The New England Microsoft Developers meet monthly to discus software development with the Microsoft tools and products. We discuss .Net and Web and SQL topics. This group was formerly know as The New England Visual Basic Professionals. We've broadened the focus beyond VB to include other languages and technologies. The group meets monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 201 Jones Rd. in Waltham, MA at 6:30-8:30. Meetings are free and open to all with or without reservations.

Are you interested in accessibility? Join passionate developers, media specialists, designers, usability professionals, and accessibility experts to share knowledge and learn at the Boston Accessibility Roundtable. The Boston A11Y Roundtable meets monthly to discuss online accessibility, including trends in regulations and guidelines, barriers that people with disabilities face online, and techniques for achieving equal access by all for websites, applications, and documents. The format of the m …

The Reverse Startup is an accelerated product launch camp, driven by the open source community, focused on rapid prototyping and rapid execution around a series of proof-of-concept exercises. Encompassing a wide range of topics, this group is ideal for developers, designers, technologists, marketing professionals and entrepreneurs. The Reverse Startup is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the community and helping people actualize their dreams and professional goals. We endeavor to come tog …

DAMA' goals are to: Help practitioners become more knowledgeable and skilled in the information and data management profession Influence practices, education and certification in the information and data management profession Support DAMA members and their organizations to address their information and data management needs Form alliances with other organizations with similar principles to strengthen the profession. The purpose of this meetup is to support these goals, and to provide networking …

Calling all cloud computing enthusiasts and professionals? Want to be part of a hot cloud computing community? This is for anyone interested in building and being part of the new Boston Cloud Computing 2.0 community. While there are other cloud computing and virtualization groups, we provide, encourage and support networking, referrals, sharing best practices and support for the Boston cloud computing community and companies that use or will use cloud computing. We feature unique high level netw …

A group dedicated to sharing, evangelizing and promoting the next big wave in technology, Cloud based services: software (SaaS), Platform (PaaS) as-a-service etc with a focus on the end users of cloud services; specifically people who have dealt or are dealing with the move from on-premise to the cloud and either have faced or are facing issues, Business & Technical like: security,management,integration etc. Also I'd like to have a view on how the cloud impacts the different business units in an …

Our goal is to provide current, relevant, and in-demand photography and digital imaging workshops to all levels of photographers and artists. DSI Photography and Imaging Workshops strive to provide excellent instruction and provide a good value for all participants. Our workshops are taught by the top professionals in their field. Our instructors are well known for their art and craft but also as excellent teachers. Most are taught at our photo gallery location at 11 Brighton Street in Belmont, …

Calling all HR Technology professionals! This group is the premiere place in Boston for those working in the HR Tech space to network with industry leaders, share knowledge and best practices, keep up with the latest trends and discuss hot topics in this ever changing marketplace. Learn about what professional associations you might want to join, such as IHRIM and SHRM. Meet colleagues from all over Massachusetts, gain exposure and be a part of transforming HR Technology in the Boston area. All …

The Boston Lean IT / Limited WIP Society is a local forum for sharing ideas and experiences of applying the Kanban Method and Lean Thinking to IT processes, including (but not limited to) software development, maintenance, and support. Lean Thinking can help IT teams, large or small, become more effective and productive. The Kanban Method has its genesis in Toyota's manufacturing processes, and was pioneered by David J. Anderson as a flow-based system for software engineering projects & operatio …

In Nov 2012, Hao Chen stepped up to keep this meetup alive. The following description is from the ex-organizer: History/why I want to do this: As a young engineer in the late 90s/early 2000s I went to some loosely organized lunches with various industry pros, all architect/senior level working for many big names back then. Amazing things were discussed. It totally pierced my mind. Now, fast forward to 2012,  I want to get everyone together to discuss tech, over some good food :) I want to keepin …

This group is for Technical professionals in the Boston area. From electrical engineers to software developers if you are a specialist in any technical field, than this group is for you. The purpose of this group is to provide a fun casual place for technical professional to meet, network, and develop their career skills.

Welcome aboard. The symposium was first a drinking party of Roman greats until Plato and Aerostotle got involved. Then it became of brotherhood of your success circle. Those high quality friends who inspire you to greatness just spending time with them*. Where the softwar engineer helps with software for a brother who helps with legal advice to another brother. Where a Public Relations guru and and inventore cross paths and are the next key to their major growth. *eg. Project Boston now in remod …

A meetup for IT professionals to talk about the latest in communications and collaboration technologies, from social enterprise apps to managing security in a social world

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Read more about it at http://djangoproject.com

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

A quarterly meetup for those in the Boston/Cambridge area to talk about Riak, distributed systems and app development. We look at real-world scenarios that leverage Riak in production, exploring best practices, pitfalls and strategies.

This meetup group is for virtual self-study group for tech topics, similar to http://phppercolate.com/. We will have real in-person meetups for "study sessions" or "office hours", but anyone is welcome to join and study alongside us, even if they cannot make the in-person meetups.

This group is for those interested in multidisciplinary networking and collaboration. Taking inspiration from The Medici Effect, The Renaissance, and even such creative collaborations as Burning Man...How can the intersection of technology, science, arts, culture, business, philosophy, etc., amplify innovation and create new ways of thinking, behaving, expressing and living? This group will meet to network, discuss and brainstorm ideas, projects and possibilities. Frans Johansson’s The Medici E …

Meet other CMS professionals, aficianados, and neophytes who want to learn about current and best practices, state of the art, and current quality practices for these CMS and related system used in business, government, and academia for collaboration, website development, eCommerce, and simpler things like family websites, web galleries, and other social networking applications. Come to see demos, profiles, and assessments of the latest systems. Hear independent evaluations of the most popular …

For people involved in developing Facebook Platform Applications in the Boston area. Meet with great speakers and engineers who are developing Facebook applications. Do a lightning demo of your Facebook product or idea!

This is a group for Database users and Developers utilizing filemaker pro, filemaker server. The group in intended to bring together people interested in using filemaker functionality into their projects. The meet up group will also function as a networking opportunity to improve technical expertise among filemaker developers and will also serve as work and contractual opportunities.

A meetup for Boston-area Twisted Python developers. Most of our activities are Sprints, for fixing bugs and working on new features for Twisted, but developers looking for help with their Twisted projects are welcome as well, as are new people who are just getting started (or just curious about Twisted in general.)

I would like to invite anyone who is interested in golf (beginner or advanced) to my indoor golf studio. We will discuss anything related to golf, from the basic fundamentals (grip, posture, ball position, and aim), goals, practice routines, pre shot routines, swing mechanics, chipping, putting, and the mental game. We will have a blast hitting golf balls into a net and viewing individuals swings with the state of the art V1 software. You will see your swing next to the tour pros and have swing …

Join us for our first ever NuoDB meetup in San Francisco. This secret event will be limited to the first 50 individuals who reply. Registration will be a must and details will soon follow.