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---+ Meetups & Social Groups outside UW

We've attempted to give a list of some active meetup groups outside of the university that have been recommended as resources for folks to help with their journey through the tech and NLP world; feel free to add any others, or feedback on the ones listed.

We have attempted to list these in categories to make browsing easy, but recognize that many of these groups intersect
---++ General Tech Meetups/Groups
   * [[https://www.meetup.com/PSPPython/][Puget Sound Programming Python (PuPPy)]]
   * Beer&&Code [ [[https://www.meetup.com/Beer-Code-Seattle/][Seattle]]]
---++ Accessibility in Tech & Design
   * [[https://www.meetup.com/a11ysea/][Seattle Area Accessibility & Inclusive Design]]
---++ Women in Tech
   * [[https://shecodesnow.com/][She Codes Now]] &mdash; [ [[https://www.meetup.com/She-Codes-Now-Seattle/][Seattle]]] [ [[https://www.meetup.com/She-Codes-Now-Detroit/][Detroit]]] 
      * Offer free programming classes, hackathons and other get-togethers
   * [[http://shescoding.org/][She's Coding]] &mdash; [ [[https://www.meetup.com/shescoding-seattle/][Seattle Events]]] <br /> 
      * nonprofit aimed at providing safe space for women and non-binary people in tech
      * offers weekly coding interview practices
      * other meetups/hack nights
   * [[http://www.pyladies.com/][PyLadies]]&mdash; [ [[https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-PyLadies/][Seattle Events]]] 
      * International Python-Focused meetups and hack-nights
   * [[https://chicktech.org/][ChickTech]] - [ [[https://www.meetup.com/ChickTech-Seattle-Meetup/][Seattle]]] [ [[https://chicktech.org/locations][Elsewhere]]] 
      * National nonprofit dedicated to retaining women in the technology workforce and increasing the number of girls pursuing technology-based careers
   * [[http://blacktechwomen.strikingly.com/][Black Tech Women]] and [[https://technolochicas.org/][TechnoloChicas]] 
      * Occasionally have Seattle events
   * [[https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-WiDS-Meetup/][Seattle Women in Data Science (SeaWiDS)]]
---++ LGBTQ+ in Tech
   * Lesbians who Tech [ [[https://lesbianswhotech.org/events/city/seattle/][Seattle]]] [ [[https://lesbianswhotech.org/events/][Other]]]
   * [[https://www.meetup.com/Queer-Code/][Queer&&Code Seattle]]
---++ Tech Groups supporting Communities of Color
   * [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/733541503401502/][Latinos in Tech &mdash; Washington State]][ [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/733541503401502/][Facebook]] ]
   * [[https://www.meetup.com/here-seattle/][HERE Seattle]] 
      * Meetups for !PoC & other underrepresented minorities in tech (*predominantly male space)
Topic revision: r3 - 2018-09-26 - rgeorgi
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