IgniteATL is a series of events designed to bring together interesting people from a variety of backgrounds and put together evenings of education. Passionate people will give 5 minute talks, consisting of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds on their area of expertise or experience. Join us for some fun, educational evenings over the next few months - and expand your horizons, meet new people, and learn more in the process! Door prizes include 32GB Apple iPad,  Hawks Playoff tickets, Br …

Freeside is a makerspace for hackers, designers, artists, and entrepreneurs in Atlanta, Georgia. We host lots of classes and projects to help people network and make their ideas a reality. We are a non-profit organization with a space that features a classroom, 3D printers, an electronics lab, co-working space, a media lab, a workshop, and and two auto bays. Members and non-members can make use of the space for art, projects, and education. Our projects include CNC, 3D Printing, Accessibility …

Are you interested in volunteering to help an older adult learn technology? This involves helping seniors follow along during the workshop. Patience and willingness is all you need to guide the senior who is struggling to keep up with the class. Community Connections Collaborating Innovation (CCCI) needs technology comfortable volunteers to help out at workshops across metro Atlanta. These workshops are held at independent living communities and senior centers. They last about 1 1/2 hours each. …

Everything from homeschool tips to trips to make educating our children fun, focused and pain free. Homeschool Heaven of Johns Creek was started to create an opportunity for families to share resources and experiences. It also provides an opportunity for us to have low-cost educational and enrichment activities for our children to nurture their learning, social development and spiritual growth. This Meetup group is special since it offers each family an opportunuty to take advantage of the wide …

We are a makerspace in Gwinnett County, Georgia. What is a makerspace? See Wikipedia for more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace In short, we're a place where programmers, electronics hackers, robotics enthusiasts, costumers, artists, modelmakers, gamers and other like-minded types can come together and work on projects. We're currently still in the planning stages for the space. Anyone with a penchant for technology or creating things is welcome to join us. We're currently in the "pledge …

UITP's mission is to educate, promote, influence and unite Young (21-34) Urban Information Technology Professionals in Atlanta, GA

Hi, Are you in Java , did you wish to Revise Java J2EE Concepts from topics like Spring MVC, Struts, JDBC, Hibernate, Maven,Ant, Junit, Javascript, and more Be the Top Performer in your Job Get Ready to take on new challenges Practical Programming assigments Thats exactly what we intend to do. Focus more with a Classroom like settings, where we will go through the concepts in detail along with practical examples. Who is it For Beginner, Intermediate, Experience Java Devs, Who want to learn,rev …

Butcher, Baker, Robot Maker.. you know who you are. You want know how things work. You want to understand it. Conquer it. Redesign it. You want to MAKE it yourself. Welcome! Our goal is to keep the spirit of the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire alive all year through monthly open houses to the various makerspaces and studios in the area, and to build stronger connections between the members of the community.

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Atlanta, GA, USA! Meetup with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

This project is to serve as a campus mapping system. The system would provide campus event information, and available parking spaces to those driving on campus. The system includes software, mobile positioning hardware and networking components. The usage of mobile positioning in each user’s device will provide the service manager with constant and accurate information on parking area occupancy, which is saved into external server resources. This allows for keeping the parking lots at full capac …

Had enough of astrologers, psychics, homeopaths, and spirit channelers? Yearning to talk with someone rational for awhile? Meetup with other local skeptics for some refreshing and sane conversation. Visit http://www.atlantaskeptics.com for more information.

A place where you come with a big smile, big heart, loads of fun, silliness, and a mindset to pass it on to others and to receive some in return..something like intense happiness.

The Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG) is organized by Java Developers for Java Developers in order to: Provide a forum for exchanging information and for brainstorming with other developers on how to successfully implement new Java solutions. Deliver monthly technical presentations on the latest Java/JVM technologies. Support the needs of both newbies and experts through related Study Groups targeted at Java Certification and Java-OO architectural issues. Promote the advantages of Java as a devel …

The Atlanta Big Data User Group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for organizations to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, we are at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from employees, contractors and technologists, Atlanta Big Data aims to focus on the specific Big Data issues, archit …

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This is the Atlanta chapter of IASA. If you're looking to learn, share and collaborate more about IT Architecture and connect with individuals and opportunities in the profession, we'd love to see you at a meeting. IASA broadly focuses on the software, infrastructure, business, information and enterprise disciplines; so, most IT topics apply. We aim to provide distinction from other related Atlanta focus groups with topics more geared toward the architect role and function. Meetings typically …

This Meetup is for cosmopolitan, professional singles, 26-40 who want a place to meet, mingle, and network with other educated, high quality people of the opposite sex. This group is also for chic & not so chic nerds & geeks. These events are free of the cliques that you may experience in other Meetup! Making meaningful connections in Atlanta can be a challenge. This Meetup is for singles who are serious about attracting that special someone. If you are well read, well traveled, enjoy good wine …

The Purpose: To increase operational success of one another through educational advancement, community involvement, promotional support, patronage support & development support. The Mission: To connect viable businesses and serious minded business owners together to establish a strong unity where camaraderie, collaboration and growth exists. The Club Oath:“I am a part of a community that solves problems for many people. Because, I am surrounded by a body of resources I unite with my fellow Entre …

Atlgentec is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology. We are looking for professionals, educators, students and anyone interested in accessing a biolab in Atlanta. This concept is being modeled after GENSPACE an organization in Brooklyn NY (genspace.org). Although we have no direct connection, we are planning something similar to GENSPACE in Atlanta. If you work in genetics or bioengineering and you want to access a lab for your own projects or …

We're the official Flex and Actionscript user group for the Atlanta, GA area and have been active since Jan 2007. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to the education and discussion of Flex and Actionscript technologies. We are the only Flex user group in Atlanta to be sponsor by Adobe, and membership is completely FREE.

The Atlanta Business Farm MeetUp Group's vision is to assist business owners, entrepreneurs, entertainers and professionals grow their businesses using technology solutions. This group will be informational and educational although business owners may pass referrals this group will be open to several business owerns  in any spefic industry. Our Meetings will be Streamed live to create a simultaneous online and offline community We will focus on Business Technologies: Live Internet Televisio …

This group is designed to educate, inform and train small business owners, marketing novices, marketing professionals and people curious about Mobile Marketing Methodology The content is designed so the the Novice can become familiar with Mobile Marketing terms and techniques while the experienced MOBI Professional can share knowledge. Then the Novice can move to the beginner stage and gather momentum through the marketing life cycle: CONCEPT creation STRATEGY design METHODOLOGY determination C …

Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Shawn's family moved to Georgia when he was five. He would go on to become a Tier 2 technical support representative for Earthlink. His career in IT would also include brief stints at Verso technologies, and Lodgenet/Stayonline, where he worked as a network analyst, before coming to an unceremonious end in the spring of 2007. A series of odd jobs would follow, peppered with periods of both, none-at-all, and underemployment. In spring of 2008, at the age of …

Mobile devices are uniquely positioned to allow individualized, real-time and actionable marketing communications from businesses directly to consumers. Mobile marketing is poised to fundamentally alter the marketing landscape. Pricewaterhouse predicts that global mobile advertising spending will rise from $3.8 billion in 2008 to $9.2 billion in 2013, with a third of that spending in the United States. While mobile devices present a fantastic marketing opportunity, they also present enormous …

This group has been established to provide opportunities for Research Administration Professionals to enjoy both professional and social networking events in formal and informal settings. Events will include after work social events, educational activities where the hottest topics in Sponsored Programs Administration will be discussed and much more fun stuff where we can unwind away from the office with our friends in this rewarding and exciting field.

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 40 cities and 15 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a …

PrestaShop is an Open-source e-commerce software dedicated to innovative technology and providing online success for merchants. We always want to grow our community and reach out to e-commerce lovers. We are looking to connect with PrestaShop users, web developers, web designers, open-source advocates, start-ups, and technology organizations. We welcome all individuals interested in providing suggestions, encouragement, or simply have questions about e-commerce. It is our goal to educate, spark …

Connect with the most innovative companies in the SouthEast. Attend, Present, and Share your product and Services. Be a presenter at one of the upcoming Mobile Monday Atlanta events The goal of MobileMonday Atlanta is to: Showcase innovative mobile companies and foster networking and co-operation among companies, researchers, individual innovators and creators who are active in the mobile area Increase the international visibility of South East mobile companies, as well as introduce forei …