This group discuss applications and technologies around Oracle's business intelligence offerings (OBIEE, ODI, OWB, Hyperion, Endeca, OLAP, and more). Through a variety of events (and often over a drink), the group aims to foster the sharing of best practise methods covering BI/DW architecture, Oracle BI metadata modelling, and product features. We will look at a variety of practitioner topics such as: Dashboard layout and design OBIEE lifecycle management Data visualisation (trellis charts, Go …

Connect with developers. Share tips and tricks. Discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., .NET, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial development. These Dev Meet ups will be held Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch.  Also other locations if people are interested.

The startup world's most interesting and influential stories will never come out in a press release. The lessons that matter are shared between peers over beers. The founder's exchange is where we want this to happen. And yes, girls have a certain angle on start ups and we're keen to celebrate that too. So if you're a tech start up founder, or you think you'd like to go for it and start up your own tech business, come and join us for free and frank but always honest conversation and inspiration. …

PHP developers meet likeminded people face to face to geek out about stuff and have pizza and beer. ... sometimes we may even be serious and discuss highly technical things.

maker –noun 1. a person or thing that makes. Finally! A Wellington meetup dedicated to digital fabrication & digital making. The focus of this meetup is firstly to cater for those who use or want to use the web to make or create items/objects/art & more and secondly to facilitate the sharing of experiences had by those realizing digital projects whilst also meeting like minded individuals who would like to do "more" with the web. The format will be informal with some regular aspects such as pre …

This is a group for entrepreneurs and freelancers who like to get things done at night. Each Wednesday at 6pm - 1am we shake off our dreams of the day, hoot a little and turn Wellington offices into co-working spaces. For those who are interested we get together for a shared meal from our favourite take away shops at around 7.30 and we have a couple of experienced entrepreneurs in residence floating around who are happy to offer advice and act as mentors. Perfect for individuals and teams who ar …

This group was started to organize a Coding Dojo in Wellington. The main focus is on Java and Java-related technologies (Groovy, Grails, Scala...), though other technologies are welcome as well. A Coding Dojo is a place where programmers come to improve their skills, by following a pattern similar to the martial arts dojo. Patricipants meet for at a pre-arranged time in a room that has one computer attached to a screen. A programming challenge is posed for each session. There are a couple of w …

If you're running lean product development within your organisation, then this groups for you. Come along and share your experience with Lean Startup. Learn from others in a similar situation. http://leancoffee.org/ How it works Each session will have a facilitator who will be responsible for timekeeping to ensure everything runs smoothly. The first 10 minutes will be general chit chat, during this time anyone can propose a topic by writing it on a sticky and putting it on the wall. Everyone o …

A portal to sign up for Wellington Makerspace courses and workshops.

Regular tech talks focused on Microsoft Technologies and skills relevant to developers working with Microsoft .NET

Wellington.js is a meet up for those interested in all things JavaScript. Client side, server side, we love it all! We're sussing out intertest at the moment, and planning an informal first meetup in the next few weeks...

Get together, meet and exchange ideas and stories about technology entrepreneurship. If you are in Wellington, and are interested in starting a tech start-up, or already in one, you should join our meetups. I can imagine us talking about things like Cassandra, NoSQL, Start-ups, Agile Development, Lean Startups, etc. It will be a good forum as well to connect with like-minded people and maybe spark collaborations.

The Wellington Drupal user group meet-up, taking place on the first Tuesday of the month and potentially alternating between formal presentations and informal gatherings. Catalyst hosts the meet-ups at Level 4, 150 Willis St. Sparks Interactive are sponsoring beer & pizza and the meetup.com fees for now - but further sponsors are welcome!

Wellington's Atlassian User Group serves the Wellington area, with the following objectives: Share and learn Atlassian product knowledge, best practices, and case studies with fellow current and prospective users. Address the needs of both Atlassian product system administrators as well as novice and experienced product users. Network and socialize with fellow Atlassian product users. Meet four times a year on a Tuesday afternoon / evening in locations throughout Wellington. This user gro …

Wellington's EA User Group serves the Wellington area, with the following objectives: Share and learn product knowledge, best practices, and case studies with fellow current and prospective users. Address the needs of both Enterprise Architect administrators as well as novice and experienced product users. Network and socialize with fellow Enterprise Architect users. Meet every other month on a Thursday afternoon in locations throughout Wellington. This user group is open to all current a …

This is a group for people who enjoy TED talks. I started this group because I want to meet other people who watch TED talks too. I want to know about the many gems on TED.com and also wanted to create a relaxed setting to discuss TED talks with other TED enthusiasts.

This group exists to bring people together to share what they've passionately been working on and discuss ideas. It intends to complement the several great programming-related groups in Wellington that cover particular languages & frameworks, big data, mobile development, Agile processes, etc. The idea of this group is to provide an informal channel for inspiration, to help generate the spark of motivation that allows us all to create with fresh energy and explore what is possible. It's for talk …

This group is for parents who want to be proactive in teaching their children smartphone & cyber safety. Our meetups will be a platform for parents discuss concerns, solutions and strategies that the KidsGoMobile team will transform into a tangible solution. At KidsGoMobile our goal is to encourage children to become responsible smartphone users by equipping parents with supervision tools and resources. We look forward to connecting with parents for fun, social, supportive discussions.

This group is made up of professionals of all ages throughout New Zealand who come together to meet new people, connect with other like-minded professionals as well as networking across New Zealand with people in a variety of industries. We get together on a regular basis, face to face (where possible) to talk about business, working as professionals in different industries, marketing (both in person and on the internet), small and medium business enterprises and success in life. I'm sure this i …

The Entrepreneur Club is a supportive community group consisting of very successful and motivated individuals. This group is made up of entrepreneurs, internet business & marketers, consultants, salespeople, business leaders, startup businesses and property investors. We get together on a regular basis, face to face (where possible) to talk about business, marketing (both in person and on the internet), small and medium business enterprises and success in life. I'm sure this is you, isn't it? d …

As an adult & community educational organisation, we aim to promote a just and more equitable society which takes account of the Treaty of Waitangi, by helping community based organisations further their own aims via educational means.

Inspired by the work of DataKind. Data Without Borders NZ is gathering a network of non-profits, data scientists, and eager volunteers to change the world.  We're looking to get together a group of like mined people to explore ways that data analysis and technology can help NGOs accomplish their mission