Django-nyc's goal is to create a community for those interested in Django to meet, share ideas, create, learn, and have a good time. The focus will be Django and web application design and development. Python will obviously be an underlining theme, but there are specific python groups focused on python solely and that's not us. We want to give Django the attention it deserves. Can't make it out to a Django-NYC meeting? Watch it live at http://www.livestream.com/djangonyc. Missed a meeting or wan …

Brubeck is a Python web framework that focuses on speed, flexibility, and simplicity.  It was created in Brooklyn and this meetup is organized by members of the Brubeck core team.

This is a group for people interested in using Python to work with Excel spreadsheets. Anyone who wants to do more with Excel - whether you're a beginner, Excel power user, or VBA expert - is welcome to join!

Hackers + Designers + Entrepreneurs = Code Crew! Passionate about learning how to code, creating beautiful designs or building the prototype for your business idea and tired of doing it alone? Then this is the group for you! This is the perfect group for people serious about learning how to code through self-study using resources on the web like Code School, Codecademy, Treehouse, P2PU, Coursera, edX, Udacity, programming books, screencasts or whatever else is out there on the internet. We also …

This is a group for anyone who is looking to learn web development. We will start by teaching HMTL and CSS. Depending on demand, we would also like to go into Javascript, Python, APIs and other web technologies.

This is a group for anyone interested in research concerning artificial neural networks, deep learning, and so on. The format varies between discussion groups, guest speakers, and tutorials. Proposed topics include: training deep belief networks with unsupervised pre-training/supervised finetuning, recurrent neural networks, different optimization methods, scalable architectures for large networks across clusters, practical GPU programming (with Python!), NNs for NLP, using NNs in robotics, visu …

This group is open to all folks interested Python/PyData, and related tools like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, and IPython. Send us a note if you'd like to host or present at one of our meetups.

Free office hours for programming help - any programming language, all skill levels. The format is super simple: you come with your laptop, sit and hang out and code, and flag down one of the organizers if you have a question.  That's it! If we can't answer your question, we'll find you someone who can, or at least point you in the right direction. Note that this is a meetup for people learning to code. Experienced developers are more than welcome, though - we appreciate the help! Entrepreneurs …

There's a growing tech community in DUMBO and we want to foster that. Come by for some breakfast and meet your tech neighbors!

"Jersey Shore Tech" was founded to nurture tech culture in Monmouth & Ocean counties & other surrounding areas. Our focus is: Web development Web Design Mobile Application Development Emerging Technologies User Interface/User Experience Start-up Culture Tech News, Info, Culture Growing your NJ startup Fundraising/angel/VC topics Networking and building our businesses and brands Technologies we like: Ruby, Rails, Django, iOS, Android, Node.js, Jquery, Python, HTML, CSS, SEO, SEM, Mobile, & much …

Designers + Geeks is a popular monthly event that brings together designers, developers, artists, and geeks of all types. Born in San Francisco, we're extending to New York to continue the fun.

We have monthly hackathons in the Philly area for people working on or interested in startups (primarily Internet related). A hackathon is an event with no specific agenda--everyone comes and "hacks" on their projects. It is a great place to meet other local hackers and get feedback/help on your projects. Every month we have the meetup at a local Philly company where cool hacking is going on. We have pizza for dinner, hang out and talk about our startup experiences, and hack on our projects toge …

NY Tech(no) Dance Party is a social-ONLY event for the NY Tech community. There are hundreds of events and meetups to demo products, network with investors, debate python Vs. ruby, or wax poetic about font types. That's not what we're here for. If you want to pitch your latest startup idea, DON'T COME. If you're looking to GET DOWN with some awesome people in the tech community, we look forward to seeing you there! In partnership with Host Committee, we promise to bring you wild parties at great …

This group is for data hackers, scientists, analysts, statisticians, engineers, enthusiasts, gurus, ninjas, wizards - whatever your preferred label, if you possess hands-on experience with data and use it to solve problems, then this group is for you. We'll cover a wide range of data topics, mostly those relevant to the tech industry: prediction, visualization, data cleaning, real-time reporting, user tracking, split testing, etc... The group is language agnostic but will emphasize ubiquitous/op …

Everybody grabs some food (you have to pay for your own, sorry), grabs a seat, and talks tech. There's no particular focus other than meeting some new people and having some interesting conversations. Credit goes out to James Dennis and Sean O'Connor for starting the first "tech breakfast" in DUMBO: http://www.meetup.com/DUMBO-Tech-Breakfast/

Meet others in Philly interested in PostgreSQL: The World's Most Advanced Open Source Database. Discuss this open source database and share the tips and tricks you've learned using it.

Build Guild is a monthly gathering of web folks that enjoy chatting over drinks. Mustaches optional. Get geeky with web folks just like you. Enjoy frothy, tasty adult beverages. Land gigs, make new friends & connections. No presentations ever ever ever.

This group is a place for anyone to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. We started this group to grow a more robust community of MongoDB Developers in the South Jersey area and provide a place to share knowledge and experience on working with the database in different languages, frameworks and applications. 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 …

Opani is a community of data people working together to understand humanity's rising river of information.

Scalable Software Architecture is the Meetup for software architects and people who want to learn how to architect high performance and scalable software platforms using different technologies.

The NJ Google Technology User Group exists to let people get together and discuss how Google technologies are being used, both in and out of the workplace. Any and all are welcome!

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 inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unprete …

This Dev Meet Up is a social gathering for developers to discuss geospatial technologies, complementary third-party tools, and development platforms (e.g., Silverlight, Java, Flex, JavaScript) that are supported by Esri. Presentations run the gamut of our community: from Web development to mobile location development for iOS, Android and Windows Phone 7 to automating tasks with Python. Developers of all levels of expertise are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to geospatial d …

Short Sighted Comedy - NNJ Sketch Comedy group Have you been looking for a sketch comedy group in Northern New Jersey? We have, too! And we were tired of waiting for someone else to create one. Our plan: Get together every two weeks to collaborate, pitch ideas, write, and plot when, where, and what we are going to shoot. Then... we shoot and put the resulting videos online! Please note that we do not intend to do live shows, but we won't rule it out as a possibility for the future. Our goal: …

Lean, Agile, and Mean is a meetup for software developers who want to work on their starups using Lean and Agile methodologies. We will test drive all code and work in pairs. Everyone should be able to crate an MVP of their hypothesis within a couple of weeks.

Get together with fellow hackers, tech Meetups from across NYC, and the best APIs around for the first ever cross-language hackathon tournament. Every programming language and platform has its strengths and weaknesses, its devoted fans and its bitter detractors. To celebrate the techno-diversity that makes software programming such a fascinating sport, we're hosting a series of hackathons at Meetup HQ... JavaScript in June PHP in July Python and Ruby in August FINAL BATTLE OF THE BRACES in Sept …

Double X Tech is a group of women in technology, who are actively involved with technology. This is a place for lipstick lexers and pedicured python writers. We accept anyone who writes code, from professionals to self-taught wannabes, but please leave your marketing jargon and elevator pitch at the door. Infrequently asked questions: I'm not a developer, but I'm interested in learning more about technology. Can I come? Yes! But please leave any non-techy agendas elsewhere. XX Tech is not a pl …

NYC Smalltalk Developer's group is now extending over to Meetups. Check out our web site to learn more about what we have been up to: www.nycsmalltalk.org And let's talk about Smalltalk and its influence on other languages and technologies and more importantly what presentations we can do about Smalltalk or about discussing Smalltalk's influence on particular technologies or just comparing.