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This area contains links to various user groups and organizations. Some groups are local to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN) area, others are more global. Most are UNIX related in one way or another.

Local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN and greater Minnesota) user groups.

Twin Cities Linux User Group (TCLUG)

"The Twin Cities Linux Users Group is a group of Linux users in the Minneapolis, MN area. If you are curious about Linux, or looking for technical answers, we encourage you to join us." Formed in 1998 by Clay Fandre and Scot Jenkins.

St. Cloud Area Linux Users Group (SCALUG)

Another Minnesota Linux user group.

Twin Cities BSD User Group (TCBUG)

Discussions about FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and BSDi

Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA)

"The Twin Cities System Administrators (TCSA) group meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to system and network administrators in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. The meetings are free and open to the public."

UNIX Users of Minnesota (UUM)

"UNIX Users of Minnesota (UUM) is one of the largest Non-vendor UNIX user groups in the state of Minnesota. UUM is a non-profit (401c3) organization that is run from voluntary donations from its members. Our Goal is to promote and encourage the use of UNIX through the exchange of Ideas, experience and abilities of fellow members and guests in educational, business, and personal uses."

Miniapples

"We are mini'app'les, a nonprofit computer user/education group serving users of Apple Computer products in Minnesota since 1979." Check out this group for Apple related knowledge, including Mac OS X

Twin Cities Web Development User Group (tcWebDev)

"...we hope to offer an alternate forum for the discussion of general web development problems and solutions. This is a great place for newcomers to web development to ask basic HTML or JavaScript questions, as much as it is a place for more seasoned veterans to exchange info of all types."

Twin Cities Web Professionals (tcwebpros)

Twin Cities Web Professionals brings local internet and interactive developers together to share industry trends, educate each other on current technologies and provide a forum to discuss business opportunities and offer assistance.

Twin Cities PC User Group (TCPC)

Membership in TC/PC is open to anyone who wishes to know more about computers or who would like to share their knowledge with others. Our membership includes people who are just getting started in computing, people who have picked up computing as a hobby and folks who make their livelihood in the computer industry. Everyone is welcome...

Twin Cities Wireless Users Group (TCWUG)

"With the understanding that wireless access can, and has the potential to, significantly reduce the cost and increase the ease to share resources and access to the Internet, the Twin Cities Wireless Users Group was founded to promote wireless use for the greater Metro Area."

Twin Cities PHP User Group (TCPHPUG)

"The Twin Cities PHP User Group is a community for people developing software and web applications using PHP and other open source tools. We meet monthly and run a low-volume email list for Minnesotans interested in sharing ideas and advocating these technologies."

DC612

Local Minneapolis DEF CON group.

OWASP Minneapolis/St. Paul Local Chapter

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is dedicated to finding and fighting the causes of insecure software. read more

Twin Cities Zope/Python Users Group (TCZPUG)

"The TCZPUG opened for business on July 1, 2001. The group is a resource for persons in the Twin Cities of Minnesota, USA who are interested in Zope or Python. Our structure is informal with no regular meeting schedule. Group membership is free and open to all without regard to previous Zope or Python experience."

Twin Cities ColdFusion User Group (CFUG)

"This is your one-stop source for ColdFusion information in the Twin Cities area. [ColdFusion runs on UNIX too]"

The Agile Experience Group

"The Agile Experience Group of the Twin Cities, Minnesota, meets and collaborates to share experiences, suggestions, and ideas about moving software development efforts towards more agile, more lightweight practices. Extreme Programming (XP), SCRUM, Crystal, FDD, and ASD are agile approaches. See www.agilealliance.com for more information."

Minneapolis Perl mongers

"Minneapolis Perl Mongers is a user group for anyone interested in the Perl programming language. The group meets for presentations, code reviews, and discussion of Perl, its many freely-available modules, and other open-source software. We try to meet monthly, but that doesn't always happen. The members of Minneapolis Perl Mongers use Perl for a wide variety of purposes, including system administration, web application development, database applications, and much more."

Twin Cities Java User Group (TCJUG)

"The Twin Cities Java User Group is a blend of formal lectures and informal mingling for people interested in exploring, using, and researching the Java programming language. Monthly meetings include a one hour presentation on Java related issues from members and vendors with time set aside to meet others in the programming community."

Object Technology User Group (OTUG)

"We are an umbrella user group spanning languages, methods, tools, and technologies for the object community in the Minneapolis - St. Paul area. OTUG exists to foster an environment for professional discussion and education in all aspects of object technology."

Twin Cities Robotics Group (TCRG)

"We are a loose affiliation of people interested in robots, located in the Twin Cities metro area."

Twin City Area SAS Users Group (TCASUG)

"We are a non-profit group that is open to all (SAS users in particular). Membership and meetings are FREE. Anyone from anywhere can join. We exist to allow local SAS users to benefit from the community of ideas and opportunities that thrive in the area."

Twin Cities NetWare Users Group

Twin Cities Asterisk Users Group (TCAUG)

One of the sponsors of the TCAUG is this company: Sound Choice Communications

Twin Cities Tivoli User Group (TCTUG)

While there is no direct website, the are links there to contact the local group organizers.

Groups Outside the Twin Cities

C/C++ Users Group (CUG)

"Since 1981, the mission of the C/C++ Users Group (CUG) has been focused on low-cost distribution shareware and freeware C and C++ source code. CUG launched the C/C++ Users Journal in 1983. We invented the term user supported software to describe this activity two decades before open source became an industry buzzword. The C/C++ Users Group is an independent organization that is impartial to compiler vendors or platforms. In recent years, CUG focuses primarily on cross-platform compatability with Unix, MS Windows, and others. We are the single largest resource for portable code on the planet."

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Last updated: 13 Oct 2007