Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/ChicagoGDesign Join our page on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Chicago-Graphic-Design-Group/142732401172 1. We are designers who meet on a regular basis to discuss issues/topics related to our field. 2. Any designer from any background is welcome to join. 3. Networking, problem solving and socializing are reasons to join. If you freelance and need to get out of the house, that's a good reason to join as well. 4. Design is fun …

We are a community of people in web-related professions including designers, developers, SEO specialists, social networking consultants, usability experts, content developers and marketing consultants. Many of us are sole proprietors with a specific niche in design or technology, while others are "generalists," sampling and mastering a broad range of interactive tools. We seek to support, inspire, educate and collaborate. People of all levels of expertise and interest are welcome as we explore t …

Why are there so few women leading and influencing the UX & design industry? Why can we count on one hand the number of female UX/design leaders in Chicago? Our goal is to provide a safe place for women to learn, mentor, and support each other in UX/design and related fields. Through this community, we can build women up and empower them to make an impact in both our industry and the world. Do I have to be a lady? Some dude: "I can always tell a lady when I see one." Mae West: "Yeah? What do you …

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 …

Calling all mobile rockstars and wannabes! The Chicago Mobile Web Meetup is dedicated to expanding the collective knowledge of mobile Web designers and developers through speaking events, software demos, hackathons, and other hands-on learning such as proposal submissions to the Zend Framework. In short, you should leave every meeting knowing more than when you arrived. This group will meet once per month at Punchkick Interactive's headquarters in downtown Chicago. As a bit of background, Punchk …

Chicago HTML5 shares emerging web technologies through presentations on real world implementations and live tutorials on game, websites, and application building. We also host roundtables and speaker presentations on various topics such as new web standards, frameworks, process and methodology.

This group is for anyone in Chicago or the suburbs interested in Graphic Design, Freelance Design and Graphic Design Students. We want to get together monthly with other design creatives and exchange ideas and tips on the latest design trends, products, client needs, tricks of the trade, and anything else that involves graphic design in a casual environment. We welcome all levels and areas of experience and expertise.

We are a community of passionate experience designers interested in getting together to share stories, tools, project experiences and events! We explore human-computer interaction, agile design, user experience, frontend development, information architecture, interaction design, usability testing among other topics that help us deliver engaging customer experiences.

Our group meets monthly to share techniques we use professionally to build faster and more usable web sites. Our speakers cover topics from PHP, Javascript, Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal, and even plain old HTML & CSS.

This group is a learning and networking Meetup for professionals who live or work in the West Suburbs. I'm launching the group to see where interest lies. Topics may include Social Media Marketing, Web 2.0, small business, corporate and brand marketing challenges, solutions and technologies. We'll mix up coffee/daytime meetings with after work times to see what works best.

The Chicago Business Catalyst User Group has been formed by Chicago Digital to educate, support and inspire local area business owners, website developers, and students of web design. The group is meant to be an open discussion amongst members and a forum from which all parties can learn from each other. While this group will have a focus on building and promoting online businesses with the Adobe Business Catalyst Platform, we will also discuss best practices in design, development and online ma …

Technori Meetup is a group of impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts who have a deep love for Chicago and who want to see our emerging tech community flourish. By way of editorial content and an assortment of events throughout the year, Technori is dedicated to fostering relationships and celebrating those who make the Chicago tech scene what it is.  One of the group’s primary events is Technori Pitch; held on the last Tuesday of …

BuiltInChicago.org is an awesome community of entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, developers, designers, investors, technologists and academics working hard to create the next big web or mobile business. Our mission is to connect, educate and promote the growing digital community in Chicago. And we want you to JOIN today. This group will be used to help connect members of the community in person. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: adam@builtinchicago.org

Hi, My name is Senam Amegashie! I'm the Head Diva in Charge over at www.mydesigndiva.com ! I created this group and the corresponding website as a way to connect the women in the world of wordpress. Whether you are a blogger who uses it, a web designer, a web developer or a total newbie to Wordpress, This group is for you! I wanted to surround myself with women who use Wordpress as a way to learn more myself and to help other gain knowledge about this wonderful program. I'm still learning a …

Augmented Reality - What is it? Who's working on it? How can you use it? I hope this group can be a meeting place and discussion ground for everyone interested in Augmented Reality (AR); designers, developers, entrepreneurs, writers, students, journalists, and anyone who's interested in AR.

Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. What makes a webmaster? Well, the first is 'wearing many hats' as we're more than just producers, designers and programmers; we're often jacks/jills-of-all-trades and this group. Want to learn more? Join! Sharing experiences and ideas will be the key focus of this group. We'll host seminars and topics based on what YOU'd like to see. Looking f …

The Northshore Wordpress Group is a fun-loving, community-oriented group dedicated exclusively to WordPress. This group includes both beginners and advanced users. As you may know, Wordpress is perhaps the easiest-to-use CMS ("Content Management System"). The whole point of a CMS (Content Management System) is that virtually anybody -- even a person with absolutely no knowledge of programming or web-design whatsoever -- can virtually immediately start creating his or her own website. Wordpress a …

Small Business Technology of Chicago is dedicated to helping small businesses, professionals, and nonprofits learn about information technology. We provide a place for you to learn about new technology, get answers to your questions, and share your experiences. And you will meet others who are interested in information technology for small business. Our presentations include information technology, cloud computing, software, disaster recovery, technology service providers, Internet marketing str …

Hi everyone! The Chicago Apple Meetup Group is an amazing bunch of friends that presents speakers from around the world to show us how to do amazing things. We also have some really great local people who present to us, too. You are more than welcome to join us! Our meetings might range from doing incredible photography, or working with music, or interior design, or improving your writing, and much more, all using your Mac or iOS hardware and software. We get together on the first Wednesday of e …

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.

Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A Ruby engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with her vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day... We're building this community. --- Part of the Tech Happy Hour Allia …

For anyone who is working for themselves or wish they could. Our goal is to build a support network of experienced freelancers, entrepreneurs, and independent thinkers to help each other and anyone who wishes they could make the leap out of their unfulfilling, soulless jobs. We have great ideas on how to grow this group, but to kick things off we are starting a speaker series of experts to speak on topics like: Account & Legal for Entrepreneurs, Health Insurance, Communication, Financial Plannin …

Meet other local Internet Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques for Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing. The group social networking Web site is at: http://chicago-social-marketing.ning.com/

Calling all selenium enthusiasts! Whether you are interested in learning and/or currently using selenium/web-driver project, this is a group to meet and talk to other users, know about latest-trends in web automation, discuss challenges faced and just to network. We will be meeting on Thursday evenings.

Data Science Chicago brings together people interested in data science: the analytical "statistics and machine learning" side, the creative "visualization and design" side, the verbal "communication and story-telling" side, and especially the areas in-between those extremes. This group is organized by Datascope Analytics. Members are professionals, students, consultants and entrepreneurs that love data and understand the potential value it brings for society, business and government. Meeting t …

Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. This group is open to all developers, designers, marketers and project managers who are local to our meetup area.

Online marketing is more than just selling stuff on eBay! In fact, online marketing has finally come to the forefront, as companies big and small discover the value of shifting more of their marketing budgets online. Online marketers have proven that you can generate more leads and deliver more sales than traditional marketing--with higher ROIs and lower CPAs. But online marketing is a rapidly developing arena, with specialties now evolving as fast as new opportunities and technologies emerge. W …

Coffee with entrepreneurs, makers, developers, and creatives in the Chicago area. Meet other entrepreneurs and creatives, hear announcements on upcoming startup and creative events, and talk about startup and tech news. What better way could there be to start your day? Have a question? Get it answered at this meetup. Like to network? No problem here. Get caffeinated, start your day, and meet some interesting, creative, and smart people in the city.