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 …

My goal is to establish a solid Node JS community in Ottawa, aside from discussing our experiences and sharing our current road blocks we will discuss everything from creating simple api's, social integration, Database integration, coding style and ethics, rapid prototyping and of course production deployments. Please Join me at this Node JS round table.

Group for Javascript and NodeJS enthusiasts in Ottawa. We meet to share information, demos, new technologies and promote client-side and server-side Javascript innovation in the local tech community.

Meet fellow Government communications and IT employees and consultants! Come to a digitalGov Meetup to compare tools, advice and share cool tips and experiences with bringing the Government of Canada to the leading edge of eCommunications. Make valuable contacts as you mingle with new friends! Check our group on Facebook too! http://www.digitalottawa.ca

About Ottawa's Windows Server User Group What is OWSUG.ca? OWSUG.ca is the Ottawa Windows Server User Group. We are more than one hundred of your colleagues throughout Ottawa and the surrounding area. OWSUG.ca is a not-for-profit organization focusing on all aspects of Microsoft technology from software to hardware. OWSUG.ca is a community… peers who meet on a monthly basis to learn and discuss new and existing technologies with industry leaders. Why should YOU join OWSUG.ca? We are committed to …

Ottawa Ruby is a group of programming enthusiasts that get together once in a while to hack, present, and talk about the Ruby programming language. Join us on our website and mailing lists at http://www.ottawaruby.ca/

A group dedicated to Web Development, Web Design, User Experience, and User Interface Design. Meetings are held on a wide range of topics with interesting people throughout the industry to gain insight and knowledge for what's happening on the web now and what's coming in the future. Topics include (but not limited to): Content Management Systems Web Technology (HTML, CSS, Javascrip, PHP) Online Strategies (SEO, Online Marking, Online Ads) Design Best Practices User Experience Design Usability …

Innovation Studio 527 is a monthly meeting of people interested in solving complex problems. We meet from 5pm to 7pm. The current meeting location is in the Byward Market - we always try to find something that is affordable and wheelchair accessible. We have a few rules: 1) Be yourself 2) Be open to new ideas 3) Be brave in allowing ideas to collide 4) Be willing to be uncomfortable 5) be willing to take the next step Other than that - everything is on the table. Hope you can join us. Peter Leve …

The Ottawa 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. Your host for the Ottawa meetup will be Artur Denysenko (Twitter @adenysenko). Write me with your recommendations, tips, and observations. This is a regular show and tell for people who take advantage of various personal self-tracking tools and methods to gain more knowledge about themselves, others and the world around them. Come share w …

This group is for anyone interested in non-fiction (current events, sociology, economy, psychology, sciences, technology, ...), including those leaning towards the 'penguin' end of the social spectrum. Let's get socially awkward together, and discuss some great books and topics!

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Every other 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.

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a …

An Ember.js focused meetup for anyone using Ember.js to chat and drink with fellow Ember users.

Meet other Ottawaians who are passionate about Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) , Web Analytics, Social Media and other topics relating to Internet marketing. Gather and share advice and information on better ways to work with online traffic generation to monetize business for your clients or your company. We want to bring together the wealth of knowledge in the Ottawa community around topics that are happening within the industry. We encourage …

Ottawa chapter of Code4lib: Code for Libraries The Code4Lib organization (original from the USA): http://code4lib.org/ Read more about Code4Lib North: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North Code4Lib Wiki: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page

We bring together entrepreneurs and others who are doing business on the internet, and seek to expand friendships and/or boost their connections with service providers from advertising sales to marketing to graphic designers and illustrators to book self-publishing via Meet-Up get togethers at cafés, restaurants and via Skype.

The Ottawa Entrepreneur.ca Group is a dynamic and professional business group. Our Mandate is "Let's work together to ensure a better future for Ottawa". This group consists of SME, small business owners, entrepreneurs & professionals. If you are an entrepreneur, business owner, manufacturer, service provider, investor, wholesaler, distributor, retailer, join us and share your success stories or demo your products, we help with your sales and marketing. If you are a business consultant, a pro …

OSEF brings high-level software executives together to share best practices, exchange ideas, and explore new technologies. By bringing successful software executives together to share knowledge, the forum will raise the effectiveness of member companies, and position Ottawa software companies as leaders the rest of the industry looks to for innovation and best practices.