A group to meet and discuss, learn and present on the myriad of web technologies that Google supports, promotes and offers. Main discussion board at https://groups.google.com/group/gdg-tc.  Join us on Google Plus!

Hi! It's difficult to connect with other women geeks on a regular basis in the community. This group is for anyone interested in technology, hacking, or just making new friends with similar interests! We will have gossip sessions over hackathons, days when we just sit in a coffee shop coding away on our own projects, discuss the latest and greatest in technology over fun dinners/lunches, informal meet-n-greets with invited female tech figures in the community and more! Members can suggest additi …

Are you an aspiring or professional software engineer, developer or programmer? Then this is the group for you!  Meet with like-minded (and sometimes not) Software Engineers from a range of backgrounds and technologies to explore the benefits and disadvantages of each, as well as emerging technologies and ideas. Some of the topics we focus on include front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript), back-end technologies (PHP, ASP, Java), Databases, Mobile development, and Software as a Service. Come …

You know who you are. You see the dry cleaner sorting though a stack of paper slips and you think "I could write an app for that". You want to measure the steps in a process and improve it with an open source platform. We come up with ideas. We come up with ways to realize those ideas. We build web apps. We want to highlight trusted tools of the trade, cool projects that you are contributing to, and review cutting edge technology. When we have a solid group it would be great to pool together our …

Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul and surrounding area in Minnesota) Visualization group focuses on creating a community around visually telling stories (most often with computer technology and data). The group arose out of the desire of a handful people that wanted to discuss visualization across sectors, such as non-profits, journalism, museums, academia, arts, and the private sector. We welcome everyone; mostly likely you work with visualization technologies, work closely with people that …

What is it? A user group for people who make software to learn about all things Windows 8. Who is it for? Awesome people. You’re awesome, aren’t you? We thought so. See you there. What will be covered? Metro, WinRT, XAML, and HTML5/JS for starters. Basically, anything you will need to know to successfully build applications for Windows 8. Check out our website http://windows8ug.com/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/tcwindows8ug

This is a place for independent developers to swap stories, talk shop and find out where the cool gigs are.

I am looking to start a group for people who use Apple products or are looking to make the switch. The goal is sharing of information. I will start off with a smaller group of both personal and business users until the group gets too large. Then we will create two groups one for personal and one for business users.

Personal cloud computing puts control back in the hands of the users, but this time in a cloud / networked environment. Personal Clouds are to cloud computing what the Personal Computer was to (mainframe-based) computing at the time. This meetup connects the developers, businesses and individuals interested in developing a whole ecosystem round personal clouds.

Are you interested in using Ruby in your next mobile project? There are options now and good ones. RubyMotion is just started to get traction and JRuby on Android is a possibility as well. Come and share what you've learned in your trials and travails in Ruby Mobileland.

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.

MN Healthcare IT is dedicated to advancing innovation in the delivery of healthcare through the use of information technology. We will have regularly scheduled meetups where interested stakeholders can share and discuss innovative ideas at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Professionals working in the healthcare and IT industries are invited to our events discuss and learn about the latest healthcare technologies.

A group that focuses on networking and professional development for Interactive Project Managers. We define "interactive" as work that requires an interaction between the user and technology, and which blends the creative aspects of advertising with business-driven goals of marketing and the technical complexities of software development. Founded by Nancy Lyons and Meghan Wilker, authors of Interactive Project Management: Pixels, People, and Process, this group meets to discuss methodologies, be …

Have you ever had an idea you thought could change the world - be it a business, an app, or a crusade? We intend to act on it. We're a group of creatives, business developers, entrepreneurs, and everyday Joes who come together to refine actionable concepts and introduce them to the masses. We find ourselves in an ever-changing economy being stifled by antiquated models motivated solely by profit. We intend to contribute to the evolution of our current marketplace. In order to do this we need ide …

Collectively we are interested in learning more about Groovy and related topics, such as the framework: Grails. We want to get together and share our experiences, techniques, and knowledge to strengthen the rapid software development crowd here in Minnesota. We meet the2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm at the offices of SmartThings in NE Minneapolis.

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.

Want to learn more about the latest technologies in the web design and development world? Join us for lunch and learn about the latest in mobile, HTML5, CSS, 'R' programming language, Javascript, search algorithms, wire-framing, encryption, design considerations for Drupal, or whatever else catches the interest of one of our members that want to present.

A group built to help those learning Ruby on Rails build new businesses, cool prototypes, side projects, and more. Events include: introductory classes on Rails 'hack' sessions where you can partner 1:1 to get over sticking points classes to help you learn 'the other stuff' (CoffeeScript, SASS, HTML5, Git, etc) We encourage people of all skill levels in Rails to participate! Our Google Group is located here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/railsmn

We are designers, developers, managers, and other stakeholders who are in the trenches building the digital experiences people use every day. We believe in user centered design, and are following Lean principles to improve the quality of the products we build for our customers and our users.

This is an IBM sponsored Big Data meetup group.  Geared towards developers, data scientists and all Big Data enthusiasts, our meetups provide an opportunity to work hands on with the solutions and tools in our Big Data platform. Our Meetups typically include a 45-60 min (max) presentation that serves as an introduction and overview for a specific Big Data technology.  It is followed by ~3 hours to collaborate with fellow developers and apply your Big Data skills.  We provide a cloud environment …

Welcome to the Liferay Twin Cities User Group. Our goal is to form a group of people in the area that work with, have used, are investigating, or are simply interested in Liferay and are located in the Twin Cities area. This group will be focused on sharing Liferay best practices across the community. Come for fun, come for networking, come just to talk shop with your fellow liferayers