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 …

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.

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 …

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.

This is a group for developers to meet up and exchange knowledge about the latest trends in JavaScript Development

This is a group for everyone interested in cutting-edge technologies in web and mobile development. Both pros and newbies are welcomed on meetings for sharing latest findings, achievements and experience. I'm looking forward to meet creative people around Newtown area. We can do a lot together - talks, hackatons etc. Let's find new inspiration and new cool things!

The Philly Open Developer and Design group is open to everyone interested in Software and Web Development. If you ever have, or have been interested in designing or developing your own website, desktop software, mobile application, or any other computer related tool, join us twice at the Philly Open meet-ups. These meetups will consist of presentations from local designers and developers, and they will share their expertise on different skills. If you are looking for fun projects to get involved …

Hey folks! We've got online courses in HTML and CSS starting January 6th. Come nerd out with us... HTML: Welcome to Tagville CSS: The Basics Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerdy women who are taking over the world learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and g …

Philly Accessibility is a forum for anyone who is interested in the design and development of technology that works well for everyone. Accessibility is not just about adding a feature or setting to software or a device. It's thinking about how someone uses technology, whatever their ability, age, skill or know-how. It's making that consideration a fundamental part of your design. Let's work together to make technology better for everyone.

Shame On UX is an open-format meet-up focused on discussing the importance of user experience by poking fun at where it has failed. For people with a passion for user interface design, we discuss the principals of good user experience by exploring ones submitted as shameful. They range from really bad to examples where information could simply be designed better, but it's a lot of fun. We run group exercises to get people thinking about information design, user requirements, and how this all tie …

This is a great group for I.T. Professionals to meet outside of the office to relax, socialize, talk about sports, politics, life, and the ever growing world of Information Technology. We emphasize finding new friends and associates with similar backgrounds to network with and do exciting things. Dinners, forums, happy hours, adventures, sporting events, and yes, parties are just a few of the types of activities we will partake.

Arts, Culture, Tech & Community NJ is a meetup in Trenton, New Jersey for innovators in the fields of arts, culture, technology, and community organizing to connect with one another and present cutting edge works that cut across sectors. Similar to other ArtsTech meetups we plan to bring together those working at the intersection of the arts and technology such as: *Artists doing interesting work with engineering, biotech, sciences, technology, and social media. *Tech specialists working on inte …

MobiDev Philly is a group for architects, designers, and developers of mobile applications. Whether just getting started or looking to expand your knowledge by sharing with your peers, this group is for you. We meet regularly and bring in guest presenters from across the mobile industry to discuss trends, patterns, and coding techniques for a variety of platforms and languages. This will include Native, Hybrid, and HTML5 development, Responsive Design, JavaScript, and Web API development. Best o …

NJFlex.com offers events for Apache Flex and Java Developers.  It's a home for two users group - NJ Flex and Princeton JUG. Although our primary focus is here in NJ, we always welcome all developers. Our goal is to provide fun training events while injecting the region with new developers. So join up, you just might learn something along the way. All our meetups are free of charge.

New Jersey Creative Professionals is a hub for those involved or thinking of getting involved within the creative community. This group will be dedicated to providing resources for anyone who has a passion for the creative process. Whether you’re a seasoned professional, or are working to get your start in the industry, we will work to provide information that adds value to your career as a creative professional. Together as a group we’ll aim to host at least one meeting each month and try to al …

A group to support women speakers in technology.

Want to see cool new technology? Want to interact with other cool techies, startups, and business folks? Have some time in the morning? Then come to TechBreakfast, a monthly breakfast in Philadelphia (modeled after the existing ones in DC, Columbia, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia -- check out http://www.meetup.com/techbreakfast for that...) where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and inter …

A Better Place to Work Starts with Better Coworkers. We are a community of people who could work from anywhere but choose to work together, more productively, here at Indy Hall. Indy Hall’s community is the intersection of designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, small business owners, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more. The only thing we’re missing is you.

The Philadelphia WordPress Meetup Group is a group of WordPress enthusiasts in and around the Philadelphia area. We love working with WordPress in a variety of different ways. Join us and learn about WordPress and all it has to offer! Meet other local users of WordPress, the Internet's most popular blogging platform and fastest growing content management system. Gather and discuss the best ways to work WordPress, develop and design themes and plugins, tips and tricks for WordPress, and more.  T …

A group for Drupal users and Drupal site builders.  Meet, Discuss and learn about Drupal.

Central New Jersey area Drupal users group. All experience levels welcome. We usually meet in the Princeton area. We are also part of groups.drupal.org (groups.drupal.org/new-jersey) "Drupal is a free, open-source software package that allows an individual, a community of users, or an enterprise to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website." -drupal.org

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. Compare Notes Exchange Ideas Learn from Others’ Mistakes Brainstorm with Peers Find Partners Small Group Atmosphere Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® meetings are for founders of early stage technology startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious abou …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

Philadelphia meetup for SASS enthusiasts and professionals.

The Philadelphia Standards Organization is a grass roots collective of designers, developers, and internet consultants promoting the use of Web Standards through education and collaboration in the Philadelphia region.

PET is a group of people enthusiastic about technologies for the enterprise and B2B market. We will bring corporations and the tech startup community together to cultivate ventures serving the enterprise. Whether you are an entrepreneur, corporate executive, software developer, designer, or investor, you are invited to join us and participate in a series of panels, pitches and networking events specifically focused on enterprise tech. We are affiliated with the Enterprise Tech Innovation meetup …