Join us in the Trenches of Agile Methodology We are a group of Vancouver based professionals involved in software development who strive in the path of excellence and personal growth by building a community of mixed roles and different levels of prowess; meeting new people and exchanging notes on our real world experiences from what we read in books or see in conferences. We follow the principles of the Agile Manifesto, and wish to create a welcoming environment for people new or curious to Ag …

Is Your Technology Driving You Crazy? You Aren't Alone! Exploding email box? Non-stop anti-virus software? Frozen programs? Outrageous software prices? 24/7 Social networking? Take Back Control with Ubuntu The technology industry is not working for you. It is working to marginalize you and to profit from you. Luckily, there is an alternative: Ubuntu (pronounced ooo-boon-too) Among other things, it's a complete replacement for your current operating system. Boots in less than a minute …

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 …

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 …

This groups is for DJs and music producers of the electronica bent in the GVA to get together, hang out, bullshit about 'the Scene', share playlists, talk smack about hardware & software, and generally build some solid networks that will support and encourage good music being played for good crowds in Vancouver. Join up if you're passionate about your tech, your breaks, your trance and your prog. Stand up if you rave about your rave, you get up on your hip hop, and you rock your pop top40s. (Du …

ARTCODE is a group dedicated to the combination of Art, Design, and new Technology. We are hands-on enthusiasts in hardware or software. We are into stuff like PureData, Max/MSP, Haskore, QuartzComposer, Csound, Kinect, 3D printing, OpenNI, Frankencamera, Open Framework, Cinder, OpenCV, Processing, Wiring, Arduino, HIDs, HUDs, Android, WP7, iPhone/iPod, and iPad. We would like to meet others in order to exchange knowledge, skills and perhaps work on larger projects.

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 …

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 …

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

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.

As professionals and/or hobbyists in the computing industry, we employ many different languages and technologies. Heterogeneous systems are becoming the norm. Over the past few years many developer meetup groups have formed in Vancouver, but most are narrow-scoped and focus on one language or tool. While these groups have their place, the best talks often have a broader appeal than the specific focus of the host meetup. Polyglot Vancouver's mission is to bring together software engineers, compu …

For users of Blackbaud's products such as Raiser's Edge, Convio, eTapestry, Financial Edge, Net Community and others. Our goal is to increase understanding and provide information sharing among organizations using this software in British Columbia and beyond.

All NUKE users and their friends in Vancouver are are invited to join! This informal Meetup group aims to get together regularly to talk shop, network, trade tips and tricks, over drinks. Local and international artists [courtesy of The Foundry] will show off their work, plus you'll get updates on what's new with NUKE, HIERO, MARI, MODO, KATANA, etc Annex Pro [the local authorized dealer for The Foundry software] is proud to sponsor these events, and many others.  We believe in supporting the lo …

//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 …

This group is for people interested in getting together to talk about BuddyPress, the social network plugin for WordPress.

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).

What is this...HxD Vancouver is a group dedicated to those interested in Healthcare Experience Design. Who is this for...Designers, information architects, software developers, entrepreneurs, clinicians, business analysts, product managers, students basically anyone with tons of passion for designing how people find, access, experience and deliver healthcare information. Experience is not necessary. How does this work...Because HxD is so broad, everyone will bring something different to the tabl …

We are a lonely hybrid of hackers, software developers, entrepreneurs without the alpha male social skills to successfully manipulate corporate subordinates because only we exist and our product exists because of us. We must do everything because you are the business, the corporation, the secretary, the annoying HR, accountant, marketer, salesman, software dev, the CEO. Sorry not interested in startupdom or any of it's witchery, raising cash, venture capitalists, ben bernanke, are banned words. …

Do you want to build more than a lifestyle business? Do you want to meet new business owners and build lasting connections and relationships? Do you want to grow your business through strategic partners and by acquiring additional skills? Do you want to socialize with like minded business owners to share experiences while you build your business? If you're looking to do all those things and network with high caliber entrepreneurs, this group is for you. Join us for networking, socializing, and …

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.

This group is for anyone interested in building secure and robust hardware and software solutions. Topics will include: data center / hardware security, deployment and maintenance, cryptography practices, ledger and audit trail tampering, cold wallet management amongst others.