The process of building software and the way engineering teams are structured to deliver it are going through a process of transformative change. There is probably no clearer example of this than in the world of startup engineering. How else could Instagram have built & operated a system that ran on cross-platform devices and scaled to 30M users with only a small team of engineers? But how are are startup teams like Instragram organized? And what processes do they use to design, deliver and main …

This group is for people who love simple software architecture. We share ideas on how to accomplish more with less.

NJ.NET is a user's group formed to promote the education and advancement of Microsoft .NET technologies. Whether you are a .NET developer, Java developer, VB6/FoxPro/Access developer, college student learning about programming, or just someone is who is interested in technology, then our meetings are for you! We will have compelling presentations on current topics related to Visual Studio 2008, C#, Visual Basic.NET, ADO.NET, XML Web Services, Security, SQL Server 2000/2005, Architecture, and mor …

All Information Architects, and those interested in learning more, at all levels, are welcome to join for meetings, discussions, learning, sharing, networking, and fun. Information Architecture Institute: www.iainstitute.org

New York Spring Developers Group is a meetup for those who actively develop Java applications using the Spring Framework. All levels are welcome and code sharing is encouraged.

Welcome engineers and technologists in the New York area. Whether you are a hands on software engineer, quality engineer, or a person just interested in advanced technologies, you will enjoy these meetups. Hosted monthly at Google's NYC offices, these talks will cover a variety of topics of strong interest to the NYC technology community. Speakers will be enlisted from the local community (including, but not limited to, Google engineers). Topics will range across the spectrum of computer science …

NYC Data Engineering hosts events where the lead engineers from pre-screened companies showcase their technical challenges. ONLY ENGINEERS can attend. If you are not an engineer, please be aware that you may be removed from the group. Software engineers are presently faced with an ever-increasing amount of data as well as a plethora of options for open-source technologies to use to manage it. And the architectures required to process the data into useful information using machine learning, NLP, …

Welcome to New York City Visual Studio User Group. Your ALM connection. Do you work on or manage a team of software professionals? Do you want to better understand other roles on the team? Are you trying to get past the marketing hype to hear real-life stories about agile practices like Scrum or Test Driven Development? These are all components of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), the art of coordinating business needs with all disciplines software development, including product managemen …

About Us: NY Cultural Tech has expanded its focus as of March 2013 to more broadly delve into the innovative intersection of tech and culture.  It started out as a cross-disciplinary group for practicing technologists (coders, info architects, developers) focused on the advancement of emerging tech from within the domains of public knowledge.  Our participatory group is a new-media catalyst for those involved with museums, libraries, educational institutions, government, non-profits, and outwar …

Meet other New York Groovy / Grails developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome! We'll spend the next few weeks contacting local Java and other user groups to get a few members to join, and then start scheduling meetups.

DC³: Everything about Data Center and Cloud technologies, from architecture and design, to efficiency, virtualization management, energy control, green tech and more. Collaborate with CIOs, managers, users and visionaries to network, improve and stay on the cutting edge.

ELEVATOR PITCH Gathering .NET coders, hackers, enthusiasts, evangelists, and experts to meet and discuss about all areas of the Microsoft .NET platform. WHO SHOULD JOIN Fulltime .NET practitioners only (no recruiters please!). BENEFITS Show off your work to peers. Get to know other smart developers. Bounce around ideas and discuss trends. WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND Rather than coming to *watch*, you should join this meetup to *participate*. It's about sharing war stories; comparing tools …

This group is open to designers, architects, engineers, enthusiasts and the like that use Google's SketchUp modeling software. Our goal is to build a large community where members can serve as support to each other and where we can periodically discuss best practices, tips & tricks, plug-ins & plug-in creation; as well as do local workshops, showcase users and highlight case studies.

We are not chip-tuners or projection designers. We are not moving light programmers or expert sound designers. We don't do the sexy stuff, and we like it. We are arts infrastructure geeks. We are a group of people interested in 1) Technology, computer programming, geeky stuff 2) Arts administration3) #1 used in service of #2 Marketing, analysis, grant-making, ticket-selling, modelling, reporting, cultural asset mapping, open source, service-oriented architecture, the cloud, constituent relati …

I wanted to create a group for people who are have knowledge of low-level aspects of computing to share code, programming techniques, and explanations for why things work the way they do. The idea is for people who have really delved into a software topic at a low level to share what they have learned. If you know assembly and can help explain how to use the timer interrupts for PWM on an Arduino, then we'd love to hear you speak. If you have insight on how TCP is implemented in the kernel, …

These meetups will be hosted by Backbase. We are a portal software company focused on superior User Experience, particularly in the Financial World. Being that we are located in downtown Manhattan, one of the Financial Capitals of the world, it would make sense to get a meetup going with people interested in Bank 2.0, Bank Innovation, User Experience in Enterprises, etc... Initially I hope the meetups to be networking events but hopefully we can branch out and have some community presentations, …

Software Defined Networking is staged to redefine network design and operations. We will explore the benefits and pitfalls of this approach as it emerges to maturity and how operators, customers and vendors can work together to reap the rewards.

Meet other local Java developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome!  Many recruiters have also joined this group, but as a general policy, unless your agency has provided a significant sponsorship of our activities, we are unable to post your job openings on our Bulletin Board.

This NYC MySQL Group is the world’s largest database group organized on Meetup! HD-Video of our previous events is regularly published on the IT Management & Leadership eMagazine (www.LeadIT.us) and on the Database Month (http://www.DBMonth.com) website We are here to help new and seasoned users alike; join us regularly for discussion, networking and the chance to meet with the most world-renown experts in MySQL, Drizzle, MariaDB, Percona as well as NewSQL and NoSQL. The NYC MySQL Group Meetup …

An opportunity for Product Managers, Strategists,etc., to come together to meet, interact, and network. The ideal environment within which sharing and learning can flourish and complement the knowledge base for all on a peer to peer basis.

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in UX, design, agency life and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

What is CloudStack? Apache CloudStack (Incubating) is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable, hypervisor agnostic Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform. CloudStack is used by a number of service providers to offer public cloud services, and by many companies to provide an on-premise (private) cloud offerings. Apache CloudStack is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foun …

The Enterprise Tech Meetup is the leading network of support for technology startups driving innovation in the enterprise. Our New York City grown event series brings in senior corporate executives, mentors, entrepreneurs and investors to educate and develop the next generation of global businesses in this quickly growing $288B segment (Gartner). The organization is a joint venture between: Startup America partnership - a White-house led initiative to drive US Startup Innovation Multiple ventur …

Are you: - Passionate about stereoscopy? - A stereoscopic 3D professional? - Interested in 3D and want to find out more? - Or, have you never experienced stereo vision? Join the new 3D Club of NY and enjoy the magical world of stereoscopic 3D! We are a group of passionate Stereoscopers, organized for the purpose of promoting the art, practice, enjoyment and science of 3D imaging. This will be accomplished through open monthly meetings (with 3D projections and programs), events, workshops, …

Who: The Princeton Area SharePoint User Group was started back in 2010, by Jason Gallicchio as an resource for the local people to learn about SharePoint. Whether your’re an IT Pro, End User, Admin or just interested in talking SharePoint technology this group is for you. It's open to the public and no registration or charge to attend. What: We typically start off the meetings enjoying some food or refreshments just chatting about SharePoint. Each month we generally have a speaker come in and t …

Thoughtworks is a home for anyone interested in user experience design and the development of technology products. Join us for talks, workshops, and new perspectives on UX, and meet others in the experience design community. TW NYC is located at 99 Madison, floor 15.

We are a group of science and mathematics students interested in developing high efficiency methods of living. We are interested in redoing everything and redefining all the norms. We believe there is a scientific way to approach old ways and maximize the quality of everyday life. The technologies we are currently looking at include but not limited to wind turbines that produce water by condensing air and high lipid algae for biofuel. We continually research new technologies and welcome every an …

OUR MISSION This Meetup strives to make New York City a Model for 21st Century Democracy. We are committed to using technology to build a scalable, sustainable, flexible platform designed to engage more New Yorkers in their local democratic process, that can then be used to serve the Nation and inspire others globally. Never before has local government thrown its weight behind a platform that truly embraces the ideals of ‘by the people, for the people.’ Here, we will continue our conversation …