… Although the main focus will be web application and the related user experience problems and solutions, we're open to all kind of topics related to User Experience and Information Architecture (and the management of the UX-IA process). The group is 100% volunteer, and is not affiliated with any professional organizations. Come as you are! Recruiters are MORE THAN WELCOME to join us on our Linkedin group!   To apply for a demo, please use the on-line form.  

The next generation mobile devices have three revolutionary movements: user-centric instead of carrier-centric, open wireless architecture and mobile cloud architecture. Mobile Cloud is different from Cloud computing, and it converges cloud computing, cloud networking, open wireless and seamless mobility into one common platform for the future User-centric (instead of Carrier-centric currently) mobile devices. The wireless transmission theory tells us that no single wireless transmission technol …

This group is for brainstorming over modeling and rendering problems we all have had or will encounter with this fantastic platform (Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper and Flamingo nXT or other renderer). This is a chance to sort into cadres of similarly skilled users whose aim is to become a great resource for the kinds of ideas it takes to surmount problems in the face of school or work deadlines. While the online help and forums are great, nothing is as helpful as real people who we can actually show …

Meet start ups and PHP Developers near you! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general. Anyone interested in PHP, LAMP, technology, and start up's is welcome!

Mobility in Enterprises is a meetup for people to exchange ideas on how today's enterprises should embrace Mobility on the consumer and enterprise front to increase revenues, achieve higher productivity and create newer business models to transform business. The meetups would be speaker sessions, panel discussions and happy hours to mingle with like minded individuals.

There are many other Photography Meetup Groups around but I find myself feeling left out most of time since men usually out number women in most groups.  Also, I am not interested in competing on gears or focus on technical part of photography so I am starting this group hoping to meet other women who loves photography, is willing to share, and wants to go out together to shoot. This group is NOT solid depend on organizer to setup events; everyone in this group are welcome and encouraged to setu …

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. With an emphasis on the useful application of supercomputing by practitioners, for practitioners. Note: We have a sister groups that meet in Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston", Chicago, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Chicago", and New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York".

… SVWB efforts cover every aspect of web building including user experience design, information architecture, client-side and server-side technology, browser technology, content management system, web analytics, business intelligence, internet marketing, search engine, e-commerce, social media, Web 2.0 technology, and more.

Welcome to the Qt meet up group. This meetup up group covers everything Qt. Roadmap information, deep architectural discussion, best practices, gotchas and hands on technical support. We will cover the logistics of Qt app deployment to embedded devices and various phone handsets (n8, n9, n950) and cover tooling requirements/behavior/usage. Linux is the dominant operating system in the embedded space and it is where Qt 4 is making numerous inroads into various verticals and is the critical path f …

This Bay Area meetup is for all the Flex, Flash, and AIR junkies working on Flex apps or want to get involved in Flex on the Flash Platform. The idea is to get together, network and share experiences, designs, components, best practices, learn something new and so forth. We have a strong relationship with the Adobe development teams and Evangelists who frequently present at our monthly sessions in San Jose and San Francisco. Website: http://www.silvafug.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/silvafu …

Rengstorff House, Mountain View's oldest home, is one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast. Well-known as a wedding venue, Rengstorff House is available for rent for your next wedding ceremony reception, team retreat, employee birthday party, retirement celebration, garden party, fundraiser and/or after-work mixer. Rengstorff House is also open to the public for guided tours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 11:00 am – 5:00 p.m. NEW in 201 …

WordPress is an open source blog tool and publishing platform powered by PHP & MySQL. This MeetUp group gives presentations and holds discussions about WordPress technical aspects and business applications. WP can be used under wordpress.com as a simple blog. Or, download the code from wordpress.org and customize your own Content Management System. It has many dynamic features, including a plug-in architecture and a template system. Technical details about blogging, wordpress.com, and wordpress. …

This is a meetup group for users and contributors to Apache Flume (incubating). Apache Flume is a distributed, reliable, and available service for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data. Its main goal is to deliver data from applications to Apache Hadoop's HDFS. It has a simple and flexible architecture based on streaming data flows. It is robust and fault tolerant with tunable reliability mechanisms and many failover and recovery mechanisms. The system is cent …

There's a lot of discussion about SDN and what it means. Hype, tool, or folly. Let's get together and discuss what's real, what's necessary, and what's not.

Open to the few, the proud, the pale, the clued folks that keep the sites running. If you fall into one of these groups this is the perfect forum for you. 1. Operations - you spend too much time in the Colo 2. Network - you keep the bits flowing to the cage 3. Systems - you keep all the 1U heaters running in the cage 4. Architect - you give the above 3 heartburn ;) 5. Other - you contribute to the success of the application in some way (DEVs are welcome) Our events provide you with a forum to le …

Meet people in the Silicon Valley Area interested in building a green home or making their homes environmentally friendly. Discuss green construction, remodeling, maintenance, furnishing, and other related issues! Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and remo …