Nashua Scrum Club is a professional organization where people can learn and apply Agile project management and advanced technical practices while giving back to the community.

The Zeitgeist Movement is an explicitly non-violent, global sustainability advocacy group currently working in over 1000 Regional Chapters across 70 countries. The basic structure of The Movement consists of Chapters, Teams, Projects & Events. Overall, the Chapters are essentially what define the Movement and each Chapter works to not only spread awareness about the roots of our social problems today but also to express the logical, scientific solutions and methods we have at our disposal to upd …

www.SouthingtonJaycees.com The Southington Junior Chamber (aka Southington "So-Town" Jaycees) are the premier leadership development group for those aged 21-40. Providing leadership training and personal development, the So-Town Jaycees put themselves to work to improve their communities. The Jaycees are the organization of choice for young people! We are a constructive action organization of men and women, ages 21-40. Members develop personally and professionally as leaders in their communitie …

Chicks Who Write is a professional networking group for women who freelance in Greater Boston. We try to meet every month to network and hear from industry experts. On the list, we share leads, ideas, advice, job opportunities, and resources. Chicks come from a variety of communications backgrounds, with diverse areas of expertise, ranging from journalism to public relations to marketing communications for higher education, business, health care, nonprofits, and more. Many have non-fiction and f …

The goals of the CT chapter of the User Experience Professionals' Association include to: 1. Provide a local network through which user experience professionals can share information about the techniques and methodologies in the profession. 2. Create an inclusive community for those interested in user experience, whether it is their primary focus or a related discipline. 3. Change new product development processes to include a concern for the people who use them by presenting the business case f …

This is the R user group for the New England and Greater Boston area. R is a free and open programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. Along with this powerful software, comes a dynamic and vast community. The Greater Boston useR Group seeks to bring this community together to share ideas, discuss R related topics, and provide direction for new and experienced users. For more information on R, see The R Project at: http://www.r-project.org/

The Boston Lean IT / Limited WIP Society is a local forum for sharing ideas and experiences of applying the Kanban Method and Lean Thinking to IT processes, including (but not limited to) software development, maintenance, and support. Lean Thinking can help IT teams, large or small, become more effective and productive. The Kanban Method has its genesis in Toyota's manufacturing processes, and was pioneered by David J. Anderson as a flow-based system for software engineering projects & operatio …

The Boston Orchard CMS group will aim to start a following for Orchard developers and everyone interested in using Orchard CMS in their projects. We will begin by finding out what people want to learn about and then each month have speaking engagements and HOWTO labs. Also we will contribute to the Boston Orchard CMS website and build various open source modules for the site and the community.

Joomla NH User Group is a group of Joomla enthusiasts, from beginners to professionals, who meet monthly to share new projects, problem solve, network and make new friends. The location of our meetings alternates between the Seacoast and Manchester areas. More details can be found at our website: http://www.joomlanh.org

I am a photographer trying to break into the food photography market and would like to sharpen my skills and develop a large set of images for my website and portfolio. I would like to work with other photographers with similar interests as well as with food stylists, caterers, bakers, butchers, chefs, restaurateurs, gardeners, grocers, wine connoisseurs, cheese enthusiasts, cooking teachers, gourmets, bartenders, cookbook publishers, magazine editors, Martha Stewart (or a close facsimile), or s …

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the Boston Metro area.  Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

There are many contests out there. I'm looking to put a group of people who want to expand their network while learning more by doing. This isn't a boring talk only group. All are welcome that have a pure desire to act, write scripts, or improve their video photography skills. We want laid back people who are great team players. We are going to keep things simple at first. But we definitely need actors, script writers, storyboard artist, lighting staff, stage managers, costume designers, art dir …

New Hampshire PHP is a group for PHP developers and engineers to network and learn from each other. Although PHP is the thread that binds us. We plan to be more than just PHP. Talks on general development and project management are welcome as well. Once you join you are welcome to suggest any topics that you would like to hear about. And don't forget to tell your friends and colleagues. The more member we have the more the community will get out of it. Also, be sure to follow us on: Twitter, Fac …

Scope of this group is to create a space for project managers to take a break from the PMBoK© studies for the PMP® Exam while keeping company with others that are also working on their PMP Certification. Targeted discussions, executive project manager speakers at meetings, and encouraging tips to help with pass the PMP® Exam on the 1st test.

We explore the use of agile by marketers here in the Boston area. The agile marketing community is currently an informal network of marketers, participants include; practicing agile marketers, marketers new to the concept—who are curious about using agile marketing, consultants to marketers, and members of the agile development community.

Looking to meet up with local Drupal folks? Want to talk to someone close by about Drupal? Looking for local opportunities? You're in the right place! We cover everything Drupal and many things not-so-Drupal (but very relevant to our industry). Come with problems, come with solutions, or come just to discover what Drupal is all about! Our mission is to build and strengthen the community of Drupal developers, designers, administrators, content creators and other stakeholders in Connecticut. Come …

MPUG is recognized as the official Industry Association for Microsoft® Project. MPUG and MPA User Group Chapters is a non-profit association of local groups each led by community advocates. These groups provide local community meeting opportunities to share Microsoft Project and related technology experience, training resources and networking. Peer collaboration in local chapter meetings will help you make the most out of your Microsoft® Project experience.

Web professionals - let's get together to talk about the latest tools, what is working, challenges we face, etc. Whether you are just starting out or are experienced and willing to mentor this is a group to exchange knowledge with others who are facing the same challenges on a daily basis. Let's start by meeting at Panera's in Franklin (5 minutes off of 495 on Rt 140) then consider other locations that might be more convenient.

This is an R and RStudio user group for the Pioneer Valley and Five College Area. R is a free and open programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. Along with this powerful software, comes a dynamic and vast community. The group seeks to bring this community together to share ideas, discuss R related topics, and provide direction for new and experienced users. For more information on R, see The R Project at: http://www.r-project.org/. For more infor …

Technical Skills Share Group, TSSG Technical Skills Share Group, TSSG, is technical professionals in transition helping each other by sharing the skills they have, and learning new ones. This is not a class. At TSSG, we learn all aspects of software development by doing. This all volunteer group collaborates on real projects. Current projects include: An Android application to search for and organize events. A web application for the business side of managing a professional band. All of our me …

Connecting ITSM professionals in the Boston area. A chance for those who are connected digitally to get together informally to meet, learn and share ideas. Those who want to talk frameworks or movements like ITIL, ISACA, CoBIT, DevOps, Agile, and others.

Calling all HR Technology professionals! This group is the premiere place in Boston for those working in the HR Tech space to network with industry leaders, share knowledge and best practices, keep up with the latest trends and discuss hot topics in this ever changing marketplace. Learn about what professional associations you might want to join, such as IHRIM and SHRM. Meet colleagues from all over Massachusetts, gain exposure and be a part of transforming HR Technology in the Boston area. All …

This Meet Up is for all things LCA. If you are a professional or a researcher that works in the field of Life Cycle Assessment in the Greater Boston area, please feel invited to join our group for a monthly pre-competitive dinner. We intend to discuss current trends and challenges in a casual environment. If we manage to create some interesting research projects and/or case studies, even better...

This is a group for environmentalists, naturalists, and members of the community who are interested in helping to preserve the environment and create a sustainable future. The Nature Conservancy is facilitating "The Future of Nature," a three-part lecture series focusing on the future of food, energy, and water. We invite everybody to participate in the discussion. The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands an …

People, Sharing, Experience and Knowledge to bring more =) to the world. The Human Network is a shared dream to let YOU create an international democratic social network that is focused on people instead of money. WE can optimize communication, regardless of status, race, sex, or country only if we work together. Then the world wide web may evolve into a democracy without borders. And if you want to read more, feel free! Have you ever thought that the world might be able to create something t …

Safety concerns for patients, satisfying investors and FDA compliance. Many companies struggle with meeting all these expectations; software-related product recalls and failed companies are the legacy of traditional, sequential methods. In this one-day course, we present the basics of software quality for FDA compliance, then show how lean/agile development, properly applied, provides a solution to both high quality and high productivity. http://agilefdacourse.eventbrite.com/#