Along the same lines as IGDA, I'm starting an professional association, the International Mobile Developers Association effective today, Feb 17, 2012, to address the technology, business and creative concerns of mobile developers, regardless of platform. We'll have our first meeting within 60 days. If you'd like to be on the board and are at least a Manager level (as well as a developer) at a large media or financial services company, we'd love to hear from you.

The purpose of this group is to meet and collaborate with fellow software developers and entrepreneurs. Why? because we all benefit when we share information and help each other grow. Working with a community motivates you especially when you see what people just like you are doing, and how they are progressing. Who knows, you could help launch, invest or participate in the next facebook, groupon, or twitter. Join us if you want to increase your development skills, learn Android/Xcode/Cross-Plat …

The Optimizing Mobile Apps Meetup is for anyone with a passion for mobile metrics, mobile user experience, conversion optimization, increasing video consumption as well as performing A/B testing on a mobile app - This is a group who shares best practices about optimizing mobile apps - specific topics include mobile UX case studies, tools, latest lessons learned and of course networking! There will be plenty to share and learn about for those from agencies to stand-alone app owners to ecommerce t …

We discuss mobile app development issues and strategies. The group shares among ourselves and brings in outside experts to help educate and advance our knowledge. We offer the opportunity for developers to share their projects and get feedback from group members and have live demonstrations of new apps that our members are launching. Our conversations will include marketing and advertising so we can help get apps in the hands of our target audience and fund the work we are doing. Join us in sha …

Calling on healthcare technologists to foster motivated patients’ use of evolving body sensor data together with mobile devices and web sites to preempt health emergencies, monitor, adjust and capture daily health routine and enable in-depth specialist consults that take advantage of their expertise.

iPhone & Android Mobile Development This Meetup is supported by GoChat: GroupChat, IM, VideoChat & FileSharing between visitors on your website (and it's free too!) http://www.GoChat.us

E-commerce has come along way in the past 10 years. Moving forward I believe mobile commerce, the ability to use your cellphone to buy or sell things will expand even faster. The purpose of the group is to help businesses take advantage and learn how to utilize what is being offered out there. Everything from social media platforms to apps and web based platforms offering mobile commerce.

Innovation in the mobile payments, banking, retail, and social spaces. •Product launches and demos from the hottest startups and influential companies •Expert speakers ranging from game changing entrepreneurs to seasoned financial service veterans •Networking and knowledge sharing with industry thought leaders Interested in demoing your product? Contact Julianna at julianna [at] moven [dot] com.

At the New York MAD Meetup, mobile developers (Web, iOS, Android, PhoneGap) developers get together to talk shop, share tips and tricks, help each other tackle development problems, and enjoy talks by featured speakers. No matter what your level of experience, you'd be mad not to join in! We meet at Magnani Caruso Dutton in New York City (138 W 25 St, between 6 and 7 Av), typically on the third Wednesday  of the month. NYMAD is currently on the lookout for featured speakers. If you'd like to vol …

A place for mobile developers: Android, iOS HTML5, Cloud.

Blacks in Tech (BIT) is a group formed to organize technologist and thrust innovation within the technology community. If you are are involved in digital media, a blogger, strategist, on-line/off-line designer, social networking, mobile technology, digital entertainment, database marketing, on-line/off-line marketing, public relations, webmaster, project management, networker or simply have a passion for all things technology, this is an opportunity to discuss, organize and activate your passion …

Do you have a cell phone but only use it for calls? Do you know you can make calls using your iPad with just a wifi connection? Do you have a Kindle, an iPad, a laptop and/or cell phone gathering dust? Are you intimidated by technology? With the ever changing development of technology, the choices and information available can be very daunting and overwhelming. This group is geared towards those with a voracious curiosity about technology (and all it has to offer), but just don't know where to s …

Travel 2.0 meetup discusses web and mobile travel innovations and technology. The best Travel Meetup in New York, and now in San Francisco bay area, talks about travel in the web 2.0 and mobile context: online travel, social travel, travel innovations, travel technology, travel planning, mobile apps, travel mobile tech. More broadly, anyone interested in web technology, mobile app for travel, social commerce, social media, startup, innovation, entrepreneurship, and online marketing could benefit …

From the full-time tech who thinks in binary code to the newbie with a new smart phone, everyone in this group has 2 things in common: 1-We all enjoy Technology. 2-We can all benefit from one another. The NYC Gadget/Tech Group was established to give people with different levels of tech/gadget love a social space, in which to share and learn from each other. The people who should join are those who want to help others get the most out of what they have first, only encouraging new purchases when …

Welcome to Entrepreneurs & Startup Group! From App to Startup! From Developer to Entrepreneur! Meet other local entrepreneurs /founders/Hackers/Developers, VCs, and leaders for the mobile / Internet industry, including Android, iOS, WP, HTML5 , Cloud, Facebook, Chrome! Come to our events to network and share your stories. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! This fast growing Entrepreneur community is the the place to network with the like minds. And also, …

This group will meet regularly to discuss cross-device HTML5 developer tools for creating both native mobile applications for iOS & Android along with HTML5 web apps. We'll include guest speakers that will talk about new advances in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 that empower web and mobile developers to accelerate their time to market and reduce the costs associated with deploying across a variety of handsets. Group Meetups will include both technical and market-oriented sessions and will likely me …

Welcome to NYC Apps! We host events to inspire, educate, and accelerate the NYC mobile community. Our focus is iOS and Android development/design, all the way through to marketing and advertising. Our mission is to cultivate a sustainable NYC mobile community that drives innovation in software around the world. The format: - Speakers: Developers, Designers, Marketers, and Investors - Demos: App/Technology previews - Discussion and Networking: A lively discussion where we cover current topics a …

The New Jersey iPad and iPhone Users Group is dedicated to providing iPad, iPhone, iPod, and iOS enthusiasts a place to share and discuss their favorite Apps, tips, tricks, workflows, and accessories with other like-minded individuals from the New Jersey and New York regions. All skill levels are welcome. By sharing our collective knowledge we will work towards helping everyone learn more about and get the most out of their iOS devices. This group is an extension of the New Jersey Macintosh User …

The IT world is changing even more rapidly than before. New technologies like cloud, mobile, and social, and new phenomena like Shadow IT and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) are in some cases changing the very meaning of IT to an organization. This is a Meetup to get together and discuss how we can create a 21st Century IT department that can exist within the new rules for the new IT. We will have panel discussions, guest speakers, new product demos, and anything else that serves our members well. …

This meetup is for anyone interested in (working on) wearable computing technologies. From google glass to the memoto camera, we're big believers that wearable is the next evolution of mobile, and we'd love to bring together people working on products, devices and software in this space.

Welcome to Responsive Web Design NYC! If you are interested in a common web strategy for mobile, tablet and desktop then Responsive Web Design NYC is right for you! This group was the first NYC Responsive Web Design Meet-up launched in Sept 2011 with the spirit of serving the design, developer, product management and business community of NYC around all topics pertaining to Responsive Web Design.  Anyone from the community can organize, participate and run an event!  We are very fortunate to hav …

This group is for anyone in Manhattan excited about the use of iPads in all areas of business. We started this group to share stories on how the iPad has become an important and innovative tool to solve business problems. We will get together to share stories on unique use cases and explore business problems the iPad effectively solves. If you would like to expand your network with other like-minded people who are passionate about the intersection of technology and business, feel free to join us …

mediaIDEAS CABARET is for discerning (possibly even jaded) MEDIA PROFESSIONALS (& friends, investors, watchers) with curiosity, wit, imagination, and an UNQUENCHABLE THIRST for LIFE and the future of publishing and paginated media. Come join us for an evening of THRILLS, CHILLS, SPILLS, and A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE. GASP as old business models and the publishing industry of yore GOES DOWN IN FLAMES! CHEER as you yourself WITNESS with your very own eyes and PARTICIPATE in REINVENTING the publishi …

Welcome techies, business people and Verizon team members... Come join us at our offices in NYC for a monthly discussion of interesting topics including subject areas like M2M, banking finance, healthcare and the Internet. Verizon has numerous ongoing projects that contribute expertise and services to the technology ecosystem. We will be partnering with our colleagues running related Meetups and are interested to act as much as a host as a presenter ! NOTE: PLEASE MAKE SURE TO PROVIDE YOUR FULL …

Getting you up to speed on the latest HTML5 technologies.

Black Tech is a meetup group to establish a community of technology professionals that help to advance startups born in the black community. No, you do not have to be black to join the group! But you do need to be committed to enhance the experience of a minority startup. The basic format of our meetups will be as follows: Intro and Thanks - 2 minutes or less Topic Speaker - 15 Minutes Speaker Q & A - 15 Minutes Break -  10 minutes Startup Showcase - 30 Minutes (2 early stage startup's @ 15 …

In the words of an ancient proverb: "Change is a dragon. You can ignore it, which is futile. You can fight it, in which case you will lose. Or you can ride it." [Anon.] In this group we seek similarly-minded individuals and organizations to partner with in developing & delivering the next generation of successful business solutions to market by bringing the very best innovative technology and services solutions to the marketplace they merit.

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend.  Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire New York metropolitan …