This group is for founders of technology startups located in Victoria, BC (#yyj in Twitter-speak!). The purpose of this online group is to coordinate real-life meetups between group members. You should join if you answer "yes" to most of these questions: you are located in Victoria, BC you are a (co)founder of a technology-focused company your company is still considered a startup/early-stage by most units of measure you are interested in semi-regular meetups with other local startup founders t …

You love maps and computers, preferably at the same time! If you don't own a GPS, you kind of wish you did. You know what the acronym ESRI stands for. When someone offers you data, you say "yes!" Victoria is a hot-bed of geospatial technology and GIS smarts, but the community is fragmented and doesn't talk amongst itself nearly enough! We have much to learn from one another: what is the state of geodata, open government, open street mapping, open source software, new tricks for web mapping, and …

vSharePoint is for all folks in Greater Victoria interested in sharing knowledge, tips and techniques about Microsoft SharePoint. Anyone interested in learning more about SharePoint or its related technologies or meeting other folks with similar interests should consider joining us at one of our events.

Focused on Mozilla Webmaker: Web and Digital Literacy + the fun of 'Making' in British Columbia. Empowering children and youth in the digital age. Talking about family-friendly Hack/Maker spaces. Membership is diverse: Web Developers, EdTech, Filmmakers, Open Data advocates, Scientists, Educators and beyond!

If you are an iOS developer, enthusiast or entrepreneur, come check out the latest in iOS development tips, frameworks and techniques. Come see what people are working on or pitch your next big App idea.

Come one, come all. This is a group of professionals who live in Victoria, BC and are involved with or interested in the area of mobile development & technology. This group provides a great opportunity to expand your circle and meet other mobile developers in the area. Of course I don't need to tell you this but when a group of deeply passionate mobile gathers in one place, there is a very good chance something groundbreaking will come out as it always does!

This is a group for anyone who is interested in learning how to use a computer. All skill levels are welcome. I started this group due to the number of people I run into who need help with their computers or just want to get more from it and don't know how. I have been helping people with this for nearly 22 years.

This is a group for web based entrepreneurs in Victoria, BC looking to network with other fellow colleagues that have businesses that make money online. The purpose of this group is to network with like-minded people and share ideas, stories, advice and more. We'll tackle incredibly complex #firstworldproblems such as figuring out how to explain what you do to your friends and family (you know, when mom keeps asking "so what do you do again?"). There is a similar meetup group in Vancouver but I …

This a right place for you if you are willing to drive your e-business based on real data and not guesses and assumptions, or if you'd like to help e-businesses collect and analyze their online and offline data. The group mandate is to create a community of local e-business owners, online marketers, web analyst, technology experts, entrepreneurs, and managers. V-WACH is committed to hold affordable or free high quality events including trainings, social events and seminars, to educate members, h …

Victoria Big Data User group aims on uniting people interested in in Big data technologies like hadoop and all of its related technologies. Hope here is to create and foster a vibrant community of like minded individuals who are interested in learning together,helping in solving  big data challenges and have some fun in the process. Anyone interested in Big Data, Hadoop and its related technologies is invited to join

Meet other local people who are interested in web marketing of all types including search engine optimization and search engine marketing. Gather and share advice and info on better ways to conduct web marketing. Ultimately the goal is to create a lively, refreshing community of local online marketing talent. Please note: this Meetup Group has a strict No MLM and a No Unsolicited Sales policy.

Tutors are probably the best people in the world, but because of the nature of our career, we often work in isolation from other tutors. Well, not anymore! If you’re “friends” with strangers on Twitter and Facebook, but often can’t muster up the energy to meet other tutoring professionals in the real world then this group is for you. It's not just what you know. It's also who you know, and what they know. Our meetup has the potential to connect you to a vast world of people and resources and we’ …

This is a group about Windows Phone and Windows 8 App Development. While we focus on the Windows platform, any developer, from any platform is welcome. At the end of the day we all would love to see our apps running on any platform. So let’s get together and talk about App development.

Make better use of your technology. We're offering a series of training sessions-- small courses with small class sizes geared to teach something new and something cool. Maybe you don't need to hire us to do the heavy lifting but want to pick our brains to improve your own skills -- we can do that too. We have spoken at WordCamp Victoria, Social Media Club and FreelanceCamp Victoria. We can present seminars or hands-on workshops for small to mid-size groups and we can train or tutor individuals …

Victoria WordPress User Group We meet the second Thursday on odd months at 6:45pm at the Vancouver Island Technology Park. WordCamp Victoria This is a WordPress training concept (based on WordCamp.org) for Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In the spirit of the "Camp" model, all attendees, and sponsors share the costs. Speakers are vetted based on their skill level, relevancy, and topic. Local speakers are expected to share the costs of the event with other attendees. Speakers from outside …

This is a Club for Toyota Prius and Tesla Motors vehicle owners from Victoria and Vancouver Island, who meet on a regular basis. We are like minded, forward thinking individuals that love driving these "Innovative, Aerodynamic and Advanced" vehicles and also care for the environment at the same time. We enjoy casual, informal gatherings, where we have lively discussions and exchange ideas in a pleasing location with good food.

Have an idea that you want to try? Passionate about something that you want to share with others? Budding entrepreneur looking for encouragement? Interested in building a side hustle? This group provides learning, support, and discussion around identifying and launching profitable businesses, by starting small and scaling up.  Join us as we learn how to apply the Lean Startup process pioneered by Eric Ries.  We're currently following Steve Blank's Stanford Lean Launchpad course for guidance …

This is a group for people interested in Growing their Startup Quickly, Analytically and Scientifically-ish. Looking forward to learning and growing with everyone.

You have skills that you can share. There's stuff you don't know about. Let's get together around a particular theme and talk about how to do stuff. Share your knowledge and pick-up some knowledge along the way.