User Groups

• We are happy to send copies of our books to groups to review and publish on their site
• We can also offer User Groups discounts on all of our books when ordered through www.PacktPub.com
• We are happy to donate books as prizes for competitions at User Group meetings

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

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.

Central Penn Adobe User Group (CPAUG)
http://cenpennaug.blogspot.com/
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. Central Penn Adobe User Group is the Central Pennsylvania group.

Please check the CPAUG website for meeting details and additional information.

JaxWeb
www.JaxWeb.org
JaxWeb is a Web Professional organization that helps to educate, promote, and lead the Jacksonville, Florida, USA web community.

JaxPHP
www.JaxPHP.org
JaxPHP is a PHP user group that supports and promotes PHP, the LAMP environment, and other open source software in Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Fort Smith .NET User Group
http://www.fsdnug.org
The Fort Smith .NET User Group exists to provide an environment in which local Microsoft .NET developers can learn about .NET and related technologies as well as network with other developers in the area.

Fort Worth Web Design Meetup Group
http://webdesign.meetup.com/148/
The Fort Worth Web Design Meetup Group is a vendor and technology neutral group of web professionals and hobbyists from many backgrounds and experiences that meet together on a regular basis to discuss and share web design and development tips, techniques and technologies. 

Our group is non-profit and community driven. Membership to the group is free and open to the public.

South Central Pennsylvania Adobe User Group
http://scpaug.com
The South Central Pennsylvania Adobe User Group is a group of Adobe product users who are interested in meeting on a regular basis with other Adobe enthusiasts in our community to explore the technologies which are shaping the future of web, print, and media.

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.

Our Focus on open source solutions and open source consulting is designed to help share and educate the community on new technologies.

Broward PHP User Group
www.browardphp.com
Broward PHP User Group is intended to be a social gathering of Broward 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.

IUMMUG
http://iummug.indiana.edu/
IUMMUG is a community of web and print developers and designers. We meet regularly to hear speakers and share ideas on various technologies, strategies and ideas that help us learn to do our jobs (or hobbies) better. While IUMMUG receives promotional support from Macromedia, it does not advocate the use of any specific product or technology.Our goals are to:

• Learn more about Internet development.
• Informally network with our peers.
• Support web application and multimedia development at Indiana University and in South Central Indiana.
  
  

D-MAG
www.D-MAG.org
We are professional and amateur web designers, web developers and graphics designers. We are business owners and technical experts. We are students and professionals alike. We provide a forum of local experts that can help you with your web design, graphics design and photography projects. For the experts, you can share your knowledge and unique experience with others. At D-MAG, we participate with software and book publishers by reviewing the latest software and titles.

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?

In March, 2005, the Cleveland MMUG spun off a ColdFusion group - the Cleveland ColdFusion Users Group - www.clevelandcfug.org.

JavaScript Workshop
http://bigragu723.brinkster.net/javascriptSIG/index.php
JavaScript Web Workshop focuses on the existing and upcomgin technologies of JavaScript and Web Design. We cover the basics of understanding the basics of programming to the upcoming advanced technologies using AJAX and Web 2.0 web applications.

BADNUG
www.badnug.org
The Butler Area Dot Net User Group (BADNUG) is an independent member-supported user group that focuses on the .NET platform. BADNUG is not merely developer-centric, nor are we limited to Microsoft technologies. With the incorporation of the .NET CLR into Oracle and SQL Server, as well as the Mono and Rotor ptojects, we try to cover topics that are interesting to developers, DBAs, and network engineers with a variety of backgrounds. Our meetings are held in the north Pittsburgh area, usually the last Wednesday or Thursday of the month. For more information, visit www.badnug.org

OINK-PUG
www.oink-pug.org
The Ohio, Indiana & Northern Kentucky PHP Users Group is affectionately known as OINK-PUG. This user group, which meets in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, was founded in February 2005 by a small but dedicated group of PHP developers with the aim of facilitating the acceptance of PHP within the local developer community and to mentor less experienced developers.

OINK-PUG is an open group with no membership requirement other than a desire to know more about PHP.

Chattanooga .NET Users Group [CHADNUG]
www.chadnug.org/
The Chattanooga .Net Users Group's welcomes new members. Our goals are:

1. To provide our members with the opportunity to share and learn from other member's programming and .NET experiences.
2. To assist our members with the transition of their skills to .NET by focusing on the emerging .NET based technologies, including: The Common Language Runtime, C#, Visual Basic .NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, and XML Web Services by conducting a technical meeting on topics of interest each month.
3. To facilitate the networking of .NET programmers in the Chattanooga Area.
4. To provide our members with solutions-based presentations from guest speakers and industry experts.

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!

• VBUG website (technical support forum and magazine section)
• Technical products (magazines, CDs and books)
• Developer events (regional events and national conferences)
• Technical support hotline: 01753 648555

We offer 2 types of membership:

• Individual - designed for one IT developer
• Corporate - designed for an entire IT department

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.

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
http://groups.msn.com/PESIT-NET
PESIT.NET is a .NET Student User Group and community of student developers of .NET and other Microsoft technologies from PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India. PESIT.NET was created in July 2005, when a need was recognized for a group where students can learn technology together. This group is managed and driven entirely by members of the student community. PESIT.NET is supported by Microsoft India's Academic Developer Program and is recognized by the International .NET Association (INETA).