{"id":7206,"date":"2013-09-05T11:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=7206"},"modified":"2013-09-05T11:00:37","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T15:00:37","slug":"xamarin-user-groups-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/xamarin-user-groups-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"Xamarin User Groups, Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tSeptember is that special time of year, when developers begin to experience a longing for camaraderie, and start seeking out peers with whom they&#8217;d like to share their experiences, explore new topics, and if the mood is right, pair-program.<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t had a chance to meet your neighborhood Xamarin developers in person yet, Xamarin user groups provide a perfect venue for connecting with like-minded developers and local experts. \u00a0Here is just a sampling of Xamarin user groups meeting this month:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/bostonmobiledev\/\">Boston, MA<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Backgrounding\/Multitasking in Mobile&#8221;, Nina Vyedin (Xamarin) &#8211; September 5<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DFW-Mobile-net\/\">Dallas, TX<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Cross Platform Mobile Development with C#&#8221;, Jason Awbrey (Xamarin MVP) &#8211;\u00a0September 11<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/nycmobiledev\/\">New York, NY<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;The Top Reasons You Need to Learn about Data in Your Windows Phone App&#8221;, Chris Woodruff &#8211;\u00a0September 16<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Nashville-Xamarin-Mobile-C-User-Group\/\">Nashville, TN<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Meet Julia (Peace Corps Thailand), Demos, Parse, and More&#8221; &#8211; September 16<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Xamarin-Mobile-C-User-Group-Android-IPhone\/\">San Francisco, CA<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Talk Xamarin v2, Studio, iOS, and Component Store&#8221;, Craig Dunn (Xamarin) \u00a0September 19<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/DetroitMobileNetUsersGroup\/\">Detroit, MI<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Four platforms, One Codebase with MvvmCross&#8221; Robert Gibbens &#8211;\u00a0September 23<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/NFLXUG\/\">Jacksonville, FL<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;X-Platform Native Apps in C# and .NET&#8221;, Mark J Radacz, MCTS &#8211;\u00a0September 24<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many more user groups discussing Xamarin topics can be found on <a href=\"http:\/\/xamarin.meetup.com\">xamarin.meetup.com<\/a>. \u00a0If you&#8217;re interested in cultivating your local community, consider starting your own Xamarin user group. \u00a0We&#8217;re here to help! \u00a0Visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/forums.xamarin.com\/categories\/events\">Speaking and Events Forums<\/a>\u00a0to find speaker resources, along with source materials and slides from your peers&#8217; events. \u00a0You can announce your next user group date while you&#8217;re there, or <a href=\"mailto:hello@xamarin.com\">send us an email<\/a> and we&#8217;ll help get the word out.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September is that special time of year, when developers begin to experience a longing for camaraderie, and start seeking out peers with whom they&#8217;d like to share their experiences, explore new topics, and if the mood is right, pair-program. 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