GNU/Linux user group, discussing all things open source and GNU/Linux related. We will try to have monthly meetings.

The Geek Group of Western Mass is a group formed to get a physical space where members can get together to share, learn, create and collaborate with each other. Anyone can join, regardless of experience. In order to help us with bring this dream to reality, we are teaming up with "The Geek Group", to become come their very first Chapter. So if you're interested in making things, hacking, programming or just hanging out with like-minded individuals, come join us. We plan on having tiered member r …

CT Hackerspace 30 Echo Lake Road Watertown, CT CT Hackerspace is the name of a group located in the US State of Connecticut . Our Mission is to provide a physical location where community members interested in technology can gather to collaborate on projects both physical and conceptual. To provide infrastructure to the community in the form of education, tools and equipment that will allow members to transcend from being interested in technology to implementing technology in actual physical man …

This is a Meetup for developers who are currently using Apache Lucene/Solr or would like to learn more about it. Join us for pizza, beer, and a discussion about Solr.

WordPress is a great open source development platform which is quickly gaining momentum and popularity. More than just a blogging platform, WordPress can be used as a CMS and even was named "Overall Best Open Source CMS" in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. This meetup will be geared towards developers sharing knowledge with one another. All levels of developers are welcome. Let's make this a collaborative effort where we can learn from one another and be inspired to try new things in WordPress. …

The Connecticut Java Users Group organizes monthly meetings on new and emerging Java technologies. It aims to help professionals stay abreat of the latest developments in Java and related open source projects. Meetings are free and open to the public. The group was initially founded in 2000 as a special interest group of the Connecticut Object Oriented Users Group. It is presently chaired by Ryan Cuprak who assumed leadering of the JUG in December of 2002.

Whether you're running GNU/Linux as your desktop operating system or interested in doing so, this Meetup is for you. Our goal is to create an environment that's welcoming, fun, and educational. A paradox... The argument for open source ("free" as in speech) software is stronger than ever. GNU/Linux has been wildly successful in the server market. Desktop GNU/Linux operating systems like Ubuntu Linux provide a rich end-user experience on par or better than commercial rivals in many respects. .. …

For artists who like to code and coders who love to create, This is a collaborative space for creative coders, designers, and artists to come together to share the latest tips, tricks, and techniques in any area from data visualizations, to generative art, to kinect hacks. Focusing on open tools like Processing, OpenFrameworks, Cinder, Protovis and R.

Open to all interested in Cassandra in the greater Boston area.

2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise. All meetings take place on the first Friday of every month from approximately 5 pm to 8 pm EST at the Starbucks located at 1244 Western Ave, Albany, NY You can join us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/228458960499805/ or on our website: http://albany2600.org

This group serves as a destination for project leaders and contributors to Outercurve Foundation projects and open source developers interested in our activities.

As ardent vim fans, a few thoughtbotters thought a Boston Vim Meetup could be an awesome idea. Our first meeting took place in October '11 and much fun was had by all. This meetup is open to all current and aspiring vim users who wanna talk motions, macros, and mappings.

Joomla NH User Group is a group of Joomla enthusiasts, from beginners to professionals, who meet monthly to share new projects, problem solve, network and make new friends. The location of our meetings alternates between the Seacoast and Manchester areas. More details can be found at our website: http://www.joomlanh.org

Welcome to the Greater Hartford Python Group! Learn Python. Or, learn more Python. Join us and become a more effective software architect and developer! Welcome to the Greater Hartford Python Group--where you will meet fellow software and Python enthusiasts and professionals--as we work to build and strengthen the community of software architects and developers; Python and Python-based application developers, architects and designers; and other computing technologists in Connecticut. Python is a …

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the Boston Metro area.  Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

MHVLUG has been sharing Linux and Open Source knowledge in the Mid-Hudson Valley for the past 9 years. For more info check out our website, and sign up on our mailings lists.

We are a community of people dedicated to the development of the open source sipXecs project; we're open to anyone focused on SIP and XMPP based communications solutions. If you are looking to replace your aging (IP) PBX with an all software modern communications solution that scales to mid-size and large enterprise and can be deployed in the cloud, look no further.

A meetup to talk about search engines, information retrieval, recommendation engines and predictive analytics. We aim to share knowledge about both enterprise and open source technologies that deal with these topics.

The Reverse Startup is an accelerated product launch camp, driven by the open source community, focused on rapid prototyping and rapid execution around a series of proof-of-concept exercises. Encompassing a wide range of topics, this group is ideal for developers, designers, technologists, marketing professionals and entrepreneurs. The Reverse Startup is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the community and helping people actualize their dreams and professional goals. We endeavor to come tog …

Welcome to the Eucalyptus Cloud User Group! We are here to bring together developers, architects, sysadmins, devops people, enterprises, start-ups... basically anyone interested in various possibilities of private and hybrid cloud solutions. Being an Open Source IaaS cloud platform means not only open source code but also open source ideas and communication. We will organize hackathons for code and hackathons for ideas. Eucalyptus is the world's most widely deployed open source cloud computing s …

We're a group of Boston-area activists trying to make government more open and accessible.  We partner frequently with the Sunlight Foundation, other meetups like Hacks/Hackers and  the Boston Python user group, and local activists and office-holders to help make government more accountable at the national, state, and local level. We have: - monthly project nights, where folks can work on their own projects or our current group project, Open Cities - coffee shop meetups for folks to discuss open …

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.

For those who want to design, engineer, and build innovative products using community and online tools. Physical products create and shape our environment. Everything from your razor to your house started as and idea, which was brought to life by a talented engineer or designer. Open Engineering is all about making this process faster with higher quality results. We will explore topics related to design, engineering, and manufacturing. Sometimes we will bring in open hardware projects to present …

The purpose of this group is to unite a strong community of doers eager to conceive of, design, make, test and clearly document open source hardware for the world-wide Maker Community. The group will share idea's, information, expertise and resources while developing open hardware in order to bring personal manufacturing to the masses or just for your own personal use. Whether you're an engineer, designer, tinkerer, inventor, programmer or someone interested in making the DIY world a better plac …

The Boston Data Mining meetup focuses on making data mining accessible to everyone. It aims to be inclusive to all regardless if you are a beginner or expert in statistical modeling, machine learning, data mining, or any of the analytics (business, predictive, etc). Our talks will focus on the practical side of data mining and analytics by showing attendees how to perform data modeling in a non-programming environment. To achieve that goal we employ RapidMiner; an open source data mining platfor …

People, Sharing, Experience and Knowledge to bring more =) to the world. The Human Network is a shared dream to let YOU create an international democratic social network that is focused on people instead of money. WE can optimize communication, regardless of status, race, sex, or country only if we work together. Then the world wide web may evolve into a democracy without borders. And if you want to read more, feel free! Have you ever thought that the world might be able to create something t …

For fifteen years, Mozilla has been defending the open web and leading in its advancement. Now with ambitious new projects such as FirefoxOS and Webmaker, Mozilla is taking things to a whole 'nother level! This meetup group is for people who want to get in on the open web action!

Code for Boston is a Code for America Brigade - a volunteer civic innovation organization created by Boston-area developers, designers, urban planners, and data geeks with an interest in solving civic and social problems through the use of creative technology. We feel that Boston was the driving force in the creation of Government 1.0; we should be leading the way for Gov 2.0. We seek to leverage the revolutionary spirit of New England to help open, improve, and engage our local governments acro …