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User Groups
Packt is pleased to be able to support User Groups around the world. We do all we can as a publisher to help support User Groups:
If you are a member of a User Group and would like to learn more about what Packt can offer you, please get in touch with us: contact@packtpub.com United States Atlanta PHP www.Atlantaphp.org Atlanta PHP connects and unites PHP users across the Southeast, provides world-class support and resources to the community, and advocates the adoption of PHP to local, national, and international businesses.
Atlanta PHP formed in late 2004. Mentored by the highly
successful New York PHP group, Atlanta PHP aims to expand upon those successes
in the Southeast by implementing a similar model and approach. With a growing
member base, Atlanta PHP is building a community of professionals dedicated to
the development and proliferation of PHP and related technologies. Atlanta PHP
actively supports its community through sponsorship of networking events,
regular meetings, a community-driven Web site, and mailing lists. Through
partnerships with local, national, and international businesses, Atlanta PHP works
to promote PHP and related technologies across the Southeast. Boston Plone User Group Central Ohio Java User's Group (COJUG) ChicagoRuby Joomla!Dallas www.JoomlaDallas.org Joomla!Dallas is a North Texas Joomla! mentoring user group where members help each other learn how to leverage the Joomla! content management system to make sophisticated web-sites for little investment. Our meetings for Joomla! User Group - Dallas / Fort Worth feature workshop sessions and discussion sessions addressing a few aspects of the system where we learn from each other how to build, improve, and maintain full-featured sites. All experience levels are welcomed equally from experienced developers to those setting up their first website. We can be found on Meetup.Com at www.meetup.com/joomladallas or at our own website www.JoomlaDallas.com
Joomla! Central Wisconsin www.JoomlaWisconsin.com Joomla! Central Wisconsin is a User Group that focuses on the design, development and business uses and experiences in the greater Central Wisconsin region. We offer monthly meetings which include Joomla site spotlights, group troubleshooting, networking opportunities and keynote addresses from industry-leaders. All experience levels and backgrounds are welcome.
Please check the CPAUG
website for meeting details and additional information.
For more information, please visit: www.FireOnTheBay.org Hampton Roads .NET Users Group www.hrnug.org The Hampton Roads .NET Users Group is a group of developers in the area who are dedicated to expanding their knowledge of technology. We offer meetings on a variety of subjects, and we welcome developers of any skill level. All of our meetings are free and open to the public. Python Atlanta User Group http://pyatl.org Python Atlanta is an informal group for people in the Atlanta, Georgia metro area who enjoy programming in Python. Our members work in a variety of fields, so we have a large range of topics for presentations at our monthly meetings. No membership is required to participate, we welcome both experienced programmers and absolute beginners alike.
Our group is non-profit and community driven. Membership
to the group is free and open to the public. New England Visual Basic Professionals (NEVB) www.nevb.com The NEVB Pro Users Group meets on the 1st Thursday evening of every month in Waltham, Massachusetts to discuss Visual Basic and related technologies such as SQL Server, .Net, and XML. The meeting usually includes one or more outside speakers or several member presentations. Each meeting has an open announcement segment where you can ask questions about a problem with Visual Basic or other bring up another technical or job issue. All of our meetings are free for everyone and open to all. Our newsletter provides meeting notices and timely information about local events and the occasional job opening. New York City Joomla User Group www.JoomlaNYC.org Founded several years ago by current and former core team members of Joomla, NYCJUG meets monthly at KickApps in lovely Midtown Manhattan to discuss all things Joomla. Covering a range of topics from 1.5 framework application development to starting your own business, NYCJUG is active and growing. New York PHP User Group www.NYphp.org The New York PHP User Group Community is an organization committed to promoting the PHP programming language and open source, helping over 4000 members worldwide share development experience through industry leading presentations and events, mailing lists, sister organizations, and projects. Orange County Adobe Photoshop User Group www.PhotoshopLife.org The Orange County Adobe Photoshop User Group has been created to help individuals of all skill levels learn and apply the different techniques used with the Adobe Photoshop application. Houston Java Users Group (HJUG) www.HJUG.org Houston Java Users Group (HJUG) meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month to discuss topics related to Java technology. For more information, please visit our website at: www.HJUG.org Knoxville ColdFusion User Group www.knoxcfug.org Knoxville ColdFusion User Group focuses primarily on Adobe ColdFusion programming and any technologies that enhance that focus like Flex, Flash, Javascript, java, CSS, Dreamweaver, CFEclipse etc... They get together and share knowledge, experience, lend service to solving issues between its members and in general grow their personal network of tech friends and contacts. For more information, please visit: www.knoxcfug.org San Francisco JUG (Java User Group) www.SFJava.org At the San Francisco JUG you get to meet other local Java professionals and talk about code, architecture, innovation, opportunities, and share ideas about real-world problems. Our meetings are technically focused and often include expert speakers on Java-related topics.We welcome both beginners and gurus, both developers and managers, both geeks and professionals. We typically meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and our meetings are FREE and OPEN to the public.
Adobe User Groups provide a forum of support and technology to Web professionals of all levels and professions. Whether you're a designer, seasoned developer, or just starting out, Adobe User Groups strengthen community, increase networking, unveil the latest technology innovations, and reveal the techniques that turn novices into experts, and experts into gurus.
Monthly
meetings are held in Lancaster PA on the first Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. unless
otherwise noted. Please be sure to let us know you are coming so we can plan
properly. Directions and contact information can be found at our website http://scpaug.com.
Southern California WordPress Meetup Group www.meetup.com/The-Southern-California-WordPress-Meetup-Group/ The Southern California WordPress Meetup Group sponsors both informal networking meetings and formal workshops where our members learn more about using WordPress - everything from inspiration for blogging topics and building a community, to building custom plugins and creating custom themes. Silicon Valley User Group Alliance www.svuga.org The Silicon Valley User Group Alliance is the joint website of the Silicon Valley Computer Society (SVCS) and the Stanford Palo Alto User Group (SPAUG), both 30-year old groups of computer enthusiasts in the Silicon Valley. SPAUG hosts a general interest meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of each month in Los Altos while SVCS hosts weekly special interest group (SIG) meetings on Windows and MS Office, digital imaging, video and audio, web design and open source software in Santa Clara. North Texas SQL Server Users Group http://northtexas.sqlpass.org/Default.aspx The North Texas SQL Server User Group meets on the third Thursday of every month, at the Microsoft Facilities located in Las Colinas (address below) The typical meeting schedule is as follows: 6:30 - 7:15 - General Q&A session & Announcements & Food Location: 7000 North Highway 161 Irving, Texas 75039 Brazos Valley Perl Mongers http://brazosvalley.pm.org The Brazos Valley Perl Mongers represent the Bryan/College Station area of Perl Mongers. Perl Mongers is a loose association of international Perl User Groups. The Brazos Valley Perl Mongers are a group of Perl users (sysadmins, web programmers, etc.) who get together periodically to discuss Perl and related topics, as well as various open source subjects. We meet on a monthly basis in the evening, with social activities scattered throughout. We have meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of every month. For more information, please visit:http://brazosvalley.pm.org Miami PHP User Group www.miamiphp.org Miami PHP User Group is a business community of Miami Web Designers and Programmers who come together to learn about AMP technology. Our
Focus on open source solutions and open source consulting is designed
to help share and educate the community on new technologies.
Our Focus on open source solutions and open source
consulting is designed to help share and educate the community on new
technologies.
All
members benefit from the networking we can do at the meetings. Who
knows when your next big client could be referred to you by a D-MAG
member? Cleveland MMUG www.Clevelandmmug.org The Cleveland Macromedia Users Group tackles all subjects pertaining to web design and development, with a focus on Macromedia software to accomplish these tasks. Started in May, 2004, this group has grown to nearly 100 members in less than 18 months. Past speakers have presented on Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, Flash, CSS, and non-Macromedia design topics like Color Theory. Future topics will include Contribute, Director and Captivate, as well as more Dreamweaver, Flash and CSS. Meetings are typically on the fourth Wednesday of the month. In March, 2005, the Cleveland MMUG spun off a ColdFusion group - the Cleveland ColdFusion Users Group - www.clevelandcfug.org.
OINK-PUG is an open group with no membership requirement other than a desire to know more about PHP.
United Kingdom & Ireland PHP North West http://phpnw.org.uk PHPNW is a User Group for anyone using or interested in PHP in the North. It's primary focus is in Manchester, meeting on the first Tuesday each month at Revolution Bar, Deansgate Locks. The group started in July 2008 and had a very successful first conference in November that year, with over 170 delegates. The conference was the first of its kind outside London. The 2nd annual PHPNW conference will be held on Saturday, 10th October 2009 at Manchester Conference Centre (www.ManchesterConferenceCentre.co.uk) and will bring together the northern PHP community for a one-day event of exceptional presentations and networking opportunities. Scottish Developers www.ScottishDevelopers.com We are a not-for-profit User Group, with a mission to improve the developer community in Scotland. Our strategy is to utilise this Web Community, day conferences, evening seminars and other developer events to continuously improve and develop the skillsets of our members. Most of our events are free or low costs, are open for everyone to attend, with no limitations on qualifications, skill levels or experience. If you have a genuine interest in I.T. and development we would like to see you joining up as a member. It is important for all members to feel they can contribute to Scottish Developers. This can be by coming to events, presenting sessions, writing articles and being an active member on the forum area of this web community site. Membership is free!
We offer 2 types of membership:
Ireland .NET Developers Alliance [INDA] www.developers.ie INDA is a non-profit User Group to promote and exchange .Net technology. Rest of the World Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA) www.webindustry.asn.au AWIA is a not-for-profit association which represents and supports the Australian web industry. AWIA aims to further the advancement of the web industry within Australia, educate the general public about the role of professionals in the web industry, and foster ties with like-minded organisations. We hold a number of events each year, including monthly networking events in several states, the WA Web Awards, and the Ideas seminars. Belgian System Center User Group, (SCUG.be) http://scug.be SCUG.be, the Belgian System Center User Group, is a user group for Belgian IT professionals with a strong focus on Microsoft System Center. Founded in August 2007, we share knowledge about the whole System Center suite of products, aspects and technologies. We wish to provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to deliver technical quality content, created for users by users. Besides IT Professionals’ we also welcome IT managers, decision makers who would like to share experiences or knowledge about dynamic datacenters, infrastructure optimization, etc. DrupalSouth http://drupalsouth.net.nz DrupalSouth is New Zealand's premier Drupal community event. It features case studies, presentations, workshops and discussions on all things Drupal and is the largest national gathering of Drupal developers, designers, contributors and business folk. The first was held in Christchurch in 2008.Registrations for the conference are doubling each time and it is set to become a regular and anticipated event. Polish Adobe Flex User Group http://adobers.org We are mainly focused on Adobe Flash, Flex, AIR and ActionScript. We also deal with other Rich Internet Applications (RIA) techniques as well as server side technologies like JAVA, PHP, Ruby, Phyton and others. During meetings we manage some time to discuss general software design and development issues. Joomla! User Group, Hong Kong www.JoomlaBuild.com The Joomla User Group for Hong Kong is a good way to get to know other people who use Joomla. The Joomla User Group Hong Kong is a great place to go to meet other Joomla fanatics at all levels within the Joomla Community. Our meetings focus on a broad range of issues and typically include time to showcase your site and discuss problems you might be having. Zagreb Flex User Group www.zgflex.org Description: Zagreb Flex User Group is the community consisted of web developers, web architects, interaction/web designers and solution managers. Our primary goal is to explore and learn more about Adobe web technologies - primarily Flex development and about other similar RIA technologies. Every month we have interesting presentations about Adobe Flash Platform, how to use it and how to connect it with other platforms, such as PHP, Java, .NET etc. If you are interested in these topics or you just want to have a good time with interesting people from development industry, come and join us. +web (Brasil) http://maisweb.org +web is a User Group is a group of Brazilians web developers and designers, from many backgrounds, that meet monthly to share experiences, knowledge and discuss technologies related to web - Rails, Python, PHP, Design, XHTML, CSS, etc. Our goal is teach the right way to do web developing with quality. You can see details and upcoming events at http://maisweb.org, or check our mailing list in http://groups.google.com/group/maisweb .net Developer Group Cobán http://dotnetcoban.logiqsoft.com The .net Developer Group Cobán is a user group located in the city of Cobán, about 210Km. north from Guatemala City in Central America. The main objective is to provide a central point where information about technology is spread to the whole region. Most of our members are students from universities but we also have members from different companies, ISV’s and government agencies. We are members of the International .NET Association in Latin America (INETA Latam) and Culminis. Our meetings are regulare on the fourth Saturday of every month. We welcome anyone who is interested in learning more about different technologies and we offer several benefits like learning opportunities with Microsoft Certified Partners and also prizes from our sponsors. TOPUG http://groups.google.com/group/topug TOPUG is a Toronto-based users group, with a focus on the Plone content management system. TOPUG members meet monthly, on the second Tuesday of the month. In addition, group members rely on the Toronto Plone Users Group online discussion group, to converse about various topics of interest and as a means by which to connect with members of other groups. Chennai Adobe ColdFusion User Group http://chennai.cfug.in Chennai Adobe ColdFusion User Group primarily focuses on Adobe ColdFusion and other Adobe technologies like Flex, Adobe AIR, and Flash. Chennai CFUG brings together the ColdFusion, Flex and Flash Community members to learn and share their knowledge in respective technologies. The group meets monthly, usually on last Saturday. ITProfessionals www.itprofessional.es ITProfessionals is an initiative that has as the objective to take advantage of and to integrate the enormous potential and experience that the Microsoft Dynamics NAV community has to offer. Warszawa Java User Group, Poland www.Warszawa.jug.pl Warszawa Java User Group (Warszawa JUG) is a community of Java developers and enthusiasts from Poland's capital - Warszawa. We meet regularly, twice a month where we discuss Java technologies that we use or consider to use. Our goal is to help and educate community on new technologies around Java. Peterborough Linux User Group (PLUG), Canada http://plugintolinux.ca The Peterborough Linux User Group is located in Peterborough, Canada. It's a small group of hobbyists, information professionals and students that meet the second Thursday of every month for a presentation on Linux, open technology standards or Open Source software. You can find out more at our website.
Hong Kong .NET User Group [HKNETUG] www.hknetug.com With over 1000 members, HKNetUG is now one of the biggest .Net communities in HK. It is our goal this year to make it even bigger, with more activities and more fun! With support from Microsoft RD, MVPs, MCTs and others .Net experts and enthusiasts, we will strive to make HKNetUG the most popular .Net community in HK, a place for you all. No matter you want to find your way through the mist of learning .Net from ground zero, or you want to leverage the power of the most advance .Net technology, people in HKNetUG will be your great companion. Here is a place for learning, a place for sharing and a place for enjoyment. PESIT.NET, India The .NET Student User Group MMUG-Egypt www.mmug-egypt.mxdj.com MMUG-Egypt is an official user group for designer and developer meet regularly on a monthly base to discuss different technologies and software especially Macromedia products and technologies. Our target is to share ideas and information to help ourselves and the community around. Pune-Java User Group, India http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pune-java/ The Pune-Java User Group tackles all subjects pertaining to product / application development, training and job opportunities, with a focus on Java and open source software to accomplish these tasks. Started in Oct. 1995, this group has grown to over 1600 members world-wide. Though most of our discussions are on our Yahoo based forum, the group members do meet informally every month. The group maintains it's own blog PuneJava. Pune-Java is an open group and you too can be a member, if you have a desire to know more about Java. The Solaris /Open Solaris User Group www.Solaris-User-Group.org The Solaris /Open Solaris User Group was formed by a group of Common Computer users and developers. This is a non profit seeking organisation driven by volunteers from diffrent professions as well as students from various streams. |
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