10gen is committed to supporting local developer communities that organize MongoDB User Groups (MUGs). MUGs are a great way for the community to learn from one another about MongoDB best practices, to network, and to have fun.
North America
- Austin, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Denver, CO
- Houston, TX
- Huntsville, AL
- Kapolei, HI
- Los Angeles, CA
- Madison, WI
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Orange County, CA
- Pennsauken, NJ
- Portland, OR
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Raleigh, NC
- Richmond, VA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- South Florida, FL
- South Jersey, NJ
- Saint Louis, MO
- Seattle, WA
- Silicon Valley, CA
- Toronto, Canada
- Washington, DC
Central America
South America
Europe
- Athens, Greece
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Barcelona, Spain
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Berlin, Germany
- Brussels, Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cambridge, UK
- Dublin, Ireland
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Frankfurt, Germany
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Hamburg, Germany
- Helsinki, Finland
- Krasnodar, Russia
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- London, UK
- Norwich, UK
- Madrid, Spain
- Mallorca
- Manchester, UK
- Milan, Italy
- Minsk, Belarus
- Munich, Germany
- Oslo, Norway
- Paris, France
- Rome, Italy
- Sophia-Antipolis, France
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Omsk, Russia
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Tel Aviv, Israel
- Thames Valley, UK
- Thessaloniki, Greece
- Turkey
- Zurich, Switzerland
Asia
- Bangalore, India
- Cebu, Philippines
- China
- Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Delhi, India
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Jakarta, Indonesia
- Japan
- Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia
- Nepal
- Pune, India
- Singapore, Singapore
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Vietnam
Australia
Africa
Starting a MUG
Looking for a MUG in your city? 10gen can help you get started. What you need to do as organizer:
- Set up the group on meetup.com
- Find a local venue for the group
- Schedule the sessions on a monthly basis
- Post presenter slides and provide a summary/blog post on each meeting that we can publish on 10gen.com and/or mongodb.org
What 10gen can offer:
- Reimbursement to the organizer for meetup.com fees
- Reimbursement to the organizer for pizza or food for the group on your anniversaries (Your First Meetup, Your First Anniversary Meetup etc)
- Provide swag for distribution to the group
- Connect the organizers with any local MongoDB users and potential presenters
- Send a 10gen staff member to present at the most active and engaged groups at least once per year
- Promotion of the group through the MongoDB newsletter, Twitter, and events page
Tips and Tricks for Organizing a Successful User Group
- Have your meetup at the same place and same time every month
- Ask your attendees what they would like to learn or share
- Read tips from DC MUG organizer Nathen Harvey
- Check out this planning resource from Hootsuite
- Check out this guide to starting a MongoDB User Group
- Read up on more tips and tricks at The Book of Brilliant Things
Contact Francesca to get started.