Enterprise search meetups are an opportunity to get together with other people doing search. Grab a drink, be challenged by one or two search-related talks, and join in the discussion. Topics can cover everything from ranking algorithms, to working with Solr and the Google Search Appliance, to designing the user interface. It's also a great way to network and stay on top of the latest developments in search. Disclaimer: This meetup is NOT about SEO. Topics covered at this meetup include: Enter …

This group was created to provide a place to get together and talk about the Lean Startup methodology. Following the first Leancamp, which brought world-leading thinkers in related areas to London, we have expanded to explore connected disciplines which give us global competitive advantage in the UK. We look at how Lean Startup relates to some key UK and European strengths, such business model innovation, service design, design strategy, bootstrapping and visual thinking, among others. We are a …

Come and share your experiences with Magento with other users and developers. Meet local developers, potential clients, network, trade stories, hints and tips.

ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in London to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, networking opportunities, and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to companies big and small. We also welcome early-stage technology businesses looking to …

London UX Bookclub meets every other month to discuss a book that we've chosen to read together. We are an assorted group of UXers from newbies to ancients, and lots of others who are interested in learning more about User Experience. All welcome!

Informal meetup to share knowledge and stories from our own experience, to provide peer support, and to discuss anything related to agile, design and UX. We are part of the agile ux retreat family. Developers, (UX) designers, scrum masters, agile coaches, product owners, project managers, ... all welcome.

Are you interested in making your website faster aka Web Performance Optimisation (WPO) then this is the group for you! 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 make more money. If you've read Steve Souder's books and you use ySlow & PageSpeed and you want learn more or share your knowledge please please sign up!

The Unity London Usergroup is intended to be a social experience, allowing Unity users to connect with fellow developers, either to share experiences or to inspire new collaborative partnerships. It is designed to be accessible for all Unity users with advice for both beginners and experienced users. We're also aiming to provide inspiration for all.

If you’re looking for an informal meet-up to talk about user-centred research, you’ve come to the right place. At The Research Thing you’ll be able to meet others who share your interest to exchange tips, tricks and horror stories. Your evening will be jam-packed with everything from the tools and techniques for bringing users into design, to analysis, deliverables and presentation skills. You can look forward to workshops, activities and talks by those who want to share their experiences. There …

This group is for anyone who deals with content. That’s user experience designers, information architects, web writers and editors, web developers and technologists, marketers, communications pros, community managers, product managers, publishers, entrepreneurs, and content strategists of all stripes. We set up this group to allow professionals from all backgrounds with an interest in content strategy to share ideas and learn from each other in an informal environment. If we’re going to help our …

This Meetup is for people interested in the ‘I’ of ‘IT’ – information architects, user experience designers, content organizers and publishers as well as knowledge practitioners are all welcome. We share practical information management experience through case studies and discussion, whether it be to monetize content; build better customer programs; manage governance risk and compliance or simply help drive operational efficiencies and improve the way we work. If you make your living advising, b …

The aim of this group is to build a network of people interested in recommender systems and give them a forum for presenting and discussing ideas. We are a mixed group of people from research, industry, education, design and startups. If you have an interest in recommender systems, come and join us.

Balanced Team is a group of people interested in furthering processes and methodologies to create great things. We include product managers, developers and designers who see multi-disciplinary collaboration and iterative delivery focused on customer value as a source for innovation. Please join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/balancedteam

For those of us that enjoy participating in hackathons and jams - where we create and compete to produce the next big thing that will change the world... even if it's just a little bit at a time. Important RSVPing 'Yes' to our meetup.com group does not grant you entry to an event. You MUST follow the links in the event description to sign up on the hackathon's dedicated signup page.

We've set up this meetup group to engage London's wider digital community in a constructive evaluation of the current and future shape of digital. We're excited about the emerging social, commercial and cultural possibilities enabled by rapid advances in technology and we'll be opening the floor to a combination of forward thinking Reading Room colleagues and guest speakers. It's been a year getting around to our first event but our hope is to establish a semi regular programme of meetups so if …

The intention behind this group is to create safe and comfortable space in which personal development, self discovery and positive change can take place through ongoing group therapy and psychologically focussed workshops, talks and events. It is intended for people from all professional, cultural and socio-economic walks of life. For the brand new to the generally interested, to the experienced user or practitioner of various psychotherapeutic approaches including Group Cognitive Behavioural Th …

Launched a product but not happy with the user experience? Built an MVP but design was an afterthought? Have a web or mobile app but the design doesn't 'pop'? Have no fear, The UX Café is here. We're a meetup for startups that need a little design love. We'll be encouraging you to pitch your UX problems and will have a panel of experts to give you guidance and advice. We're also hoping that this will be a place for informal networking where designers can meet startups that may need their help (o …

Are you thinking about gamification at work? Are you wondering how to go about gamifying your team, organisation, product or service? Or do you just want to use gamification in your marketing campaign? Well this meetup is for you! A chance to meet others involved in gamifying their workplace, team or online community. We'll be holding meetups for about an hour or so in a centrally located coffee shop.

Total 3D Experience 3D Printing London is for anyone interested in the revolutionary 3D technology. Whether you are: a novice and would love to see a 3D printer in action, owner of a 3D Printer and keen to show off your creations and share your experience, a designer or an artist using 3D printing in your work - or keen to, enthusiast user of Sketchup, Blender, SolidWorks or any other 3D drawing software, a developer interested in new 3D modelling techniques, curious about making your own jewel …

Paper Take Flight is a meetup group about digital magazines, and it provides an opportunity for journalists, designers, developers and product managers to talk about what happens when the habits, content and design from paper and print migrate to the screen. It's a group for exchanging ideas and experiences of creating digital magazines for phones, tablets and computers, and to talk about things we all want to know and improve. This is a new meetup group, the plan is for meetups to be monthly, a …

So we've managed to get the very kind people at London Southbank University to donate a great space for one evening per month. It's the 8th floor of their conference building and has space for about 40 and also multiple breakout rooms with views over London... Free Drupal training - we'll pick a basic book for a crutch to run intros to Drupal. Might be good for PHP people thinking about transitioning, Uni students thinking about getting a job after graduating etc. Intro to contributing to core t …