Bring your laptops, sketch pads, and a creative spark. This "open workshop" is a mobile space for socializing, working on your own personal (or collaborative) projects, sharing with and learning from each other, and exploring new and provocative design: from hardware (i.e. www.arduino.cc) to software (i.e. anything Google, Ruby on Rails and other MVC Frameworks, Drupal, cool open source projects like Processing) to digital art (i.e. CS4) and web media (Flash, CSS, etc). There are wonderfully cre …

The Minnesota PHP User Group is a community for people to network, share knowledge, and learn about PHP, the various frameworks and open source technologies.

Join Other Entrepreneurs Who Eat Problems For Breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others’ Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers * Find Partners * Small Group Atmosphere * Serious Conversation Bootstrappers Breakfasts® are for founders of early stage technology startups. It is a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers. These breakfasts were designed for entrepreneurs to share ideas and leverage thoughts with other folks who are serious …

This group is forum to gather and share experiences around Cloud Computing, especially Amazon Web Services. If you have used EC2, S3, Amazon Payments, Mechanical Turk or are interested in learning more about how others have, come join our group.

An amalgam into the world of Art, Science, Technology, Science Fiction, Computers, UFO's Robotics, Medicine, Astronomy, Space, the Mind & Beyond. A group for anyone who loves technology, the outdoors, science fiction, the paranormal, Omni magazine, comic books, fantasy, mysticism, electronics, The Art of Noise, music, video games, board games, virtual worlds, virtual reality, physics, fitness, cryogenics, comedy, humor, artificial intelligence, Web technology, gadgets, and science news. Sometime …

A group to meet and discuss, learn and present on the myriad of web technologies that Google supports, promotes and offers. Main discussion board at https://groups.google.com/group/gdg-tc.  Join us on Google Plus!

SharePoint Social is a group for technology professionals to network and discuss with local SharePoint users and experts in the Minneaplolis suburbs in a social setting. Our aim is to bring together SharePoint talent to provide an avenue for relevant discussions driven primarily by our members. Whether it is a seasoned user seeking advice or an individual new to SharePoint, you are invited to ask your question, tell your story and even Share-A-Pint!

Hi! It's difficult to connect with other women geeks on a regular basis in the community. This group is for anyone interested in technology, hacking, or just making new friends with similar interests! We will have gossip sessions over hackathons, days when we just sit in a coffee shop coding away on our own projects, discuss the latest and greatest in technology over fun dinners/lunches, informal meet-n-greets with invited female tech figures in the community and more! Members can suggest additi …

Are you an aspiring or professional software engineer, developer or programmer? Then this is the group for you!  Meet with like-minded (and sometimes not) Software Engineers from a range of backgrounds and technologies to explore the benefits and disadvantages of each, as well as emerging technologies and ideas. Some of the topics we focus on include front-end technologies (HTML, JavaScript), back-end technologies (PHP, ASP, Java), Databases, Mobile development, and Software as a Service. Come …

You know who you are. You see the dry cleaner sorting though a stack of paper slips and you think "I could write an app for that". You want to measure the steps in a process and improve it with an open source platform. We come up with ideas. We come up with ways to realize those ideas. We build web apps. We want to highlight trusted tools of the trade, cool projects that you are contributing to, and review cutting edge technology. When we have a solid group it would be great to pool together our …

Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St Paul and surrounding area in Minnesota) Visualization group focuses on creating a community around visually telling stories (most often with computer technology and data). The group arose out of the desire of a handful people that wanted to discuss visualization across sectors, such as non-profits, journalism, museums, academia, arts, and the private sector. We welcome everyone; mostly likely you work with visualization technologies, work closely with people that …

The Twin Cities Magento User Group is dedicated to helping Magento store owners and developers find a common place to talk about their Magento store. Anyone who is using Magento or just wants to learn more about Magento should join this group!

Minnesota splunk users unite! Let's get together once a month or so to discuss splunk and how we use it.

Hi, this group is for people who are interested in mobile but specifically understanding mobile within business. Who would be interested? Entrepreneurs, business executives, producers, developers, social media enthusiasts and the mobile curious. Suggested topics for the group: - Estimating development costs for mobile. Where do I start? - How to approach design for mobile? - Native vs mobile web which one is appropriate? - How do I incorporate mobile into my business? - What’s the deal with Gam …

Meet ups organized to talk about Node.js and related technologies, learn about new projects using Node.js and connect with cutting edge geeks.

Personal cloud computing puts control back in the hands of the users, but this time in a cloud / networked environment. Personal Clouds are to cloud computing what the Personal Computer was to (mainframe-based) computing at the time. This meetup connects the developers, businesses and individuals interested in developing a whole ecosystem round personal clouds.

The Twin Cities Robotics Meetup will bring together roboticists, hackers, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, engineers, professionals, funders, and enthusiasts in the Twin Cities to meet and discuss robotic technology, cool robot trends, new start-ups, and efforts to put Minnesota on the robotics map.

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. Note: We have sister groups that meet in Silicon Valley, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Silicon Valley", Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston", Chicago, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Chicago", and New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York"

MN Healthcare IT is dedicated to advancing innovation in the delivery of healthcare through the use of information technology. We will have regularly scheduled meetups where interested stakeholders can share and discuss innovative ideas at the intersection of healthcare and technology. Professionals working in the healthcare and IT industries are invited to our events discuss and learn about the latest healthcare technologies.

Coffee and c0de is your opportunity to sit down and get your questions answered on development on the Microsoft platform with Microsoft experts. - Thinking about porting your HTML5 application to the Windows Store? - Have an iOS/Android app that you want to get to the Windows 8 or Windows Phone platform? - Working on a new Windows 8 application? Come and get help on how to move the app forward. - Looking at ways to use Windows Azure to build cloud service? Ask questions and learn the best ways t …

Health Tech Startups. We are building things that make healthcare better. If you are working on a healthcare venture, or want to connect with the healthcare start-up community then this is your crowd. We're hosting speaker events, co-Working meetups, and several other events aimed at building the healthcare technology eco-system in Minnesota. A lot of the things we're talking about are, specific challenges and opportunities in healthcare and launching health tech start-ups. As a growing communit …

Want to learn more about the latest technologies in the web design and development world? Join us for lunch and learn about the latest in mobile, HTML5, CSS, 'R' programming language, Javascript, search algorithms, wire-framing, encryption, design considerations for Drupal, or whatever else catches the interest of one of our members that want to present.

This is a group for anyone who is interested in learning about or sharing their knowledge of Oxygen (SyncRO Soft Ltd).

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Minneapolis, MN, USA! Meetup with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

A FORUM FOR VIABLE HEALTH CARE INNOVATION. Technology. Design. Business Models.

This is a group for entrepreneurs and business owners with an emphasis on internet, software, SaaS, computers, and similar tech startups. These roundtable discussions are conversations about the challenges of growing a business: BUSINESS FINANCING: Angel Investors / Venture Capital, Bootstrapping, Funding, Loans BUSINESS MODELS: Brick-and-Mortar, Choosing a Business Model, eCommerce, Online Business, SaaS, Part-Time Business, Social Entrepreneurship BUSINESS PLANNING: Startup Costs, Business Str …

This is an IBM sponsored Big Data meetup group.  Geared towards developers, data scientists and all Big Data enthusiasts, our meetups provide an opportunity to work hands on with the solutions and tools in our Big Data platform. Our Meetups typically include a 45-60 min (max) presentation that serves as an introduction and overview for a specific Big Data technology.  It is followed by ~3 hours to collaborate with fellow developers and apply your Big Data skills.  We provide a cloud environment …

Welcome to the Liferay Twin Cities User Group. Our goal is to form a group of people in the area that work with, have used, are investigating, or are simply interested in Liferay and are located in the Twin Cities area. This group will be focused on sharing Liferay best practices across the community. Come for fun, come for networking, come just to talk shop with your fellow liferayers