Tech Solvency / Alaskan Tech Groups

Alaskan Tech Groups

A list of professional and user technical groups in Alaska. Anything relevant to technology, communications, critical infrastructure, etc. is in scope.

General technical groups

• AITP - Association of IT Professionals (Anchorage Chapter)
• AKLUG - Alaska Linux Users Group
• InfraGard Alaska - parent listing
• NUGA - Network Users Group Alaska

Product- or technology-specific

• AAUG - Alaska Apple Users Group
• Alaska Arc User Group - ESRI software and related geospatial services
• Alaska Autodesk User Group
• Alaska Ruby UserGroup - placeholder, check page if you're interested in revitalizing this one
• Alaska SAS Users Group
• Anchorage PowerBI User Group
• Anchorage Tableau User Group
• Anchorage VMUG - Anchorage VMware User Group
• FBXDUG - Fairbanks Alaska Drone User Group
• Fuel (Palo Alto Networks) User Group

Domain-specific

• ACP - Association of Continuity Professionals (Great Alaska Chapter)
• Alaska Developers Alliance
• Alaska Web Developers
• Anchorage Makers
• Code for Anchorage
• KL7AA - Anchorage Amateur Radio Club
• FIRST in Alaska - science/tech for students, including LEGO League
• (ISC)2 ?
• Northern Alaska Spatial Data Uers Group
• SEAGUG - Southeast Alaska GIS User Group
• Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association

And for a fun snapshot of what tech groups looked like in the olden days, see this list of Alaskan BBSes. A number of Alaskan IT folks ran these or were early adopters.