This is a place for all local IxDA professionals to talk and exchange thoughts and ideas. No matter if you’re just starting a career in Interaction Design (IxD) or you've been doing this for years, everyone is welcome. This is where you read about updates, ask for help or feedback on ideas and over time also will be able to search message archives for hopefully valuble info.

This is a group for young professional women (25-35) who, like me, may have recently moved (or moved back) to this area. This is a group for those hoping to meet new friends and build a network of people. So far we have gotten together to do things like meet for coffee, hold book clubs, go wine tasting, go line dancing, go mini-golfing, go to comedy shows, go out to dinner with our significant others, go to Halloween events, do crafts together, go to brunch, go to karaoke, go fruit picking, go t …

Whether you’re new to WordPress or a pro, the Providence Meetup offers insights, fun, and camaraderie in your back yard. Meeting monthly since 2009.

Welcome to MoDevRI - a mobile developer community for Rhode Island and beyond. We provide a productive forum for technical and business expertise in order to successfully navigate the world of apps and the mobile web. Join this group if you are a developer at any level, regardless of platform Join if you are a company needing mobile expertise and support Interact with some of the brightest developers in the business Participate in our monthly "AppPremier" events to garner feedback from the comm …

The New England Trackers group was formed in 2003 to provide a gathering place for individuals with an interest in the natural world. We are dedicated to cultivating awareness and a deep appreciation for nature. We share and practice the skills that our ancestors used to survive in the world, a kind of ‘primitive technology’ that allowed them to live in balance and harmony with their environment, rather than dominate it. Many of our members have taken courses taught by Tom Brown, Jr. and the Tra …

The Rhode Island SharePoint User Group (RISPUG) is a community based organization focused on driving awareness and support for the Sharepoint Community in Rhode Island and its surrounding areas.

Informal, social gathering of Higher Ed web workers in Rhode Island, Mass, CT. Both sides of the fence (IT & Marketing/Communications) and in between welcome! Meet, get to know each other, talk a little shop or whatever over dinner and drinks! Come share with the group whats new, exciting in higher ed web design/development, content creation and social media! Please, no vendors allowed unless invited.

Prov.JS is a meetup for web developers in Providence, RI. The focus is on JavaScript, HTML5, frameworks. We meet every other month for one or two 30-45 minute talks, followed by beer and discussion at someplace close by. Contact us if there's something you'd like to learn more about or you'd like to give a talk yourself.

Travel with us as we migrate one of our strategic business applications from Windows Desktop to the Web.  During this journey, we’ve decided to share our story as it happens.  Each week we will post our experiences (the good and the bad) on our blog:  http://desktoptoweb.blogspot.com/ and you can follow us on Twitter:  @DesktoptoWeb. We will detail the technologies we’ve chosen and why we chose them.   Our postings will likely range from what ORM we decide to use, to our struggles with JavaScrip …

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by po …

Do you work from home, coffee shops, and/or wherever you can balance your laptop? Are you a remote worker, freelance computer professional, or self-employed entrepreneur? Many of today's knowledge workers and computer professionals are able to do their work wherever they'd like. There are certainly benefits to this lifestyle. But let's be honest, it can sometimes get a little lonely. And exploring the limits of Starbucks' hospitality can be a bit awkward too. This group seeks to help with these …

Get together with local experts, peers and friends to discuss programming in Ruby. Present on a topic that interests you, vent about your frustrations, or show off that new project you're creating. Discuss that latest Rails change or show off your beer-fetching robot that is controlled by mruby. We welcome people of any skill level! We try to meet on the third Wednesday of each month, and the location varies -- although the location is often in/around downtown Providence. Please sign up for the …

This is a group for ALL things startup business or organization related - business, technology, social, and more. The area of Rhode Island is teeming with energetic entrepreneurs, creators, discovers, inventors, innovators, and their muses, but we all seem to be so isolated and disconnected. How can there only be so few and unpopulated groups in the area, that we must often trek to Boston or elsewhere? This group will make no barriers, no limitations, and no obstacles. This is a group for the ca …

Prov Ops is a Providence area meetup for operations folks and those interested in devops, cloud computing and related topics. Let's meet every monthly for a presentation, and to hang out.

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 30 cities across the country. Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 100-1000 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels a …

This group will connect people from different religious and spiritual traditions through meaningful volunteer service and interfaith activities. Many of the world's belief systems incorporate the idea of giving back, from the Catholic idea of "good work" to Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, concept of the "beloved community" to the Unitarian Universalist principle of "respect for the interdependent web of all existence." By connecting with our local community, this group will grow in its spiri …

You’re invited! The Creative Communications Club of Providence is a salon-style forum for professionals and/or aficionados interested in exploring a wide range of creative endeavors. At our monthly meetings we socialize, exchange ideas, delve into issues of mutual interest, and host guest speakers who have mastered noteworthy creative accomplishments, and who so generously share their unique creative processes with us. Meetings are held monthly, at various venues, usually on Wednesday or Thursda …