JBUG London is a group of people who share a common interest in JBoss software. JBUG is organised and supported by the community, we meet on a regular basis to discuss new technologies, development methodologies, interesting use cases, and other technical topics in friendly and casual atmosphere (usually with some beer and pizza).Our goal is to provide education and help, to promote open source, to network and share real world experiences with other members of the community. If you would like to …

igniteLincoln or iLinkoln is a community of digital/social-media business owners, entrepreneurs, marketers, designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the East midlands area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards and creating a new business mind that conforms with new social-economic requirements of today in the county. Do you feel like the county needs a new look? Interested in the latest w …

Cardiff UX Bookclub is a group of people who are interested in learning more about User Experience. All are welcome!

This is the official Amazon Web Services user group for Manchester, England. Anyone and everyone with an interest in the cloud is welcome. Ryan Shuttleworth - Technical Evangelist for Amazon Web Services - is a regular speaker. In his role Ryan educates customers on the technical and business aspects of cloud computing, mentors start-ups and coaches developers in enterprises on their move to the cloud. Having held senior roles in successful SaaS companies, Ryan has lived and breathed the transit …

The world is going Digital and so is Business! The Digital Pond is a meetup community welcoming all those from a digital discipline and those wanting to learn more or build networks with those within the industry. So whether you are an entrepreneur, business owner, website designer, UX (user-experience) designer, online marketer, web developer or social media guru: enter the pond and meet like-minded professionals.

MWUG, the Manchester WordPress User Group is run by the WordPress co-founder, Mike Little with support from entrepreneur Saz Bailey. We are a friendly, supportive bunch from in and around Manchester, UK, who use the open source web publishing software WordPress to blog, design and develop websites. We love sharing technical and marketing expertise to help others achieve what they intend through WordPress. We meet once per month, on the third Wednesday, at Manchester Digital Laboratory aka MadLab …

PHP User Group, meets 2nd Wednesday of every month in Bristol, UK. We typically have a one or two speakers each month. Topics cover PHP or related technologies. In the past we've had talks on Doctrine 2, Zend Framework optimisation, redis, BDD with Behat, unit testing database code with DBUnit, experiences with Amazon Web Services, etc. Anyone is welcome to give a talk and a projector is available. Aside from the talks, we discuss PHP and exchange development war stories. Usually over a beer. Jo …

The aim of this group is to build a network of people interested in recommender systems and give them a forum for presenting and discussing ideas. We are a mixed group of people from research, industry, education, design and startups. If you have an interest in recommender systems, come and join us.

UX Liverpool is a group of people who like to discuss all thing User Experience. We're mostly based within the digital industry but people from any industry are encouraged, you don't have to be practising UX if you just want to learn more about it pop along. The idea is that we decide on a topic for the month, go away and find out everything we can about it, then meetup, share and discuss over a few drinks. We share what we find throughout the month using Twitter and the Meetup website, if you'r …

A monthly meet up for creatives in and around Liverpool. It will be held the first Thursday of the month. The meetup would take place within Elevator Bar offering a casual vibe where we can meet, chat, network and help Liverpool Creative join together. twitter.com/_creativelpool

We are a group of agile practitioners and enthusiasts living and working in the South West of England. This group is open to anyone in Bath and the surrounding areas (inc. Bristol, Newport, Cardiff, Swindon, Exeter and beyond) interested in Scrum and Agile practices. Feel free to come along to one of our meetups to speak to like-minded individuals and share some agile war stories over a drink or two!

Meet with other web site administrators, developers, designers and business people who are interested in making their sites faster to get a better user experience, lower abandonment rates and more revenue. We aim to provide a place for people to share, discuss and present ideas on how they approach performance from technical, organisational and business perspectives. Drinks are snacks are provided, plus regular freebies from our sponsors. Want to speak at the group? Do you have a web performanc …

Cheltenham Geek Nights is a place for Software Developers, Designers and general techies to get together, learn and have fun. We'll be having regular speakers on a broad range of themes as well as activities and discussion. We aim to build a strong technological community for people in and around Cheltenham. Hashtag #cheltgeeknights on Twitter.

ProductTank Manchester provides an opportunity for Product Managers in Manchester and the North to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, networking opportunities, and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to companies big and small. We also welcome early-stage tech …

This a user group for programmers/developers. We meet monthly in Chester to listen to a talk from an industry expert, share experiences and eat pizza. This is not language specific, but does lean towards .Net. Most of the talks are methodology or technology based.

Welcome! Regardless of your age, equipment or experience I assure you that with the locations & routes I have planned you will get great results from our walk. Whether you're sporting a professional DSLR, carbon fibre tripod & a bag full of camera porn or you're a complete novice wielding a disposable camera for the first time this group will welcome you with open arms. I had great success with these photowalks in the States. I really enjoyed getting like-minded people together & seeing how va …

This is a group for drug-concerned citizens, whether you are a Mum who's kids have investigated and ingested drugs, a teenager who has experimented, a drug dependent person, their carers, psychiatrists at drug dependency clinics, drug counsellors, buddies who look after people with AIDS, methadone prescribers, fire-brigade and Police officers caught up in the war on some drugs users... Doctors caring for addicts and people with AIDS and/or Hepatitis to name but a few. But IF YOU ARE A CONCERNED …

A group for web & mobile designers and developers. Whether you're new to the industry or a seasoned veteran. I want to bring together like-minded people to talk about all the exciting and ever-changing aspects of our industry including UX, usability, front-end design, back-end development, tools, apps, etc. The format is initially going to be quite informal, but at a later stage I'll be introducing a BarCamp style concept to the group. It's going to be very exciting and I look forward to meeting …

About us A meet-up for UX and UX-curious people, on the first Tuesday of every month. We usually meet in a pub for a chat, networking and general conversation. We'll often have a short slide presentation/talk and time for questions etc. We're a group for open discussion of all usability issues, including software to web design to mobile apps. Why not come along, and discuss or give a slide presentation on your own projects or usability interests. Anyone can give a presentation, post and view Usa …

This is the first of what hopefully will be a regular meetup for people interested in or involved in software testing. This session is a general 'find out who's out there'. We'll test the idea of a testing club, talk about what we may want to cover in future sessions, and work out what happens next. Come and meet other software testers, developers, user experience professionals and others involved in the area.

What is the 'Internet of Things' and how do West Midlands small businesses work with it? Our informal 'Show and Tell' Meetup will feature short talks from those innovating with IoT applicable technologies. The aim is to build a community of likeminded organisations willing to collaborate, explore and innovate with IoT products, services and applications. Come and meet, discuss, explore and be inspired. Hosted in the International Institute for Product and Service Innovation (IIPSI) at the Uni …