This is an extension from the Brisbane SEO group that first met up at the Ship Inn, Brisbane Southbank, 7th Nov 2008. The meetup event was expanded as we found it was often hard to put a face to a name, or people wanted to take their conversations beyond the 140 characters twitter allows. Past feedback is that the meetups have been a good way to meet others in the industry in a relax environment and share some tips and hints on what you might know that can help them become a better web marketer …

Do you dream about the possibilities of RESTful APIs? Do you find yourself speaking HTML to friends sometimes? Do you hide in the toilet and write SQL queries while on holiday? Then you’ve come to the right place! We’re a group of Sydney-based web application engineers who meet to talk about the latest trends in PHP, Ruby, Clojure, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML, MySQL, RESTful APIs, scalability, HA and all the other tech that makes large-scale SaaS apps tick.

Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. Though the web developer community these days is open and welcoming, it is still up to 91% male and it can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. The idea started in New York, and now we're taking it down under to Sydney, Australia. Our courses focus on c …

Hi, whether you are new to ZF1/ZF2 or you are an experienced ZF developer you're welcome to join the Zend Framework Sydney User Group. Let's share experiences, ideas and insights. When you join the group you will have access to the member forum featuring group announcements, suggestions for group events and activities as well as boards covering ZF1, ZF2 and general web application development information.

This is a network of developers, entrepreneurs and other professionals using or interested in using Amazon Web Services. So if you want to hear more about AWS and learn from expert PolarSeven Consultants & each other about cool things you can do with AWS please join our group and come along to our monthly meeting. There is no commitment or cost to joining this group, we love what we do and want to share our knowledge. Please extend the invitation to anyone you think may be interested in joining …

Our goal is to discuss, develop and demonstrate practical scenarios that are enriched by semantic technologies. We will meet up to swap ideas, share experiences and expertise to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism.

Meet geeks. Talk to people whose eyes do not glaze over. Listen to expert talks then ask difficult questions. Do that social thing that you do so well. Port80 is part of the Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA). We are the white hats in the web industry; join us to help educate the market and for your own professional development. Open to suggestions for speakers, sponsors, and best dates or times!

Sydney PHP Group provides a community for PHP developers in Sydney, Australia. We run monthly meetings in the city. Membership is free and open to anyone with an interest in web development! We also put on a big event at the end of each year, so join in the fun!

Just like WordPress, this group will always be FREE. The WordPress Sydney Meetup is for any WordPress user from new to experienced to get together and discuss all things WordPress. We know there is a vibrant WordPress community hiding out there and we want to get everyone together to talk all things WordPress If you are a Web Designer or manage a website for your company but have never used WordPress please join, we will try to alternate between advanced and beginner topics at each Meetup. Pleas …

If you are interested in issues relating the Internet in Australia and worldwide, then this might be of interest to you. This Meetup group is an experiment to encourage Members of ISOC-AU and those who are interested in getting together for a chat about issues relating to the Internet in Australia. - Privacy - IPv6 - Security (Hacking, Law, Identity Theft) - Access (Disability) - Internet Governance - Human Rights (for Internet Users) - Social Media - Domain Names We are planning bi-monthly meet …

This is Sydney's Python User Group. Come and join us!

We want to bring Magento fans together. If you're a developer, designer, shop owner using Magento, or any other Magento-lover keen to have a friendly drink and chat, please come along! Here's what you need to do to get started: Join our group and add a topic you're interested in chatting about eg. Your most trusted extensions, what Magento should do next etc. Come along to our meetup, have a drink, have a chat and explore the wonderful world of Magento! Each meeting we'll chat about something di …

SyDjango's goal is to develop a community in Sydney for those interested in Django. It aims to create a forum where those interested can meet, share and have a good time. The focus will be on Django and web application design, development and deployment. Python will obviously be an underlining theme, but there are specific python groups focused on python solely (see: http://sypy.eventbrite.com/ and www.sypy.org).

The goal of this group is to bring together people working across a broad range of creative industries, within a relaxed social environment. The purpose of the group is to facilitate business and creative connections, to enable collaboration and provide motivation, and to allow the cross-pollination of ideas and concepts between different creative disciplines. Overall it is our belief that these things can most effectively be achieved only by meeting face-to-face with other like-minded profe …

Meet other Tibco professionals in Sydney! Seek solutions for the problems and challenges you are facing with the TIBCO technologies. Learn what's new and exciting, what is going on in Tibco technology. Share your existing projects and any cool stuff you learned. Nibbles and drinks are currently provided by the SOM sponsors. This web-site should not be used for job postings and we want to keep sales pitches to the minimum. :) However, meetup sponsorship is available. We are proud to say that o …

The Australian Social Media Association is a supportive trade association for the dynamic social media industry. AuSMA is a membership based organization comprising of professionals, individuals, partners, corporations, non-profits, government agencies and students. AuSMAs objective's is to support our members through education, advocacy support, and certification, and to support the diverse people of the world through social media intelligence and technology.Vision: AuSMAs vision is to bring th …

What does "NoSQL" refer to?  It is a general term for (predominantly) non-relational or schema-less datastores as opposed to "traditional" (relational) databases, popularised by recent developments in "cloud" storage and applications. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL Join this group if you're interested in scalable web apps and/or data stores, or if you just want to see what the fuss is all about.

Ruby on Rails developers are passionate about developing some of the best, industry leading web applications out there.  We are also passionate about our community and welcoming new members into our fun expanding group. We hold monthly meetups in Sydney, where we give talks and discuss topics about Ruby on Rails, software development and just a friendly chat with mates. Our usual meetup spot is on the top floor of the Trinity bar in Surry Hills, feel free to RSVP and come along. We usually have …

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

Every month, SSW hosts the Sydney .NET User Group where developers meet to exchange ideas and listen to presentations by local and international industry experts. Topics focus on .NET development, SharePoint and general ALM strategies . We also love discussing the latest industry news and exciting new trends.

Lean coffee group for people working around North Ryde. There is a vibrant tech community around North Ryde / Macquarie Park area, this is our chance to meet, connect, share ideas and move the local tech community forward! Lean coffee is about sharing lean principles and practices and working on particular issues the group members would like to raise for discussion. It's about sharing what you know and learning from others. Find out about our meetings on our web site here: http://northryde.leanc …

Media140 is an independent global movement creating unique conferences, events and experiences to explore the future of the real-time web. To foster discourse, collaboration and innovation within journalism, media, advertising and technology. We bring together global thought leaders from journalism, advertising, politics, entertainment, brands, marketing, government policy and technology to help you understand how the real-time internet will change the way you do business and help you understand …

Wyrd Workshops will hold workshops and events aimed at empowering you to heal yourself and be the Creator of your Life, your Destiny. To weave your own web and become all that you are, your true authentic self. "Wyrd", pronounced "weird" is a play on words suggesting that the workshops being offered are unusual and alternative. "Wyrd" is an Anglo-Saxon noun derived from the verb weorthan, "to become" or "that which has become". It is your Fate or Destiny, as well as your life as you live it, eac …

This group is for Drupal Users and Developers in Sydney, Australia

This group is put together to network, share, learn and demonstrate feature and functionalities of Filemake.

This group is a place for anyone to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. We started this group to grow a more robust community of MongoDB Developers in the Sydney area and provide a place to share knowledge and experience working with the database in different languages, frameworks and applications. We welcome users from all tech backgrounds to join! Learn and share no matter your experience level.

PLEASE VISIT OUR OFFICIAL WEB SITE FOR ALL FUTURE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENTS: http://BlastPaddlers.COM/enter=meetup.com All Blast Paddlers event Results are posted online instantly via our web site at: http://BlastPaddlers.COM/enter=meetup.com ] Welcome to the Blast Paddlers! What is Blast Paddlers? Glad you asked! Blast Paddlers is rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing paddling groups in Australia. We're now rolling out new paddling groups and "sites" around Australia, and soon aroun …

This is the first Sydney based meet-up dedicated to learning Ruby on Rails. Whether you are a developer, a startup founder, or someone who just wants to learn how to code, this is the meet-up you can't miss! We'll discuss all Ruby on Rails related topics, let you know about workshops, hack-fests and share lots of great beginner material as well! Ruby is such a beautiful language, why not to spread the joy?