The Seattle Google Developer Group meets on the 3rd Monday of the month.  Our members are using or want to learn more about developing applications using Google technology, including: Android App Engine Google Apps Chrome Compute Engine Google Plus Go and Dart programming languages Join our Community on Google+

Practice and advice giving technical presentations. Each month, one member gives a technical presentation to the group, which then discusses the presentation, offering comments and critiques. Finally, the presenter gets to ask and respond to questions. The meetings are hosted at Startpad in Seattle. http://startpad.org/about-us We hope you will join us to improve your presentation skills, help others, and discuss technology.

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Please join this passionate group of software and web UX designers as we explore new trends in UX.

eCommerce works on many of the same principles as business in general. If you have a product or service that others need and can afford, you are basically in business. The rest is marketing and management.Whether you are in the business of selling online or offering to help other businesses sell online, you may consider using Magento as part of that solution. But Why Magento? How does it compare to other eCommerce platforms? What does it cost? Magento is a feature-rich, professional open-source …

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 …

OlyMEGA (Olympia Makers, Engineers, Geeks and Artists) is a technology interest group open to all ages and all knowledge levels. The mission of OlyMEGA is to create an open tech community in the Olympia/Thurston County. Members are encouraged to share their knowledge, learn from others, and create from what they learn. We have a shared workshop called a MakerSpace at 416 Washington St. Suite 202, Olympia. We are working on scheduled hours of operation now. Watch for Meetups announced at the spa …

Do you love software and have interest in cleantech? This group is for you! Our goals are humble and focused – our main thing is to try to help connect folks interested in Cleantech and information technology for informal discussions and fun. To this end, our initial plan is: 1.Assemble an evening for networking and libations every 4-8 weeks. All are welcome 2.Organize an email list to help folks connect This is a modest experiment and we’ll see how it goes. This is run by volunteers - …

Welcome to Seattle Tech Meetup, Seattle's largest ongoing monthly event.  This event is for the community, by the community! Done in partnership with local community resources Startup Weekend, GeekWire, WTIA, StartupSeattle, House of Genius and more, Seattle Tech Meetup (aka: STM) happens on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. Want to know more? Watch this short video: Thank you for joining the Seattle technology and startup community.  We look forward to meeting you! See you around town, Greene a …

Hackers and Founders Seattle provides a casual business forum where tech and less-than-tech entrepreneurs meet and discuss new technologies and/or companies that we’re working on. Whether you’re a serial entrepreneur, a hacker who has always thought of starting a business or completely clueless and want to get connected to the Seattle business community, you’ll fit right in!

Startup Spirits: Improving Your Startup One Drink At A Time! Startup Spirits is a community-driven event dedicated to connecting tech entrepreneurs with information, opportunities and most importantly....Distilled Beverages, aka: Spirits! Our Co-Organizer and Master of Whisky, Ari Shapiro, is one of 16 to have achieved the title Masters of Whisky in the United States. He educates bartenders, chefs, whisky enthusiasts (and those soon to be) on history, production, differences in style and how to …

We are all about software development, the latest technologies and real-world experience to help developers.  We welcome new members to join, ask questions and contribute ideas. We have a bias toward Mobile topics, but cover development on four cross-platform areas: 1) Mobile: Android, iOS, Windows Phone 2) Desktop: Java, Win8 3) Web: HTML5, PHP, JavaScript 4) Cloud: AWS, Azure vNEXT is dedicated to explore the latest in new technology and how it can best be applied to solve todays development …

This group is for innovators in education.  We strive to keep the balance between educators and technologists in our group. By bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, technologists, and all-around education enthusiasts, the Edu Tech Innovators group creates a collaborative space where people across sectors can work together to tackle challenges and find meaningful solutions to the systemic problems in the global edu landscape. We're people and professionals who want to democratize and unleas …

Many new iPhone owners are asking me to show them how to use their iPhone. Several just want to know things like, how to setup email, how to delete Apps, how to use Google Maps, or even just how to change the settings. We are offering a beginners iPhone course for individuals just like these.

The Bay Area has EFF, DC has Public Knowledge, New York has the Software Freedom Law Center and Boston has Free Software Foundation and Berkman, but Seattle and the Northwest do not have a grassroots group of people fighting for your digital freedoms. This is a meet up group for people interested in Digital Rights Issues in the Pacific Northwest.

This meetup is not for the faint of heart - if you are an IT Leader and want to do more with your life, whether it be to mentor others, launch successful technology businesses, network with visionaries, and work on your dream versus someone elses, this group is for you. Let's set up a NAVY SEALs equivalent IT/Technology Leaders meetup and make the Pacific Northwest a hub for some of the best IT Professionals, Leaders, Visionaries, and Entrepreneurs in the world. Requirements: Vision, desire to e …

Overwhelmed with all the technical advancements in software development?   Come join a group of fellow geeks and we'll go through them together. While the internet provides a plethora of information, there is nothing like being able to discuss and bounce ideas off of fellow developers.  The study group gathers once a week to watch courses from the Pluralsight library, discuss the material, and get some coding done. Every participant receives a free one month subscription to Pluralsight the first …

Our meet up is associated with H+ and MTA and the Foundation. All three organizations are nonprofit organization's that promotes the idea of Transhumanism. Our meet up support's discussion and public awareness of emerging technologies, defends the right of individuals in free and democratic societies to adopt technologies that expand human capacities, and anticipate and propose solutions for the potential consequences of emerging technologies. Although we are neither a religious organization nor …

We discuss topics such as becoming an IT or Technology Professional, getting educated, salary and raise negotiations, interviewing, and other topics relevant to landing that amazing IT or Technology job that you've always dreamed of. Not currently an IT or Tech Pro? No worries...meet and network with others who are and get on the fast track to starting an amazing journey in your career.

Calling all concerned citizens for internet privacy! Join our group and learn how to properly secure your privacy in the digital age without compromising convenience. Whether you are a technology ace or technology phobic, we want to share our expertise with you and learn from yours. Join us and learn about how your personal information is being used and why maintaining your privacy is important. Private information exchange between private corporations and governing bodies is at an all-time high …

Come join developers, designers, data geeks, leaders, and idea-makers who volunteer to help Seattle, WA government and civic orgs adopt open web technologies. Technology and civic activists fostering the community-authored and LocalWiki powered site, SeattleWiki.net, among other projects. Inspired by, and eager to contribute to, Code for America's http://brigade.codeforamerica.org/.

Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses …

Do you own a pair of Google Glasses? Interested in meeting others in the area who do? Don't own a pair? Interested in trying them out? Join us to share your experiences with Glass and help spread the message and dispel the myths of wearable electronics.

The Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) networking and security team is excited to meet with local talent to discuss the complex multidisciplinary challenges we face whether it be in software, hardware, process, or some combination thereof. We need software developers, system engineers, and security engineers with a wide variety of skills to help us look at things differently in order to go faster and push the boundaries of technology even further. You will have a large, sustained impact. So come have a …

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unpreten …

This MeetUp is for anyone interested in discussing and exploring new technology trends. We'll discuss and give demonstrations on topics such as Home Automation and Control, Audio, Video, Surveillance, Security, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Mobile Computing, and just about anything relating to tech. Join us in expanding each others technological awareness with a special emphasis on resources and companies located here in the Pacific Northwest.

Seattle Interaction Technology aims to explore novel and revolutionary ways to interact with computational resources through gesture, touch, speech, and environmental cues. Let's discuss and explore ways to enable access to computation beyond the confines of a traditional computer. To create and consume information in more natural and humanistic ways, so that persons of any age and any setting can be a true participant in the relationship with their increasingly-pervasive computational surroundi …

I find myself going to more and more technology + craft brewery events so might as well just get a Meetup together. TechBrew was created for Seattle-ites interested in networking and discussion around next gen technologies in the enterprise, and the best craft beers in Seattle. Homebrewers welcome as well. If your startup will focus on the enterprise, this is your place to develop your channels. If you are evaluating technologies that could help you in your enterprise role, this is an informal w …