The Dragon Boat Crew has a two level dragon boat program. For a competitive team we offer a training program that promotes the sport of dragon boat racing and facilitates the development of strong minds and fit bodies through an intense team oriented training program to compete at the highest levels of dragon boat racing. We are looking for men and women who are willing to dedicate the time and will commit to to the competitive team. Ages from 20 to 50+. We also have a recreational paddlers prog …

Meet with a wide variety of new media artists, designers, , programmers, social media consultants, writers, audio/video engineers and theorists. Gather and discuss the the latest on the information revolution!

The Philadelphia Semantic Web Meetup is here to share and discuss all things related to the semantic web. Programmers, database administrators, information technology managers, web masters, entrepreneurs, content management specialists, Intranet managers: you're all welcome to come and see what semantic technology can do for you. We'll meet in an around Philadelphia to talk about technologies such as RDF, ontologies, SPARQL, linked data, microdata, schema.org, and much more.

A group for Drupal users and Drupal site builders.  Meet, Discuss and learn about Drupal.

PhillyJS is a JavaScript user group in Philadelphia, PA. We want to get local coders together to talk about anything and everything JavaScript.

Code for Philly—a Code for America Brigade—would like to invite you to come join us.  We are PHL-based developers, designers, catalogers, organizers, and other citizens working to build a better Philadelphia by applying web technology to government and communities.  We meet weekly, usually Tuesday evenings, and work on a variety of projects building PHL 2.0.  You can join an existing project, create a new one, or bring in something you're already working on and get CfP to help out.  We welcome a …

The Philly Open Developer and Design group is open to everyone interested in Software and Web Development. If you ever have, or have been interested in designing or developing your own website, desktop software, mobile application, or any other computer related tool, join us twice at the Philly Open meet-ups. These meetups will consist of presentations from local designers and developers, and they will share their expertise on different skills. If you are looking for fun projects to get involved …

The most up-to-date GGD PHL information can be found at www.ggdphl.com Girl Geek Dinners Philadelphia's (GGD PHL) primary goal is to bring women from various technical fields together for socializing, networking, and learning. It also sees itself as providing a place to encourage women who may be considering technical interests. GGD PHL welcomes its sisters from creative and new media disciplines as well and aims to be a supportive community for the women of the Greater Philadelphia area who con …

Hey folks! We've got online courses in HTML and CSS starting January 6th. Come nerd out with us... HTML: Welcome to Tagville CSS: The Basics Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerdy women who are taking over the world learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and g …

It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses focus on coding, leveraging existing technology, and having something t …

Philadelphia meetup for SASS enthusiasts and professionals.

This is a great group for I.T. Professionals to meet outside of the office to relax, socialize, talk about sports, politics, life, and the ever growing world of Information Technology. We emphasize finding new friends and associates with similar backgrounds to network with and do exciting things. Dinners, forums, happy hours, adventures, sporting events, and yes, parties are just a few of the types of activities we will partake.

We are Tech in Motion: Philadelphia This is an inclusive group for all Philadelphia tech lovers and enthusiasts. We will be having regular meetups on anything and everything that we think will interest the tech community. Whether you are an entry-level programmer, an expert in the field, an open-minded entrepreneur, or just a hobbyist- we’d love to have you. This is a group by the people and for the people, so if you have any suggestions for topics or presenters, let us know! Thank you for joi …

For those working with or interested in Node.js.

Welcome to #ArtsTechPhilly We aim to connect innovators in the field of arts, culture, and technology. Our meet-ups are designed to explore the ways in which social media and technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses. "Democratizing" the arts has been a long-standing goal in the art world, and no medium makes it more feasible than the web. The purpose of this meet-up is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and technology to share ideas, strategies, successes …

We encourage anyone one who is a part of the tech industry, involved with the tech industry, or would like to enter the tech industry to join regardless of race, religion, or ethnicity. We want to promote diversity in the tech industry and welcome everyone. Our mission is to provide minority tech professionals with access to the resources and professional networks needed to be successful as both employees in the tech industry and tech entrepreneurs. Our goal is to accomplish this mission by pro …

1. Startups for Grownups is a community where likeminded baby boomers (women and men) with diverse skillsets connect, learn, create, collaborate and launch ideas together. 2. Although the startup world is now dominated by young technology folks, research reveals that startups ignited by women and men aged 40-60+ statistically fare much better. It is our goal to unite our region's best and brightest boomers and create a dynamic, creative environment that's conducive for collaboration and success. …

We're making websites that adjust to any device size and with layouts that suit each one perfectly. Right? Well at least we're trying. Let's get together and share our approaches, successes, and get help with the sticky bits.

The Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce is the premier local association for business, tourism, re-location, information, non-profit, governmental, and community groups primarily in Burlington and Mercer Counties in New Jersey. Our members come from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Chesterfield, Columbus, Fieldsboro, Florence, Mansfield, New Hanover, North Hanover, Roebling, Springfield, and surrounding areas. From our signature event, the annual Bordentown Street Fair, our ann …

We have monthly hackathons in the Philly area for people working on or interested in startups (primarily Internet related). A hackathon is an event with no specific agenda--everyone comes and "hacks" on their projects. It is a great place to meet other local hackers and get feedback/help on your projects. Every month we have the meetup at a local Philly company where cool hacking is going on. We have pizza for dinner, hang out and talk about our startup experiences, and hack on our projects toge …

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

Develop, design and publish Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps with the help of Microsoft and our Community of Developers and Designers. Listings will include events, contests and news of interest to software developers.

This is a group for developers to meet up and exchange knowledge about the latest trends in JavaScript Development

A group to support women speakers in technology.

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unprete …

Philly.rb is the one and only user group in the Philadelphia area dedicated to helping Ruby enthusiasts learn, network, and socialize.

Philly Accessibility is a forum for anyone who is interested in the design and development of technology that works well for everyone. Accessibility is not just about adding a feature or setting to software or a device. It's thinking about how someone uses technology, whatever their ability, age, skill or know-how. It's making that consideration a fundamental part of your design. Let's work together to make technology better for everyone.

When it comes to web marketing the small business owner has it extra tough. Google says you need to create great content to achieve a high ranking (true) but doing so isn't always easy or affordable. Not everyone has several hundred dollars a month (some even spend thousands) to pursue a top rank for the most popular search terms/phrases. But there are in fact a number of effective strategies and tactics to garner quality online leads and many of them are free and you can do yourself - and in tu …