PLUG is the only Perth Linux Users group in Perth WA. We are a not-for-profit association for professionals, students, hobbyists, hackers interested in Linux and Free & Open Source software and Free Open Source Technology. http://plug.org.au Whilst most of our membership is from Perth, we welcome members from all over Western Australia and currently have members from Broome, Collie, Katanning and Kalgoorlie. We meet more than once a month in Perth and also organise a number of social events thro …

A group for JavaScript developers - an opportunity to explore the growing JS ecosystem, exchange battle stories and generally shoot the breeze... Let us know if you have a topic / passion you'd like to discuss!

UX Perth was born from the merger of the Perth UxBookclub (since 2009) and the Perth Usability Professionals Association Chapter (in formation since 2007). The combining of the resources allows for a stronger User Experience Design community. The mission of this meetup is to promote and educate people on the use of User Experience best practices and techniques. This is a focused specialised group, if you are interested in User Experience Design or its off shoots of Service Design or Design Think …

This group is for web practitioners and other professionals who are practicing or intending to practice in the area of web accessibility and inclusive design practices. The aim of this group is to provide an open and welcoming face to face forum for accessibility or inclusive design professionals in the digital space. It doesn't matter if you work for a large organisation, are an independent consultant or just an accessibility avocate. This group is about sharing the knowledge, collaborating and …

I started this group because there appears to be no other Perth groups focusing on analyzing Big Data*. This group is for people looking to share experience and or learn new methods for analyzing the data. It is also for people who have Big Data that they need help with. I have extensive Big Data experience from my time at eBay and will gladly help others in any way that I can. * Big Data is a term for datasets which can no longer fit in a database. Typically this happens at around the 1 terabyt …

Meet geeks. Talk to people whose eyes do not glaze over. Listen to expert talks then ask difficult questions. Do that social thing that you do so well. Port80 is part of the Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA). We are the white hats in the web industry; join us to help educate the market and for your own professional development.