Welcome to NYC-CHI, the NYC chapter of SIG-CHI (Special Interest Group - Computer Human Interaction www.sigchi.org/). We hold UX-focused events and have an active mailing list to service the NYC region. We have over 1900 active members in all aspects of HCI, including information architects, interaction designers, user experience designers, service designers, product and museum experience designers, usability practitioners, digital librarians, user interface designers and UI developers. We're t …

Welcome engineers and technologists in the New York area. Whether you are a hands on software engineer, quality engineer, or a person just interested in advanced technologies, you will enjoy these meetups. Hosted monthly at Google's NYC offices, these talks will cover a variety of topics of strong interest to the NYC technology community. Speakers will be enlisted from the local community (including, but not limited to, Google engineers). Topics will range across the spectrum of computer science …

The Baltimore UX Book Club is a gathering for people interested in the area of user experience (that's the UX) to discuss a book relevant to the discipline. You might call yourselves interaction designers, information architects, user experience professionals, visual designers, art directors, front-end or back-end developers, business dev types, or maybe you refer to yourself as someone who understands the value of good user experience across channels. Everyone who attends should try to read …

This is a meeting place and professional development network for user experience professionals (including information architects, usability professionals, interaction designers, visual designers, systems analysts, and business analysts) in northern New Jersey. We're building interactions and content to help users get the results they want and need. You can log in using the blue "Log in" link at the top of the page. If you're new to the group and want to join, you can register using the "Sign u …

The recent wave of interest in semantic technology has led to the growing popularity of Semantic Meetups in US and around the world. The purpose of local Meetup is to provide a forum for newcomers to learn about the foundational technologies of the Semantic Web [] and for the well versed to keep up on industry trends and share their experiences.  Discuss topics will cover a broad range of subject matter that includes OWL, RDF, SPARQL, RIF, Open Linked data, semantics in the enterprise, rules, in …

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.

Membership is comprised of Women either in the Information Security field or wanting to enter the field. The purpose of this group is to advance women in Information Security by promoting networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing, and opportunities. Regular workshops will be offered to bridge the gap of theory and/or minimal hands-on labs from a course you took or self-studying. You will get to learn and practice in an environment of like-minded women. Workshops will be led by SME's in …

The Central PA IBM POWER Systems User Group is for IT professionals interested in learning more about IBM POWER systems. Specifically, topics relating to POWER technology, virtualization, performance, AIX and i OS's, and more. Users of IBM POWER Systems in the Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Reading, Lebanon,and Hanover areas are welcome to join our group and attend meetings. Users of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome. We meet at least twice a year at a venue located in the Harrisburg/ …

The group focuses on Analytics, Databases, Big Data, and Business Intelligence (BI).

To inspire and help designers pursue, do, and succeed at what they love. We are building a strong, passionate community for current NYC designers either at startups or looking to join startups, to inspire, collaborate, and mentor each other. We'll have a mix of Speaker Sessions, Happy Hours, and other fun events to help you excel in your design career. Note: This group is for professional designers and is not open to entrepreneurs, engineers, design enthusiasts, or recruiters. Please do not appl …

Huge Events are open to anyone who has interest in UX, design, agency life and more. Join us for a fun evening of refreshments, networking and talks by design professionals and leaders in the industry.

NYC UX Acrobatics primary focus is the varied facets of UX design, research and usability. Our aim is to create monthly 'UX themed' workshop style meetings where members work with each other learning, discovering and networking on all things UX. Potential topics: paper prototyping, experience maps, user research and testing, persona dev, a/b testing, front-end best practices, RWD (Responsive Web Design), PET Design (Persuasion, Emotion, and Trust Design), competitive analysis, sketching UX, cont …

Brooklyn. User Experience. Happy hour. We meet irregularly--three or four times a year. And it's fun. Really, is there much more to say?

We will talk shop and share thoughts on IA, IxD, UI, UX and Mobile.

Welcoming startup folks and professionals in UX, IA, product, design, etc. to be one another's usability testers as well as discuss UX trends, best practices, and strategies.

Knowledge of and fluency in the language of analytics is becoming increasingly important in business, especially in the financial services industry. Even small process changes based on advanced analysis can result in millions of dollars in revenue gained or lost. It’s never been more important to brush up on your analytics “literacy”. This is a great place to learn and network with other professionals in analytics!

DUMBO Designers is the group for enthusiastic designers of all kinds in DUMBO, NY. Follow on twitter @DUMBOdevs Support us on gittip.com: https://www.gittip.com/DUMBOdesigners/ Meetups: Currently hosting a monthly lunch and talks about design in DUMBO, NYC. PLEASE NO JOB POSTINGS Also, don't contact other members about jobs unless they've contacted you first, or that's a chop.

Entrepreneurs Roundtable is a global organization active in USA, Japan and Turkey (with India coming soon) with the sole aim of helping entrepreneurs become successful. ER holds free monthly events for investors and entrepreneurs in New York (since January 2007) and free bi-monthly events in Istanbul, Turkey (since August 2010) and Tokyo, Japan (since September 2010). Now, by demand, ER will meet in Philadelphia, PA. The mission: Helping entrepreneurs succeed. ER strives for this goal throu …

The group will discuss topics like: IA, UX, Web & App design, Best Practices, New Technologies and much much more. The group will have a focus on designing for the web and mobile.

A group to discuss digital user experience (UX) both on web and mobile platforms. Meetings could cover research or innovative real world examples & case studies Design topics can include (but not limited to) interaction design, UI design, mobile app design (iPhone, iPad, Android), usability, site stickiness, human-computer interaction, value of entertainment factor beyond core conversions, etc. From the data side of things we'd like to have discussions around using data to drive and measure UX …

Meet with local Revit users to discuss and share the platform's use for BIM implementation. Our group will cover Architecture, Structure and MEP. Be sure to also check out a closely related Meetup - the Metro NYC BIM Group - at http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Metro-BIM. Our group meetings are now held at the Pratt Manhattan Campus. Please visit Pratt's Center for Continuing and Professional Studies at http://prostudies.pratt.edu. They offer a wide range of continuing education courses including Revi …

Welcome to GLUE - Gay and Lesbian Urban Explorers "GLUE" makes a nifty acronym, but please be aware ALL genders and ALL orientations are welcome to join. We are a Philadelphia-based group of adventurous, queer and queer-friendly people who relish the rich details not duly appreciated in our metropolitan landscape. Urban exploring (Urbex or UE) is the sport and art of discovering and experiencing areas of the city that are often hidden in plain sight and normally considered off-limits. Typical si …

The Enterprise Search User Group is a SharePoint based community with a focus on Enterprise Search aimed to provide valuable and timely information to its members. Its primary goal is to provide a forum that encourages disparate practices and business groups to come together and share thoughts, ideas, successes and failures, to cultivate a borderless body of knowledge.

It's too hard to find people interested in esthetic philosophy. Even other artists and designers seem to shy away from the topic. Are we too busy, too few and far between or is it just intimidating to talk about? This group encourages super informal, totally mellow, open-minded and no-pressure conversations about Art & Design Theory and Aesthetic Philosophy! Anyone with an interest in these topics is welcome. All ages, levels of experience and educational backgrounds are welcome! This group wa …

The buildingSMART alliance™ (bSa) has been originally established to coordinate the profound constructive changes coming to the fragmented real property industry in North America. The BSA is a part of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) which was established by the U.S. Congress in the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, Public Law 93-383. As an interest group of the bSa, the New York City Metro BIM was formed to meet and network NYC Metro area industry professionals. O …

Our group is for those who enjoy fine wines and lively conversation. We have fun but we also take our wine somewhat seriously. Please no wine snobs!! If you are unsure of your wine snobiness level just ask your friends ;). We are always open to making new friends and sampling new wines. We meet at Libations Lounge in the Harry Packer Mansion. We have both formal and informal tastings.

NYC area natural building enthusiasts. This is a group for natural building professionals, students, permaculturists, artisans, or anyone who is just curious about natural building techniques in general. For starters there are no expectations set for this group. Perhaps we can grow together from basic social gatherings to information sessions, workshops in the area, group-build community projects, a guild etc. Looking forward to seeing how much interest this generates!

DESIGNCIRCUIT gathers professionals and organizations across disciplines to share ideas, motivate discussions, and initiate built projects through events that are free and open to the public. We believe everyone, not just designers, has something to contribute to the design process. DESIGNCIRCUIT begins with a research topic that is explored through informal talks with leading figures, community meetings and charettes, open discussions, and workshops. The knowledge gained through the topic's eve …