Rather than bashing rival technologies, come learn and participate in the Tech Throwdown panel discussion. We're going to bring in some of the area's brightest technology talent to present on competing technologies. Each presenter will have 30 minutes to cover his or her topic, followed by a panel discussion with audience participation. Nubes are welcome, but the presentations and panel discussion will assume working knowledge of the subject. The group will meet bi-monthly on the last Thursday …

MongoDB (from "humongous") is a scalable, high-performance, open source NoSQL database. dMug is a scalable, high-performance, open meetup group for people interested in learning about, and sharing knowledge of MongoDB. Everyone from novice to expert is welcome to listen to presentations, join in handson hackathons & enjoy some good geeky company.

MODX Revolution™ is the development framework so many of us have been waiting for! Designed for web designers AND backend developers, it holds promise for being one of the best-of-class technologies for rapid development of custom developed websites with practically unlimited design potential, elegant framework that reduces programmer introduced bugs, and without constraints imposed by other CMS's. If you're a MODX developer or aspiring to be one, get connected with the community! We share cool …

The National Association of Women MBAs (NAWMBA) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering female business professionals, to assisting women into leadership positions in corporate America, and to enhancing the diversity of the nation's workforce. Our focus is on the development of early to mid-career stage professionals. We serve three related client groups: female MBA students, female business professionals, and employers. We also welcome male MBAs and like-minded business profess …