The number of ExpressionEngine users is growing rapidly, and Vancouver has been a leading community of EE development for several years. The purpose of this group is to share knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for Expression Engine. I'd suggest the format might include some informal 'show n tell' presentations where members can demonstrate how they have used ExpressionEngine to meet their needs. Anyone who develops websites using ExpressionEngine should definitely join this group. Those curious ab …

Meet other programmers in Vancouver who are already using Erlang or are interested in learning it.

Technical topics for iOS developers in the Vancouver area The mailing list activity is light and it's a good way to find out what some of us are up to. We encourage the intermingling of expert developers and people who are new to Objective-C and the iPhone SDK We are looking for more executive volunteers! http://www.meetup.com/Vancouver-iDevelopers/pages/Executive_Positions/

Meeting the right people is crucial. We look to match ideas with talent, hustlers with hackers and provide a great opportunity to meet other people in Vancouver working in the Tech Industry. We are the official meetup for Launch Academy and Grow Lab, as well as community run events like Demo Camp. Want to have an event without having to create an entire new Meetup group? Want to host or promote an event to 100s of web, software, and design craftspeople in Vancouver? Interested in cool cross-dis …

The Google Technology User Group will meet once a month to discuss all things Google. Welcome software and web developers, designers, architects. Whether you use Java, Python, C++, JavaScript or HTML, we will cover the many technologies that Google offers such as App Engine, Google Wave, GWT, HTML5, Chrome, Android, and many, many others. The main web site is http://www.vancouver-gtug.org/ The main discussion group is over at http://groups.google.com/group/vancouver-gtug and you can also follo …

Our group is about Social Networking between peers, and networking between software developer members and the software Industry. We meet regularly and casually around a cup of coffee to get to know each other. Regularly we invite software Industry representatives, and recruiters to talk about their Business and offering. All is done with the purpose of strengthening the tie between peers for fun, education, and career advancement. If you are looking for a job, this is a great opportunity to in …

Agile software development means that you provide the client what (s)he doesn’t want in the first 30 days rather than after 180 days. You use the remaining 150 days to build what the client really wants with a “show as you go” strategy following each 30 day iteration. In 2001, Ken Schwaber, Kent Beck, Martin Fowler and Alistair Cockburn amongst others came up with the Agile Manifesto as follows: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through …

Lean Startup Vancouver is for startups and agile businesses that wants to transform how their products are built and launched by learning from the experience of others who are influenced by the Lean Startup, Lean, and Agile methodology. Through every other monthly events you will have a chance to compare notes on operational, development, and business issues with peers and learn from guest speakers. Video from The Lean Crossroad event "Innovation Through Experimentation. Not Just for Startups A …

Vancouver Scala is an opportunity to discover Scala, learn about new techniques and frameworks, and meet other Scala developers in the Lower Mainland. We welcome developers from all backgrounds and from new to expert who want to learn more about this great language.

Want to learn more about machine learning? This group will meet to discuss and share the latest happenings in machine learning and related fields such as artificial intelligence, statistics and neural networks. This group is for people working in machine learning, students, researchers and general enthusiasts in the fields of AI, stats, mathematics and those curious about applications to the web, data-mining, bioinformatics and other real-world problems.

The future of education is now.  And best of all it is FREE! Listen to me...  http://n.pr/y2kRz9 Stanford Takes Online Schooling To The Next Academic Level Join us to discuss the weekly content of the various Stanford's 2012 Online courses (Yes there are two independent CS 101 courses).  The expectation is that you will be up to date the course lecture and such before attending meetups. Sign up is free and open to everyone.  Use the links below and choose the advanced track. Start Dates are her …

Our Twitter Hashtag: #IACSVan These are meant to be working definitions to help us keep the meetup group on track. Information Architecture From the IAInstitute (http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/resources/what_is_ia.php) Information architecture is defined as: The structural design of shared information environments. The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. An emerging community of practice focused …

The Vancouver Lisp Aliens is a group is for current or future Lisp hackers. In this group we talk about Lisp in all its incarnations, but Common Lisp is elevated above others as the group's official language. Coders of all levels are welcome to join the group—in fact, even if you have only a passing interest in “programming with alien technology”, please don't be a stranger to the meets. VLA exists so Lispers can code and learn in a social environment, bounce ideas off one another, and hopefully …

A great way to meet people and learn more about bitcoin.

If you are interested in Google's Map developer technology; everything from the creating a Street Map to Mashup. Intra-Domain And Jquery, to initiatives like Open Social and you live in Vancouver Metro Area, please join this group. Our members are using or want to learn more about developing applications using Google technology, including: - Google Ajax APIs - maps, search, visualization, gadgets (JavaScript) - Google Friend Connect and Open Social - Android - mobile development (Java) - Google …

This group is dedicated to all aspects of software automation and helping people with creating highly robust software. There is a negative connoation with software automation and (to a greater extent) quality assurance in general. Part of the mission of this group is to enable QA Engineers with the latest tools and processes available. The ultimate goal is that test code should be first class citizens in the software development world.

The way people are interacting with technology is changing. Never before has technology used the human body as an interface like we have seen with the Kinect. Join this group to find more opportunities to network with like-minded people, find the latest information about the Kinect, collaborate with other Kinect enthusiasts, and share stories and experiences.

We are a group of Facebook developers in Vancouver and lower mainland area. We share ideas, issues, and experiences developing applications using the Facebook platform.

MobileVancouver is for anyone involved in the mobile software industry in Vancouver & surrounding areas. We want this to be a place where people from all disciplines, who work on any scale of project, whether they're apps or cames can connect. We're going to be organising monthly drinks get togethers in local bars. The emphasis is on talking to each other, so no presentations. So whatever your role in mobile - designer, developer, business, marketing, if you make apps or games, whatever platform …

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

Someone needs to take the weight of the world on their shoulders. Anger, violence and hostility will never solve the problem. It is only through cooperation, collaboration and intelligence that we will find a future. If we let our fear and lower natures rule us, then we will fail. We are tribeforth, and we are searching for our victory. We believe in using our collective intelligence for the greater good. That our ability to work together will define our future. Our goal is a world free from sc …

This is a group for anyone interested in developing for the Microsoft SharePoint platform. We will cover developer related topics and run sessions on specific techniques and technologies to use in your SharePoint solutions. Anyone who develops for SharePoint or wants to develop for SharePoint should join this group. The meetups will cover beginner, intermediate and advanced topics. Occasionally we may do a meetup on a business use case or case study, so if you're a business user or a solution pr …

We're a group of Hadoop & Big Data technologists / enthusiasts / curious people who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Flume, PIG, Hive, etc).

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.

A Web Technology group geared towards the "Do it yourself" types. Hold a talk or workshop on a topic you are passionate about (We'll help you put one together), meet and network with local geeks, techies, and nerds or wannabe techies. Discuss and learn new technologies, share industry news. Socialize! We will be holding Downtown Vancouver and in other areas of the Lower Mainland and free workshops on a regular basis.

It's been long overdue the need for a CSS meetup in Vancouver... The world of CSS is changing extremely fast and it's getting harder and harder to keep up. There are no shortage of challenges when it comes to writing and maintaining CSS for modern web applications. Let's solve that problem. Come to share and learn the latest CSS techniques at CSS Brigade. Responsive/Adaptive Design Semantic Grids SMACSS, OOCSS and BEM CSS Frameworks Anything related to CSS...