This group offers an exchange of ideas, examples, support & answers regarding WordPress. Discussion will focus on: Using WordPress for blogging WordPress as a content management system Theme design and creation Plugin development Customization and implementations

This meetup group is created for managers, professional IT architects, and everyone interested in information architecture art and science. We meet to discuss, debate, share ideas, collaborate to make sense of Big Data, Content Management (including Adobe CQ, Drupal, SharePoint, WordPress), Data Management, Enterprise Solutions, Mobile Technology, SEO, etc. Please make yourself at home - check out our scheduled events below and suggest new ones. Welcome on our board and let there be a higher …

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 just …

The DC Sitecore User Group is dedicated to providing a forum for Sitecore users, prospective users, and partners in the Mid-Atlantic and metro D.C. area to share best practices, network, and expand their knowledge of the Sitecore Web Content Management System. The group is open to anyone using or considering the Sitecore CMS, or who has an interest in .NET CMS platforms, regardless of technical proficiency

What is ALT.NET? 1. You’re the type of developer who uses what works while keeping an eye out for a better way. 2. You reach outside the mainstream to adopt the best of any community: Open Source, Agile, Java, Ruby, etc. 3. You’re not content with the status quo. Things can always be better expressed, more elegant and simple, more mutable, higher quality, etc. 4. You know tools are great, but they only take you so far. It’s the principles and knowledge that really matter. The best tools are thos …

Our second meetup group! As we continue to build a community of CQ5 users and developers in NYC we're reaching out to the Washington, DC area where we know there are a fair number of CQ5 installs as well. Would you like to meet others that have implemented CQ5? Share code or tricks, strategy or thoughts? Stay tuned!

NodeDC brings node.js developers together to share ideas and solutions in Washington, DC. For updates, join the group at http://www.meetup.com/node-dc and/or follow us at @NodeDC.

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

The DC .NET Users Group is dedicated to providing a forum for area technologists to discuss and present enterprise solutions utilizing .NET technologies as well as creating a community to promote the success and communication of its members. The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on Microsoft .NET technologies.

Local get together for developers, designer, editors, and anyone interested in the concrete5 content management system.

Do you have an idea that could be your organization's next big thing, but you are unsure of what to do next? Innovate DC is a community for intrapreneurs; employees looking to create change and get things done within an organization. We believe that innovation can happen inside organizations of any size.  All you need is someone with an idea and a champion to help navigate the waters of change.  We offer a support organization for intrapreneurs and champions that will focus on providing content …

Creating a portlet.  Allowing your site to be found in search hits.  Optimizing your Lucene search queries.  Managing your web content.  The opportunities and challenges of implementing an open source portal server in the federal government and commercial spaces. Covering Liferay and its related technologies (Lucene, jBPM, JackRabbit, SOLR, Alfresco, REST, Velocity).

We want to collaborate with developers, designers, businessfolk, and innovators to build a partnership between business and the open source community for the future. Peeps are encouraged to find inspiration, confront new challenges, share their expertise, renew bonds to the community, make significant connections, and find ways to give back to tech movement.

Metro DC Flash Users Group is here for multiple reasons, but the one reason that brings the flash community together is to enjoy, learn and develop Flash applications. En-powered by ActionScrip 3.0, Flash is now on its CS4 platform for delivering RIA content online and on desktop (AIR) . Not only that it is one of the easiest languages to learn and even easier to develop with. We will add Flex and AIR application development when everyone has an appetite to learn more exciting Rich Internet Appl …

dHealth is an organization and a venue that enables digital and mobile health enthusiasts from government, academia, industry and not for profit organizations to meet, learn from each other and hopefully develop some meaningful relationships. We regularly hold meetings in and around DC. The events are held in the evenings to accommodate as many people as possible

Meet with others in your local area interested in building and strengthening the Drupal Community. Discuss new and exciting Drupal-related news - or just socialize with like-minded people! You can also find us in a couple of other places: Group on groups.drupal.org for discussions and job posts: all discussions go over there #drupal-dc on freenode @DrupalDC on Twitter

The mission of FEDSPUG is to establish a community for the Federal Government civilian agencies, military users and contractors to discuss and collaborate on SharePoint best practices and evolving technologies. Monthly meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of every month. For more information about our organization please visit www.fedspug.org. Women in SharePoint DC is a Special Interest Group of FEDSPUG dedicated to supporting IT women in the Metro DC area. Effective September 1, 2011 our two …

We are Tech in Motion: Washington DC. This is a group for all DC tech lovers and enthusiasts. Whether you are an entry-level programmer, an expert in the field, an open-minded entrepreneur, or just a hobbyist- we’d love to have you. We will be having regular meetups on anything and everything that we think will interest the tech community. This is a group for the people, by the people, so if you have any suggestions on topics or presenters, let us know! Thank you for joining, and stay tuned for …

The purpose of the group is to showcase local area talent and cover the graphic design, illustration, responsive web design, typography, advertising, self promotional, interactive and photography scene.   We want to also share ideas, discover opportunities, collaborate, meet potential clients, tap expertise, and establish partnerships. Meet the organizers, each one of them seasoned professionals in the creative and web design disciplines. How will we do this? Presentations on Photoshop, Illust …

The nation capital's meetup group for ExpressionEngine enthusiasts, newbies, and experts

Please join us in Downtown Wash. D.C. for FREE networking each month on 3rd Sundays noon. At this community event, we can meet in person. Please introduce yourself to members of the Allies Team and let them know you are interested in volunteering for the Major Giving Support Group project. This on land and online project involves many aspects. We are looking for volunteers who are near the project site in Washington D.C. near George Washington University and less than two blocks from the Foggy B …

Join others to learn & share ideas in an open forum run by one of the most successful meetup organizers in the area. This is the first meetup group designed to assist people & businesses with all aspects of online & offline monetization. The focus is on finding out what is working, and how to either start or grow revenue & conversions for a website, blog, app, game, or newsletter. (Monetization in this case referring to revenue/sales/income/donation). Designed to let online entrepreneuers, blogg …

Want to co-create an innovative Buddhist Center in Downtown D.C.? Come to our Friendship Archway Alliance networking events and connect with other Buddhists, spiritualists, community builders and other group representatives at our monthly 3rd Sundays events. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to work together harmoniously with appreciation, forgiveness and understanding. These monthly community events provide opportunities to develop …

Xykon hosts hands-on workshops and get-togethers looking at Drupal, CiviCRM, and other open source applications. We want you to join us for some of them or give us your opinion on how these meetups can improve.