AVIOS is an international speech technology applications professional society, and we have launched a local chapter in Seattle. Our mission is to: Build a vibrant speech technology community to encourage future commercial and research partnerships Increase awareness of current and future speech technology trends Stimulate innovation and further investment into speech technology Our goal is to bring together researchers, industry suppliers, companies using speech technology, developers and design …

Are you in North King or South Snohomish counties, looking for a web development meetup you can get to without having to trek Downtown or over to the Eastside? Are you a designer looking to level up on coding, a coder looking to level up on design, a businessperson who is just trying to figure this all out? Web enthusiasts of all skill and experience levels are invited to join. We plan to cover all types of web technologies at all kinds of experience levels: mobile, responsive, WordPress, HTML …

The goal of this group is to help newbie App Developers. Experienced App developers who would like to mentor novice members or would like to explore a new area are welcome too. There will be interactive talks on topics ranging from Technical, Project Management to End Experience Design. There will be opportunities for members to brainstorm App ideas and form virtual teams with defined roles of Program Manager, Designer, Programmer(s), Tester to implement those ideas under the guidance of a mento …

The Graphic Artists Guild is committed to improving conditions for all graphic artists (including, but not limited to: animators, cartoonists, designers, illustrators, and digital artists) and raising standards for the entire industry. The Seattle Chapter holds monthly workshops from September to June on topics ranging from business-building to technical developments and design challenges. It's a great way to expand your skills and network with other visual creatives.

Do you believe web sites should be about something? Not just well-coded and well-designed, but filled with information that's interesting, fun, provocative, substantial ... and most of all, well-written and well-produced? Are you in the Seattle area? Then you belong here. (Especially if you're a content strategist, want to be a content strategist, want to work with content strategists, or are curious about the idea of content strategy.) Seattle has lots and lots of web professionals, and a small …

Meet with other web site system administrators, developers, designers and business people who're interested in making their sites work fast to get better user experience, lower abandonment rates and more money.

Meet other local people who are interested in web marketing of all types including search engine optimization and search engine marketing. Gather and share advice and info on better ways to conduct web marketing. Ultimately the goal is to create a lively, refreshing community of local online marketing talent. Please note: this Meetup Group has a strict No MLM and a No Unsolicited Sales policy.

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.

This is a meetup for SharePoint users that want to get together and share ideas, experiences and tips. If you are an aspiring SharePoint Power User this Meetup is for you. It is envisioned that this group will have a strong hands on component. In addition to sharing tips and tricks meetup members will get a chance to show off their tips and tricks.

Facilitated by Microsoft, the premise of this event is to provide an open forum where partners, customers and Microsoft folks can meet to discuss all things related to Microsoft Cloud Services. This forum will provide first-hand experience and best practices that will enable its members to learn from each other and transfer knowledge. Please join us for this great opportunity to learn, share and network with your peers and other company leaders. Register for a free trial of Office 365 Want to …

Meet with other SonicWALL partners, administrators, and customers in the greater Seattle 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.

Do you own a pair of Google Glasses? Interested in meeting others in the area who do? Don't own a pair? Interested in trying them out? Join us to share your experiences with Glass and help spread the message and dispel the myths of wearable electronics.

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 …

The growth and popularity of Splunk is undeniable. Organizations are using it in new ways to capture and analyze a wide array of data and data types from many systems in an organization. This meetup will focus on how Splunk is being used today and various partner products of interest. Each meetup will have a live Splunk Indexer on wireless so attendees can use it and get hands-on experience with what is being talked about. Speakers will be encouraged to bring live demos that people can play with …