This is a group for small business owners and entrepreneurs in the Southwest Chicago area. All skill levels are welcome. This group was started to help bring together stakeholders who want to see commercial, industrial and residential revitalization in Southwest Chicago. This group is sponsored in part by Greater Southwest Development Corporation, a Chicago-based nonprofit that focuses on developing key business areas, creating new jobs, and strengthening the local housing market in Southwest Ch …

An Indianapolis-based meetup whose focus is helping people who are interested in squeezing that last bit of performance out of their websites and mobile apps. If you are a developer, designer, site admin, entrepreneur, or just someone who wants to see the web go as fast as possible, this is the meetup for you. Studies show that people expect a site to load in 2 seconds or less. Those that do win the prize; ones that don't are left in the dust. Which group do you want to be in? Presentations and …

Lafayettech is a startup community of greater Lafayette, Indiana helping entrepreneurs take the next step. We are currently restructuring LT to better serve our community. While we don’t have everything ready quite yet, it doesn’t mean we aren’t actively supporting startups in our community. Visit our website Lafayettech.org, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and follow us on Google+

Are you interested in learning more about Node.js? Well then Node.indy is the meetup for you. We'll be helping people get a handle on what Node.js is, how you can use it, and the best ways to build awesome stuff.

We are a community of designers from different disciplines in Bloomington, Indiana. We are the local chapter for the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Bloomington, Indiana. We hope that this group helps interaction design professionals and students in Bloomington to connect, encourage, and challenge one another. 

I have Broadened this Group to Include General Purpose IT security, Hacking and IT forensics Discussions as well as provide forums for IT Certification Study Meet-up's in several area's Hopefully We can get a few Meetup s Per month a few will hopefully be more public others more IT Certification Study Driven, and Semi-Private . I plan to take the CISSP exam  I want to start a study group for others who are also planning to take this exam. Also, anyone who is already certified and would like to …

I would like to start a meet up for those who want to learn more about microcontrolers and embedded systems using the Arduino. Also just electronics in general. I would love to teach a class for those beginning in the area and to show just how powerful they can be!

It's no secret that working alone sucks. Ok ok fine.  It's nice sometimes when you really need to focus... but there's something special about sharing a work environment with other people that is invigorating and inspirational. Whether you work from home, an office, or Starbucks - do yourself a favor and come visit us on our next meetup. Our coworking sessions are a pleasant mix of working, conversation, and fun. I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Drupal is an open source Content Management System(CMS) that is a very modular framework for developing websites. It can be very beneficial for those who take the time to learn to leverage it. This group is for people of all levels of experience, and tries to keep up with the latest topics in the Drupal Community. We also have a Drupal Group at http://groups.drupal.org/indiana so take a look and see what we have been up to.

Do you love to write code? Have a pet project that you've been itching to work on? Want to meet other programmers outside your normal environment? So do we! Whether you are a seasoned developer looking for a place to work on side projects, or diving into your first app, it doesn't matter. Bring your laptop, an open mind, and come have fun.

Meet other local Wordpress and Web Developers to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. Update: We will be covering Wordpress as well as Adobe Dreamweaver Tools and Web Development quarterly, so be on the lookout for those meetings! Topics will include: Templates, Snippets and other code savers; Advanced Dreamweaver techniques; using Extensions; and Content Management System development. Other topics to be covered in …

Lean startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning thought fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. We're a group of Indianapolis area entrepreneurs taking lean startup and customer development techniques to practice in our startups. We're ready to talk implementation and share data from our experiments. * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

Verge is for West Lafayette and Lafayette entrepreneurs, software developers, and business investors who are making things happen. West Lafayette and Lafayette, Indiana are packed with sharp people who build awesome stuff. This is for current web entrepreneurs as well as Purdue students looking to launch their first startup or write a new application (active business investors are also very welcome to join). If you're turned on by things like web apps, lean startup, ruby on rails, python, php, o …

Tech Haute leverages technology to create global business opportunities. We are looking for new ideas and energy in the Wabash Valley.

Initiated by the Illinois Institute of Technology Real-Time Communications Lab http://voip.itm.iit.edu/ , we are interested in WebRTC API's, protocols, and applications that support browser-based, real-time, P2P communications. This includes the standarization work underway at the IETF (RTCWeb) and the W3C (WebRTC), as well as the resulting disruptive new use cases, and business models it is creating. If you believe WebRTC is the future of real-time communications, collaborate with us as we crea …

The Indy UX Salon is a group that gathers to inspire and entertain one another with witty banter about boxes and arrows, the latest smartphone app, or the new book by Jakob Nielsen. Among other things. Join us if you're interested in collaborating with others and contributing to ideas on all things user experience and design related.

The purpose of Indy Media Artists is to provide a source of information and sense of community for web designers, graphics designers, and photographers in Central Indiana who are using Adobe and other products to enhance photography, develop graphic creations, or design websites. Promote the use of Adobe, Open Source and other digital media software Promote Photography through techniques, styles, and Best Practices Promote the use of Content Management Systems (WordPress, Drupal) Discuss topics …

In essence. The root of ideas derive from an individual. The people who can embody the philosophy that dreams are more abundant than reality hold the key to it's success. To understand and envision that one person's idea is their brain child and maintain the respect and loyalty to adhere to that one cluster of thought, the visionary. The ethos and morals that are lacking in today's culture. The understanding that taking someones idea and molding it into your own is wrong. Before making it your o …

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