This group is for Chicago-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, UX Designers, Web Producers, etc. - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and mobile applications. Sorry, but since this group is about meeting face to face every month, so only people residing in the Chicago area will be admitted. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools and trends, theories …

Meet other local Wordpress and Web Developers to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. Update: We will be covering Wordpress as well as Adobe Dreamweaver Tools and Web Development quarterly, so be on the lookout for those meetings! Topics will include: Templates, Snippets and other code savers; Advanced Dreamweaver techniques; using Extensions; and Content Management System development. Other topics to be covered in …

Learn to earn! Our goal is to schedule expert speakers frequently on topics of interest about Web Designers and Web Development. We seek to help members improve their skills in web based Graphic Design, SEO, CMS, Web Apps, GUI, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash (especially Flash) as well as other suggestions from the group. Afterwards, we plan to meet at a local bar and network our asses off.

Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and developers around town? Currently we meet every fourth Wednesday of the mon …

Technori Meetup is a group of impassioned entrepreneurs, developers, designers, tech companies, investors and general tech enthusiasts who have a deep love for Chicago and who want to see our emerging tech community flourish. By way of editorial content and an assortment of events throughout the year, Technori is dedicated to fostering relationships and celebrating those who make the Chicago tech scene what it is.  One of the group’s primary events is Technori Pitch; held on the last Tuesday of …

Augmented Reality - What is it? Who's working on it? How can you use it? I hope this group can be a meeting place and discussion ground for everyone interested in Augmented Reality (AR); designers, developers, entrepreneurs, writers, students, journalists, and anyone who's interested in AR.

This group is for Magento users, developers and business owners all over the Midwest - from Chicago to Milwaukee and beyond. The goal is to meet and share insights, challenges, best practices and success stories. If you're interested in e-commerce using the open source Magento platform, this is the group for you!

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!

This group is intended to create a forum for web developers in the city of Chicago. In true open-source fashion I hope that PHP users and web developers of all kinds can come together in forums and in meet-ups to share ideas, thoughts and practice to advance the LAMP community as a whole. If you are a PHP developer, looking to get into PHP, part of a company using the LAMP stack or are just curious about new web development practices, you should join us and attend our meet-ups. We will have pres …

The Chicago Area DotNetNuke Users Group is for anyone who uses DotNetNuke to host, administer or develop websites. We are a community of Users, Administrators and Developers who come together to share information about our common interest DotNetNuke. Not a DotNetNuke user yet, but interested in Content Management System driven Websites? Then please join us for an upcoming meeting and see what DotNetNuke is all about. We are here to help, so feel free to jump in and ask questions. Please check ou …

Discover and meet other web professionals and users in the Chicago area designing, developing and crafting solutions within the SilverStripe content management system. Each month we will get together and talk all things SilverStripe. Active participatiion is encouraged. So, designers, developers, agencies, freelancers, moonlighters come along and share your work and experiences. We will discuss and review features, modules, themes, extending SilverStripe, site reviews and analysis...anything re …

Welcome to the Chicago Woman Developers Meet-up Chicago Women Developers (CWDevs) is run by a group of women from a variety of background and technical expertise. We have one thing in common: we are passionate about coding and we are passionate about women in tech. We host a variety of classes and events for women at all technical skill levels, see you soon.

Chicago HTML5 shares emerging web technologies through presentations on real world implementations and live tutorials on game, websites, and application building. We also host roundtables and speaker presentations on various topics such as new web standards, frameworks, process and methodology.

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.

BuiltInChicago.org is an awesome community of entrepreneurs, engineers, marketers, developers, designers, investors, technologists and academics working hard to create the next big web or mobile business. Our mission is to connect, educate and promote the growing digital community in Chicago. And we want you to JOIN today. This group will be used to help connect members of the community in person. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: adam@builtinchicago.org

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.

The Chicago Business Catalyst User Group has been formed by Chicago Digital to educate, support and inspire local area business owners, website developers, and students of web design. The group is meant to be an open discussion amongst members and a forum from which all parties can learn from each other. While this group will have a focus on building and promoting online businesses with the Adobe Business Catalyst Platform, we will also discuss best practices in design, development and online ma …

Bugs suck, let's kill em! And along the way, lets learn something about the tools and frameworks that we use every day, meet some new people, and consume beer and pizza :) Experienced software developers from any background are welcome. Come with a development environment and a library whose issue list is just a little too long for your liking.

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.

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.

Creative Chicago is a relaxed ecosystem of designers, strategists, architects and developers for web, mobile and desktop platforms, connecting great people and helping to build valuable industry relationships. Our events will vary, but we will always focus on creating a casual and friendly environment for people to build great relationships without the added hassle of on-the-spot recruiters and unwanted services. Whether it's a night out for drinks or a networking event with speakers, we're out …

Everything about Cross Platform Application Development Techniques using Xamarin Monotouch, Mono for Android, Visual Studio and HTML5. We discuss the pros and cons of using a tool like MonoTouch and MonoDroid vs using HTML5 and Native Development Software Development kits.  Speakers will present solutions they have implemented, show code samples, and talk about real life experiences on choosing a specific development path.

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.

The Chicago .NET Developers group is focused on educating and assisting downtown Chicago developers with the latest Microsoft Technologies. Topics will include all aspects of development, including web, desktop and cloud, as well as architectural design and application development frameworks. We will generally meet the first Wednesday or Thursday of the Month. Meetings and membership are FREE, so please join us!

Women Developers and Programmers! Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. 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 s …

Coffee with entrepreneurs, makers, developers, and creatives in the Chicago area. Meet other entrepreneurs and creatives, hear announcements on upcoming startup and creative events, and talk about startup and tech news. What better way could there be to start your day? Have a question? Get it answered at this meetup. Like to network? No problem here. Get caffeinated, start your day, and meet some interesting, creative, and smart people in the city.