These are not your typical software engineering events.   Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend.  Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python.    We reach out to the entire New York metropol …

… I'm hoping to find a few other software developers that want to meet periodically for a couple hours to study for technical interviews. For the first meetup (if it's not too many people) I'll rent a space somewhere around Midtown Manhattan. Somewhere with a proper whiteboard. And maybe I'll rent a space for later meetups as well. That's assuming, of course, that the group membership actually grows beyond just myself.  

Our group meets to present and share Agile best practices around project management, software development, and database development in a team environment. This includes topics like implementing Scrum, Agile database development and Application Life-Cycle Management.

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.

Kanban is more than just a tool in our bag of Agile software tricks.  It is an approach to change management and organizational culture.  We use Kanban for three main reasons.   Evolutionary, incremental change with minimal resistance Achieve sustainable pace by balance throughput against demand Quantitative Management and emergence of high maturity behavior in alignmen with senior management desire to have a highly predictable business Better risk management (the emerging theme in the …

Are you a hacker, designer, or startup founder? Do you like playing ping pong? Then this is the group for you. We get together to talk about tech startups, discuss our latest software hacks, or get UI design advice; all over friendly games of table tennis.   FAQ: Q: Why only founders, hackers, and designers? A: So we all have something in common Q: What if I suck at ping pong? A: That's ok. Noone's going to make fun of you. Everyone sucked at some point, right? Q: Do I need to bring my own ping …

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

Quality Assurance is a group for those interested in Quality Assurance, Web and Software Test Automation, QA Based Development, Ruby, Python and more.

An opportunity for Software Developers, Architects and Security professionals, to come together to meet, interact, learn, and network over developing secure desktop, web and mobile applications by following secure coding practices. The ideal environment within which sharing and learning can flourish and complement the knowledge base for all on a peer to peer basis.

The LispNYC community is devoted to the advocacy and advancement of professional software developers in their adoption of Lisp-based and functional programming technologies such as Common Lisp, Scheme and Clojure. We accomplish this through targeted programs of education, outreach, monthly meetings, mailing lists, development projects and spirited conversation with NY metro area software develpment professionals. Our monthly meetings are held every second Tuesday, are free and open to al …

What are we? Our group is organized to start a conversation about the profound impact SaaS(Software as a Service) and Cloud Computing are having on the delivery of software, infrastructure and other things " as a service". We welcome members and companies from the New York area interested in a discussion addressing the enormous potential and challenges in the future adoption of these technologies.

A network of web developers, software engineers, database administrators - any and all technologists who'd like to use their skills for good. We'll share opportunities to volunteer, learn about social mission businesses, and network with other developers who want to make a difference. This group is focused on bringing developers together with non-profit and social mission organizations. If you are interested in connecting with developers for other purposes, we recommend the New York Tech Meetup …

Every month meet other local software Product Managers, Product Owners, Product Strategists, and luminaries for discussion and presentations to help you be in the forefront of software product management. For event security enter your full first and last name in your Meetup profile or email it to me. Security will check attendees against the roster. Thank you for your interest in our group and looking forward to seeing you at our Meetups! Beja

"My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join Me!" -Mike Bloomberg 2012 is Code Year according to Codecademy, an online startup which aims to offer an easy to use, interactive way for people to learn software coding. Learning to code doesn't have to be a solitary activity. Just like anything else, you've got to put in the hours to get good at it. But there’s a lot of important learning that takes place in a group, where people with a common goal can …

Welcome to our New York Magento community! We're looking to connect with people who are interested in learning more about Magento-the revolutionary open source e-commerce platform. Hara Partners, Inc. established this NY Magento Meetup group to foster knowledge & support in everything related to Magento. Our discussions encompass the Magento platform itself, such as software development, web design, e-commerce logistics and the latest trends and developments. We want to know what other people's …

Learning from and meeting with developers and testers that use Selenium to test their web applications. The NYC Metro Selenium Meetup is an open forum where Selenium users of all skill levels can come to communicate, learn, network, or just have a good time. We meet on a semi-regular basis and generally have speakers from major software and web companies in the NYC Metro Area and beyond. Lively discussions or Q&A for hours afterwards. Our focus is in Selenium and topics extend through related ar …