Meet and drink beer with other local Software Developers. Discuss various programming languages and techniques, software architecture, cross-platform development, iPhone development, etc. We're an informal, social group designed to get most of us out of the office/home. Our members cover a huge cross-section of the programming industry, from web to embedded, desktop to iPhone, from Java to C++ to Haskell. If you program, either professionally or as a hobby, you'll probably get something from our …

We are looking to bring together Madison technology professionals in open discussions about technology.   It doesn't matter if you consider yourself a software developer, an IT manager, CEO, QA Analyst, desktop support, or User Experience, everyone is welcome. We want to foster the growth of technology in Madison, Wisconsin. We are looking for people who want to come to these discussions and contribute by bringing their experiences, both good and bad. We want to drive innovation and process impr …

MadAzure promotes the understanding and use of Windows Azure, Microsoft's cloud computing platform. Membership is open to everyone, and non-technical persons are encouraged to join. No question is too basic - the only "stupid" question is the one not asked! MadAzure covers these Azure concepts and services: Windows Azure Compute Web Role Worker Role VM Role Windows Azure Storage Table Queue Blob SQL Azure SQL Azure Data Sync SQL Azure Reporting Content Delivery Network Azure AppFabr …

A place for Madisonian developers interested in learning more about MongoDB: the open-source, document database from 10gen. Hopefully the group can expand the use of MongoDB at companies within the area, as well as provide a place to share knowledge and experience.

… ., Grace Hopper Celebrations, http://anitaborg.org/initiatives/ghc/; local regional Wisconsin Business Development Day (wibadd.org; PMI conferences, etc.); "WACM" (Association for Computing Machinery - Women in Computing, UW-Madison Chapter); Association for Women in Computing  (are you interested? Please let me know!).  My vision encompasses a "K-Career STEM" initiative that includes professionals and students at all levels in order to engage new learners, excite existing professionals, and men …

Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [ http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Web of Data &  Linked Open Data. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. The purpose of the group is to provide a process for new members to quickly understand the technologies behind the Semantic Web, a …

The Madison PHP Meetup Group is a place where anyone interested in PHP (ideally in the Madison, WI area) can get together to learn and share new things related to PHP. Everyone is welcome, whether you've never written a line of code before or if you're an expert.

Want to learn and share your tips on Adobe Master Collection?  Then this the group for you! We meet on the first Saturday of every month at 10am to discuss Adobe Creative suite software:  Photoshop® Illustrator®  |  InDesign®  |  Acrobat® X  |  Pro Flash Professional  |  Dreamweaver®  Fireworks®  |  Contribute  |  Adobe Premiere® Pro  |  After Effects®   |  Adobe Audition®  Adobe OnLocation™   |  Encore®   |  Bridge   |  Device Central    |  Media Encoder and other software titles from Adobe …

Madison professionals, enthusiasts, and hobbyists who share a passion for great JavaScript, and making JavaScript work for them and their users through terrific, engaging, and intuitive apps.   Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/madjs

MadCloud promotes the understanding and use of cloud computing technology in the Madison and surrounding area. Cloud computing is revolutionizing how businesses operate by replacing on-premises legacy applications with Cloud-based offerings and offering nearly unlimited scaling of data-intensive and high-volume Web applications.  Developers and entrepreneurs are leveraging the always-on, available anywhere nature of the Cloud to build innovative applications and develop new business models. Memb …

… In the spirit of Social media and online networking, members will also be allowed to participate in free online webinar based mastermind collaboration meetings. Please Join us even if you cant make the first live in-person meetup so we may be able to share with you the login details for the online learning and networking meetings.

Mobile Monday is an international organization that works with local, regional, national and global mobile industry visionaries and developers fostering cooperation and cross-company business development through virtual and live networking events to facilitate idea sharing, best practices development, trends identification, and Mobile Industry growth locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. All Mobile Monday Chapters encourage innovation within the mobile sector and help local comp …