. And you will meet others who are interested in information technology for small business. Our presentations include information technology, cloud computing, software, disaster recovery, technology service providers, Internet marketing str …

We are a group software developers, web developers, DBAs, and technology enthusiasts. Some of us make our living writing code, some of us just do it for fun! Some are working on side projects and want to learn more about technology that we don't use on our day jobs. Whatever the case, we like to get together talk about different ways to enhance our knowledge and hopefully our careers. After all of that learning... we also like to socialize over some beers! If this sounds like fun to you com …

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter an …

Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and developers around town? Currently we meet every fourth Wednesday of the mon …

BuiltInChicago.org is an awesome community of entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, developers, designers, investors, technologists and academics working hard to create the next big web or mobile business. Our mission is to connect, educate and promote the growing digital community in Chicago. And we want you to JOIN today. This group will be used to help connect members of the community in person. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: adam@builtinchicago.org

MadCloud promotes the understanding and use of cloud computing technology in the Madison and surrounding area. Cloud computing is revolutionizing how businesses operate by replacing on-premises legacy applications with Cloud-based offerings and offering nearly unlimited scaling of data-intensive and high-volume Web applications.  Developers and entrepreneurs are leveraging the always-on, available anywhere nature of the Cloud to build innovative applications and develop new business models. Memb …

Chicago Startup Pitch Night focuses on providing monthly opportunities for you to practice, refine, and perfect your startup pitches.  We also provide targeted networking and learning opportunities in the Chicago, Illinois region to meet, form partnerships, and launch or formulate new start-ups. Chicago Startup Pitch Night's events are run by a leadership team that works to find the meeting venues and plan out and execute all the Meetup events.  Our mission is to be known as the place to practi …

Technori Meetup is a group of impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts who have a deep love for Chicago and who want to see our emerging tech community flourish. By way of editorial content and an assortment of events throughout the year, Technori is dedicated to fostering relationships and celebrating those who make the Chicago tech scene what it is.  One of the group’s primary events is Technori Pitch; held on the last Tuesday of …

This group is for Chicago-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, UX Designers, Web Producers, etc. - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and mobile applications. Sorry, but since this group is about meeting face to face every month, so only people residing in the Chicago area will be admitted. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools and trends, theories …

Meet other local Internet Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques for Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing. The group social networking Web site is at: http://chicago-social-marketing.ning.com/

Calling all selenium enthusiasts! Whether you are interested in learning and/or currently using selenium/web-driver project, this is a group to meet and talk to other users, know about latest-trends in web automation, discuss challenges faced and just to network. We will be meeting on Thursday evenings.

Google Developer Group (GDG) Schaumburg meets on the 1st or 2nd Wednesday of the month. If you are interested in Google technologies (Android, App Engine, Chrome and etc.) or just love tech in general then please join our group.

There seemed to be a lot of groups dealing with .net and various web technologies but nothing dedicated to Java/J2EE. I envision this as a group for people that wish to network with other Java Enterprise professionals in the Chicago area.

Meet other developers to discuss your adventures in the world of Perl Programming. Perl isn't just another programming language. It's about making your life easier. It helps with things like system administration, web development, network glue, data munging, and even network daemons/servers. Not only that, but you can even write end user applications with a GUI that works on every operating system.

The Chicagoland ColdFusion User Group is a local group of web professionals and enthusiasts who are dedicated to expanding and sharing their knowledge of CFML and related web technologies. Most developers reside in the Greater Chicagoland area of IL which includes Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, Kane County, and more. All skill levels are welcome to attend our meetings. Come early for some socializing, networking, and enjoy some food and drink. This group was started in September 2012.

Hi, My name is Senam Amegashie! I'm the Head Diva in Charge over at www.mydesigndiva.com ! I created this group and the corresponding website as a way to connect the women in the world of wordpress. Whether you are a blogger who uses it, a web designer, a web developer or a total newbie to Wordpress, This group is for you! I wanted to surround myself with women who use Wordpress as a way to learn more myself and to help other gain knowledge about this wonderful program. I'm still learning a …

Networking and Idea Sharing for Chicago Women in Tech - Who should join: Women in Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization SEO, Pay Per Click PPC, Search Engine Marketing SEM, Web Development, Information Technology IT, Entrepreneurs, Social Media Specialists, Affiliate Marketing, Blogging or any other Tech Related Field. Guys are welcome to join and participate by the way, just remember the emphasis here is women claiming their voice in the tech community.

The online media is drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. Meet the people that lead the fashion revolution online - fashion bloggers, new media publishers, entrepreneurs, industry insiders, fashion PR reps, and web savvy trendsetters. You must a professional within the fashion industry and have an online presence to join this group. This is the Chicago chapter of the main New York City Fashion 2.0 meetup. We are currently working on get …

Initiated by the Illinois Institute of Technology Real-Time Communications Lab http://voip.itm.iit.edu/ , we are interested in WebRTC API's, protocols, and applications that support browser-based, real-time, P2P communications. This includes the standarization work underway at the IETF (RTCWeb) and the W3C (WebRTC), as well as the resulting disruptive new use cases, and business models it is creating. If you believe WebRTC is the future of real-time communications, collaborate with us as we crea …

This group allows PHP developers at all levels of expertise get together to discuss various topics in PHP and related web technologies. Events will generally be held in Lake County, Illinois, or Kenosha County, Wisconsin.