This is a group for anyone who makes anything creative with either their computer and/or electronics. Audio, Video, Lighting, Programming, etc. We'll meet monthly and have workshops, lectures, audio and video improv jams, hack sessions, a party to wrap up the evening, and more!

We're a bunch of hackers, pirates, ninjas, trolls, keyboard warriors, thinkers, tinkerers, inventors, and makers. We're known for our thought-provoking beer and delicious content. We love security. Come at your risk. Follow us on twitter at @securitymeetup

From PyLadies.com: We are a group of women developers worldwide who love the Python programming language. We write code by day or night. Some of us hack on Python projects on the side, while others work full-time on Python development. But it doesn't matter. We all just like writing Python code, and that's what brings us together. This group is for anyone who identifies as a woman and is a Python programmer or an aspiring Python programmer. Or even if you have no clue what Python is, but you're …

Your mobile development a little- listless?  Your Rails lost some of its groove? Then join us and meet other technology enthusiasts as we explore a different technology every month.  Each month our group will focus on learning a different technology (i.e programming language, framework, development tool, concept (OOP, cloud computing) etc,...) and together review that technology with experts and teachers at our monthly Meetup.  In between Meetups there will be hack sessions where we gather and w …

Calling all Python/Android Developers! I'd love for us to be able to change education with Open Access! We'll meet once a month near the MIT Stata Building. Events will include Prizes, Red Bull, Snacks & more...

We are a community-run user group with the goal of learning about cloud computing and the Windows Azure cloud computing platform.

The main Web site is http://bostonandroid.org/ . We are designers, developers, employers, and general enthusiasts around building the Android mobile platform. We gather to share ideas, help each other, and generally get things done.

@Windows8Boston   #Windows8Boston Welcome! Why Join? Everything and everyone you need to know about Windows 8 style apps. Take advantage of the need for Windows 8 app developers, designers, user experience experts and solution architects. Take your existing skills and create Windows 8 apps. Find the Windows 8 app experts and mentors you need in the Boston area. Please DO join the group, even if you don't plan attending the meetings. Use the group as a resource to keep updated on what happening i …

This is a group for anyone and everyone who enjoys making awesome stuff. Whether your thing is software, electronics, or knitting, we want to provide a space where you can meet fellow tinkerers and make to your heart's content. It's our aim to create a community within the Greater Boston area that encourages building, breaking, and most importantly, learning. http://cambridgehackspace.com/

We are a group of Boston-area young professionals that get together to help each other ignite our potential, discover our purpose, and use our unique gifts to create positive change in the world. All are welcome, but this group is geared particularly towards talented, successful young adults who have mastered the basics of life but find themselves yearning for more. They say that you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. This is your opportunity to surround yourself …

The Boston Music Technology Group is a community for entrepreneurs, hackers, founders, developers, designers, programmers, musicians, idea-ists, scientists, and data experts, who are currently working in a music-tech space, or looking to join a music-tech startup. Collaborative events such as the Music Hack-a-Thon during the Re-Think 2012 occur far too infrequently, despite the wealth of talent in the area with a thirst to create. Join us and meetup with like-minded music-techies to network, col …

Peer-to-peer has matured. P2P is no longer just for purveyors of warez and sharers of copyright materials - it's also an excellent way to preserve the privacy and security of one's own information. Adding encryption using PGP, GPG, PKI and symmetric keys provides yet another layer of protection to members of P2P networks. Join us and share encrypted peer-to-peer knowledge and experiences.

This group brings together Kinect users and developers in the Boston metro area. We'll share experiences, cool demos, and learn about developing with Microsoft's Kinect sensor and related products.

Some have expressed interest in a HN meetup in the Boston area. Let's set up a meetup or two and see how it goes. Just join the group if you are interested, please post any ideas about events. I'm not planning to organize this long term, just hoping to catalyze something. Please get in touch if you'd be interested in organizing. Update: we're having a casual first meetup at Meadhall in Kendall Square on February 6th at 6PM. No speakers or anything, but come with ideas for more formal events.

For artists who like to code and coders who love to create, This is a collaborative space for creative coders, designers, and artists to come together to share the latest tips, tricks, and techniques in any area from data visualizations, to generative art, to kinect hacks. Focusing on open tools like Processing, OpenFrameworks, Cinder, Protovis and R.

The Boston Ember.js Meetup; eat, drink and hack!

We're a group of Boston-area activists trying to make government more open and accessible.  We partner frequently with the Sunlight Foundation, other meetups like Hacks/Hackers and  the Boston Python user group, and local activists and office-holders to help make government more accountable at the national, state, and local level. We have: - monthly project nights, where folks can work on their own projects or our current group project, Open Cities - coffee shop meetups for folks to discuss open …