It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses focus on coding, leveraging existing technology, and having something t …

Leap Motion has captured everyone's attention, including ours. All those video demos in the months leading up, left most everyone in the tech community wanting one. The time has come to show it in action and how to develop with Leap Motion. Our goal is to foster a lively and engaging community for Leap developers, to better understand how to harness this marvelous technology, take the state of the art to a new level, and stay ahead of the curve as Leap continues to evolve. We'll be regularly hol …

Have you ever joined a networking group for creative professionals, and the organizers/members rarely ever scheduled events? This group is different. As the organizer, I try to keep things active—despite having professional obligations of my own. The purpose of this group is to get together and share ideas with like-minded professionals; share leads, cool sites, network, and collaborate. Partnering for project work is definitely encouraged. I invite you to join my group if you are enthusiastic, …

It's not your grandfather's web anymore. Mobile is multiplying, tablets are thriving, and the not-so-distant future is a giant question mark following by a giant exclamation point. Responsive web design—the process of creating a site that adapts to the range of web-enabled devices—is poised for a huge breakthrough. First, though, we need to figure out how to do it. Our group is for people from a range of web disciplines—design, development, project management, content strategy, and more—looking …

Develop, design and publish Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps with the help of Microsoft and our Community of Developers and Designers. Listings will include events, contests and news of interest to software developers.

Designers + Geeks is a popular monthly event that brings together designers, developers, artists, and geeks of all types. Born in San Francisco, we're extending to New York to continue the fun.

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unprete …

Code for Philly—a Code for America Brigade—would like to invite you to come join us.  We are PHL-based developers, designers, catalogers, organizers, and other citizens working to build a better Philadelphia by applying web technology to government and communities.  We meet weekly, usually Tuesday evenings, and work on a variety of projects building PHL 2.0.  You can join an existing project, create a new one, or bring in something you're already working on and get CfP to help out.  We welcome a …

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in agency life, graphic design, visual design, basically all things design and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a …

DUMBO Designers is the group for enthusiastic designers of all kinds in DUMBO, NY. Follow on twitter @DUMBOdevs Support us on gittip.com: https://www.gittip.com/DUMBOdesigners/ Meetups: Currently hosting a monthly lunch and talks about design in DUMBO, NYC. PLEASE NO JOB POSTINGS Also, don't contact other members about jobs unless they've contacted you first, or that's a chop.

Design Founders: A community for designers turned entrepreneurs. Whether you're a designer launching a tech startup, a clothing-line, a letterpress shop, or a non-profit, you're likely navigating the same challenges, and sharing the same goals, as other designers-turned-founders. Our goal is to connect designers who are creating new companies so we can exchange our shared experiences, challenges, best practices and resources. This group could also become a forum for sharing work in progress, c …

To inspire and help designers pursue, do, and succeed at what they love. We are building a strong, passionate community for current NYC designers either at startups or looking to join startups, to inspire, collaborate, and mentor each other. We'll have a mix of Speaker Sessions, Happy Hours, and other fun events to help you excel in your design career. Note: This group is for professional designers and is not open to entrepreneurs, engineers, design enthusiasts, or recruiters. Please do not appl …

With online video becoming a native part of every online interaction, it is crucial that we use agreed standards, and discuss ways to keep video open and free for all. The Kaltura Open Video Group brings together thinkers, hackers, designers and innovators who wish to learn and collaborate on new projects related to online video, and to ease consumption of media online. The group hosts meetups in various cities around the world and holds online webinars and everyone is welcome to present inter …

Turn your ideas into something real. We are a group of developers and designers who help entrepreneurs build prototypes to test their ideas and gain initial traction. Entrepreneurs can apply to pitch to the group.  We will meet once a month and bring in entrepreneurs to pitch to the technical group.

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.

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 techsphere is exploding in the New York / New Jersey Area, but most tech events revolve around speakers and presentations. This tech group is focused on providing social events to make it super easy to meet others in the tech industry. You may be looking for a co-founder for the next great web site, talent for hire, others to get advice from, or just to broaden your social circle with like minded techies. NJ Tech Socials will provide you with a social space to mix and mingle with your fellow …

This is a group that is founded to celebrate and expand upon interesting work by interesting people. We hold meetings that display new tech developments and cool new companies. Most importantly, these meetings are a great place to discover new people, connections, and possible co-workers.

This group is dedicated to networking among techies and entrepreneurs alike in the web, mobile app, and internet marketing space. We meet once a month to discuss new trends and grow as entrepreneurs. Please only those who have knowledge/experience in these areas.

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

PCoGD will inform members on news within the graphic design community. We hope to give tips and information on tools, advancing your design, freelancing, legal aid services, conferences, awards, contest, grant information, networking, news on employment opportunities, and we hope to learn some new and exciting information from our members. All this when we all get the chance to "Meet-up!" PCoGD was formerly known as The Philadelphia Graphic Designers Meet-up. We decided to claim ourselves as a C …

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania region to meet, form partnerships, and launch or formulate new start-ups. Philadelphia 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 …

Our goal is to help people gain the skills, experience, and connections necessary to be successful in the tech industry, regardless of their race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We work to achieve this goal by providing low cost classes, professional development seminars, networking opportunities, and employment resources. We encourage anyone who is currently in the tech industry, would like to enter the tech industry, or just interested in the tech industry to join.

One of the most fun parts of creating digital things for people around the world is what you learn along the way. Whether it be learning about the folks we are building for, or the technologies and approaches we use to build things well, learning is what makes us and our products better. Let's get together a small group of awesome builders (developers, designers, product folks) and share some of what we've learned!

The NYC Mobile Experience is an outgrowth of "pocketmints", a Mint Digital experiment focused on the "making" of mobile applications of the "maker's" perspective. After a quick glance at the the NYC meetup landscape, we felt that mobile topics tend to either get lost in larger, more general tech groups or they meet very specific needs like those of a platform (iPhone, Android, WinMo) or even a type of app (location-based). We are shooting for a space for mobile were we can bring together desi …

Amplify Good is for marketers who want to make a difference. Whether you're in advertising, branding, content creation, design, interactive, public relations, social media or any other "amplifying" profession, there are purpose-driven companies and organizations that need our help. Let's get together to connect with one another – and prove that there are marketing folks who aren't sharks and care about more than just $$. Then let's do good sh*t. I'm starting this here as a Meetup group, but plan …