Pumping Station: One is a hackerspace (also called a makerspace or community workshop) located in the Avondale neighborhood of Chicago at 3354 N. Elston Ave. We exist to provide the place, tools, and community where people can explore ideas; create new things; and share knowledge with each other. You can find more info about us at our web site http://www.pumpingstationone.org and chat with members on our Google group at http://groups.google.com/group/pumping-station-one-public.

The Chicago Business Catalyst User Group has been formed by Chicago Digital to educate, support and inspire local area business owners, website developers, and students of web design. The group is meant to be an open discussion amongst members and a forum from which all parties can learn from each other. While this group will have a focus on building and promoting online businesses with the Adobe Business Catalyst Platform, we will also discuss best practices in design, development and online ma …

We are a community of passionate experience designers interested in getting together to share stories, tools, project experiences and events! We explore human-computer interaction, agile design, user experience, frontend development, information architecture, interaction design, usability testing among other topics that help us deliver engaging customer experiences.

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 …

This group is for Chicago-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, UX Designers, Web Producers, Programmers, Flash Animators, 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, only people residing in the Chicago area will be admitted. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare …

The annual CMS Expo is your place to connect to the CMS Community. If you're a web designer, developer, content creator, administrator or business person, you need to attend the CMS Expo Learning & Business. Hosted by the CMS Association, the CMS Expo has quickly grown to be a "must-attend" event for Content Management Professionals at all levels of expertise. Whether you're a freelancer, an in-house content producer or part of a major enterprise, CMS Expo is for you. Check our website for all t …

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 learnin …

This Meetup is for creatives and geeks with professional interests in serious games. "Serious games" is a general term for games that entertain and edify. The boundaries are malleable and permeable. This Meetup Group founder (Robert Becker) leads the Serious Games SIG of the International Game Developers Association, the Serious Games Track of the Georgia Game Developers Association annual SIEGE conference in Atlanta, and the Chicago SIG of the Serious Games Association. The Meetup Group is unaf …

We are a community of people in web-related professions including designers, developers, SEO specialists, social networking consultants, usability experts, content developers and marketing consultants. Many of us are sole proprietors with a specific niche in design or technology, while others are "generalists," sampling and mastering a broad range of interactive tools. We seek to support, inspire, educate and collaborate. People of all levels of expertise and interest are welcome as we explore t …

Meet other local Wordpress and Dreamweaver Developers to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. Update: We will be covering Wordpress as well as Adobe Dreamweaver Tools and Development quarterly, so be on the lookout for those meetings! Topics will include: Templates, Snippets and other code savers; Advanced Dreamweaver techniques; using Extensions; and Content Management System development. Other topics to be covered …

Connect - Engage  Share Chicago International WP Expo, Conference and Awards August 25-26, 2012 Advance Registration Rates in Effect 2-Days - Full Expo & Conference Pass. Expires June 30, 2012. RSVP Today! $249.95 Advance Admission Includes: All Sessions Both Days for Newbies (just getting started) Advanced Users Developer Workshop Keynote Speaker Presentations Expo Hall Awards Ceremony And More Register and attend Chicago International WP Meetup Group's 2-Day Expo and Conference (C …

Meet other local Macintosh fanatics and developers to talk about OSX, MacPro's, iBooks, and Apple's latest innovations!

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 …

Augmented Reality - What is it? Who's working on it? How can you use it? I hope this group can be a meeting place and discussion ground for everyone interested in Augmented Reality (AR); designers, developers, entrepreneurs, writers, students, journalists, and anyone who's interested in AR.

The Chicago Area DotNetNuke Users Group is for anyone who uses DotNetNuke to host, administer or develop websites. We are a community of Users, Administrators and Developers who come together to share information about our common interest DotNetNuke. Not a DotNetNuke user yet, but interested in Content Management System driven Websites? Then please join us for an upcoming meeting and see what DotNetNuke is all about. We are here to help, so feel free to jump in and ask questions. Please check ou …

ChiPMA, The Chicago Area Product Management Association, is all about helping Product managers and related fields to get better at designing, building and launching digital products and services. Modeled after the Silicon Valley Product Managers Association (SVPMA, www.svpma.org), ChiPMA's meetings expose members to current trends in innovation, product strategy, product marketing, development approaches and the latest tools and technologies. Whom it's for: Software and Digital Product managers …