The Ocho is a new group that will focus on Windows 8 development in the greater Seattle area. The development opportunities around this new operating system are huge and the entry gate is wide. Come in with .NET experience, HTML/CSS/JS experience, C++ experience, or even no experience at all. Build an app and get it in front of millions of eyes. We'll split our time between training and actually writing code.

Pickletennis is a modified game of tennis for pickleballers who want to save a little money, get a little fresh air, and get a little more smacking time in the process! Pickleballers are used to a faster paced game with more mixing, so we're modifying the following rules of tennis to achieve that aim. 1. Pickleball Scoring and Server Rotation. We adopt the pickleball scoring and server rotation because it makes more sense and makes the games go faster. Games to 11 means more potential for mixing …

We meet up to learn about and discuss new web technologies, network, develop business relationships, and just hang out. If you're interested in web or software technology, whether you're a .NET or PHP dev, entrepreneur or information architect, Silverlight or flex wiz, or anything in between, this is the group for you. We try to meet every other week to discuss the latest trends in web technologies, web applications, software development, standards, graphic and icon design, databases, flex, java …

If you're a rails dev, you already know, there aren't a whole lot of resources out there for us, not like there are for php, that's for sure. I thought it would be helpful for all of us railers to interact, learn, share, network, and hang out. As far as I know, our RoR group is the biggest and one of the most active in Seattle. We have laid back hang-out style meetups weekly, and every 4-6 weeks or so we try to hold an educational/networking meetup where we can all get together, network, and lea …

We are volleyball enthusiasts who enjoy social gatherings and building community. Our motto is spike hard, laugh hard. We meet regularly Wallingford Playfield grass. We are about good play and fun times. We have different nets for different levels of play to meet everyone's needs. Interested in a summer coed volleyball league?

Summer Beach Grass Volleyball Leagues officially begin May 31st at Golden Gardens and continues throughout the summer. Come play your favorite game and enjoy your favorite activities: sunsets, bonfires, friendly chatter. You've been waiting all winter and spring for volleyball on the beach and grass and you deserve it. Golden Garden Beach & Grass Volleyball was created by a group of beach and volleyball enthusiasts. It has evolved from a 'social', semi-competitive group to one that offers one to …

Come have fun with us making handmade greeting cards! We'll make 5 beautiful cards and have lots of fun. You'll get to see and use Close To My Heart's gorgeous stamps and papers, learn new techniques and card designs, and meet a bunch of great new people! Don't worry, it's very low key, so I don't do sales pitches...just want to share my love of stamping with you and your friends. We typically meet the 3rd & 4th Fridays of every month at 6:30pm at my home in Newcastle, but you should check my ca …

The goal of Pacific Northwest Cloud and Connected Systems User Group (PNWCCSUG) is to educate, evangelize and inform the community about distributed software technologies. The group will specifically focus on the Microsoft Cloud and Connected Systems product stack which includes: Windows Azure, BizTalk Server, WF, WCF and other related technologies. The PNWCCSUG seeks to connect developers, architects, and IT decision makers in the Pacific Northwest region with best practices, architectural conc …

How's your business or side project coming along? Come join us for a healthy discussion of a dimension of startups that the Startup Tabloids rarely cover: Building a web product business without VC interference. Maybe you are consultant or freelancer like us, sick of looking for client work and taking client calls. You'd rather be your own client, and build a product you own, that can bring real freedom to your worklife. We call it FREERlancing: You are free to decide how to build out your idea, …

Founded in San Francisco and now expanding to Silicon Valley, New York, Boston, and LA, Habit Design TM (@habitdesign) is a national network for sharing best-practices in developing sustainable, consistent daily habits (or "agile self-development") via Behavior-Change Psychology, Captology (Persuasive Technology), Game Mechanics & Techniques, Behavioral Economics, Social Psychology, etc. Our goal is to spawn local "habit labs" across the country with a focus on "what really works in habit maste …

Let's get together and chat about HTML5, the advancement in object oriented JavaScript, CSS and middle-tier programing (Java/JSP, Ruby on Rails, PHP, ASP.NET), Software as a service (APIs), open source technology, data-driven architecture, OO/MVC Design, etc., etc.. There are several opportunites where I work, and side projects I'd like to explore and contribute to.  Let's get together as peeps in the industry and chat about making great new interactive UX/UI projects come to life.

Come join developers, designers, data geeks, leaders, and idea-makers who volunteer to help Seattle, WA government and civic orgs adopt open web technologies. Technology and civic activists fostering the community-authored and LocalWiki powered site, SeattleWiki.net, among other projects. Inspired by, and eager to contribute to, Code for America's http://brigade.codeforamerica.org/.

Enron. The BP oil spill. The financial crisis. Wall Street vs. Main Street. Lately, we can’t seem to find a newspaper that hasn’t written a story about big corporations and bad behavior. Not surprisingly, trust amongst consumers is at an all time low. But in reality, more and more businesses are using their resources to do good in the world, and a new breed of entrepreneurs and enterprises are emerging whose operations directly provide a net benefit to society. Some of these organizations are fo …

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, unpreten …

Disaster can occur at any time, both natural and manmade. Local, state, and national governments encourage civil preparedness. With earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and an extremely shaky economy we all need to have a plan "B". What is yours? Our goal is to share resources, build networks, teach self-reliance, and focus on skill building in a fun and friendly atmosphere. Setting up a network, teaching and helping each other, and inspiring confidence and self-reliance when no other assistance is ava …

Seattle Web App Dev Group is here to support developers building web applications using programming languages, libraries, frameworks, and toolsets. We're here to support the web programmers of the Seattle metro area, whatever language or platform you are using. If you are interested in the client side, the server side, desktop, mobile, you name it, as long as it involves programming the web, we got you covered.

SAPUG is for all developers, vendors, and end-users in the greater Seattle area who use Multi-Value (aka "Pick") BIG DATA databases. This includes SQL, UniObjects, SBXA, XML, .NET, D3, U2, OW4, etc. etc. There is no membership roster; all activities are self-funding, so we need your continued participation to keep SAPUG going. SAPUG meetings are a perfect place to network, trade tips and ideas, and keep in touch with other users such as yourself. Please sign up through Meetup.com to get meeting …

This meetup is for people who love paper crafting and scrapbooking.  We have monthly (free) meetups/crop/creative/craft time at the Panera Bread at The Landing in Renton on the first Wednesday of every month.  I hope you can come join us some time. From 6:30pm, every first Wednesday of the month Panera Bread 921 North 10th Street, Suite E (at The Landing - Park N & N 10th) Renton, WA 98057 Lisa's phone number:  425.941.3135 Every now and then, we also have paper crafting classes at my house, w …

Dedicated to those who are interested in the intelligence of machines and the design aims to create it. This includes coverage in the fields of psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, cognitive science, linguistics, ontology, operations research, economics, control theory, probability, optimization and logic. The activities pursued in making this field useful include robotics, control systems, scheduling, data mining, logistics, speech recognition, facial recognition and many others. The host of t …

Our mission is to create an inclusive community that fosters collaboration, learning, and networking for nonprofit organizations, social-minded individuals and technologists to drive positive local and global social change. We will hold events in Seattle every month or so. Hope to see you there! --NetSquared Greater Seattle Team Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NetSquaredGreaterSeattle Follow us on Twitter: @Net2Seattle

Please read this general information carefully to be sure this is a good fit for you as we are looking for active, committed members. This group's original aim is for experienced hikers, backpackers, and snowshoers who do moderate to strenuous rated trails and want to get out often and build lifelong friendships with similarly motivated people.  **See final message about the composition of the group.**  The founding group members met through NW Hikers.net.  However, we also do some shorter outin …

This is a sci-fi RPG campaign, currently under Eclipse Phase rules EP Skynet has happened, Earth was lost in the war. Then the machines disappeared from known space, leaving what remains of humanity to survive on barren planets and habitats in the cold, hard emptiness of space. For the lucky few survivors, they find themselves in a  post-scarcity paradise where material needs are a thing of the past and immortality is within reach. Nanofabricators dispense everyday good for free. Technology exi …

To join the Meetup site: Click the "Join us!" button in the upper right. The Emerald City Social Club is a social, educational and support group for crossdressers based in Seattle, Washington. Joining this Meetup site does not automatically give you membership to the Emerald City Social Club. If you are already a member of the Emerald City Social Club, you must join this Meetup site in order to gain access to the information on this site. To join the Emerald City Social Club: We want to kno …

A group for learning and promoting F# programming language. Programmers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.