Whether you've been doing information architecture for a while or you're new to the field, come to the NYC IA meetup for informal discussion and to make new contacts.

IDNY is New York City's newest social network and common interest group created to talk about cool products and people in architecture and design. Convening every other month in design showrooms across the city, IDNY brings together architects, designers, builders, engineers, real estate developers, enthusiasts and friends for drinks, music, dynamic conversation and an unprecedented look at the brightest ideas coming out of Manhattan. We love to talk about innovative product design and we hope y …

Dwell wants to bring together like-minded design aficionados for periodic discussions centered on the world of modern design and architecture. We will be bringing together top architects, designers, and critics with our editors in these discussions and invite our Meetup members to join the conversation!

We go to museums, architecture tours, gallery crawls; to see foreign and independent films; to hear live jazz, blues or indie rock, or opera; go walking, hiking, cycling, camping, and rock climbing; go to play readings; and have book discussions and picnics. We do everything casually, with cost effectiveness in mind:  festivals (most are free), book groups, and many classical, opera and theatre with deep discounts.  We also do $3 customized architecture tours and hikes.  We additionally aim to b …

Meet with local Revit users to discuss and share the platform's use for BIM implementation. Our group will cover Architecture, Structure and MEP. Be sure to also check out a closely related Meetup - the Metro NYC BIM Group - at http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Metro-BIM. Our group meetings are now held at the Pratt Manhattan Campus. Please visit Pratt's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies at http://prostudies.pratt.edu. They offer a wide range of continuing education courses including Revi …

All Information Architects, and those interested in learning more, at all levels, are welcome to join for meetings, discussions, learning, sharing, networking, and fun. Information Architecture Institute: www.iainstitute.org

This group was created to unite current and future Earth building fans and artists worldwide, and to promote related events within the community. The group was founded by Erik Ven, graduate of the Nader Khalili founded CalEarth Earth Art and Architecture Institute. Our goal is to introduce this life changing building method called Superadobe, along with other alternative building and sustainable living methods to more and more people. We invite and welcome not only those who want to learn, but a …

This group is for anyone who appreciates Mid Century Modern ("Mid Mod") art, design, style, and culture. We will attend museum and gallery exhibits, tour modernist architecture and homes, and maybe even schedule some swank and stylish 1960's themed cocktail parties. The time frame for this group will be broad: from the origins of modernism in the early 20th century (Bauhaus etc.), to Danish Modern, through the 60's Mad Men pinnacle to the early 70's dystopian themes. NYC is littered with speakea …

A gathering of all those interested in the discussion and study of signs, meaning systems, web science, thinking, language, and knowledge in digital and web spaces. Open to all disciplines: All interested individuals are welcome, including academics, philosophers, advertising professionals, communications professionals, independent researchers, computer scientists, digital anthropologists, linguists, designers, information architects, user experience, human interaction, developers, localization, …

This group is for people who love simple software architecture. We share ideas on how to accomplish more with less.

The DesignX Meetup Group brings design innovators together for inspiring  events and thoughtful exchanges centered on the cutting edge technologies revolutionizing our designed world. During New York City's inaugural design week you can get in the digital fabrication game through DesignX, a series of hands-on workshops bringing together leading experts from digital design and next-gen manufacturing. DesignX will consist of four days of classes and networking events, including presentations from …

About Us: NY Cultural Tech has expanded its focus as of March 2013 to more broadly delve into the innovative intersection of tech and culture.  It started out as a cross-disciplinary group for practicing technologists (coders, info architects, developers) focused on the advancement of emerging tech from within the domains of public knowledge.  Our participatory group is a new-media catalyst for those involved with museums, libraries, educational institutions, government, non-profits, and outwar …

Scalable Software Architecture is the Meetup for software architects and people who want to learn how to architect high performance and scalable software platforms using different technologies.

Design Venturer's purpose is to provide networking between all kinds of design entrepreneurs, including but not limited to architects, graphic designers, artists and individuals with an interest in learning and sharing new ideas about the latest tools and methodologies in the world of design

NYC Data Engineering hosts events where the lead engineers from pre-screened companies showcase their technical challenges. ONLY ENGINEERS can attend. If you are not an engineer, please be aware that you may be removed from the group. Software engineers are presently faced with an ever-increasing amount of data as well as a plethora of options for open-source technologies to use to manage it. And the architectures required to process the data into useful information using machine learning, NLP, …

Asian Professional Architect Engineer Group is where creative thinker meets and networking begins. Our “Differentiation for Best Effort Networking” is set for members efficiently utilizing their versed, experienced, dynamic leader and professional in the architect engineer design area to network with businesses & other creative thinkers. apAEg will facilitate interaction amongst our members at meet-up event, social gathering, picnic, field trip, after work happy hour. apAEg is where visionary c …

This group is open to designers, architects, engineers, enthusiasts and the like that use Google's SketchUp modeling software. Our goal is to build a large community where members can serve as support to each other and where we can periodically discuss best practices, tips & tricks, plug-ins & plug-in creation; as well as do local workshops, showcase users and highlight case studies.

Welcome to Designer’s Circle, a community exclusive to Interior Designers and Architects who come together to network, share ideas and inspire one another about products and trends in interior design. Our group is intended only for interior designers and architects with professional experience and/ or education in the field. If you meet this criteria, we invite you to join our social network which will start to convene in the new year!

Networking is one of the most important keys to business success.The goal of this group is to bring together Russian speaking architects, designers, builders, engineers, real estate professionals, who are seeking business partners for their future projects and looking for networking opportunities to meet like-minded people in related fields. All members are welcomed to schedule their own meetups!

Come and enjoy a fun and different networking environment. This is the start of what hopes to be a regular get together of people in the real estate- and construction-related industry (bankers, brokers, general contractors, architects, etc.). Singing is optional of course, but enjoyment is mandatory!

We will have a speaker from Digital Lifestyles discussing the new cloud architecture. Major corporations are moving toward this lightweight architecture. Note worthy: IASA ITARC Conference is on October 12-14th. To find out more, go to: IASAhome.org. I am prepared to offer corporate discounts for members of this group. Call me to find out more at 917 838-8525. Find out more, join us! "Where other technical Writers meetup to discuss the latest technology, issues, share information, and …

The process of building software and the way engineering teams are structured to deliver it are going through a process of transformative change. There is probably no clearer example of this than in the world of startup engineering. How else could Instagram have built & operated a system that ran on cross-platform devices and scaled to 30M users with only a small team of engineers? But how are are startup teams like Instragram organized? And what processes do they use to design, deliver and main …

Metro New York is a creative hotbed, but it's often difficult for ad hoc teams to sync-up for that perfect project... The NYC Talent Union is a Meetup group dedicated to helping designers, creatives, architects, writers, producers (and the like) stay connected, share war stories, and keep updated on seminal ideas, noteworthy projects, cool work, innovative techniques, fresh materials, upcoming exhibitions...and anything else inspirational.

DESIGNCIRCUIT gathers professionals and organizations across disciplines to share ideas, motivate discussions, and initiate built projects through events that are free and open to the public. We believe everyone, not just designers, has something to contribute to the design process. DESIGNCIRCUIT begins with a research topic that is explored through informal talks with leading figures, community meetings and charettes, open discussions, and workshops. The knowledge gained through the topic's eve …

Gathering of people who are interested in data visualization. Speaker series - watch and listen to fellow designers, statisticians, mathematicians, architects, programmers, start ups, and other great people in the industry. We hope to have monthly small meetups sharing work and ideas. Also plan to have headline speakers every two to three months in a larger format!

This group is for Architects, Building owners, Green building dwellers, Roofers, Engineers, Masons, and Landscapers. Each meeting we will invite an authority on green roofing to speak in detail on application of their area of specialty. This is as much of a research group as it is a podium for presenting design and production of green roof installation. This group is quality oriented and should be a place where you can learn and teach.

This NYC MySQL Group is the world’s largest database group organized on Meetup! HD-Video of our previous events is regularly published on the IT Management & Leadership eMagazine (www.LeadIT.us) and on the Database Month (http://www.DBMonth.com) website We are here to help new and seasoned users alike; join us regularly for discussion, networking and the chance to meet with the most world-renown experts in MySQL, Drizzle, MariaDB, Percona as well as NewSQL and NoSQL. The NYC MySQL Group Meetup …

An opportunity for Product Managers, Strategists,etc., to come together to meet, interact, and network. The ideal environment within which sharing and learning can flourish and complement the knowledge base for all on a peer to peer basis.