TISQA is the Triangle Information Systems Quality Association. This organization has existed in the Research Triangle Area since 1993 and is dedicated to development of quality software. In that pursuit, TISQA hosts meetings, seminars, promotes software quality education, and gives awards all in the name of software quality. TISQA is also a member chapter of the QAI (Quality Assurance Institute).

A microISV (Independent Software Vendor) is a small software shop, usually with between 1 to 10 people, which is primarily focused on selling a software product (including income associated with web applications). Are you running or part of a microISV in the Triangle? Or maybe interested in starting one or hearing from those who have? If so, the Triangle microISV group is for you. Some of the goals of the Triangle microISV group are: * Connect – meet and connect with other local microISV …

Hook into the experience and enthusiasm of local Android developers and users! Android is Google's open source mobile OS, the basis for a number of newer smartphones and other mobile devices. This group is for those interested in the Android platform. Interests may include: * Getting started with Android application development * Talks and tutorials for developers and enthusiasts * Getting together to help each other hack on Android apps * Helping developers and employers find each other * Discu …

Dedicated to all hackers who hack in "alternate" JVM languages: Groovy, Scala, Clojure, Nice, Beanshell, Rhino, JRuby, Jython, etc. Low formality, causal "hack night" meetings at pubs, coffee shops, etc.

A meetup for hackers and founders to mingle and network with each other... If you're interested in technology startups, either as a hacker or as a founder, or both, you've found the right meetup. If you regularly read Hackers News ( http://news.ycombinator.com. ), have been to a Startup Weekend, have wanted an Open Coffee Club in the Triangle area, are building - or want to build - a tech startup, if you're a VC, angel investor, or anyone else with an interest in the startup community; then t …

This group was originally formed to discuss the formation of a hackerspace in the triangle. Since the group's formation, interest has been sparked in every vertex of the Triangle. Our mission changed from creating one mega-hackerspace to creating separate (but equal) hackerspaces throughout the area. Our hope is that by creating multiple spaces in the area, Triangle hackerspaces will be both accessible and convenient for professionals, students, and hobbyists throughout the area. Hackerspaces ( …

Greg Balestrero, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute (PMI): "There is no question that Agile PM is a leading and emergent practice…critical to understand" (http://bit.ly/HLFcZ). Working with PMI's RTP chapter and PMI's Agile Community of Practice, our purpose is to build a community of Agile project managers in the RTP area through shared learning and networking events.

This group is a place for ladies and their friends to get together and learn about software craftsmanship through teaching, mentoring, and group projects! Everyone is welcome -- beginners through experts -- we just ask that you believe in encouraging women in computing.

TRINUG holds weekly meetups... really - every week! Click here to see our 2013 Meeting Schedule... Our Main Meeting is the 2nd Wednesday of every month. It's a get together for .NET developers of all levels. We usually have a high powered awesome speaker discussing one of the latest technologies, best practices, and anything else of interest to our craft. Food is provided by our meeting sponsor. On other (1st, 3rd, 4th, and sometimes 5th) Wednesdays we hold special interest groups (SIGs) at v …

This group is for all Force.com Developers and those who would like to learn to become so. We meet in the "off" months from the regular Raleigh Salesforce User Group. While not separate, we are the more technical arm of the User Group.

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 right here in New York City. 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. We typically meet on the second or third Tuesday of the month, have some pizza and network, and …

Can't get a job without experience? Can't get experience without a job? The Tech In exists to solve that catch-22. If you're a college student or a recent college grad studying software development, computer science, information systems, or anything else that makes other people ask you to fix their computer, we can help. That is, if you're in the Triangle area of North Carolina. Hopefully we'll get bigger soon. We try to have fun, help you learn a little, fill your stomachs with something other …

Everything design presented by professional designers. Crop is about sharing methods and techniques. We want to give designers a platform to showcase their skills and learn about the latest and greatest. If you love design, love to collaborate then we want you at the next Crop meetup. The format for the meetup will be an overall design theme and the second segment we will showcase a cool technique, latest software or new technology related to design. We don't want to focus solely on one area of …

We will get together for a monthly session of seminars and discussions for Azure and MVC. It is open to all who work with the Windows Azure cloud computing platform or want to deploy their app to Azure. Bring in your laptops for MVC and Azure fun! You will learn MVC and Azure from zero to advanced level in a short amount of time.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with j …

The focus of this group is to grow our understanding of the following technologies: Groovy, Grails, Griffon, Gradle, GORM, and more.  We will have speakers from different companies including SpringSource (which is also our primary sponsor).  We also plan to collaborate with the Raleigh Spring Meetup group because there is a lot of synergy between them. If you want to learn more about the features of the dynamic Groovy language that is built on the JVM, then you should join this group.  We look f …

Come hang out with friendly users and developers of FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server database applications. We'll have a mix of presentations, hack nights, show-and-tell and even bar-and-burger hangout nights and discuss all things FileMaker including: --Using and developing FileMaker databases --The latest FileMaker-related tools and techniques --Cool Third-party FileMaker software and hardware products --FileMaker books and magazines --FileMaker Go for iPads and iOS devices --Deploying FileM …

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 …

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 focus on coding, leveraging existing technology, and having something t …

We're a community of entrepreneurs, hackers, VCs, and founders focused on growing the local triangle tech community. You can regularly expect to see demos, hear from expert panels, and meet like-minded individuals so spread the word, bring your friends, and see you at the Triangle Meetup!

Everybody likes lunch, and we all love agile development. Let's do one and talk about the other! For starters we'll meet for lunch and casual conversation. If people are interested, we can add in some more structured content. Until the group decides otherwise, we'll meet once per month in Raleigh, Durham, and RTP.  Please join us and suggest restaurants!

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

A group for software entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, and evangelists. Network, share ideas, and learn from other local technology innovators. Starting in February 2013, we'll be meeting monthly at the HUB co-working space in downtown Raleigh. Meetups will feature one or two short presentations, but will focus mainly on open discussions and personal interactions with the local software community.

TACFUG, or the Triangle Area ColdFusion User Group, is the home for ColdFusion in the Research Triangle Area of North Carolina. We discuss web development, front end development, database development and general application development topics. Serving Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, Apex, Holly Springs, Clayton, Garner, Wake Forest, Creedmore, Butner, Morrisville and those brave souls from the Piedmond Triad who come out to the meetings

A group for people in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area working with (or interested in) Node.js.

This Meetup provides an online space for Microsoft app builders to come together and build apps with the help of Microsoft and our Community of Developers and Designers.

Get together frequently with other Android developers. Dev Droids design and create Android applications, services, AOSP and ROM builds, performance and development tools. Android is Google's platforms for mobile devices such as phones, tablets, accessories. Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC) or MAC (BYOM). This group is for those interested in developing on Android. Topics may include: * Getting started on Android development. * Program your own application in a supportive, helpful environment. * Meet u …

The ONLY Triangle, NC area user group for Microsoft Office technologies. Whether you're an employee looking to increase your knowledge and skills with one of Microsoft Office's applications or related technologies, a power user seeking to automate a business process, or a seasoned developer looking for like-minded fellow developers, we are your local community resource.