Hook into the experience and enthusiasm of local Android developers and users! Android is Google's open source mobile OS, the basis for a number of newer smartphones and other mobile devices. This group is for those interested in the Android platform. Interests may include: * Getting started with Android application development * Talks and tutorials for developers and enthusiasts * Getting together to help each other hack on Android apps * Helping developers and employers find each other * Discu …

The Lean Startup is an entrepreneurial movement that takes the deep know-how of lean manufacturing, the scientific focus of Customer Development, and the pragmatic "get it done" practices of agile development, and puts it all together into a powerful combination. Come join us as we learn more about building lean startups - we'd love to have you! * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

Dedicated to all hackers who hack in "alternate" JVM languages: Groovy, Scala, Clojure, Nice, Beanshell, Rhino, JRuby, Jython, etc. Low formality, causal "hack night" meetings at pubs, coffee shops, etc.

A meetup for hackers and founders to mingle and network with each other... If you're interested in technology startups, either as a hacker or as a founder, or both, you've found the right meetup. If you regularly read Hackers News ( http://news.ycombinator.com. ), have been to a Startup Weekend, have wanted an Open Coffee Club in the Triangle area, are building - or want to build - a tech startup, if you're a VC, angel investor, or anyone else with an interest in the startup community; then t …

This group was originally formed to discuss the formation of a hackerspace in the triangle. Since the group's formation, interest has been sparked in every vertex of the Triangle. Our mission changed from creating one mega-hackerspace to creating separate (but equal) hackerspaces throughout the area. Our hope is that by creating multiple spaces in the area, Triangle hackerspaces will be both accessible and convenient for professionals, students, and hobbyists throughout the area. Hackerspaces ( …

Our mission is to promote the awareness, understanding and application of Geometric Algebra as the universal language for mathematical physics and geometric computing. One concrete goal for us will be the development of software that supports gaming (rendering and physics), education and research. You should consider joining if you are a game developer, a STEM educator, a scientist, or someone who is simply curious to understand this elegant and powerful language that can be used to describe the …

Greg Balestrero, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI): "There is no question that Agile PM is a leading and emergent practice…critical to understand" (http://bit.ly/HLFcZ). Working with PMI's RTP chapter and PMI's Agile Community of Practice, our purpose is to build a community of Agile project managers in the RTP area through shared learning and networking events.

This group is a place for ladies and their friends to get together and learn about software craftsmanship through teaching, mentoring, and group projects! Everyone is welcome -- beginners through experts -- we just ask that you believe in encouraging women in computing.

This group is for all Force.com Developers and those who would like to learn to become so. We meet in the "off" months from the regular Raleigh Salesforce User Group. While not separate, we are the more technical arm of the User Group.

E-Commerce, ecommerce, Passive Online Income, Drop Ship, Internet Startups, App & Software as a Service developers, Information Product builders, Affiliates, Bloggers, etc. If you are trying to make the majority of your money online, and you work for yourself you might like this. This group is primarily for Internet business owners to get together for the occasional daytime escape from our laptops. We have coffee, conversation, share a few tips, and help each other get motivated about progressin …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based right here in New York City. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions. We typically meet on the second or third Tuesday of the month, have some pizza and network, and …

A “how to” Group to get new product ideas to market. All disciplines for ideation, prototype, marketing, merchandising, supply chain management, IT software, logistics, fulfillment, market channels, manufacturing, venture capitalists are all encouraged to share and recommend services and ideas. Inventors, innovators and people that have had that idea that they just don't know how to get it to market and be successful.

Can't get a job without experience? Can't get experience without a job? The Tech In exists to solve that catch-22. If you're a college student or a recent college grad studying software development, computer science, information systems, or anything else that makes other people ask you to fix their computer, we can help. That is, if you're in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Hopefully we'll get bigger soon. We try to have fun, help you learn a little, fill your stomachs with something other …

Everything design presented by professional designers. Crop is about sharing methods and techniques. We want to give designers a platform to showcase their skills and learn about the latest and greatest. If you love design, love to collaborate then we want you at the next Crop meetup. The format for the meetup will be an overall design theme and the second segment we will showcase a cool technique, latest software or new technology related to design. We don't want to focus solely on one area of …

We will get together for a monthly session of seminars and discussions for Azure and MVC. It is open to all who work with the Windows Azure cloud computing platform or want to deploy their app to Azure. Bring in your laptops for MVC and Azure fun! You will learn MVC and Azure from zero to advanced level in a short amount of time.

Discuss and share practices, knowledge, pains and improvements over anything related to Software Quality Assurance and Testing. Agile, Risk-based, Automation, System, Integration, Exploratory, Regression, functional, security and in fact any kind of testing which assures the system. The group has information about certification, on-going training courses, both in person and on-line to further professional development. People from all across the US and world are welcome to join and share your tho …

The focus of this group is to grow our understanding of the following technologies: Groovy, Grails, Griffon, Gradle, GORM, and more.  We will have speakers from different companies including SpringSource (which is also our primary sponsor).  We also plan to collaborate with the Raleigh Spring Meetup group because there is a lot of synergy between them. If you want to learn more about the features of the dynamic Groovy language that is built on the JVM, then you should join this group.  We look f …

Come hang out with friendly users and developers of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server database applications. We'll have a mix of presentations, hack nights, show-and-tell and even bar-and-burger hangout nights and discuss all things FileMaker including: --Using and developing FileMaker databases --The latest FileMaker-related tools and techniques --Cool Third-party FileMaker software and hardware products --FileMaker books and magazines --FileMaker Go for iPads and iOS devices --Deploying FileM …

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 …

We're a community of entrepreneurs, hackers, VCs, and founders focused on growing the local triangle tech community. You can regularly expect to see demos, hear from expert panels, and meet like-minded individuals so spread the word, bring your friends, and see you at the Triangle Meetup!

Everybody likes lunch, and we all love agile development. Let's do one and talk about the other! For starters we'll meet for lunch and casual conversation. If people are interested, we can add in some more structured content. Until the group decides otherwise, we'll meet once per month in Raleigh, Durham, and RTP.  Please join us and suggest restaurants!

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

TACFUG, or the Triangle Area ColdFusion User Group, is the home for ColdFusion in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina. We discuss web development, front end development, database development and general application development topics. Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Holly Springs, Clayton, Garner, Wake Forest, Creedmore, Butner, Morrisville and those brave souls from the Piedmond Triad who come out to the meetings

A group for people in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area working with (or interested in) Node.js.

This is a meetup group for people interested in OpenStack, an open source cloud operating system (www.openstack.org). We welcome OpenStack users, developers, and other interested parties to join us in learning, sharing information, and building a stronger OpenStack community.

TriTAUG was founded to help bring together those in the Triangle that have an interest in testing and automated processes.  This includes practices such as continuous integration and test driven development.  We are interested in unique ways to automate, simplify, and become more efficient.

Get together frequently with other Android developers. Dev Droids design and create Android applications, services, AOSP and ROM builds, performance and development tools. Android is Google's platforms for mobile devices such as phones, tablets, accessories. Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) or MAC (BYOM). This group is for those interested in developing on Android. Topics may include: * Getting started on Android development. * Program your own application in a supportive, helpful environment. * Meet u …

All Technical Professionals are welcome! The Research Triangle Alumnae Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers has recently been re-chartered and is part of a national student-based organization, dedicated to the development of intensive programs for increasing Black and other ethnic minority participation in the field of engineering and engineering technology. Founded in 1975 at Purdue University, NSBE now includes more than 394 College, Pre-College, and Technical Professional/Alumni …