Offered in cooperation with DevHousePgh and our many sponsors, The Dev Experience is for Developers, Designers and Project Leads who want to: *learn and share information on new technologies *enjoy free giveaways and sneak-peaks *earn points towards awards and recognition *join practice sessions in an open-source environment creating applications for charity *receive guidance and assistance with entrepreneurial ideas.

SteelCloud is a user group / meetup for Pittsburgh-area cloud application developers. We get together to discuss technologies, architecture, patterns and techniques of interest to developers working on large-scale, distributed applications. We try to meet monthly - either to hear engaging speakers present topical information, or to open the floor to roundtable discussion of what’s on our collective mind.

This is a Meetup group for all people interested in invention, innovation, intellectual property development, new product design, and crowdsourcing of ideas.  The goal of the Pittsburgh Invents is to bring creative people together for insight and brainstorming to help generate new marketable ideas, products, and innovations that solve real world problems.  Share, network, and gather resources to put you on the path to success. The Vision To connect  like-minded local innovators and help provide …

The Pittsburgh .NET User Group is a community-driven group for area .NET developers to learn about features of the .NET framework and also to learn about ways that others are using the .NET language, either for business or personal projects. We're also a group that promotes software craftsmanship and well architected solutions. All skill levels are welcome. We meet the second Tuesday of each month at the Microsoft Office at 40 Isabella St (directly across from PNC Park). On rare occasions, we ma …

This is group for people who interested in supporting the success of southwestern Pennslvania's technology community.

Facebook is a part of your life and the life of just about everyone you know. The Facebook Developer and Marketers Meetup has been created for those who want to utilize the power of Facebook to expand their, or a client's, business. THIS MEETUP WILL COVER APPS TO ADS. So whether you are interested in creating a Facebook fan page, an application, or an ad, through this group you'll discover trends, tips, tools, and techniques that you can use to construct, connect, interest and influence via the …

JavaScript is driving the migration to mobile and cloud-based services and ending the Era of the Desktop. Pittsburgh is a fast-growing hub of technologists, developers and designers that are using this tool to make amazing applications, tools and services. The group will meet on a regular basis to discuss emerging trends, demonstrate new, cutting-edge tools, and see what new services are in the market built on the power of JavaScript.

GNU/Linux computer software and operating systems support end user freedom because they are Free/Libre (a.k.a. Free Software - a matter of liberty and not price). As our society grows more dependent on computers, the software we run is of critical importance to securing the future of a free society. Free software is about having control over the technology we use in our homes, schools and businesses, where computers work for our individual and communal benefit, not for proprietary software comp …

Meet other local users of Google, the popular search tool. Delve into discussions that encompass All Things Google!

We're here to bring together anyone who programs in the Go programming language, based in or near Pittsburgh, in western Pennsylvania, and welcoming visitors from further afield. Professional programmers, system administrators, home tinkerers; students, entrepreneurs, retirees.  If you can program, and are doing so at least partly in Go, or just considering Go as an option, you're all welcome.  We'll adapt. We're currently just getting started, organising our first meeting, so a character has no …

For lovers of Adobe software and web technologies.

Want to continue building things in Ruby on Rails? Catch up with attendees and interested coaches to continue your learning and coding practice!

Pittsburgh Geek Out Days (PGODs) are semi-regular meetings of technologists to discuss software engineering, how to be rockstar programmers, trends in software, and anything else that people find interesting. We do this by following an Open Spaces (or unconference) format. We typically meet every other month on Saturday mornings. We don't have topics or speakers, though we will often have a word or two as "inspiration" (e.g. design). When we arrive, we will introduce the format, then anyone who …

The Pittsburgh Business Intelligence Group is the only regional group focused on providing opportunities for individuals in the Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing industry to meet, network, and learn about strategies, best practices, and tools. This group is technology agnostic. It is open to professionals having experience with any relevant technologies (Business Objects, Microsoft, Cognos, Birst, QlikView, SAS, SPSS, MicroStrategy, Teradata, etc.) Topics of discussion include BI tools, …

Exchange tips, hints, best practices on how to use Amazon Web Services. Meet other AWS users.

Welcome to the Pittsburgh Node.js community Meetup! This is a meetup to discuss Node.js, web development and javascript on both client and server.  If you'd like to learn how to Node or grow your professional network we'd love to have you!

This group covers non-relational data storage technologies, which may either be a complement to or used instead of RDBMSs. Topics covered include Document Stores, Key-Value Stores, Graph Databases, Object Databases, and RDF Databases. Products covered include CouchDB, BigTable, memcached, Objectivity/DB, Hbase, Cassandra, redis, and InfiniteGraph. The general approach to our meetings are to go round-robin on the specific products and technologies in a hands-on manner, rather than talk about the …

Local monthly meetup for Pittsburgh bitcoin users to mingle, trade and share ideas. Our hope is to help the local bitcoin community grow. Anyone with interest in bitcoin is welcome!

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 …

Pittsburgh.rb is a Ruby language user group for beginners and experts to discuss all things about the language that makes us happy.

The last JavaScript Meetup fell through when the organizers took jobs outside of the Pittsburgh Community and moved. This left the rest of us without a means to control the group and continue with the discussions. I'd like to revitalize the group and community. This group should discuss frameworks, libraries, tools, the language itself, coding practices and any and all things related to JavaScript.

We're a group of Pittsburgh-based Hadoop & cloud-computing technologists, enthusiasts and researchers who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Hypertable, PIG, etc). The Hadoop Users Group (HUG) Pittsburgh consists of members from local universities and companies. This group only meets in a physical place in Pittsburgh. If you are interested in webcasts about Hadoop, this group is not for you.

This group is for a much needed opportunity for young(20-30s) entrepreneurs, innovators, free thinkers, visionaries, and the like to find each other, connect, and get together to support each others visions, network, help each other, socialize, and just hang out. Maybe your passion is the environment, medicine, technology, social media, the arts, business, or maybe its spirituality and human potential. Whatever it is we can do so much more by supporting each other and helping each other out. If …

Stay up-to-date with all of the events, classes, and opportunities at Pittsburgh's newest co-working space. The Hardwares Store brings startups, freelance media producers, and nonprofits into the same space so that they can collaborate and grow. The Hardware Store's facilities contain complete media production facilities, including 20' of greenscreen, a podcasting suite, and state-of-the art audio studio.

Welcome to Pittsburgh Area Singles Meet Up Group! The Modern Matchmaker is a boutique matchmaking service for singles of all ages. Our successful, contemporary process blends traditional matchmaking values with modern technology. We customize introductions for selective clients that lead to a committed relationship or marriage. We help them to find their perfect match, their best friend and lover, and enhance the quality of their life. Contrary to on line dating services, we offer a personalized …

TEDxGrandviewAve was named in the spirit of Grandview Avenue, that singular street that stretches across Mount Washington. Standing on Grandview Avenue, you can see the history of industry on which we have built nationally recognized brands and nation-spanning companies. This Meetup Group will be a place for sparking big ideas and to keep the community conversation going. We will enjoy TED talks together, both live and community favorites, have group discussions, and invite the occasional commun …

Pittsburgh Internet Marketing & SEO Group have joined to create an assembly of professionals and enthusiasts in the Pittsburgh area that meet to learn and share ideas, techniques, and processes of Search Engine Marketing. We cover topics that range from Search Engine Optimization, Pay Per Click Advertising, Social Media Marketing to user experience, conversion optimization, and web analytics. During our meetings, we discuss tactics, techniques, best practices, emerging trends and industry standa …

Tap into Power and Energy Lying Deep Within You Sahaja Meditation Meetup is meant for everyone who desires to find his or her true self, which is full of peace, joy of life and love for others. It is not just a book or a set of exercises but a living science that will open up to you gradually as your meditation becomes deeper and your experience stronger and more fulfilling. Better Yourself Emotionally, Physically and Mentally All over world, human beings believe they can find solutions to their …