Migrated. Originally posted: 2010-01-31 Updated lots.
Ottawa (Ontario, Canada) organizations that host events where software developers might meet other software developers.
The following groups don’t meet at the Code Factory. Yes, that’s an odd way to split the groups, but a really big chunk of groups DO meet there.
- Ottawa Agile Developers
- International Game Developers Association – Ottawa chapter
- Ottawa Capital Linux User Group
- Ottawa Oracle User Group
- Ottawa’s Windows Server User Group
- Drupal User Group
- Ottawa-Carleton Unix Users Group – mailing list
- Ottawa’s Dot Net developer community
- Ottawa PHP User Group
- Microsoft Federal SharePoint Users Group
- Ottawa SQL.Net – Professional group for Microsoft SQL Server
- Ottawa Flash Platform User Group – and on EventBrite: Ottawa Flash UG
- VMware User Group – Ottawa
- OVSAGE – Ottawa Valley System Administrators Guild
Groups in the startup scene:
- The Ottawa Network – and on Eventbrite – 2nd and 4th Tuesday
- Fresh Founders
- GenYOTT – about
- Startup Drinks.ca
- Startup Ottawa
- TeamCamp
These groups meet at the Code Factory.
- Ottawa Group of Ruby Enthusiasts – that spells “OGRE”, and they meet on “Ruby Tuesdays”
- Google Wave developers
- Team Camp – startup your own software/hardware company
- Business Excellence Practitioners – LinkedIn group is their web site
- Smalltalk users group
- Mac and iPod developers
- CapCHI – Computer Human Interaction – mostly an academic group
- Fun for Tech Women’s group
- Twegather Project Night – Seems to be a project in Ottawa that piggybacks on Twitter
- The Buddy System – startup guys partner with mentors who are experienced entrepreneurs
- Ottawa Moodle User’s Group
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