Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses …

The Louisville .NET Meetup group is dedicated to helping developers around Louisville to become better developers with an emphasis on the Microsoft .NET technology stack.  We hold meetings on the third Thursday of each month. The Louisville .NET Meetup group is also host to Code PaLOUsa.  For more information, please go to codepalousa.com.

We meet monthly to discuss modern web and mobile app design and development. Topics include: Laravel 4, Composer, PHP 5, Package Development, Test Driven Development, jQuery, MVC, JavaScript, HTML5, Responsive Design, Mobile App Development, PhoneGap, SQL, NoSQL, Mongo, MySQL, Vagrant, Puppet, Linux, etc. We will cover the whole project development process, discussing one topic each month, as well as sharing interesting info and side projects. If you love coding, join us!

The Cincinnati Atlassian Users Group provides a forum where users of Atlassian software can meet and discuss the tools, learn best practices, discover new features, and get help with with a problem they are facing. Each meeting starts with a general discussion, announcements, and possibly a presentation. After wish there is an opportunity to break out into groups to discuss different software tools, work on problems, view demos, or whatever the group decides to do. All skill levels and backgroun …

Learn how Appcelerator's Titanium platform empowers Web developers to take their existing Web skill sets and build fully native applications for both iPhone and Android. Developers without knowledge of Objective-C or Java -- the languages traditionally used to code iPhone and Android apps -- can still create native apps quickly and easily using the JavaScript, HTML and CSS knowledge they already have. Attendees will walk away with a larger understanding of how these new aspects of Titanium are s …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based in New York City. They are sponsoring our new group in Cincinnati. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions.

Lean startup is a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning through fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. We are Louisville area entrepreneurs taking lean startup and customer development techniques to practice in our startups. We're ready to talk implementation and share data from our experiments. * The Lean Startup is a trademark and service mark owned by Eric Ries. *

A group located in Southwest Ohio that is dedicated to making games and exploring game related technologies. SOVGI is comprised of Programmers, Artists, Modelers, and Animators along with various other professionals involved in the game development process.

The Kentucky SharePoint Users Group represents a group of professionals who share a vested interest in the successful development and deployment of the SharePoint platform in their organizations. The mission of KYSPUG is to serve as an open forum to foster success in the use and development of SharePoint.

This is an open social group for those interested in GIS coding. Let's pool our experience, and trade routines for working with ArcGIS(R), ArcObjects(R), Python(R) and ArcPy(R). (This group is NOT affiliated with esri.) As often as the group wishes, we'll meet somewhere laptop-friendly, and assist each other in our search to apply the services of the geospatial profession. Hopefully, we'll get some volunteers to put on short talks and show off their work. Students are welcome to present projects …

Welcome! This is a group surrounding the new round of CincyPy meetups. We are hoping to get this group active again and encourage the use of Python and Python related technologies in the Cincinnati development scene. We can be found on Google Groups at http://groups.google.com/group/cincypy

Our mission is building a community of New Product Development practitioners to build wealth, create jobs, and drive innovation in the Tri-State region. Learn best practices from the world's most innovative companies, including those in our own back yard.

OpenHack is a meetup with a simple purpose: Code together, on anything... any language, framework, public/open-source, personal project, etc. You don’t have to have an idea to hack on. You’re welcome to come just to pair with someone.

Its the Kentucky JavaScript Users Group. Doesn't that just say it all?

The Louisville Agile Forum consists of Agile practitioners in the greater Louisville area.  We like to share our Agile experiences, network and help others with challenges related to Agile adoption. We talk about Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Lean software engineering and other topics related to software development. This is a public forum open to executives, managers, product owners, scrummasters,, developers, testers - basically anyone interested in sharing and learning more about Agile methods!

Informal Meteor Hackathon. Come and work on your Meteor projects with other folks interested in Meteor.

Resolvit, LLC is a management and IT consulting firm that helps clients' businesses grow with the power of its people -- fuctional and technical experts who bridge the gap between IT and the business that it supports. Resolvit has branches in Washington DC, Raleigh, Chicago and Cincinnati and is always looking to expand its network! This MeetUp group is a great tool for those in the IT field to network and share professional experiences. Open to professionals, contractors and consultants.

Let's get together to drink coffee, write code, and talk about technology.

Are you interested in learning more about Node.js? Well then Node.cincy is the meetup for you. We'll be helping people get a handle on what Node.js is, how you can use it, and the best ways to build awesome stuff.

Indy.js is Indianapolis' JavaScript meetup.

Calling all Tech Igniters! ... This group is for anyone interested in igniting more tech startups, especially those that are focused on a high-growth, high-value Silicon Valley model. We want to help cultivate and launch startup ideas across the board including Internet-based ventures, mobile apps, ecommerce sites, niche social networks and online communities, digital media content and programming, social and mobile games, clean energy, warp engines, beam-me-up technology ... and much more! ... …

The Dayton Dynamic Language User Group is primarily focused on, as you can tell by the name, dynamic languages. If you're interested in Ruby (including Rails), Python (including Django), PHP, Perl, Javascript, Scheme, Lisp, Smalltalk, etc, this is probably the place for you. We try not to talk specifically about things like C and Java, but there are no hard and fast rules (especially if you're comparing them to a dynamic language).

Formerly known as the the Lexington Microsoft Users' Group, the Lexington Technology Forum now covers topics from all areas of Information Technology, and continues to be the official Microsoft Users' Group of Central Kentucky. Recent topics have included security, virtualization, cloud services, and backups & disaster recovery. We always welcome topic suggestions, or volunteer presenters. The group meets monthly to discuss current Information Technology topics. The group also provides opportuni …

CocoaHeads Indianapolis is a monthly gathering of local Mac and iOS developers to discuss building great software. Whether you are building software for Apple's platforms on a full-time basis, are a hobbyist or are just interested in learning more about the development platform, we hope to serve and educate the central Indiana area. When? Meetings take place on the first Monday of each month. A typical CocoaHeads gathering consists of an informal meet and great with refreshments as well as a f …