Outside the Box is a forum for industrial and interior designers, artisans, furniture makers, manufacturers, builders, architects and anyone interested in or involved in the wood products industry (broadly defined) to meet, share ideas, and identify gaps in the market and possibilities for new product development and innovation. Our goal is to let users and makers of products interact and explore opportunities in a casual, relaxed atmosphere that encourages creative ideas and fosters new partner …

The Vancouver User Experience Group (VanUE) is a group of User Experience professionals who share unique approaches, experiences and challenges through regular sessions. The group encourages participation from those who share a common thread as user advocates, regardless of their industry.

What is this...HxD Vancouver is a group dedicated to those interested in Healthcare Experience Design. Who is this for...Designers, information architects, software developers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, business analysts, product managers, students basically anyone with tons of passion for designing how people find, access, experience and deliver healthcare information. Experience is not necessary. How does this work...Because HxD is so broad, everyone will bring something different to the tabl …

Designing products and services can be hard. And it can be lonely. Come share a problem or project you're working on and get advice and support from the group. You are invited to come share your frustrations and learnings with other people. This group is for people in all fields -- IA, UX, IxD, Product Management, Industrial Design, Architecture, Engineering & Development, Visual Design, Service Design -- creating digital or offline products -- an eclectic mix of practitioners and thinkers from …

UX Book Club Vancouver is part of a larger collective of clubs worldwide that have been rapidly forming since 2008 and are now active in over fifty cities across the globe. Each meeting brings together a diverse group UX professionals—including information architects, interaction designers, visual designers, usability specialists, researchers, developers and students—for a fun, enriching discussion on books related user experience. The club will provide an opportunity to engage in learning acros …

Meet other local Java developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome!

Calling all Architects, Interior Designers and those who aspire to join the industry! This group is dedicated to uniting members of our thriving community in order to make new friends and share the latest trends. Through events, informative seminars and great people this group will thrive as a network of motivated design professionals in Vancouver. Join the group today and send the owner a message!

This group is for anyone interested in unique representations of data, you may be a programmer, artist or data nerd (or all of the above!)

Meet everyone who shares an interest in African culture. Come one, come all! We'll share our experience, our love or challenges, and everything in between. This is an open group.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We are looking for a photographer that would be interested in teaching photography classes and preferably has a location to teach 5-20 people comfortably. Pay is good, and we provide all of the course material. Please contact jason@therightlightphotography.com if you are interested. Welcome to The Vancouver Photography Classes Here is your opportunity to go from taking pictures to taking jaw dropping photographs. Whether you are a beginner with a point-n-shoot camera or an amateur …

"Permaculture. A copyright word, owned as a common copyright by the Permaculture Institutes & their graduates. Derived from ‘Permanent’ and ‘Culture’, as follows:    Permanent: From the Latin permanens, to remain to the end, to persist throughout (per = through, manere = to continue)    Culture: From the Latin cultura - cultivation of land, or the intellect. Now generalized to mean all those habits, beliefs, or activities than sustain human    societies.    Thus, Permaculture is the study of the …

The HiVE Vancouver hosts ongoing events for organizations and individuals interested in social and environmental sustainability. We also help small businesses get organization and provided an excellent community for entrepreneurs with a passion for the environment and their community.

A place for construction (and related industries) industry related to connect and share experiences, stories and best practices to help each other succeed in today's challenging environment. All industry professionals are welcome from architects and designers, to contractors and developers, to finance and insurers. So join us and share your story. It is also an opportunity to network across related fields with professionals that have an interest in the construction industry. Join us to continu …

This Meetup is for creative folk to geek out about all things design. Fueled by our passions (and maybe a drink or two) we hope to inspire each other and grow some friendships. If you're looking to hound people for a new job then this group is not for you. Each month will focus on one of the following types of sessions: Guest Speaker, Show & Tell and Mashup. Guest Speaker: will stimulate your creative gene on a topic relating to design. Show & Tell: is an opportunity to share completed work ( …

IxDA is the global professional association for the practice and advancement of Interaction Design. This is the chapter for Vancouver, BC, Canada. If you are part of the design community, join us as we work to bring good IxD to the world and offer events and programs to help you enrich your practice.

This is a group for anyone interested in developing for the Microsoft SharePoint platform. We will cover developer related topics and run sessions on specific techniques and technologies to use in your SharePoint solutions. Anyone who develops for SharePoint or wants to develop for SharePoint should join this group. The meetups will cover beginner, intermediate and advanced topics. Occasionally we may do a meetup on a business use case or case study, so if you're a business user or a solution pr …

This is a group for people who are interested in creating some art work while spending a social time. The topics for Drawing/Sketching are: Nature, people, Pets, Architecture and ... So, if this sounds like an interesting event to you, (No matter what level of Drawing/Sketching you are) join us and share your Artistic expression with us!

ZeroMQ is a library that supports light-weight messaging and some common messaging patterns for integration. This integration is done on any level isolation: thread-to-thread, process-to-process and machine-to-machine. It is very light weight and takes to heart the unix philosophy of doing only one thing and doing it right. It is also well known for being supported across all platforms and most of the languages out there - making it the top choice for serious integration, scalability and interop …