Want to rage about work? Live in Pflugerville, Round Rock, Cedar Park, North Austin? Nobody in your area understands you when you talk about compilers, devops, automation, etc When your friends complain about garbage collection, do you get angry at Ruby rather than the city? This is the place for you. Come join us to speak geek with other geeks. Meet people in your area of town that are solving problems similar to yours. Learn about new technologies and how they are being used. Raise a beer, rel …

In this series of hands-on, real-world workshops, Jae & his guests will show you the proven strategies, invaluable tips, and industry secrets in how to plan, execute, and maximize your time and resources in creating a great website for your business or startup. For the past 14 years, Jae has worked for some of the top agencies in the country, for both Fortune 500, small business, and startup companies, and also taught as a full-time professor in graphic and interactive design at a New York Stat …

Brainstormers, LEO's, people who care about safety and want to improve it, criminals, technologists, mobile and gps experts..... this group is going to redefine crime, revolutionize personal safety, and become a crime fighting group like no other. You probably think this isn't serious, well just show up one time and see for yourself. Ever heard of Release-911? Defense-in-Delay? Acquaintance Rape Counter System? Our group has already come up with great ideas that are out there. If you work in pub …

Have fun, talk Java and learn about new technologies. This is open to any Java Rockstars in the ATX area. As well as people looking for new Java opportunities

Welcome to the Austin Microsoft Store Meetup group! Our group is for everyone who is interested in attending free events at the Store including: workshops on the Microsoft software you use most, gaming tournaments for both Xbox & PC games, business networking events, field trips, TechTots for the little ones and more. All of these amazing events are held at the Austin Microsoft Store; we are located in The Domain @ 3309 Esperanza Crossing. Most events are held in our state-of-the-art theater whi …

This is unique opportunity for Software Developers in the Austin area to come together and build applications that are "life giving" to others. Nerd Church was started to bring community to software developers and allow them to serve others in a unique way. nerdchurchaustin@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/NerdChurch

This is a group for Magento developers. The goal is to be able to have a time of discussion surrounding Magento development/programming topics, as well as a hands-on time to work on Magento together and learn from one another. So, bring your laptops!

Kinesis Survey Technologies is the industry leader for future-proof market research solutions. Offering powerful and cutting-edge survey software and panel management software, Kinesis is committed to advancing innovation in both web and wireless research. We would like to reach out to the Market Research community here in Austin. Each month we will meet up for a happy hour and invite you join us and some of our team members for drinks and mingling.

We will have something more informative soon but at this point the following should sum it up. We believe ourselves to be operating system agnostic We are not technology evangelist The plan is to have meeting topics voted on by members This group is being formed so the technologist in Round Rock will not have to drive into Austin for group meetings. We have a ton of folks up here that have a great deal of knowledge to share and we want to be that forum. If your interest is strictly focused in …

If you are interested in meditation, expanded awareness, stress reduction, lucid dreaming, out of body experiences or deep relaxation, then this group is for you. The Monroe Institute® provides experiential education programs facilitating the personal exploration of human consciousness. Over the last 30+ years, thousands have attended the Institute's residential & outreach programs, which incorporate the Binaural Beat audio technology known as Hemi-Sync®. Hemi-Sync® has been thoroughly researche …

This group is for anyone interested in healthcare IT, health tech, mHealth, and healthcare entrepreneurship. We started this group to help people in this space get to know their peers in Austin. We're looking forward to meeting everybody! Check out our blog at http://www.austinhealthtech.com and follow us on twitter @atxhealthtech .

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 …

Do you use AngularJS to build brilliant web apps? Are you interested in one of the best Javascript framework? Meetup with others who are into AngularJS, share knowledge, apps and collaborate. AngularJS -The Superheroic JavaScript MVW Framework is an open source offering from Google. AngularJS is what HTML would have been, had it been designed for building web-apps. Declarative templates with data-binding, MVW, MVVM, MVC, dependency injection and great testability story all implemented with pure …

Meet other parents who loves to share parenting experiences, and support our children to do things such as: study groups, book/toy sharing, fun activities, finding job/internships, and working community service projects. What's New We just started the weekly math practice. Calling for Young Writer and Photographers! If your child like writing in either English, Chinese, Spanish or other languages, and/or like taking photos,  you are invited to join the club. We will soon start a project for Youn …

Vajra Azaya is a non-profit organization that builds self-reliant communities while providing educational oppertunities in the methods and technologies used so that other can replicate our efforts. This meet-up group is used  to post times and places for those that wish to participate in Vajra Azaya projects, workdays, and events. You can also “like” the community page on facebook to learn more information and resources on  permaculture design, off the grid technology, best practices natural bui …

Cloud Austin (aka ACUG, the Austin Cloud User Group) is a group for people interested in learning about the growing cloud computing industry and community. It is open to all, and has a mix of developers, systems/ops, sales and marketing, and product development folks attending regularly.  We have monthly meetings (all are welcome - free admission, and we try to get sponsors to buy food for us) on specific Tuesday evenings. We are always looking for volunteers to speak or demo at the meetings and …

A monthly lunch-time forum for local web developers, designers, and other web professionals to talk shop, network, and geek out!

I am a PhoneGap enthusiast and hobbyist. Since some people are already showing interested, lets get this group rolling. We start getting more active ater New Years of 2011, but lets get the intros going.

TechShop is the first membership-based, do-it-yourself workshop and fabrication studio. We provide members with access to tools and equipment, instruction from local professionals and educators and a community of creative and supportive people. TechShop offers training on every piece of equipment in the facility to members and the public. Our wide range of classes lets you learn how to use the tools and equipment as you need them. At TechShop you can build your dreams and we will provide the too …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning to build and manage their own website or blog. This group exists because we, the founders, don't want any good idea to be stifled by a lack of monetary resources. You can have your own website for your small business, startup or blog, and you can have it for very little money and in very little time. The best part? You don't pay us a dime. We're giving away the info for free.

Google Fiber is coming to Austin! Let's spread the word to make sure that no "fiberhood" gets left out when it comes time to run the fiber. This meetup was formerly named Google Fiber - NW Austin...because I (Ian, the creator of the group) really want to be in one of the first few neighborhoods to get GFiber. I still want that to happen, but I think that this group would better serve its members if we're a bit more inclusive (and we've already got folks from all over the area in the group). So c …

This group is for Home Service Contractors of all types who want to get together to network, learn about ways to grow their businesses, and swap "war stories". Are you a Kitchen & Bath Remodeler who needs to connect with a Plumber, or a Roofer who needs to connect with a Gutter Installer? How about a Realtor who needs a diverse roster of Service Professionals who you can count on? Would you like to learn ways to grow your business or about how to apply technology to your business? If so, this is …

Are you tired of business cards and stuffy "professional" networking events? Do you like kayaking, go-karts, and cocktails? Do you love startups, entrepreneurship, and hanging out with other smart people building things? Well then.... come anti-network with us! Looking forward to learning about what you are working on, Betty Jean P.S. Don't worry - if you are still learnin' the ropes in business and are looking for a mentor or cool people to learn from, you should come out. “The space and quiet …

Looking for a great way to fund a new start-up by tapping your friends, family members and perfect strangers? Join this Crowdfunding group to get free access to the Crowdfunding Press Center which will teach you how to raise up to a $1,000,000 by using the combination social media networks and Crowdfunding platforms to post a simple business plan and begin raising capital for all kinds of businesses from high-technology products to the performing arts. Explore America's Best Crowdfund Experts, S …

Astral projection (or astral travel) is an out-of-body experience achieved either awake or via lucid dreaming or deep meditation. People who say they experience astral projection often say that their spirit or astral body has left their physical body and moves in another dimension known as the spirit world or astral plane. Join those of us who are in the process of acquiring and using the ability to leave the body and travel the astral planes, to experience what lies within them, and to communic …

Join other entrepreneurs and who live in Avery Ranch and interested in learning more about general business development for your business or company you work for. The topics include: technology/product development, web development, online marketing, funding, sales channel strategies, UI/UX experience, marketing strategies, email marketing, business operations strategies, business model analysis and any other areas of interest . Informal get-togethers in the community to learn and share things, a …

A group where people can have a dialogue and learn from each other about developing in the Groovy and Grails ecosystem from Springsource. Any related technologies like Griffon are welcome as well. We will try to keep it informal so anyone from novice to expert can have fun and participate. Come join and start the dialogue!

This is a group for founding a Sudbury Valley School in the Northeast Austin Area.  The Sudbury Valley School model is an innovative educational model that takes children seriously.