Chicago HTML5 shares emerging web technologies through presentations on real world implementations and live tutorials on game, websites, and application building. We also host roundtables and speaker presentations on various topics such as new web standards, frameworks, process and methodology.

Calling all mobile rockstars and wannabes! The Chicago Mobile Web Meetup is dedicated to expanding the collective knowledge of mobile Web designers and developers through speaking events, software demos, hackathons, and other hands-on learning such as proposal submissions to the Zend Framework. In short, you should leave every meeting knowing more than when you arrived. This group will meet once per month at Punchkick Interactive's headquarters in downtown Chicago. As a bit of background, Punchk …

We're a bunch of hackers, pirates, ninjas, thinkers, tinkerers, inventors, engineers, explorers, and makers. We're known for our thought-provoking beer and delicious content. We love security. Come at your risk.

This is a group for information security professionals or anyone looking to become one. All skill levels welcome, but please try to bring something to share besides cookies and libations. Sharing knowledge and findings is our forte. If you are stuck on a problem and want help, we will attempt to help, but please do your research and be prepared to answer questions about the issue. All in all, a group of security geeks looking to have fun doing our thing and meeting new folks to learn from each o …

Meet other local users of the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform, a very popular combination for developing OpenSource web applications and the most widely used web development platform. The group is sponsored by software development company INTERSOG (www.intersog.com)

This group is for Chicago-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, UX Designers, Web Producers, etc. - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and mobile applications. Sorry, but since this group is about meeting face to face every month, so only people residing in the Chicago area will be admitted. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools and trends, theories …

Meet other local JavaScripters to network, share knowledge, to review the state of the art, or to dream up new applications. Meetups are free (as speech and beer) while we have the corporate sponsor. Past talks and other member information is posted on our blog: http://javascriptchicago.com/ Meetups are structured as two consequential sessions with networking opportunities planned after each session. First session targets members who are new to JavaScript, the next session being for advanc …

Data Science Chicago brings together people interested in data science: the analytical "statistics and machine learning" side, the creative "visualization and design" side, the verbal "communication and story-telling" side, and especially the areas in-between those extremes. This group is organized by Datascope Analytics. Members are professionals, students, consultants and entrepreneurs that love data and understand the potential value it brings for society, business and government. Meeting t …

The Chicago Mobile Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering mobile technology innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for application development enthusiasts to meet and discuss related news, best practices, tips and anything else that might arise in this exciting and rapidly evolving technology niche. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just IT, to come learn and network in the community. This gro …

Looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Want to use SharePoint to build a competitive advantage for your organization? Not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? Join this group. This group is focused less on the intricate technical details of SharePoint development and more on the business applications of SharePoint. Each month different people in the group share their ideas and real world experiences using SharePoint. This group is be …

The Chicago .NET Developers group is focused on educating and assisting downtown Chicago developers with the latest Microsoft Technologies. Topics will include all aspects of development, including web, desktop and cloud, as well as architectural design and application development frameworks. We will generally meet the first Wednesday or Thursday of the Month. Meetings and membership are FREE, so please join us!

The Chicago Mobile App Testing Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on what else but "Mobile App Testing". This group is a forum to share experiences - success stories and challenges alike, explore best practices - what worked for you and your organization, explore the available tools that cover this technology segment, and anything that would be related to testing Mobile applications.

The purpose of this group is to bring governments, developers, and communities together in a common mission to use public data to create digital tools that serve civic needs and promote economic development. Go to http://illinoisopentech.org/ for the latest updates on the Illinois Open Technology (ILOpenTech). The first set of meetups will be held in our four pilot communities: Belleville, Champaign, Rockford and South Suburbs centered around the ILOpenTech Challenge, a multi-month initiative th …

Meet to discuss ideas and strategies about the utilization and importance of Virtualization. This group will focus on the business applications and network infrastructure of Virtualization. Each month members can share their thoughts and experiences using Virtualization. Open to all, including IT administrators, experts, managers, executives, and owners who use or are interested in Virtualization.

A smartphone is a mobile phone that offers more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary basic feature phone.Smartphones and feature phones may be thought of as handheld computers integrated within a mobile telephone, but while most feature phones are able to run applications based on platforms such as Java ME, a smartphone allows the user to install and run more advanced applications based on a specific platform. Smartphones run complete operating system software providin …

The intent of this group is to encourage and develop relationships between small business owners and suitable investors. Monthly meetings will be focused on short presentations that provide timely and applicable lessons for starting, developing, and funding new business concepts. This group is solutions-oriented, and it embraces a no-nonsense approach towards immediate and actionable relationships, partnerships, and conceptual fruition.

Are you a ChicagoLand SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? This group is focused on the business application advantages of SharePoint, showcasing users’ ideas and real world experiences. PLUS, the meetups will be held in convenient locations. Since this gr …

This group is intended to create a forum for web developers in the city of Chicago. In true open-source fashion I hope that PHP users and web developers of all kinds can come together in forums and in meet-ups to share ideas, thoughts and practice to advance the LAMP community as a whole. If you are a PHP developer, looking to get into PHP, part of a company using the LAMP stack or are just curious about new web development practices, you should join us and attend our meet-ups. We will have pres …

Initiated by the Illinois Institute of Technology Real-Time Communications Lab http://voip.itm.iit.edu/ , we are interested in WebRTC API's, protocols, and applications that support browser-based, real-time, P2P communications. This includes the standarization work underway at the IETF (RTCWeb) and the W3C (WebRTC), as well as the resulting disruptive new use cases, and business models it is creating. If you believe WebRTC is the future of real-time communications, collaborate with us as we crea …

Elevating the craft of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) through a real, face-to-face community in Chicago.  Let's get together and talk about everything from HATEOAS and REST to OAuth, and HTTP Response Codes and have a great time while we're at it!

This is official Google Developer Group with over 750 members and over 35 events organized.

Do you ever desire to become a more elegant communicator? Do you seek to be the #1 champion in your professional field? Or do you finally want to hone your SOFT skills (people skills) and ultimately communicate your hard skills at their best? Have you ever wondered when people say: "Your hard skills will get you the interview and your soft skills will get you the job?" Fortunately we've heart that NLP* has already helped millions of people achieve greater success, increase confidence, enrich rel …

Meet with others in your local area interested in building and strengthening the Drupal Community. Discuss new and exciting Drupal-related news - or just socialize with like-minded people!