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If you’re as big of a fan of music as we are at GetGlue, we know you’re counting down to the GRAMMY Awards on Sunday night at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS. But you don’t have to wait until Sunday night to start checking-in to the awards show and earning stickers for the show. GRAMMY Live gets the party started at 5pm ET/2pm PT today, and you can check-in to all of the action, including the red carpet, the nominees reception, and more.

Check out the full GRAMMY Live schedule here, but be sure to watch the Social Media Rock Stars Summit Event at 5pm ET/2pm PT, featuring our very own CEO Alex Iskold! The awards begin at 8pm ET/5pm PT on Sunday night on CBS. Tune in for amazing performances and check-in for awesome stickers!

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We previously shared a list of blogs and mainstream media that provide start-up PR coverage. PR is a good way to attract users and keep the start-up on everyone’s radar. Additionally, we have shared a list of conferences taking place in 2009. Conferences provide a good way to connect with influential people involved in a focused area from across the country.

This post will list the best tech events that are held in major US cities. These community events are a good way for a start-up to reach a broader group of individuals who use web apps but do not attend conferences or actively read tech blogs.

How the list was built:

We searched popular sites like Meetup and Eventbrite as well as aggregate sites like Gary’s Guide to collect a long list of unqualified events. We then filtered the list via local knowledge by turning to our community and network.

The list below is incomplete. Help us refine it by sharing your thoughts in the comments. We’ll update the list as suggestions come in.

Top Tech Events in Austin

Web Design and Developers: monthly events, 30 attendees
BarCamp: events scheduled throughout the year, > 250 attendees

Top Tech Events in Baltimore

Refresh Baltimore: monthly events, 50 attendees
Ignite Baltimore: events scheduled throughout the year, > 100 attendees

Top Tech Events in Boston

Social Media Breakfast: monthly events, > 60 attendees
Web Innovators Group: monthly events, > 150 attendees
DemoCamp: events scheduled throughout the year, > 100 attendees
Ignite Boston: events scheduled throughout the year
ProductCamp: events scheduled throughout the year, > 200 attendees

Top Tech Events in Boulder / Denver

Boulder New Tech Meetup: 1st Tuesday of the month, > 325 attendees
Denver/Boulder Startups: monthly events, 50 attendees
Refresh Denver: monthly events

Top Tech Events in Chicago

Net Tuesday: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 30 attendees
TechCocktail: events scheduled throughout the year, > 250 attendees

Top Tech Events in Detroit

Refresh Detroit: monthly events, > 30
Startup Weekend: events scheduled throughout the year, > 100 attendees
TechCocktail Ann Arbour: events scheduled throughout the year

Top Tech Events in Houston

Startup Happy Hour: monthly events, 30 attendees
Web Designers and Developers: monthly events, 30 attendees

Top Tech Events in Los Angeles

LA Web App Developers: every other month, 75 attendees
LA Sem Web Meetup: monthly events, 30 attendees

Top Tech Events in Miami

Social Media Club: monthly events, 50 attendees
Refresh Miami: monthly events, > 150 attendees
BarCamp: events scheduled throughout the year, > 200 attendees

Top Tech Events in Minneapolis

Social Media Breakfast: monthly events, 100 attendees
MinneDemo: events scheduled throughout the year, > 300 attendees

Top Tech Events in NYC

NY New Tech Meetup: 1st Tuesday of the month, 400 attendees
Social Media Club: monthly event, > 70 attendees
Next Web NY: monthly event, > 250 attendees
Social Media Breakfast: 2nd Thursday of the month
Ignite NY: events scheduled throughout the year, 500 attendees

Top Tech Events in Philadelphia

Refresh Philly: 1st Monday of the month, > 100 attendees
Net Tuesday: 1st Tuesday of the month, > 60 attendees

Top Tech Events in Phoenix

Gangplank Hacknight: Every Wednesday
Refresh Phoenix: monthly events, 20 attendees
Ignite Phoenix: events scheduled throughout the year, > 100 attendees

Top Tech Events in Pittsburgh

Blogfest: events scheduled throughout the year, 40 attendees
Technology Council: events scheduled throughout the year, 40 attendees

Top Tech Events in Portland

Java User Groups: monthly events, 40 attendees
Ignite Portland: events scheduled throughout the year, 200 attendees
BarCamp: events scheduled throughout the year, > 100 attendees

Top Tech Events in San Diego

SD Tweetup: monthly events, > 150 attendees
SD Web Techs: monthly events, 30 attendees

Top Tech Events in SF / Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley New Tech Meetup: 1st Tuesday of the month, 150 attendees
SF Beta: monthly events, > 100 attendees
SF New Tech Meetup: 2nd Wednesday of the month, 40 attendees

Top Tech Events in Seattle

Seattle Tweetup: events scheduled throughout the year, > 30 attendees
People Interested in Web Tech: monthly events, 30 attendees

Top Tech Events in Washington DC

Social Web & New Media Group: monthly events, > 45 attendees
Washington Semantic Web Supporters: monthly events, > 40 attendees
TechCocktail DC: events scheduled throughout the year, > 200 attendees

What did we miss?

Assembling this list took a lot of work. Thanks to all of our friends who helped us identify the top events in their local city.

There’s only one thing that we’re certain of at this point - the list is incomplete. Help us finish it! What’s the best event in your city? Leave it in the comments and we’ll update the post based on your feedback.

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