WordPress is web software you can use to create a beautiful website or blog. We like to say that WordPress is both free and priceless at the same time. The Arizona WP Group is to meet and collaborate with other local fans and users of WordPress. Gather and discuss the best ways to work with WordPress and find out the advantages of using WordPress for your Business and Personal website. We do have an annual WordCamp in the valley so be sure to check that out and attend when it's time! -> WordCamp …

The Sun Lakes Hiking Club is open to individuals who either 1) reside, rent or lease in Sun Lakes or Sunbird or 2) are former residents who maintain their annual membership in The Club. The Sun Lakes Hiking Club began in 1985 with a few hikers who wanted to enjoy the company of others and desired a more structured, organized approach to the activity.  By 1987 the group was official with by-laws, prescheduled weekly hikes, designated hike leaders, and rules designed to make group hiking fun, chal …

Hello everyone, Business Networking Events in Arizona is dedicated to help owners of Arizona companies connect to each other, thus expanding their local network and providing them with the resources they need to be successful. Our meetings will be open to everyone, with the goal of meeting new local business owners and providing each other with support, information, and of course new friends! Our meetings are free to attend! My name is Andre Morris. I am managing this group to help business owne …

To discuss the following (subject to change): – Current and future developments in popular web content management system (CMS) applications (e.g. Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal) and possible contexts for each CMS type – Pros and cons of CMS websites versus other types of web development – Accessibility, usability, and web standards – CMS SEO (search engine optimization) integration and online marketing – Anything else that comes to mind And, of course, one of the main goals of this Meetup group is NE …

This group is about building maintaining a web presence with maximum value and minimum expense. Meet-ups are usually held Saturday or Sunday mornings at a local coffee shop that has free internet access. We meet with sleeves rolled up and laptops open (at least mine :O) ready to discuss our current projects, the latest and greatest web design, programming, and marketing tools. Attendees of the meet-ups range potential business owners with no web experience to seasoned professionals with expe …

the purpose of this group is to grow the Phoenix technical environment and expertise with Drupal, and other technologies.

The web has a content problem. We want to fix it. Care about relevant content that balances user needs with business goals? Welcome to our group. At PHX Content Strategy, we advocate for quality over quantity, strategy before tactics, and believe in asking "why?" Our meetings will focus on issues surrounding the discipline and practice of content strategy, including: Why it's important to create honest communication that leads to relationships How to build understanding and translate content st …

This meetup is devoted to helping you get your business on the internet or improve your internet presence with help and mentoring from experienced web professionals. We've been successful at building and promoting our services via websites. Learn from our experiences. Whether you have a website or are just trying to figure out what a 'blog' is, let's get together and talk about it.

*Please note* this group is geared towards beginner topics.  Check out the EVSEO for more intermediate and advanced presentations.    http://www.meetup.com/East-Valley-Search-Engine-Optimization-Online-Marketing/ This group is dedicated to building the internet presence of all our members. Online marketing strategies, business builder tips, SEO, social media strategies, web design and more are all fair game here.  If you are interested in getting more business from your website, this is the gro …

Social Network Arizona hosts monthly business to business social networking seminars. We take Arizona business networking to the NEXT level. This is the EASIEST way to grow a Social Network for your Arizona business! CONNECT your Arizona business to SUCCESS. We help you boost SEO power, generate local referrals, increase internet marketing savvy, and expand your local network. We connect you to local business leaders on Google+, LinkedIN, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. We teach you strategies t …

Events to collaborate on projects, discuss emerging technologies, solve common problems and share experiences pertaining to the development of software that targets different types of customers, various platforms and executes on different types of devices. Our members are professionals that write code, tinker with hardware, discuss software development methodologies (Agile, SCRUM), collaborate on fun or impactful projects, enjoy learning and sharing with other professionals in our community.

I decided to start this group because I see a need for more UX expertise in Arizona. The purpose of this group is to create a community that will support and learn from each others UX Experience in Web, Mobility and other platforms. We can all contribute, no matter, if you are seasoned professional or just starting out in the field.

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

We are a diverse center consisting of men and women from varied backgrounds and interests, from the seasoned Buddhist to those that have recently found the path. We invite you to come sit, come study and come see what we are all about. Phoenix Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and is now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers group meditation practice twice a w …

This group focuses on Game Design- or any other part of the gaming industry you might be interested in; concept art, animation, journalism, ect... This group is mainly intended for people to meetup and to learn from one another! We'll meet at least once a month to discuss game design, do some play testing, and hopefully learn a few things. Everyone from table top creator to gaming enthusiast is welcomed to our meetings!

Are you a developer? Are you interested in understanding the latest Microsoft technologies? Would you like to meet local talent in the Microsoft developer community? Whether you are new to development, or an expert in other platforms, all are welcome. If you want to be relevent with Microsoft development technologies, this group is for you!

This meetup is designed to bring together local technology and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and business owners to network and share information related to the Mobile Marketing industry.

AIGA, the professional association for design, believes designers serve a critical role as communicators, educators and innovators. AIGA sets the national agenda for the role of design in economic, social, political, cultural and creative contexts. Founded in 1914 as the American Institute of Graphic Arts, AIGA remains the oldest and largest professional membership organization for design and is now known simply as ”AIGA, the professional association for design.“ AIGA’s mission is to advance des …

Our group is all about networking with other enthusiastic web developers and learning a new topic each month related to JavaScript.

Joomla website developers discuss templates, extensions and new features of Joomla. Ideal group for web developers, content management system managers, Wordpress, PHP or SQL programmers, SEO consultants, and CMS developers.

Our Mission: to educate and empower every girl and woman at every age level, on every skill level, at every income level on computer technology with fun and provide a legacy by giving back and paying it forward. We do this by providing full day Tech Conferences, Meetups, Geek Girl for Hire, Geek Girl TV, Speakers, online blogs and help. Our demographics are from 10 years old to 86. Beginner to Advanced. Geeky and those who would like to be geeky. Why you should be a part: * You want to learn mor …

Django is a high-level Python Web framework that encourages rapid development and clean, pragmatic design. Read more about it at http://djangoproject.com We're just starting this group up now, so please post any suggestions you have for meetups. Do you want to give a talk? Are you working on something really cool that you'd like to share with other Djangonauts in Phoenix? Use the message board and the meetup suggestion tools to throw out some ideas !

An informal group of technical communicators from across the (Phoenix) Valley of the Sun, this group meets regularly to chat about trends and issues in technical documentation, editing, illustration, instructional design, web design and similar fields. We meet at various locations around the Valley, usually during breakfast or lunch hours, for a quick mealtime discussion. Topics can range from troubleshooting problems with tools such as RoboHelp or FrameMaker, to implementing new processes or me …

This is for anyone and everyone interested in learning how to design and develop web sites and applications. This includes HTML 4 & 5, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, SQL, and languages such as PHP, Java, and C#.   Mobile considerations will be discussed. We will cover patterns and practices, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), CLC (Creative Life Cycle), system modelling and architecture, object-oriented design, relational modeling, web hosting, deployment, and administration, etc. Other skills tou …

`Get ready, this group will be run by a past VP of the Arizona Diamondbacks and another Senior Director from AOL/Huffington Post. We will discuss how to plan a digital marketing strategy in hyper local markets. How to leverage cost effective Public Relations, web design effectiveness and analytics, blogging, social media, paid search, Google, Google and more Google. Learn the tricks of a Madison Avenue agency with local business budgets. This is a no holds bar meet-up designed to teach you every …

Slash Camp is a casual learning experience for Scottsdale people wanting to learn more about how to use the Web. We teach you how to do things with the Web, quickly, with followup materials and Q&A. Donations only or pay what you can afford.

Here's what I want you to take away from our meetings. If your client says they're looking for "OOP" skills, and you see a resume with "MVC, DOM, and HTTP" on it, do you know which of these three is very closely related to OOP? Would you pass on this resume just because they didn't specifically say "OOP"? Did you know saying MVC on a resume is the candidates way of saying they have really good OOP skills and that MVC is somewhat of a sub category of OOP? If you didn't know that, then this meetin …

Our meetups are for anyone wanting to learn more about WordPress. This group will be designed to provide a friendly, supportive, productive, and informative environment geared towards the novice or new WordPress user, but all skill levels are welcome. Whether you are a small business, have a great idea you want to get on the web, started a group or club, are an individual, or just want to learn more about WordPress, this meetup is for you. Each meetup will center around a specific topic to incre …