User Groups



ASTD (American Society for Training and Development-Twin Cities Chapter)
www.astd-tcc.org
Minnesota is the home of a vibrant workplace learning & performance (WLP) community, which is evident in the American Society for Training and Development-Twin Cities Chapter (ASTD-TCC). As one of the top ten largest chapters in the nation, our over 850 members work together to make ASTD-TCC the place for WLP professionals to learn, connect, and grow.


Business Intelligence User Group
www.ncbisig.org
NCBISIG.org is a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas to better understand, develop, implement and support existing and future Microsoft BI technologies. Our technical sessions provide a professional, fun and educational environment for all levels of expertise and areas of interest.
Next Meeting:    September 11    3:00pm    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


CRM User Group
http://www.inetium.com/aboutus/events/Pages/MinnesotaCRMUserGroup.aspx
The purpose of the Minnesota CRM User Group is to bring the local CRM community together to share knowledge, resources and ideas on how to leverage Microsoft Dynamics CRM to effectively manage business.
Next Meeting:    TBD


CTA (Communications Technology Association of MN)
www.ctamn.org
The Communications Technology Association of Minnesota is a professional organization for individuals and enterprises working in the area of communication technologies including data, voice, video, web services, unified messaging, and all other forms of communications, their underlying infrastructures and business applications.


Developer Care
www.msdnevents.com/devcares
DevCares is a broad reach developer readiness program delivered quarterly. It’s a FREE half-day training series presented by experienced developers designed to provide you with the fastest means for building state-of-the-art applications. These technical training sessions address the needs and issues of developers with expert testimonials, working demos and sample code.
Next Meeting:    TBD


Exchange User Group
www.mneug.org
The MNEUG is a peer-to-peer user group that meets every other month on the last Thursday of the month excluding the summer months of June, July, and August. Members of our group include IT administrators, managers, and consultants. People come to learn, share tips and tricks, and network with other professionals, so no formal experience with Exchange Server is required.


HDI (Help Desk Institute)
www.hdimn.com
Help Desk Institute (HDI) Minnesota Chapter provides targeted information about the technologies, tools, and trends of the help desk and customer support industry in Minnesota. HDI offers a variety of services to meet the evolving needs of the customer support professional. Chapter meetings are held on a monthly basis.
Next Meeting:    July 16    Brookview Park, Golden Valley

itSMF
www.itsmf.net
itSMF USA is a member driven organization organized in Local Interest Groups (LIGs) located in over forty major metropolitan areas of the country. Since its beginning in 1997, the itSMF USA has grown to become the premier IT Service Management professional forum.
Next Meeting:    TBD
MS Office Developers User Group
www.inetium.com/aboutus/events/Pages/MinneapolisOfficeDevelopersInterestGroup(MODIG).aspx
The Minneapolis Office Developers Interest Group (MODIG) is a newly formed interest group. The purpose of the interest group is to bring together area developers working with the Microsoft Office platform (including, but not limited to, SharePoint technologies). The interest group features expert developers from Microsoft, Microsoft Partners, and the developer community. The interest group is targeted towards developers who attend MN SharePoint User Group meetings and are looking for a deeper development content.
Next Meeting:    TBD
.NET User Group
http://66.129.120.194/twincitiesnet/default.aspx
The Twin Cities .NET User Group is a great way to get involved with the development community and to discuss the overall uses of .NET to further understand software development methodologies.
Next Meeting:    August 7    5:00pm    Microsoft Office,    Bloomington


Object Technology User Group
www.otug.org
OTUG is an umbrella user group spanning languages, methods, tools, and technologies for the software development community in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area. OTUG exists to foster an environment for professional discussion and education pertaining to software development ecosystems; i.e., software development organizations and the contexts in which they operate. Meetings are generally held on the third Tuesday of each month.
Next Meeting:    July 15   
Oracle User Group
www.tcoug.org
The Twin Cities Oracle Users Group is an organization dedicated to sharing Oracle expertise and experiences. Quarterly meetings are held at locations around the Twin Cities.
Next Meeting:    July 24    TBD


SharePoint User Group
http://sharepointmn.inetium.com
The Minnesota SharePoint User Group meets the second Wednesday of every month at the Microsoft Office in Bloomington. The purpose of the user group is to bring the local SharePoint community together to share tips, tricks, and ideas on the uses of the various SharePoint products and technologies.
Next Meeting:    July 9    9:00am    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


Small Business Server User Group
www.sbsmn.org
The Small Business Server of Minnesota User Group Network is comprised of partners, consultants and professionals devoted to furthering their knowledge as a reference platform for small-to-medium business (SMB) relationships. SMB partners and consultants of varying skill levels are invited to attend our meetings to share ideas, meet other SBSers, discuss SMB technologies, as well as business issues and opportunities related to the SMB segments.
Next Meeting:    July 8    5:30pm    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


SQL User Group
www.mnssug.org
As a part of the national PASS organization, the Minnesota SQL Server User Group (PASSMN) serves the Minnesota SQL Server community. PASSMN is a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas to better understand, develop, implement and support existing and future SQL Server technologies. Our technical sessions provide a professional, fun and educational environment for all levels of expertise and areas of interest. PASSMN meets on the third Tuesday of every month.
Next Meeting:    July 15    4:30pm    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


System Center User Group
www.miscusergroup.org
The System Center User Group meets monthly at the Microsoft Office in Bloomington.
Next Meeting:    July 23    4:30pm    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


Twin Cities Languages User Group
www.twincitieslanguagesusergroup.com
As developers, we use a number of languages throughout the lifecycle of a project and our careers in general. Learning core aspects and features from other langauges can help a developer apply new techniques and designs to their own projects. This group is open to anyone who has a deep appreciation for programming languages and all of their related topics (compilation, parsing, execution, syntax, etc.). Talks are not limited to any OS or VM (or lack thereof). If you want to talk about Ruby, F#, Lisp, etc., stop on by!
Next meeting:    July 10    5:30    Magenic, Golden Valley


VSTS User Group
http://vstsmn.net/blogs/default.aspx
The Minnesota Visual Studio Team System User Group meets the third Wednesday of every month at the Microsoft Office in Bloomington.
Next Meeting:    July 16    5:00pm    Microsoft Office, Bloomington


XNA User Group
www.twincitiesxnausergroup.com
If you’re interested in XNA, the Twin Cities XNA User Group is THE place to be. The Twin Cities XNA User Group meets on the third Thursday of each month at Magenic.
Next Meeting:    July 20