Introduction Founded by Atomic Object in the fall of 2003, SoftwareGR is a 501c6 non-profit trade association dedicated to improving the competitiveness of Michigan’s software development community. We are interested in all aspects of software, from design and development, to testing and user experience. Facts We meet regularly on the 4th Tuesday of each month, excepting December and summer months. Membership and attendance at meetings is free. We typically have between 30 and 60 people at our …

Join other local Java developers to learn more about Java, the JVM, and related technologies and languages.  We encourage you to share what you know by volunteer to present a topic, too! We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm. Online discussions happen on our mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/grand-rapids-java-user-group

Amazon Web Services (AWS) user's group with monthly meetings held in Dexter, Michigan (10 minutes north of Ann Arbor). Exploring topics related to Amazon EC2, S3, and other aspects of the cloud-computing platform.

This is a group where busy software developers can meet and discuss new ideas in software development, craftsmanship and architecture over coffee and breakfast in Grand Rapids. No formal agendas just some caffeine and food over good conversations. We will meet in downtown Grand Rapids every Tuesday morning at 7AM EST.

GR Mobile Dev is a growing group of developers looking to learn and teach development skills for any of the various mobile platforms. Want to get started developing in iOS? Need to get up to speed with best practices for Android development? Start here! We'll even talk about Blackberry, Windows Phone, and WebOS. If it fits in your pocket, we're interested.

Digital Wizards is a group of programmers, artists, and people that just love technology. The group is about learning, mentoring, networking, and having a good time.

The West Michigan .NET User Group is based in Grand Rapids, MI and offers a diverse set of technology topics for discussion and presentation. The group currently meets at our quarterly DevDay and DevNight events and hosts smaller SIGs (special interest groups) around more specific topics of interest.

Calling all technology and gadget geeks in the Jackson area...if you have the desire to talk with people who share common interests with you, the Jackson Techsplorers group is the place for you. We'll meet at least once a month, and have some informal discussion about topics you are interested in as well as having an occasional guest speaker. Meeting place is to be determined, however I am open to suggestions in the Jackson area. Weekend meetings would probably work best, but again...open to sug …

Start-up West Michigan is a community of innovators, developers, investors, professionals, and business leaders who have a passion for entrepreneurship and new technology. We seek to further cultivate the West Michigan start-up culture by providing our members a place to connect and learn about all of the exciting opportunities for entrepreneurs in our region.

Join other WP users to learn and share about all things WordPress! From dabblers to developers, all skill levels are welcome. We meet the 2nd Thursday of every month - come check out a meeting!

West Michigan Technology Association (WMTA) is an organization of professionals working in the telecommunications (voice, data and video) arena. Monthly meetings include presentations on current issues and future trends in our industry. The presentations cover a wide range of topics, from legislative and regulatory changes, to demonstrations of the latest in voice, data and video communications. There are opportunities to share technical knowledge and experiences; assist others with telecommunic …

The Midland Social Good & Professional Community is designed to bring Midland together. We are about creating a solid professional community through social networking, sharing business ideas, and creating relationships. We will encourage a collaborative spirit to make Midland a destination for social engagement. This social engagement will help all of our businesses reach new goals, develop new ideas to use social technologies, and hopefully make Midland a place where people are encouraged to be …

The Michigan Technology Network (MITN) is a statewide organization driven to enhance the development of technology professionals through education and networking events with a focus on community involvement. Our core pillars, which drive our organization and its goals, are Education, Networking, and Community. The MITN Lansing Chapter is focused on serving those in and around the Greater Lansing area looking for a strong IT organization.

Grow the craft of software development by practicing it and helping others to practice it. Local meetups and events to grow the professional software development community and bring vitality and innovation to Genesee County. Sometimes in coordination with events such as Global Day of Code Retreat. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss

We're a bunch of software testers.  We like to get together over a meal and talk about testing and general geekery.  We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.

This meetup is about networking with other WordPress users and sharing tips and know-how. Topics will range from modifying css 101 to working with multisites and adding custom functionality. If you want to dig into WordPress or add to your existing WP tool-belt this meetup is for you.

The purpose of the Business Design & Innovation Meetup is to build a learning community focused on discovering innovation methodologies and exploring the topics around: the design of business, business models, strategic planning, Lean Startup methodologies, and profitability models for startups, non-profits, small businesses, and corporations. We are a community interested in learning more about designing business models, the process of innovation and strategic planning. We want to learn col …