Meet and drink beer with other local Software Developers. Discuss various programming languages and techniques, software architecture, cross-platform development, iPhone development, etc. We're an informal, social group designed to get most of us out of the office/home. Our members cover a huge cross-section of the programming industry, from web to embedded, desktop to iPhone, from Java to C++ to Haskell. If you program, either professionally or as a hobby, you'll probably get something from our …

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.

Are you a Greater Chicagoland or north suburban Chicago area SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? You need to join this group! We’re focused on the business application advantages of SharePoint, showcasing users’ ideas and real world experiences. PLUS, t …

Meet other local users of Google, the popular search tool. Delve into discussions that encompass All Things Google!

Let's face it, if you make your living on the Internet, most of your friends and family don't have a clue what you do for a living. The purpose of our monthly mastermind group meetings is to improve our businesses, share ideas, discuss strategies, and talk to people whose eyes don't glaze over when we talk about Internet Marketing, SEO and related topics. We will talk, and compares notes about: * Internet Marketing * SEO (Search Engine Optimization) * Ecommerce * Affiliate Marketing * Social Net …

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 …

Milwaukee Business Professionals MeetUp is a place for Small Business Owners and other entrepreneurial-minded individuals in and around Milwaukee, WI. We host business networking events and also offer personal and professional development events facilitated by certified coaches and other qualified professionals. We help you take your business to the next level. Please join the group if you would like to be aware of fabulous opportunities to meet other like-minded business professionals who share …

The Madison PHP Meetup Group is a place where anyone interested in PHP (ideally in the Madison, WI area) can get together to learn and share new things related to PHP. Everyone is welcome, whether you've never written a line of code before or if you're an expert.

Startup Milwaukee is an organization that is building and networking Milwaukee's emerging community of startup companies. Please join us monthly for free beer, great conversation, plus presentations and demos from startups located right here in the Milwaukee area! Have questions? Contact: info (at) startupmke.org

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 …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

MadLUG is the Madison area Linux Users Group. Our goals are Linux advocacy, education, helping others with Linux, community-building, sharing ideas, and outreach. Our users come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are academics and students; others are system administrators, web designers and other IT professionals; and others simply enjoy computers. We have a diverse set of interests and ideas. There's always lots of great discussion on all things Linux, software, and technology.

Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [ http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Web of Data &  Linked Open Data. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. The purpose of the group is to provide a process for new members to quickly understand the technologies behind the Semantic Web, an …

This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in or around Lake County, IL. We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly covering topics from WordPress basics, to theme modifications, to plugin development.

Web414 consists of amateurs and professionals interested in building and improving the web today and in the future. We are a diverse group including designers, programmers, publishers, and entrepreneurs - all with a common interest in creating the new web. We promote a wide variety of topics at our events ranging from web development, web design, graphic design, social media, and anything that our members do to make the web a better place. We welcome all to attend and become involved.

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.

MobileMKE is an organization dedicated to the passion for Mobile Technology. Our goal is to connect and nurture Mobile enthusiasts and technologists in the Milwaukee area. This will happen through meetups and other events that will raise awareness of what is going on in the Milwaukee Mobile Market as well as help nurture new fruitful ideas in Mobile Technology space that yet to exist.

Do you ever wonder about...? How this object connects to that? What lies beyond the obvious, not satisfied with what has been explained? Why tinkering today with Lego blocks, digital games, or a sketch pad and pen might help you create a new design or solution tomorrow? How you can break a code in this case, but not according to that.things on purpose - and then see if you can fix them? What is *behind* the content on this page, and how it got there, and what makes to speak to and through the a …

Startup Collaboratory is a group of Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals, and Business Owners who meet to… Collaborate on starting and growing businesses Share viewpoints and generate new ideas Network for help overcoming business challenges Please join Startup Collaboratory as we help each other learn to become more successful! Another branch meets in Schaumburg http://www.meetup.com/Startup-Collaboratory/ One of the group's activities will be to organize Fox Valley Demo Days to show off loc …

A place for Madisonian developers interested in learning more about MongoDB: the open-source, document database from 10gen. Hopefully the group can expand the use of MongoDB at companies within the area, as well as provide a place to share knowledge and experience.

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 …

Welcome to the Milwaukee IT Support & Admin Meetup Group, the goal of this group is to go over best practices, tips & tricks, offer support, and share experiences of Network Admins, Systems Admins, Database Admins, IT Managers, Help Desk Technicians, & end users within the Milwaukee, WI area. The group is open to everyone, at any level of back group expertise or field. Feel free to suggest a topic, or to volunteer as a speaker. Our main focus will be issues ranging from security, support, backup …

We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, designers, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly - covering topics from WordPress basics to more advanced uses including plugin & theme development. This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in and around the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL.

This is a group for anyone who is interested in meeting on a regular basis to help them achieve goals they want to in life. The advantage of a mastermind group is that different people can work with each other for 1-2 hours at a time and tell them the specific mistakes / successes they had in doing something similar. Specifically for people who are doing startups, solo entrepreneurs, or people that have side projects they would like to have more success with. Targeted towards people with a good …

This is a group targeted to engineers (both dev and ops), tech professionals, managers, leads, architects and entrepreneurs coming together to learn about and share information on DevOps processes, tools, practices and benefits.

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.

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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.