Canada's largest tech meetups 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 So …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Meet other local people interested in the Semantic Web and related technologies.

C'est un aspect important du développement du WWW.

Meet fellow Government communications and IT employees and consultants! Come to a digitalGov Meetup to compare tools, advice and share cool tips and experiences with bringing the Government of Canada to the leading edge of eCommunications. Make valuable contacts as you mingle with new friends! Check our group on Facebook too! http://www.digitalottawa.ca

The Eastern Ontario PHP User Group is for PHP developers in Eastern Ontario to meet for learning, networking and fun. Based out of Kingston, we also focus on Gananoque, Napanee, Smiths Falls, Brockville, Belleville and surrounding areas.

Welcome to the Ottawa Chapter of Ladies Learning Code - a Toronto-based not-for-profit organization providing women (and men*) the opportunity to learn beginner-friendly computer programming and other technical skills through hands-on workshops. We're all about showing people that learning to hack can be fun! Almost 2000 women (and men) have participated in one of our workshops since August 2011, and after receiving many requests to offer workshops outside of Toronto, we've decided to finally go …

My goal is to establish a solid Node JS community in Ottawa, aside from discussing our experiences and sharing our current road blocks we will discuss everything from creating simple api's, social integration, Database integration, coding style and ethics, rapid prototyping and of course production deployments. Please Join me at this Node JS round table.

I want to give interested people the opportunity to collect and discuss hardware and software project ideas surrounding the Raspberry Pi computer. Bring your own if you have one of get a chance to play with someone else's. This group is for anyone, with any skill level, as long as the interest is there.

Ottawa Ruby is a group of programming enthusiasts that get together once in a while to hack, present, and talk about the Ruby programming language. Join us on our website and mailing lists at http://www.ottawaruby.ca/

A Meet-Up organized quarterly over a social event to meet with others in Web Development and related industries.  Come to shmooze, talk tech, make connections, and trade business cards.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their business cards.

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. 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 …

Meet other Ottawaians who are passionate about Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) , Web Analytics, Social Media and other topics relating to Internet marketing. Gather and share advice and information on better ways to work with online traffic generation to monetize business for your clients or your company. We want to bring together the wealth of knowledge in the Ottawa community around topics that are happening within the industry. We encourage …