Looking to get out of the studio and meet other creative people in the Chicago burbs? Designers from all walks of life (graphic, package, product, interior, etc.) can gather and talk about projects, business, inspiration, and anything else that tickles your fancy! This group was started because it's hard to get downtown for all the wonderful, creative events, and I knew there were others like me who were looking for something more local! We can mix it up and meet at the attendees' offices someti …

Spreenkler is an idea networking group. We gather to discuss and stay on top of emerging practices and techniques in design, technology and startups. All with the purpose of helping you be better at what you do. The atmosphere is energetic, fun and casual. You can be yourself and meet a lot of successful people in Milwaukee. If you're looking to expand your creativity, learn from other design and technology professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as stay on the cutting edge of the innovative t …

Discover and meet other web professionals and users in the Madison area designing, developing and crafting solutions with SilverStripe CMS and Sapphire Framework. Each month (or quarterly until we get enough members) we will get together and talk all things SilverStripe. Active participatiion is encouraged. So, designers, developers, agencies, freelancers, moonlighters come along and share your work and experiences. We will discuss and review features, modules, themes, extending SilverStripe, si …

The Greater Milwaukee Internet Marketing Network is for those with an interest in discussing their successes and failures in the Internet marketing industry, sharing knowledge with like-minded web marketing professionals, and growing together while improving the quality of our service and professionalism. This meetup is not aimed at beginners. It is more palatable for intermediate and advanced level web professionals. Note: The members of this group do not like Internet-based MLM or online get- …

Founded in 2009, Joomla User Group Milwaukee is one of the best-attended JUGs in the country. JUG Milwaukee is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about building, maintaining and managing web sites built on Joomla, the open source content management system that runs 3% of all web sites. It's also a great place for web site developers, content providers, and designers to learn about this publishing platform and interact with world renowned Joomla experts like Victor Drover (Anything-Digital. …

We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, designers, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly - covering topics from WordPress basics to more advanced uses including plugin & theme development. This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in and around the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL.

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 emerg …

We are a group software developers, web developers, DBAs, and technology enthusiasts. Some of us make our living writing code, some of us just do it for fun! Some are working on side projects and want to learn more about technology that we don't use on our day jobs. Whatever the case, we like to get together talk about different ways to enhance our knowledge and hopefully our careers. After all of that learning... we also like to socialize over some beers! If this sounds like fun to you com …

The Milwaukee PHP Users group has two goals. 1) cultivate personal relationships between our great city's web developers 2) share best practices amongst programmers Whether just getting into PHP, or hard core dreaming of PHP and sheep, this is the place to start. Meetings occur every 2nd Tuesday of the month. ---- Fun things: Twitter: @mkepug, #mkepug Website: http://mkepug.org

Madison Laravel is a group for people interested in learning, exploring, and sharing knowledge about the Laravel PHP framework. Laravel is a clean and classy framework for PHP web development. Freeing you from spaghetti code, Laravel helps youcreate wonderful applications using simple, expressive syntax. Development should be a creative experiencethat you enjoy, not something that is painful. Enjoy the fresh air.

An Adobe forum of support and technology to business and creative professionals of all levels. We offer members the opportunity to network and build connections, master new skills, learn from peers, and have a lot of fun.

This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in or around Lake County, IL. We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly covering topics from WordPress basics, to theme modifications, to plugin development.

Milwaukee Wordpress Meetup is a group for WordPress fans - old and new. We arrange monthly meetups for everyone to network, share ideas and resources and learn about our favorite content management system!

Startup Milwaukee is an organization that is building and networking Milwaukee's emerging community of startup companies. Please join us monthly for free beer, great conversation, plus presentations and demos from startups located right here in the Milwaukee area! Have questions? Contact: info (at) startupmke.org

We are a group of open-minded, multi-dimensional, multi-cultural young people who don't fit into one single "label" of conventional society. We love recycling, growing organic food, camping and traveling. We love tattoos, craft beer, intelligent song lyrics and vintage eyewear. We love DIY craft projects as much as we love Renaissance sculpture and avant garde painting. We love discussing politics, geography and the latest trends in web design. We love classic literature, video games, foreign fi …

Inbound Marketing Milwaukee is the official Hubspot Milwaukee Inbound Marketing user group dedicated to educating and helping fellow Inbound Marketers and business owners. You DO NOT need to be a Hubspot user to be a part of our group, we welcome anyone who is eager and ready to learn how to drive traffic to your website, skyrocket business leads and convert leads into sales. Our group focuses on teaching, discussing and brainstorming Inbound Marketing strategies, campaigns and tools to set our …

LOOKING TO GENERATE MORE REFERRAL BUSINESS? The Illinois Horse Racing Fans | Business Referral Network is a local community of horse racing fans and non-competing business owners and professionals whose members actively work to refer and generate business leads for one another. Through regular meetings and referral activities our members help you find new clients and grow your business. WHAT IS A LEADS GROUP? HOW DOES IT WORK? A leads group usually have anywhere from 15-40 committed members that …

MadLUG is the Madison area Linux Users Group. Our goals are Linux advocacy, education, helping others with Linux, community-building, sharing ideas, and outreach. Our users come from a variety of backgrounds. Some are academics and students; others are system administrators, web designers and other IT professionals; and others simply enjoy computers. We have a diverse set of interests and ideas. There's always lots of great discussion on all things Linux, software, and technology.

Our Wisconsin Business Owners Meetup is a " Lunch and Learn " held on the last Friday of the month from January through October and the 1st Friday in December. $20 fee for "Lunch & Learn" covers all-you-can-eat buffet lunch, many entrees and sides, salad bar, soft beverage and gratuity, as well as our guest speaker and networking. Dessert bar $2 extra. Optional Fish Fry or Wisconsin Burger lunch. FREE TO REGISTER AS A MEMBER HERE.  Fee only for events you register to attend.  No obligations, exc …

We are a group of independent game developers, students, and fans. We share a passion for game development and the independent games that we love to play. We meet every other Sunday at the Schaumburg Public Library, at 6pm. Our meetups usually last around 2 - 3 hours but the great thing about the meetup is the relationships with other developers that you will build. We are not just colleagues we are friends and are willing to help with feedback on projects and other needs that fellow indie …

ETC is a network and support center for professional programmers, software developers, web developers, e-commerce professionals, software sales and marketing experts, graphic designers, consultants and tech businesses. Our non-profit organization strives to help IT-professionals, new start-ups, and smaller tech firms network, find consulting, contract work, and projects. We are a strong supporter of "local-sourcing" instead of outsourcing.

Meet and drink beer with other local Software Developers. Discuss various programming languages and techniques, software architecture, cross-platform development, iPhone development, etc. We're an informal, social group designed to get most of us out of the office/home. Our members cover a huge cross-section of the programming industry, from web to embedded, desktop to iPhone, from Java to C++ to Haskell. If you program, either professionally or as a hobby, you'll probably get something from our …

Do you ever wonder about...? How this object connects to that? What lies beyond the obvious, not satisfied with what has been explained? Why tinkering today with Lego blocks, digital games, or a sketch pad and pen might help you create a new design or solution tomorrow? How you can break a code in this case, but not according to that.things on purpose - and then see if you can fix them? What is *behind* the content on this page, and how it got there, and what makes to speak to and through the a …

The MOMS Club® (MOMS Offering Moms Support®) is a not-for-profit, internationally recognized, support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their children. We welcome members living within our designated boundaries including zip codes: Madison - 53718, 53704, & 53714 only, Sun Prairie - 53590, Cottage Grove - 53527, Monona - 53716, Windsor - 53598, DeForest - 53532, and McFarland - 53558. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility based on address please don't hesitate …

Madison professionals, enthusiasts, and hobbyists who share a passion for great JavaScript, and making JavaScript work for them and their users through terrific, engaging, and intuitive apps. Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/madjs

Milwaukee ALT.NET is a community-driven meetup of .NET developers who strive to learn, share, and create patterns, practices and tools that build on, mesh with, or replace the official Microsoft resources.

Startup Collaboratory is a group of Entrepreneurs, Business Professionals, and Business Owners who meet to...• Collaborate on starting and growing businesses• Share viewpoints and generate new ideas• Network for help overcoming business challengesAt Startup Collaboratory Meetups, selected members deliver short presentations describing their business, customers, and challenges. After each presentation, a moderated discussion explores new ways of viewing and addressing the member's business challe …

The Wisconsin DotNetNuke Users Group is a group focused on exploring and educating its members on ways to leverage DotNetNuke Content Management Systems. From developers, to business owners, to webmasters, Wisconsin DNN User Group provides all levels of discussion regarding the use of DNN. If you are interested in learning more about DNN or are simply looking for a Content Management System to aid in marketing a business, come join us and see what DNN is all about.