An informal group of technical communicators from across the (Phoenix) Valley of the Sun, this group meets regularly to chat about trends and issues in technical documentation, editing, illustration, instructional design, web design and similar fields. We meet at various locations around the Valley, usually during breakfast or lunch hours, for a quick mealtime discussion. Topics can range from troubleshooting problems with tools such as RoboHelp or FrameMaker, to implementing new processes or me …

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 …

WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. The Arizona WP Group is to meet and collaborate with other local fans and users of WordPress. Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website. We do have an annual WordCamp in the valley so be sure to check that out and attend when it's time! -> WordCamp …

This group is designed to bring together those software developers that want to understand the newest technologies and talk about what is going on in the community. Ultimately, we'd like to make this a group that could share best practices, share code and ideas to improve on existing projects.

Hark! All interested in or passionate about front end development including best practices, conventions and methodologies are welcome. I hope to create a community of people to explore ideas, learn, teach and share information around user experience, design, and new emerging techniques and technologies for the front end developer. Tucson is almost devoid of any tech-centric (web, software) culture. We can build better, more beautiful systems with a hive mind. Indie contractors and 9-5ers welcome …

To discuss the following (subject to change): – Current and future developments in popular web content management system (CMS) applications (e.g. Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal) and possible contexts for each CMS type – Pros and cons of CMS websites versus other types of web development – Accessibility, usability, and web standards – CMS SEO (search engine optimization) integration and online marketing – Anything else that comes to mind And, of course, one of the main goals of this Meetup group is NE …

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Read more about it at http://djangoproject.com We're just starting this group up now, so please post any suggestions you have for meetups. Do you want to give a talk? Are you working on something really cool that you'd like to share with other Djangonauts in Phoenix? Use the message board and the meetup suggestion tools to throw out some ideas !