This is a place to discuss and learn trending topics related to the development of highly customizable, user-centric web sites. This will serve as a platform for users to share and discover new frameworks and technologies that we can incorporate into our own development efforts. Such topics will include, not are not limited to JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, Python, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design, and anything else being used to make really cool web sites.

Meet other local web content management systems users.

All things web technology from web design using CSS and js (JQuery, YUI, etc.) to backend development with PHP, Flash/Flex, Dev practices, IDEs. Come join us! There is food, too! Follow Twitter discussions with the hashtag #fredwebtech and follow us at http://twitter.com/fredwebtech.

The DC Health 2.0 STAT meetup is a venue for Health 2.0 practitioners in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our ultimate and driving mission is to contribute to the healthcare system innovative ways to use technology - with a focus on the patient or constituent. Technologies and topics we will cover include, but are not limited to: * Web 2.0 and 3.0 * Social media platform technology (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et …

The Google Technology and Developer Group (GDG-DC) is a developer group designed to discuss, discover and distribute Google technologies. This will cover Washington DC Capital Suburban area including Northern Virginia and Maryland. GDG-DC meets on as often as we could find good topic, location, sponsor and interested techies! Please visit our website and join our groups to participate and register in Meetup to attend. Oh.. don't forget to follow us on  Twitter Check out http://developer.google.c …

This group is geared toward getting web designers and developers together to discuss new technology, share and promote business, and collaborate to build awesome new apps and sites. There has been much interest in the past for this type of community around the Rockville/Gburg/Bethesda area so we're trying to revive the community. This group is for: web developers (front-end and back-end) designers programmers mobile devs Drupalers/Wordpressers app/game devs tech geeks anyone else who wants to l …

Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  Are you seeking a co-founder for a new startup?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new s …

Have a web or mobile application you want to test? Have a prototype or mock-up you want to introduce to the light of day? Let's test with 1) real users 2) in real time 3) face to face and 4) FREE? Premise: People who want users for their applications/designs for testing, will test others applications/designs, in exchange. In addition, our group will have expert speakers on usability, UX and UI. You are welcome to attend to learn, network and help others test their software and designs, even if …

dHealth is an organization and a venue that enables digital and mobile health enthusiasts from government, academia, industry and not for profit organizations to meet, learn from each other and hopefully develop some meaningful relationships. We regularly hold meetings in and around DC. The events are held in the evenings to accommodate as many people as possible

The CDG Social Summer is a series of parties over the 2012 summer that will bring together like minded mobile and web professionals. These gatherings are focused on being social and having a good time vs digitally social. No agenda - just booze.

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

We're a rag-tag group of software developers, mostly focused on web tech, but with a wide range of interests and experience. Our meetings are a mix of free-ranging discussion, short presentations, and project co-working. If you have ideas to share, questions to ask, or code to hack on, come by and say hi.

Refresh Rockville is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in Rockville, Maryland and the surrounding area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. We have a special relationship with Montgomery College, who hosts the event, which gives us a regular meeting place and connection with upcoming design and developing professionals.

We want to collaborate with developers, designers, businessfolk, and innovators to build a partnership between business and the open source community for the future. Peeps are encouraged to find inspiration, confront new challenges, share their expertise, renew bonds to the community, make significant connections, and find ways to give back to tech movement.

For everyone interested in networking, success coaching, executive and business coaching, professional development, allies for bridging cultural and digital divides,  ABC allies, "Allies Bridging Cultures," Advocates for Chinatown DC and Friendship Archway Alliance for networking. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to work together harmoniously with appreciation, forgiveness and understanding. These monthly community events provide op …

We're a group of folks in DC who are interested in learning about web development, mobile development, Ruby, PHP, and maybe even starting a small business. But we're not experts, that's why we're using Treehouse (teamtreehouse.com) as a learning tool. Treehouse provides great instruction, quizzes, code tests, and other tools to give you a great education in coding, design, and business. If you're interested in getting started in the world of development, or if you want to take your skills to the …

Originally founded to foster knowledge sharing among developers using the Ext JS UI framework, the group has grown to cover topics from UI design, to hybrid app development with PhoneGap, to responsive design. Folks from all product development/tech backgrounds are welcome, with the only caveat that IT Recruiters are discouraged from joining and spamming the group members.

Meetup with local freelancers and other interesting and friendly independent professionals who are positive in attitude in the D.C. community! Some freelancers also call themselves "IT professionals" "web developers" "consultants" "life coaches" "community builders" "brokers" "community builders" etc. You'll meet many freelancers by different names at these 3rd Sunday inclusive community events! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to w …

JavaScript and web and mobile developers join with your peers for a weekly luncheon of tech-talk, friendship and food. Meet others working nearby facing the same tech and life challenges. Exchange stories and solutions, career paths and jobs.

We are designers and developers with a passion for taking big data and turning it into unique, awe-inspiring data visualizations and user experiences. Combining new data visualization techniques with great UI design allows others to draw meaning from raw data. Bring your examples of great data visualization applications on mobile, multi-touch or web based applications. Bring your ideas and brainstorm with us about better ways to make digital information useful. No slides here. Presenters are e …

What I.F … Techies + Talk + Brains + Creativity + Drink + Food + Funds + Experience = IDEA FUSION™ Join a group of tech startups, innovative entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and resource gurus, most of whom are based in Loudoun. Let’s create a tech community in Loudoun County where there is a lot going on! Idea Fusion™ has been organized to bring like minds together to share ideas, experiences and potentially to create business relationships. Idea Fusion™ is facilitated in cooperation with th …

Northern Virginia ColdFusion Users Group meets (at a minimum) once per month. Our aim is to provide opportunities for ColdFusion and Actionscript developers to meet and network with one another as well as opportunities to engage in presentations and learning to help sharpen your ColdFusion development skills. We are an active group and we always welcome new members. If you live or work (or can otherwise get to) Fairfax, VA then we'd love to have you come out. Speakers interested in attending our …

This group will share the best practices and ideas for implementing the Amazon Web Services Cloud products for Customers in the National Capital Area. Our customers have unique requirements including professional associations, lobbying groups, government, technology startups, and large corporate headquarters. Cloud technology consultants and IT department leaders would benefit from joining this group.

We are a community of software industry professionals in the Washington DC area meeting regularly to discuss the business of software. This group is the place for software developers, vendors, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, directors, and engineers to learn and share the most recent business and technical innovations, trends, experiences, challenges, and opportunities in the software industry.

The Capital Area ColdFusion User Group meets once a month in the DC Metro area. We are a technical and social community of developers, software architects, managers and students with professional and personal interest in all or some aspects of the Adobe ColdFusion development platform and its related technologies.

django-district is a group for users of the Django web framework in the Washington, D.C. area. We'll meet on a regular basis at the National Geographic offices and will cover Django and Python topics of interest.

We're a group of Hadoop & Cloud Computing technologists / enthusiasts / curious people who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Cassandra, Hive, PIG, etc). Come learn from each other, meet nice people, have some food/drink.

Come and learn about cutting edge Node.js technologies, meet other great developers, and discover new tools and tricks to make your next project in Node a success.