Open Source Research will be a quarterly research evening. Members will meet prior in order to choose rotating topics and plan test questions and design, facilitate testing 3 users on a rotating topic. Members all share the test results and can use them for their own projects, whether for their own startups or with their employers, to help further their careers. Test #1: Travel Industry with focus on Awareness/Pre-trip Research and In-trip experiences.

Get together to share your experiences and advice as a UX designer, pick up tips, and keep current on good UX design.

Stay on top of the skills needed to increase conversion rates of the online business you care about most. We will have show & tell sessions in all the fields that relate to increasing conversion rates. Seasoned professionals, and rookies are welcome to come network and learn the skills that will help you beat that control version in your next split test and make you a rockstar at conversion rate optimization.

We gather in each other's homes to foster life-long friendships, while teaching each other how to make treasures from trash. Always $5 ~ ALL AGES WELCOME! ~ YELP REVIEWS:  http://www.yelp.com/biz/diamonds-in-the-rough-a-creative-cooperative-meetup-daly-city Past projects:   paper beads, records to bowls, earrings/bracelets/pins, clocks from objects, succulent living wreaths, coil baskets, shaggy rag rugs, no sew table runners, make a lamp, rain chains, starburst mirrors, garden candle lanterns, …

Its so exciting what is going on in the mobile ecosystem right now. I encourage any one interested in learning about anything related to mobile and meeting the exciting people behind changing the way that people interact with each other, technology, and companies/brands join. The next couple of years are going to be a fun and exciting ride for any one involved with mobile and especially the consumer. My goal is to connect people, content, and ideas so that we all may benefit from an open group t …

To apply for a demo, please use the on-line form. This group aims to be the point of contact between User Experience Professionals (product managers, designers, researchers, front end developers, technical writers, customer support professionals) and the developer community in the Bay Area. The purpose of the group is to help the User Experience community talk to who needs us, help you network and find new gigs with some exciting startup that need some UX love and care. Although the main focus …

The evaForge team is working on a Open Design entry into the DARPA uavForge challenge.  Based in the Bay Area the evaForge entry is based on the innovative QuadShot airframe designed by a team based in Santa Cruz.  The QuadShot is "an aerobatic blend of RC helis and planes" which provides the key capabilities of both vertical takeoff/landing like a helicopter and efficient forward flight like a plane. The evaForge team is working on the "mission" payload, which includes the hardware and softwar …

Have you been unfriended recently because you subject your facebook friends to unwanted A and B surveys? Are you constantly in search of valuable, measurable user feedback from your targeted demographic? Let's face it. User feedback is one of the most valuable aspects of new ventures that leads to creating a compelling and memorable product. If you are creating a new site/product/app and are in need of user feedback. This MeetUp is right for you. The world of User Experience/Interaction design …

Meet other local developers using Sencha/ExtJS to share knowledge, to review the state of the art, or to dream up new applications. Let's talk about the various topics surrounding AJAX development such as application design, performance, usability, memory management or whatever you want.

This group is for San Francisco Bay-area Web and Mobile Designers/Developers who wants to barter skills. When signing up, let the group know what skills you possess and what skills you are looking to learn. For each meetup, we will pair people up with complementary skills for two hours - one hour to teach, one hour to learn. You should join if you want to learn a new programming language, a new software framework, a new designing tool, etc. The most effective way to to learn is by observing and …

Are you a professional in a web-related field? A Tibet supporter? Interested in helping to make change happen? This group is for professionals working in web-related fields who support the Tibetan people's cause and want to help by contributing their ideas, skills and energy in a collaborative, stimulating atmosphere with like-minded people. We would like to form a think-tank of talented people from multiple disciplines to creatively explore how web 2.0, digital video and social media can be us …

Our group is a community of people involved in the creation and delivery of content, including web writers and editors, content strategists, and content managers. We meet monthly to further our shared commitment to creating more effective online and interactive content, network, and grow. If you're interested in content strategy or web content, please join us!

A community of aspiring and existing Product Managers. Want to be a Product Manager? This group is for people interested in entering or learning more about Product Management and for existing Product Managers who wish to be mentors and share their experiences. We will bring in product experts to share their knowledge, help build product skills, have networking opportunities and also work on projects together. These projects can be personal or volunteer challenges posed by non-profits with a goal …

Berkeley chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. We get together for a monthly meeting with a program and networking, but we'd love to have impromptu get-togethers of technical communicators as well.

This is a group for experience designers who want to practice their trade, and developers, project managers and visual designers who want to understand more about what UI/UX design is, how it's practiced, and what factors real UI/UX designers consider. This is a place to understand the nuances of designing human-computer interaction and to help everyone get an idea of what to look for, how to approach it, and what the design process should look and feel like. Meetups are based on demand and are …

ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in San Francisco and the Valley to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, as well as Lean, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include short talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, design and development as well as plenty of time for networking and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to com …

tl/dr Free Usability Testing! If you're a mobile app developer and want to make a kick-ass UX or just want to try out some cool new apps, you've come to the right place.  We get together and help give feedback and improve each others apps and games.

The Interaction Design Studio organizes workshops, discussions, and presentations aimed at discovering and sharing knowledge related to user interface and user experience design. We explore and promote useful tips and tools, including design patterns, HTML, CSS & JS templates, and prototyping systems that are useful to web designers and developers. We also host workshops aimed at bridging the knowledge-base gap that exists between designers and developers, especially in the freelance community.

Learn the basics of organizing. We will study high tech tools, but a lot of emphasis will be on low-tech organizing techniques. I firmly believe: There are two kinds of power. Money and people. They have money, we have people. We can't outspend them. We have to organize the power of the people into usable form. Let's study how to organize and then go out and do it.