This is a group for anyone interested in using, currently using, or thinking about using Axure RP interactive wireframe software. We'll teach, learn, and share tips and tricks about working with Axure. You don't have to have any prior experience with Axure to join, just have an interest in learning and meeting-up! Axure RP enables you to mock up interactive prototypes without typing a line of code. My favorite part is that you can also pass variables, use conditional logic and do computations. I …

WHY SHAREPOINT? Currently SharePoint is one of the hottest technologies in the marketplace today. Companies are adopting it at record pace. This has create a huge demand for SharePoint knowledge and not enough people to supply that demand. IT Professionals: SharePoint 2010 helps you cut training and maintenance costs, save time and effort, and focus on higher priorities. Developers: SharePoint 2010 helps you build custom applications and components to rapidly respond to business needs. End U …

This group will be focused on discussing and learning about UX Strategies. This group is distinct in the sense that it will discuss bigger picture UX involvement as opposed to day to day UX activities that may be project related. Since UX is starting to take more influential roles and earlier in the development life cycle, I think it would be valuable to discuss different strategic outlooks and experiences.

This Meetup is for students and professionals living in the greater Chicago area, who are interested in discussing and exploring the field of information architecture and user experience. The goal of this Meetup is to do more than simply identify current theories and approaches, but to create new theories and approaches that will help guide the field of information architecture and user experience. In our Meetups, we will discuss: card sorting techniques, classification, human-computer interact …

The Chicago UX Book Club is part of the international UX Book Club network. Join us for monthly book discussions and the opportunity to interact with students and professionals looking to share their passion and knowledge of UX, IA, UI, IxD, etc. Each month, we will choose a book or article to read and discuss. You don't have to read the book to attend -- just come with an open mind and an interest in the subject. We are also open to discussion suggestions and presentations by members related to …

This Chicagoland group will be focused on Oracle Business Intelligence. There will be a specific focus on Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) but other related tools and platforms may also be discussed. Please join us as we share user experiences, discuss problems and solutions, and hear from industry experts and guest speakers.

Are you interested in improving your product toolbox? This group will explore what Steve Jobs referred to as the "tremendous amount of craftsmanship in between a great idea and a great product." Each session will focus on a particular tool or method, and apply it hands-on to a real project. There are no experts here, just makers who want to dig in and learn from each other. Welcome software product managers, experience designers, marketers, entrepreneurs, and lone rangers -- let's have fun pract …

The Pivotal Tracker User Groups are a forum for product managers, project managers, entrepreneurs, and developers to share techniques and discuss the real day-to-day issues surrounding software project management. We’ll talk about upcoming Tracker features and look at third-party integrations. We'll discuss story estimation techniques and talk about what makes a good story. We’ll share our experience with agile planning, discuss patterns and anti-patterns of story management and acceptance, and …

Pentaho BI provides a full spectrum of data integration and business intelligence (BI) capabilities including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), interactive reporting, ad hoc analysis, rich visualizations, data mining, and predictive analysis. With a BI platform that has made it the world's most popular open source BI, Pentaho also provides broad enterprise data integration services for Big Data analytics and reporting. At our monthly user group we'll exchange knowledge and expe …

Why are there so few women leading and influencing the UX & design industry? Why can we count on one hand the number of female UX/design leaders in Chicago? Our goal is to provide a safe place for women to learn, mentor, and support each other in UX/design and related fields. Through this community, we can build women up and empower them to make an impact in both our industry and the world. Do I have to be a lady? Some dude: "I can always tell a lady when I see one." Mae West: "Yeah? What do you …

Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/ChicagoGDesign Join our page on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-IL/Chicago-Graphic-Design-Group/142732401172 1. We are designers who meet on a regular basis to discuss issues/topics related to our field. 2. Any designer from any background is welcome to join. 3. Networking, problem solving and socializing are reasons to join. If you freelance and need to get out of the house, that's a good reason to join as well. 4. Design is fun …

The Midwest Digital Asset Managers is a group intended for anyone interested in the various aspect of Digital Asset Management. DAM itself draws from several areas of expertise including content production, archiving, library sciences, metadata, taxonomies, searchibility, trafficking, and many more. The asset lifecycle encompasses everything from content creation to long term archival - which is critical to every organization. As the field grows to include a wide range of DAM systems, it require …

Refresh Chicago is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in and around the Chicagoland area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. Do you feel like the web needs a new look? Interested in the latest web technologies? Care about design, but feel it must be usable? Want to meet informally with other designers and developers around town? Currently we meet every fourth Wednesday of the mon …

This group is for individuals interested in learning more about gamification of business processes and activities to improve productivity and engagement. If you've done it or if you are going to do it, we want to learn and we want to help.

Creative Chicago is a relaxed ecosystem of designers, strategists, architects and developers for web, mobile and desktop platforms, connecting great people and helping to build valuable industry relationships. Our events will vary, but we will always focus on creating a casual and friendly environment for people to build great relationships without the added hassle of on-the-spot recruiters and unwanted services. Whether it's a night out for drinks or a networking event with speakers, we're out …

This group is for Chicago-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, UX Designers, Web Producers, etc. - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and mobile applications. Sorry, but since this group is about meeting face to face every month, so only people residing in the Chicago area will be admitted. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools and trends, theories …

Data Science Chicago brings together people interested in data science: the analytical "statistics and machine learning" side, the creative "visualization and design" side, the verbal "communication and story-telling" side, and especially the areas in-between those extremes. This group is organized by Datascope Analytics. Members are professionals, students, consultants and entrepreneurs that love data and understand the potential value it brings for society, business and government. Meeting t …

We are a meet-up group aiming to provide a forum that combines all the people involved in the fast pace world of digital advertising. The groups' goal is provide discussions and topics where individuals involved on either side of the equation, Technology or Creative, can come together to learn more or contribute to the next wave of advertising. **Please no 3rd Party Recruiters**

Looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Want to use SharePoint to build a competitive advantage for your organization? Not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? Join this group. This group is focused less on the intricate technical details of SharePoint development and more on the business applications of SharePoint. Each month different people in the group share their ideas and real world experiences using SharePoint. This group is be …

Join fellow MicroStrategy customers to share best practices, hear about the latest releases and learn how to make the most of your MicroStrategy investment. Local MicroStrategy community for Chicago are BI professionals. Ideas, knowledge, BI know-how and experiences translate into positive business results. Ideal for customers, partners and all users of MicroStrategy software.

WHY SHAREPOINT 2010?  LATEST UPDATE Many organizations are doing quite well with their 2007 and 2003 SharePoint farms. However, Microsoft has announce the next version of SharePoint 2013 this year.  Additionally, Microsoft will discontinue formal support of SharePoint 2007 in October 2012. This will be a huge push to 2010, depending upon the size of an organization’s SharePoint installation. If it’s small and not utilizing much of the complexity of SharePoint, it might not be a factor.  Large im …

Are you a ChicagoLand SharePoint user looking to get maximum value out of your SharePoint application? Perhaps you’re looking to use SharePoint in building a competitive advantage for your organization? Concerned that you’re not getting the usability or user adoption that you desire out of SharePoint? This group is focused on the business application advantages of SharePoint, showcasing users’ ideas and real world experiences. PLUS, the meetups will be held in convenient locations. Since this gr …

Welcome to the Chicago Jaspersoft User Group. The goal of this group is to get together to learn, share, and collaborate with others that are working with or want to work with the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite, including: * JasperReports * iReport and Jaspersoft Studio * JasperReports Server * Jaspersoft ETL The members of the group will help to decide on topics for future meetings, present their experiences, and learn from each other.

The Chicago Creative Pro User Group (CHICPUG) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the education and development of its members through the exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience. We focus not only on editing software but on compositing and authoring software/hardware in the professional video, broadcast, event videography and prosumer markets in the Chicagoland area. For more information about CHICPUG and becoming a member, visit www.chifcpug.org.

Discover and meet other web professionals and users in the Chicago area designing, developing and crafting solutions within the SilverStripe content management system. Each month we will get together and talk all things SilverStripe. Active participatiion is encouraged. So, designers, developers, agencies, freelancers, moonlighters come along and share your work and experiences. We will discuss and review features, modules, themes, extending SilverStripe, site reviews and analysis...anything re …

Meet with other SonicWALL partners, administrators, and customers in the greater Chicago area to learn the latest on the SonicWALL product lines. Hear inside information on SonicWALL technology as well as real-world experiences, lessons learned, and tips/tricks from group members. Join us to get the inside track on what is going on at SonicWALL in a casual setting.

Alfresco User Group focused on sharing experiences and best practices leveraging the Alfresco platform for content management. Users are invited to to become a member to share experiences, use cases, code, case studies and help foster the Alfresco Community!

Meet other local Wordpress and Web Developers to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, or just to meet to chat and learn. Update: We will be covering Wordpress as well as Adobe Dreamweaver Tools and Web Development quarterly, so be on the lookout for those meetings! Topics will include: Templates, Snippets and other code savers; Advanced Dreamweaver techniques; using Extensions; and Content Management System development. Other topics to be covered in …