{"id":29245,"date":"2017-01-04T12:48:22","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T20:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=29245"},"modified":"2017-01-04T12:48:22","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T20:48:22","slug":"start-the-new-year-with-xamarin-developer-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/start-the-new-year-with-xamarin-developer-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Start the New Year with Xamarin Developer Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tStart 2017 on a high note by joining one of the hundreds of Xamarin user groups around the world for a Xamarin event near you! Head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xamarin.com\/events\">Xamarin Events Page<\/a> today to get started on your New Year&#8217;s resolution to start building, testing, connecting, and delivering better, beautiful native iOS, Android, and Windows applications.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/XDD-MXDX-Blog-Photo.png\" alt=\"xdd-mxdx-blog-photo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"301\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>January is packed with developer events&mdash;below are just a few of the many to choose from to kick your year into gear:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/XHackers\/events\/236042992\/\" target=\"_blank\">XHackers<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/in.png\" alt=\"in\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bangalore, India<\/strong>, January 7<\/li>\n<li><em>Whats New with Xamarin, UI Testing, HockeyApp, and more! with Sr.PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nishanil\">Nish Anil<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/TRINUG\/events\/235779556\/\" target=\"_blank\">TRINUG<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Raleigh, NC<\/strong>, January 11<\/li>\n<li><em>Xamarin! Build native iOS and Android apps with .NET by Xamarin MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edsnider\">Ed Snider<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/NashvilleMobileDotNet\/events\/236579971\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville .Net Developers<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong>, January 17<\/li>\n<li><em>Exploring the Xamarin Inspector by Xamarin MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisriesgo\">Chris Riesgo<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Minnesota-Enterprise-Mobile\/events\/236501706\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Enterprise Mobile<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minneapolis, MN<\/strong>, January 19<\/li>\n<li><em>Mobile Localization Strategies and General Q&amp;A<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/SingaporeMobileDev\/events\/235871903\/\" target=\"_blank\">Singapore .NET Developers<\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/03\/sg.png\" alt=\"sg\" width=\"16\" height=\"11\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Singapore, Singapore<\/strong>, January 20<\/li>\n<li><em>Connect() 2016: Xamarin Recap<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/NFLXUG\/events\/235733838\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Florida Xamarin User Group<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jacksonville, FL<\/strong>, January 23<\/li>\n<li><em>Introduction to Cognitive Services<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/CapArea-Net\/events\/235929868\/\" target=\"_blank\">Capital Area .NET Users Group<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Vienna, VA<\/strong>, January 24<\/li>\n<li><em>Xamarin! Build native iOS and Android apps with .NET by Xamarin MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edsnider\">Ed Snider<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Madison-Mobile-NET-Developers-Group\/events\/236525587\/\" target=\"_blank\">Madison Mobile .NET Developers Group<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Madison, WI<\/strong>, January 25<\/li>\n<li><em>Integrating Azure Search in your Mobile and Web Apps<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>There&#8217;s a Xamarin Developer Group Near You!<\/h3>\n<p>TONS of new user groups have been added to the Xamarin community in the last few months! Find one in your area using the <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1V9Z2afKxvpEd3RirbIh2sALusl0&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">Xamarin User Group<\/a> interactive map below:<\/p>\n<p><br><\/p>\n<h3>Start a Xamarin Developer Group<\/h3>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t see a user group near you, we&#8217;ve gathered up the following useful resources on how to start your own local Xamarin User Group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.xamarin.com\/13080\" target=\"_blank\">Tips on Starting a Xamarin Developer Group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.xamarin.com\/discussion\/12954\" target=\"_blank\">Introduction to Xamarin slide deck<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As always, we also invite you to <a href=\"mailto:hello@xamarin.com\" target=\"_blank\">send us an email<\/a> or tweet <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/xamarinevents\" title=\"Xamarin on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\">@XamarinEvents<\/a> to let us know about events in your area!<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xamarin.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\">Xamarin events page<\/a> for even more Xamarin meetups, conferences, hackathons, and other events happening near you this month.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start 2017 on a high note by joining one of the hundreds of Xamarin user groups around the world for a Xamarin event near you! 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