Tacoma and the surrounding area is a thriving business environment with a broad range of expertise and practical experience. A micropreneur will typically intend to create an online business and be a software developer; however, this is not the definition in itself. Some micropreneurs may come to the table with more business related skills and seek to acquire development skills or outsource development completely. This group is focused at local business people who's ideal form of entrepreneurshi …

The Seattle Google Developer Group meets on the 3rd Monday of the month.  Our members are using or want to learn more about developing applications using Google technology, including: - Google Ajax APIs - maps, search, visualization, gadgets (JavaScript), Android - mobile development (Java) - Google App Engine - scalable cloud computing (Python and Java) - Google Web Toolkit - web development platform (Java) - Project Hosting - Analytics and AdSense - advertising and web analytics.  Follow us on …

If you're interested in developing applications for the Android platform, looking to network with other Android companies and developers, or hoping to test your applications against other devices, then come to one of the meetups! Presentations will be offered covering all skillsets, and we will be contacting vendors and other local agents to come in and present their tools and techniques.

Meet with other local iPhone application developers and all who are interested in designing or programming products for the AppStore with SDK or WebKit. Gather to discuss the latest Apps and development struggles.   Please note: This is not intended as a place to post job openings. However, if you would like to be a sponsor for the group, please contact the Organizer: seaton@surfincubator.com, thanks for your understanding.

We meet up to learn about and discuss new web technologies, network, develop business relationships, and just hang out. If you're interested in web or software technology, whether you're a .NET or PHP dev, entrepreneur or information architect, Silverlight or flex wiz, or anything in between, this is the group for you. We try to meet every other week to discuss the latest trends in web technologies, web applications, software development, standards, graphic and icon design, databases, flex, java …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python.   Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial …

We're a group of software developers building applications for mobile devices like the iPhone, iPad and Android devices using Appcelerator's Titanium SDK.

Let's get together and chat about HTML5, the advancement in object oriented JavaScript, CSS and middle-tier programing (Java/JSP, Ruby on Rails, PHP, ASP.NET), Software as a service (APIs), open source technology, data-driven architecture, OO/MVC Design, etc., etc.. There are several opportunites where I work, and side projects I'd like to explore and contribute to.  Let's get together as peeps in the industry and chat about making great new interactive UX/UI projects come to life.

Mobile Monday Seattle is the premiere gathering of Seattle's wireless, high tech and mobile technology community. The goal of Seattle Mobile Monday is to foster communications and networking between professionals and to provide a forum to meet others working in the mobile industry. Mobile Monday Seattle meetings are held every month on the third Monday, to provide an opportunity to meet others in the Seattle area working in the mobile industry, as well as learn what local companies are doing. …

A meetup group that's all about Python. We welcome anyone and everyone that's interested in Python.  Both those who use it in their daily lives and those who want to and would like to find out more about it.

We're a group of Seattle Scala users and enthusiasts.

Seattle area OpenStack Developer meet-up. We are a group of free software developers who are interested in working together to make the OpenStack project a success. Similiar groups exist in the Bay Area, London, and New York.

I read an article in CNN Money mentioning that silicon valley is made up of mostly young white males. It's time for us to change that. This group is the beginning of the black technology movement. Calling all black people who are in the IT field or have an interest to be in the IT field. Lets network, exchange ideas and make things happen.

Mark Suster recently said  that "Seattle should be the envy of any non-Silicon-Valley tech community in the country. [...] The neurons aren’t connecting to the startups. Somebody needs to make this happen." (TechCrunch)It's obvious that Seattle's tech community is strong and growing, but there's a disconnect between the larger named organizations and the startups. They’re doing stuff – just not enough.That is why I'm starting Seattle Tech Meetup (@STMeetup). It all starts with creating a strong …

Practice and advice giving technical presentations. Each month, one member gives a technical presentation to the group, which then discusses the presentation, offering comments and critiques. Finally, the presenter gets to ask and respond to questions. The meetings are hosted at Startpad in Seattle. http://startpad.org/about-us We hope you will join us to improve your presentation skills, help others, and discuss technology.

How Does It Work? Leave work for your lunch hour or happy hour Come to TechCafe Get free food and drinks Experience lunchtime or happy hour at a cool local company Learn about something new Meet new contacts in the industry Go back to work and be productive