Is Your Technology Driving You Crazy? You Aren't Alone! Exploding email box? Non-stop anti-virus software? Frozen programs? Outrageous software prices? 24/7 Social networking? Take Back Control with Ubuntu The technology industry is not working for you. It is working to marginalize you and to profit from you. Luckily, there is an alternative: Ubuntu (pronounced ooo-boon-too) Among other things, it's a complete replacement for your current operating system. Boots in less than a minute …

Meet other Vancouver users of Joomla, the Web's grate dynamic content management system (CMS). Whether you're an absolute beginner learning the ropes or a power user blogging daily, or making professional web sites with Joomla, you are welcome to come out to exchange ideas, network with each other, and have a good time. We will try to learn from each other and have few training sessions on any Joomla topic included: Templates, Modules, Components, Development, Structure and lot more. VanJoomla. …

Meeting the right people is crucial. We look to match ideas with talent, hustlers with hackers and provide a great opportunity to meet other people in Vancouver working in the Tech Industry. We are the official meetup for Launch Academy and Grow Lab, as well as community run events like Demo Camp. Want to have an event without having to create an entire new Meetup group? Want to host or promote an event to 100s of web, software, and design craftspeople in Vancouver? Interested in cool cross-dis …

Hello Fellow Geek Entrepreneurs! This meetup is for tech entrepreneurs who want to elevate their game.  As a professional entrepreneur coach, I will provide 15 minutes or so of coaching to each person in turn. It will be great learning for both the group watching and of course for each of you who get's to be coached. So, each of you should bring something specific that you want to work on. Remember that coaching is not first and foremost about technology or business although both those realms …

Science is all around us. Many find a love for it at an early age, but few continue to learn after leaving educational institutions. For those who continue to seek to know, there is DIYbio. DIYbio is is a community in which burgeoning biological engineers can come together to learn and share ideas, bringing back that enthusiasm for science we experienced as kids. DIYbio promotes the responsible and safe practice of scientific techniques. We meet in the Vancouver area to discuss topics such as …

The Google Technology User Group will meet once a month to discuss all things Google. Welcome software and web developers, designers, architects. Whether you use Java, Python, C++, JavaScript or HTML, we will cover the many technologies that Google offers such as App Engine, Google Wave, GWT, HTML5, Chrome, Android, and many, many others. The main web site is http://www.vancouver-gtug.org/ The main discussion group is over at http://groups.google.com/group/vancouver-gtug and you can also follo …

The NASP, Vancouver is a group of Network Administrators and Technical Support professionals. The group has been launched initially by grads of Network and Security Professionals and Technology Support Professional programs of BCIT but anyone with a background and/or interest in Network Administration, Network Security, Technical Support or related technologies is welcome to join. The group will operate in a fun and informal environment and will be centered around learning both about the newer t …

* I decided to start this group to create a forum for Realtors to talk about websites, internet marketing and emerging technologies that impact their professional careers. *Any Realtors, assistants, associates or those thinking of entering the industry are encouraged to attend.

The Lifespan Society of British Columbia is a non-profit society established in 2012 to promote the technologies, philosophies and practical applications of extreme longevity for the people of British Columbia. The society seeks to provide a forum for its members and other stakeholders to learn, interact and become active in life extending pursuits.

The Vancouver Quantified Self meetup is modeled on the Bay Area Quantified Self Show & Tell meetings started in 2008 by Gary Wolf and Kevin Kelly in the Bay Area. This is a regular show and tell for people who use various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share what you are doing and learn from others. Topics include, but are not limited to: * Self-experimentation * Behavior monitoring * Lifelogging, lif …

ARTCODE is a group dedicated to the combination of Art, Design, and new Technology. We are hands-on enthusiasts in hardware or software. We are into stuff like PureData, Max/MSP, Haskore, QuartzComposer, Csound, Kinect, 3D printing, OpenNI, Frankencamera, Open Framework, Cinder, OpenCV, Processing, Wiring, Arduino, HIDs, HUDs, Android, WP7, iPhone/iPod, and iPad. We would like to meet others in order to exchange knowledge, skills and perhaps work on larger projects.

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Vancouver Scala is an opportunity to discover Scala, learn about new techniques and frameworks, and meet other Scala developers in the Lower Mainland. We welcome developers from all backgrounds and from new to expert who want to learn more about this great language.

We meet every month or so and discuss Python.

The future of education is now.  And best of all it is FREE! Listen to me...  http://n.pr/y2kRz9 Stanford Takes Online Schooling To The Next Academic Level Join us to discuss the weekly content of the various Stanford's 2012 Online courses (Yes there are two independent CS 101 courses).  The expectation is that you will be up to date the course lecture and such before attending meetups. Sign up is free and open to everyone.  Use the links below and choose the advanced track. Start Dates are her …

If you are interested in Google's Map developer technology; everything from the creating a Street Map to Mashup. Intra-Domain And Jquery, to initiatives like Open Social and you live in Vancouver Metro Area, please join this group. Our members are using or want to learn more about developing applications using Google technology, including: - Google Ajax APIs - maps, search, visualization, gadgets (JavaScript) - Google Friend Connect and Open Social - Android - mobile development (Java) - Google …

Get together for kid's app developers (books, games, education, and everything else) in Vancouver, BC. Heck we'll take developers from Seattle and Portland as well! Let's model this after the very successful Moms With Apps and Silicon Valley Apps for Kids groups down in the valley. We'll get together here and there and talk kids and technology; mobile app development, publishing, and marketing. And - once we have enough members I'll change the group photo to one of my son using the iPhone to a …

We are a new group – help us grow. With open workshops, discussions and bi-monthly meetings, we will explore how service design thinking can transform the experience and value of products and services, making them compelling to users, as well as attractive and profitable for the organizations that deliver them. Service Design Thinking Vancouver brings together people from business, design, technology and beyond to learn and share. For those that want to learn more about design thinking and servi …

The way people are interacting with technology is changing. Never before has technology used the human body as an interface like we have seen with the Kinect. Join this group to find more opportunities to network with like-minded people, find the latest information about the Kinect, collaborate with other Kinect enthusiasts, and share stories and experiences.

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

The CS Computer Tech Meetup is a networking group for people who are in the computer technology industry, or simply have an interest in the industry. Our goal is to present members with opportunities to learn, network, and develop their professional skills amongst like-minded individuals. To do so, we invite tech industry leaders to present topics related to computer technology. Speaker topics include web technologies, database development, computer office skills, and related issues. Whether you …

Hosted by Mammoth Market Advisory, this is an investment club for active investors interested in sharing and discussing investment and trading ideas related to small-cap TSX and TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies. There is an emphasis on mining, energy and technology stocks that have market caps of less than $300M. No amateurs please. This club is for sophisticated investors only. Unbiased. Transparent. No Hidden Fees. Actionable Ideas. Format of the Club: The Mammoth Investment Club is se …

This is a group for anyone interested in developing for the Microsoft SharePoint platform. We will cover developer related topics and run sessions on specific techniques and technologies to use in your SharePoint solutions. Anyone who develops for SharePoint or wants to develop for SharePoint should join this group. The meetups will cover beginner, intermediate and advanced topics. Occasionally we may do a meetup on a business use case or case study, so if you're a business user or a solution pr …

You're always busy, yet your mandate is to get out and meet more people! Mornings suck, and evenings are already crammed with family, friends, and other stuff. Sure, there are events scheduled throughout the month, but they always seem to happen at the same time. Some networking groups look okay until they hit you with an application and a fee. So, what's a Young Urban Professional to do? How's about meeting at LUNCH? Grab a bite. Exchange cards. Give everyone a ten second pitch, and get …

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.

All things web performance including discussions of many new methodologies, techniques & technologies such as responsive, adaptive & HTML5. From creating clean HTML & CSS to the intricacies of disentangling blocking JavaScript. Stay tuned, we'll have our kickoff event in late April, 2013.

This is a group for anyone interested in sport technology.

A group for tech entrepreneur's interested in growing their companies and meeting other like-minded entrepreneurs. Have a beer and chat with seasoned tech CEO's, and learn how you can build the next Billion dollar company.