We're setting up a fun, informal poker tournament for techies and startup/entrepreneur types. The tournament will be no-limit texas holdem, £10 in (no fees) and there will be no re-buys. The intention is to make this a monthly event. Whisk will be hosting the event and will provide a few beers and some pizza (as well as tables, chairs, heat & light.... and cards/chips) Please only apply if you're a techie, entrepreneur or involved with startups...

The Manchester Lean Startup Group is a group of entrepreneurs who learn from each other by trading stories about employing the Lean Startup principles within their startups. Lean Startups use customer development to reduce waste, reduce time to market, increase contact with customers and avoid incorrect market assumptions. They do this by employing a collection of techniques built around maximizing validated customer learning thought fast Build/Measure/Learn iteration loops. Learn More about Le …

We meet for some startup talk over coffee/tea/breakfast on the last Wednesday of every month. Startup Brew is a place where you can meet other entrepreneurs and like-minded people.

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

A meetup after work for startups every Friday! TechBasin Beers is a regular after work drinks for startups every Friday around Manchester's Tech Basin! Founded by Doug Ward and Shaun Gibson from Tech Britain, TechBasin Beers is open to startups of all sizes as a place to meet like-minded people, have some fun and relax after another busy week in the North West. 5:30pm, in the Northern Quarter and Piccadilly Basin TechBasin Beers is held every Friday evening, from 5:30pm at a different venue in a …

We're looking to setup a new meetup in Birmingham aimed at people like us; We're a group of startup techies based in Birmingham, applying the latest tools & techniques to interesting problems; these include the latest web frameworks, No-Sql databases, functional programming toolsets, cloud infrastructure and anything else new and shiny. We're looking for more people like us to share knowledge with and are setting this up to cover a broad range of hacker type topics. Whisk are sponsoring the even …

Designers, techies, entrepreneurs and normal people; share ideas and explore the possibilities of this intriguing technology; #3DPrinting (aka Additive Manufacturing or Free Form Fabrication) is the future, and heralds in a new age of making stuff and shopping.

Welcome to the Thinking Space. This group exists to promote the better connection and sharing of ideas between entrepreneurs in Newcastle. A relaxed and friendly environment to help you... Improve focus - explaining your cool ideas to others will help you to move forward and make a difference. Overcome barriers - share stumbling blocks with other creative people to find solutions. Let's pool our collective talent, energy, and enthusiasm to reach beyond the sum of our parts. I look forward to mee …

A Leeds based meet-Up for those interested in Riak, distributed systems, NoSql, and app development.

Make connections with other innovators & disruptors. Share experiences, ideas, tips and best practice about innovation, design, creativity and entrepreneurship. All business professionals welcome - managers, entrepreneurs, designers, developers, marketers, community leaders and business leaders.

Tech Wednesday is a monthly tech meetup for the Birmingham area. Do you want to meet with like-minded individuals in the digital tech industry? Looking to collaborate with the cream of Birmingham's burgeoning tech community? Like coffee? Like talking tech? Then Tech Wednesday should be right up your street. Each month we also have 'Show 'n Tells': a couple of tech startups/people with side projects from the region will be demoing their stuff to the group for feedback and discussion. If you want …

Health 2.0 Manchester is a meetup group focused on innovations in the delivery of healthcare and health related technology. This group is dedicated to creating a community around  digital healthcare in Manchester as part of the international Health 2.0 movement. This community  aims to share, discuss, showcase and develop ideas to improve patient care. If you are interested in the intersection of health care and information and communication technology, this is a community for you. Technology en …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to fil …

ProductTank Manchester provides an opportunity for Product Managers in Manchester and the North 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 tech …

Based in Huddersfield we are a group of like minded folk who are all involved with the digital industry in one way or another (web, print, design, programming, etc.). We meet the last Wednesday of the month for a beer or two to share ideas, problems, solutions, tips & tricks or to just have a chat with someone else who understands what we are talking about without glazing over. Meetings are a mix of either general socials, guest panels, speakers and nights out. Think of it as a geeky hen/stag do …

HydraHack is a meetup for developers in Birmingham, who enjoy meeting likeminded people. Want to meetup with like minded web geeks and developers? HydraHack is a chance to meetup with other developers: share ideas, techniques and code. If you've not come along before you'll find a bunch of friendly, passionate and chatty developers who love what they do and have lots of interesting stuff to share. You don't have to bring a project, just come along, grab a drink and join us for a chat. Some event …