Showcasing new technology in Cambridge through demo nights. A group of entrepreneurs, techies, developers and investors with a passion for technology.

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

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 …

This is a group for anyone interested in NoSQL and related technologies. All skills levels are welcome. I've started this group because I see NoSQL as the future. Looking forward to exploring that future with everyone else.

SyncIpswich is all about getting Ipswich and Suffolk's technology communities together to form new ideas, new startups and push local business growth. Ipswich is an ever improving town with many local & national technology companies, design & marketing agencies, developers, designers, business owners and more. SyncIpswich is an open community for all technologists, creatives, entrepreneurs and graduates to meet up, flaunt ideas, recruit help and expertise and learn new things. Its a community by …

SyncNorwich strives to build a thriving technology community and enable local business growth. Norwich is a vibrant and cultural city with lots to offer, with a world class University, Norwich Research Park and the home of Lotus cars all close by there is a lot of innovation and creativity here. SyncNorwich is a community open to all technology enthusiasts and entrepreneurs to meet, discuss ideas, share experiences and breed new talent as well as provide a platform for exciting new business to …

Joomla! User Group Suffolk is a community of people interested in and/or working with Joomla! regardless of your level of experience. We have complete beginners through to developers and designers attend our monthly meetings, which consist of a general interest session followed by a short break, then a more specialised session. More information at www.joomlasuffolk.co.uk - come along even if you're thinking about using Joomla! - we're a friendly bunch and we don't bite! Generally a good idea to …

Herts. & Essex Techies is a group for folks interested in I.T. and Software Development. The group is not focussed on any one specific technology and we encourage members with a diverse background: from Java, .NET, Android, iPhone, Ruby, etc. with interests in Cloud Computing (Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.). The group aims to provide a regular opportunity for members to discuss and learn about the latest developments in the I.T. industry, share experiences, learn about other technologies and …

Ad-hoc group of Cambridge tech entrepreneurs getting together  to talk about the Lean Startup methodology and to meet other people in the same eco-system. Come grab breakfast, coffee, (for morning meetups) or beer and NOMS in the evening and hang out. Coffee and beer is excellent and free (sponsored). Follow us on twitter : @leanCambridge We’ll have a low key environment where we can just talk about startups, tech, and the world in general. Whether you come from a large corporate, new to Lean me …

Colchester Digital is a Meetup group for individuals and businesses in and around the Colchester area. Spanning the digital sectors, our members are developers, designers, digital image and video specialists, photographers, marketers, PR, social media and SEO experts, and everything between. The group welcomes freelancers, graduates, experts, professionals and anybody who feels that they could gain from the group, or add something to it. Colchester Digital members meet once a month (on a Thursda …

If you are running a django website, or you are an experienced django developer, or you are a n00b django developer, or you know your kun-fu about CSS/HTML5 and all the cool stuff happening this group is for you. Come along also if you do ruby, 'cause at the end of the day is just all about the MVC

This is a group for anyone who is learning to code using online resources, e.g CodeAcademy, Udacity, Coursera, Treehouse, CodeSchool. This group is also open to anyone interested in learning to code but unsure of how to tackle it. Lastly, the group is open to anyone working in web development or design, front end or backend, who wants to meet people with similar interests or even give talks on new technologies or just share their experiences. This group will meet as regularly as possible, and …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers often travel to the UK. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of the monthly sessions.

This group is for members and visitors to Makespace, a community inventing shed in Cambridge, UK. The meetups are organised by community members both in the space and elsewhere in Cambridge. To tweak your email preferences for the group, please go to http://meetup.makespace.org/settings/ We would love to meet: * Community members, enthusiasts, and educational groups who could benefit from a lab in which to work together, network, socialise, and draw on the expertise of others * People working …

It's time Cambridge woke up to the power of NodeJS & JavaScript! We are a friendly group who meet monthly to discuss NodeJS and the wider JavaScript ecosystem.  Each month we have one or two talks by guest speakers or our own members. All skill levels very welcome!

The Norwich Ruby User Group has been running for approximately four months now. We're a small group of developers and designers who either share an interest in Ruby or use it on a daily basis. So far meetups have been relatively free flowing and have evolved around discussions about what each person is working on, what tools we're using and about current trends within the Ruby community. A small, open source, group project has commenced and users have begun contributing code as and when they fee …

So London Meetups, double edge sword if I ever saw one. Why? Because unless you happen to live in London, they're a pain to get to and from. I'm from Southend, but work in London and more often not I have to change my RSVP from Yes to No come the date of the event. I know that I am not alone in this so I set this group up for you and me,as grabbing a train at Southed is a lot easier than trekking across london late at night. So what are we going to do? Meet, talk, discuss about anything you w …

The Talliston Writers’ Circle is a challenging and supportive group for all levels of talent and experience. Offering monthly meetings in a unique environment, our aim is to inspire writers to create their best, most engaging new work – and to share stories that delight and surprise. Authors will discover a creative hub of feedback and support, while newer writers gain the confidence to tell their story. • Talliston Presents Our Talliston Presents talks, lectures and workshops enable us to focus …

CATCH OUR PODCASTS Search our Twitter Hash Tag - #pitchmixpodcasts Pitch and mix is an opportunity to connect with the startup / entrepreneurial community in Cambridge. It's regular - every Thursday morning. It's central - at Clowns Cafe, 54 King Street, home (we think) to the best coffee in Cambridge. It's accessible - 5 minutes walk from Park Street car and cycle park. It's informal - you're welcome whether you want to build a go-to-market team for your new venture, or to shoot the breeze wit …

Cambridge Game Creators (CGC) is the most active community of professionals and hobbyists who create, use, or have an interest in computer graphics, visualization, simulations, and games. Creative and technical experts of all disciplines with an interest in interactive graphics, visualization, simulations, games, or virtual worlds come together to share thoughts, network, and above all have fun. Our members are Writers, Artists, Modellers, Game Designers, Animators, Graphic Designers, Sound Make …

Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Academics, Student Teachers & other education related professionals are all welcome. Edubury builds on the success of TeachMeets but extends the idea to include other professionals who support the aims of education. Edubury provides informal opportunities to share ideas via short inputs and presentations that take the form of. * a two minute show and tell * a seven minute presentation * or up to 20 slides presented at the rate of 20 seconds per slide It i …

Lean Startup Circle is dedicated to applying lean startup thinking and building lean startup leadership. This group is for encouraging regular conversations for anyone interested in the application of Lean Startup Principles and the Customer Development process developed by Steve Blank and refined by Eric Ries. We bring the Kent startup community together in a variety of formats so that we can learn from each other. What works? What doesn't? Is lean startup just buzzwords? Or can it really help …

During Lucene Eurocon 2011 in Barcelona, a number of us from different search companies met and discussed data conditioning and pipelining (ways to obtain, transform and process data before it is indexed by a search engine). We've started this group to bring these people together on-line and we hope to have physical meetups occasionally as well, at other search-related events. We're not technology or license specific - if you're building or using pipelines or similar processes come and join us, …

Are you working with data, as a hobby or career? Do you want to connect with people who are? We are a multidisciplinary group for people passionate about data. We welcome all backgrounds, including scientists, geeks, engineers, statisticians, analytics fans, business intelligence curious, bioinformaticians, philosophers, economists, entrepreneurs, or just pure enthusiasts. Watch this space for Data Insights meetups! If you can't wait, you can join our Cambridge meetups at  http://www.meetup.com/ …

Are you writing mobile apps as a hobby or career, or want to connect with those that do? We hold monthly meetings in the upstairs room at The Fountain in Cambridge.  We keep it informal and friendly, with a central talk on a varying theme each month. We'll discuss new ideas, share tips on both coding and marketing our apps, and possible argue the merits of iOS and Android, native and web!

Tribe of designers and geeks who create future-proof information platforms. Connected World, Connected Things, Internet of Things, Hackability, Quantum Computing, REST, Netkernel, Resource-oriented computing, Robots, Android, Micro-satellites, ROC, Unix, Linux, QEG, Futurism, Sensors, Cloud, Micro-controllers, Semantic Web, Metadata, Mash-ups, Mobility, Distributed Computing, Scalable computing

MongoDB User Group for all levels! We'll aim to meet once a month and discuss implementing MongoDB - mainly from the developer's perspective. MongoDB is a NoSQL database - more info on MongoDB is available at http://www.mongodb.org/ We'll also be following the MongoDB online training run by 10gen. Venue for meetups is yet to be decided, but it will be in Cambridge. We'll wait to see how much interest there is before booking the Corn Exchange! We're also on the look out for sponsors and/or hosts, …

With so many great search companies in Cambridge we're sure a Meetup will lead to some interesting discussions and networking. We're hoping to run regular events where you can come and hear about exciting developments in enterprise search and related fields, talk about what you're doing and meet others in the field. If you're working with, developing or planning to use any search technology, be it open source, commercial closed source, appliance-based or simply theoretical join this Meetup! Int …