Meet other local webmasters to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. What makes a webmaster? Well, the first is 'wearing many hats' as we're more than just producers, designers and programmers; we're often jacks/jills-of-all-trades and this group. Want to learn more? Join! Sharing experiences and ideas will be the key focus of this group. We'll host seminars and topics based on what YOU'd like to see. Looking f …

WELCOME TO THUNDERBIRD DANCES. Hi. We host Chicagoland's Biggest Parties for Singles with 300 and up at every Party. Our red hot DJ's will keep the dance floor packed with fun and friendly singles mxing top club and dance music. If you're single and like to dance or just mingle and socialize, we created these parties just for you in a safe, secure party environment. Every party features great music at a great venue. Free snacks, free parking, huge dance floors, great raffle prizes and a great cr …

Meet with others and enjoy some of the finest food around Chicago. We will meet at different Chicago area restaurants to enjoy quality food and take advantage of the many culinary events held during the year. Also join the Chicago Buffets Social Networking Web Site at: http://www.chicagobuffets.com Tea lovers may join the Tea Social Networking Web Site at: http://www.hotfortea.com

Meet other local Internet Marketing Professionals to discuss the latest trends, tactics, and techniques for Web 2.0 and Social Media Marketing. The group social networking Web site is at: http://chicago-social-marketing.ning.com/

Are you a Greater Chicagoland or north suburban Chicago area SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? You need to join this group! We’re focused on the business application advantages of SharePoint, showcasing users’ ideas and real world experiences. PLUS, t …

Hi, My name is Senam Amegashie! I'm the Head Diva in Charge over at www.mydesigndiva.com ! I created this group and the corresponding website as a way to connect the women in the world of wordpress. Whether you are a blogger who uses it, a web designer, a web developer or a total newbie to Wordpress, This group is for you! I wanted to surround myself with women who use Wordpress as a way to learn more myself and to help other gain knowledge about this wonderful program. I'm still learning a …

Assistive / Educational Technology training sessions [Please note that you need to sign up for each individual training session you are interested in.] I will be providing training and information sessions for parents, educators and all who are interested in how technology can help children with learning and participation. I have worked as an occupational therapist and assistive technology consultant for 24 years. There have been some very significant developments in the assistive technology …

This group is meant for those users and developers who already work with the Plone CMS as well as those who are looking to get their feet wet with the tool at CMS Expo by attending some Plone learning sessions. Anyone who has been involved with the Plone community and others always gives it high praise as being very accepting, helpful, diverse, and respectful. Come see what we're all about!

About BuddyPress BuddyPress is a robust WordPress plugin that can transform WordPress into a fully featured social networking platform. Build a social network for your company, school, sports team or niche community all based on the power and flexibility of WordPress. Out of the box, users can create profiles, befriend one another, send private messages, form and join groups, follow activity streams, create blogs, and participate in forum discussions. But the best part about BuddyPress is that i …

Chicago Startup Pitch Night focuses on providing monthly opportunities for you to practice, refine, and perfect your startup pitches.  We also provide targeted networking and learning opportunities in the Chicago, Illinois region to meet, form partnerships, and launch or formulate new start-ups. Chicago Startup Pitch Night's events are run by a leadership team that works to find the meeting venues and plan out and execute all the Meetup events.  Our mission is to be known as the place to practi …

The Fox Valley PhoneGap Meetup group is proud to be hosting PhoneGap related meetups in the area. We will be doing presentations on various PhoneGap, HTML5, and mobile development related topics that the group shows interest in. Meet other local fans of PhoneGap, the best tool for quickly building mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, iPad, and Symbian. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a mobile application, or a web developer who wants to build mobile applications …

This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in or around Lake County, IL. We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly covering topics from WordPress basics, to theme modifications, to plugin development.

Startup Bootcamp is a Chicago-based community dedicated to facilitating the initial phases associated with technology-related startups. In particular, it is a community of startups that can support each other throughout the so-called "Valley of Death" period. Startup Bootcamp is entirely free, barring the cost of any meeting facilities or other logistical costs (which are split up amongst the attendees). The goal of the community is to provide each other with support in order to facilitate the …

The folks at Promet Source get together regularly to discuss new technologies, new developments in Drupal and mobile development. The purpose of this meetup is to publish our topics and invite anyone who is interested in participating into the office. Anyone who is a mobile or a Drupal developer should join the group.

We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other.

This group allows PHP developers at all levels of expertise get together to discuss various topics in PHP and related web technologies. Events will generally be held in Lake County, Illinois, or Kenosha County, Wisconsin.

B.I.G. is a support, education and networking group for smart women (and let's face it -we're all smart!) Mission -- To create an environment where women empower each other toward their personal and professional goals and dreams. We currently host meetings in nearly 60 local communities throughout the country and we're expanding rapidly. We're also available to all women on-line via our http://www.believeinspiregrow.com website. What is B.I.G? B.I.G. is a community based support group that pro …

This group is for builders of Rails apps, from independent devs, to small teams, to small business teams: just be actually building something. Get together with other builders, collaborate, pair program, discuss deployment platforms, and participate in hacking sessions. This group is not for tutorials, or people looking primarily for a "teach me Rails" group. This group is for builders, not simply people playing around with the framework, or evaluating Rails in a cursory manner. So do you have t …

An Adobe forum of support and technology to business and creative professionals of all levels. We offer members the opportunity to network and build connections, master new skills, learn from peers, and have a lot of fun.

VortexHealing® divine energy healing is not only a healing art, but a path for awakening. It is designed to transform the roots of emotional consciousness, heal the physical body, and awaken freedom within the human heart. This group’s focus, will be to assist others interested in learning about the nature of VortexHealing, and for bringing about the process of healing for themselves. Through focused group healing events, and open talks about VortexHealing one will be able to bridge more awarene …

We are a group of WordPress lovers - users, designers, developers, and those just curious about what WordPress is. We exist to support one another and learn from each other. We meet monthly - covering topics from WordPress basics to more advanced uses including plugin & theme development. This meetup group for WordPress users and developers in and around the northwest suburbs of Chicago, IL.

The Chicago Drupal community has a long and colorful history. It is one of the most vibrant around the country, and possibly the world. We have been long time attendees and members of the Chicago Drupal Meetup Group. We see a need in the Chicago community for an advanced Drupal meetup.  Somewhere we can get together and talk about solving the problems developers face.  In addition we wanted to help ramp people up to contribute to Drupal core using the Drupal Ladder program.  Finally, we wanted p …

Google Developer Group (GDG) Schaumburg meets on the 1st or 2nd Wednesday of the month. If you are interested in Google technologies (Android, App Engine, Chrome and etc.) or just love tech in general then please join our group.

Looking to get out of the studio and meet other creative people in the Chicago burbs? Designers from all walks of life (graphic, package, product, interior, etc.) can gather and talk about projects, business, inspiration, and anything else that tickles your fancy! This group was started because it's hard to get downtown for all the wonderful, creative events, and I knew there were others like me who were looking for something more local! We can mix it up and meet at the attendees' offices someti …

This group is for anyone interested in the CakePHP web development framework. All people with an interest in CakePHP or using CakePHP are welcome. This could include developers who use the framework, contributors to its core, or anyone interested in learning more about it. The goal of this meetup is to create an open space in which we can share our experiences with CakePHP (and MVC in general) and discuss topics related to CakePHP and hopes for the platform.

The Chicagoland ColdFusion User Group is a local group of web professionals and enthusiasts who are dedicated to expanding and sharing their knowledge of CFML and related web technologies. Most developers reside in the Greater Chicagoland area of IL which includes Cook County, DuPage County, Will County, Kane County, and more. All skill levels are welcome to attend our meetings. Come early for some socializing, networking, and enjoy some food and drink. This group was started in September 2012.

ETC is a network and support center for professional programmers, software developers, web developers, e-commerce professionals, software sales and marketing experts, graphic designers, consultants and tech businesses. Our non-profit organization strives to help IT-professionals, new start-ups, and smaller tech firms network, find consulting, contract work, and projects. We are a strong supporter of "local-sourcing" instead of outsourcing.

The Northshore Wordpress Group is a fun-loving, community-oriented group dedicated exclusively to WordPress. This group includes both beginners and advanced users. As you may know, Wordpress is perhaps the easiest-to-use CMS ("Content Management System"). The whole point of a CMS (Content Management System) is that virtually anybody -- even a person with absolutely no knowledge of programming or web-design whatsoever -- can virtually immediately start creating his or her own website. Wordpress a …