Pimp your favorite web group

Published July 28, 2008 by Mathew Patterson

The native environment of the common-or-garden nerd, traditionally, is behind a monitor in a quiet room. However, sometimes the greatest experiences and best opportunities to learn come when getting together in meatspace.

We hear from a lot of new designers looking for general advice on design, and from designers wanting to build up their businesses. We'd love to able to direct those people to an awesome local design group, meetup or event, and that's where you come in.

Leave us a comment about your favorite local design group or event, and link it up! Tell us where it is, who it is for and where to find out more. To kick things off, here's a couple local to Freshview:

  • Sydney Web Standards Group — for web designers & developers who are interested in web standards and best practices. There are groups in many countries, but the Sydney one has regular meetings that are informative and great fun.
  • Web Directions South — The premier web design conference in Australia is coming up again, and every time we attend we meet awesome new people and learn something we can use.

Now, pimp that group!

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  1. Wayde Christie
    July 28, 2008 9:10pm

    Bits & Pixels is a monthly social event for web designers and developers in Newcastle, where we chat about life, work and everything in between.

    It’s run by Leevi Graham and I who are directors of Newism.

    We usually attract 15 or so locals every month, but we’re keen to meet more designers/developers. Several of our members are Campaign Monitor users also (including us).

    If only we had a sponsor…

  2. Myles Eftos
    July 28, 2008 9:53pm

    Although based in Perth, The Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA - http://www.webindustry.asn.au) is trying to get a presence all around Australia. They have monthly “Port80” meetings and pretty lively forums (http://forums.port80.asn.au) and this will will be running Perths first dedicated web conference: The Edge of the Web (http://www.edgeoftheweb.org.au).

  3. G. Jason Head
    July 29, 2008 1:32am

    I run Refresh Pittsburgh - a user-group based on web design, development, programming and standards in Pittsburgh, PA.

  4. G. Jason Head
    July 29, 2008 1:33am

    Oh - and I almost forgot:

    FlashPitt - http://www.flashpitt.com/
    Pittsburgh’s first major Flash-centric conference for multimedia designers, developers, and artists.

  5. Alex
    July 29, 2008 4:44am

    From Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada, the Comox Valley Web Posse: http://www.cvwebposse.com/

  6. Chuck Reynolds
    July 29, 2008 11:07am

    Involved in a few things locally here in Phoenix but…
    Refresh Phoenix, GangPlank HQ and
    Tempe Nerds are the good web groups/meetups out here.  Each bringing the web community closer to everybody else.

  7. Dave Greiner
    July 29, 2008 7:22pm

    Wayde, we’d love to sponsor Bits & Pixels. Get in touch and let us know what you guys need.

    Same goes for anyone else organizing a web design conference. We love donating our software to the cause, and even supplying beer and pizza if you ask nicely.

  8. Brendan Cullen
    August 6, 2008 7:47am

    I help organize the Cleveland Web Standards Association, trying to spread the good word of standards and bring our web community together.

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