My new friend Dave Dawson recently graduated college and moved from Cambridge to NYC. While I was timid and intimidated when I first entered the working world, Dave is quite the opposite –– he is eager to put himself out there, meet lots of new people, and see what the city has to offer.
Over lunch last week he asked me what events he should be attending; like many people I know, he’s had a hard time finding NYC-specific mailing lists for design and UX organizations, and isn’t really sure where to look.
When I first got the spark to start socializing in the field (much later than Dave, might I add), I had a tough time distinguishing the worthwhile events from the worthless ones — and unfortunately wasted my time at a few duds along the way.
It only just occurred to me that I’ve never collected a list of the events my close friends and I regularly attend. So here it is finally, for Dave and for all the folks new to New York (or ready to try something new). May you find pleasure, inspiration, and camaraderie.
And of course if you see me across the room, come over and say hi!
UX & Design
UX Book Club NYC
Interaction Design Association (IxDA) – NYC Chapter
- Official website (national only)
- Twitter @ixda_NYC
- To join the NY chapter mailing list, email nyc-local@ixda.org
VizThinkNYC
- Official website
- Twitter @vizthinkNYC
School of Visual Arts – MFA in Interaction Design
- Events website
- Mailing list sign-up (bottom right of page)
- Twitter @svaixd
Content Strategy NYC
Usability Professionals Association – NY Chapter
- Official website
- Twitter @nycupa
Agile Experience Design NYC
- Meetup page
- Twitter @agile_ux (national)
AIGA/NY
- Official website
- Twitter @AIGANY
Art Directors Club
- Official website
- Twitter @Adcglobal
Creative Mornings
- Official website
- Twitter @creativemorning
General Tech
NY Tech Meetup
- Official website
- Meetup page
- Twitter @nytm
TechDrinks
DigitalDUMBO
- Facebook page
- Twitter @DigitalDUMBO
Ignite NYC
- Official website
- Twitter @ignitenyc
nextNY
Brooklyn Future Meetup
- Meetup page
- Twitter @Y30
Entrepreneurship & Self-Employment
Ultralight Startups
Entrepreneurs Roundtable
Clickable’s Interesting Café
- Official website
- Twitter @clickable
Jelly NYC (Friday coworking)
- Official website
- Twitter @JellyNYC
Niche Interests
Arts, Culture and Technology Meetup
Fashion 2.0 Meetup
New York Web Standards Meetup
TONS of other tech events are listed on Gary’s Guide and nextNY.
Thanks so everyone who contributed to this list! You know who you are.
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