This is a group for people who are looking to explore their creativity by interacting through novel activities that ask us to think outside the box and unriddle our minds. We believe in the power of collective brainstorming to inspire innovation and self awareness. This group welcomes free thinkers, artists, techies, social reformers, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between and around. Your hosts are entrepreneurs, economists, artists, writers, and engineers who want to create a space where socia …

What will the future look like? How will we work, shop, socialize, travel? What kinds of gadgets will we talk and text on? How will we outfit our homes? How will our schools and workplaces have changed—or will we no longer have schools and workplaces at all, just virtual teaching and talking over Web-based interfaces? Finding the answers to these questions is what this group—sponsored by the World Future Society—is all about. We host ongoing speaker forums, networking receptions, and other cool …

Do you have an idea that could be your organization's next big thing, but you are unsure of what to do next? Innovate DC is a community for intrapreneurs; employees looking to create change and get things done within an organization. We believe that innovation can happen inside organizations of any size.  All you need is someone with an idea and a champion to help navigate the waters of change.  We offer a support organization for intrapreneurs and champions that will focus on providing content …

Federal Innovative Technology (FIT) – Web, Cloud & Mobile is a venue for Senior Federal thought leaders in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with, and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our driving mission is to discuss innovative ways to use technology and strategy to better serve the Government and its constituents. FIT is focused on providing a collaborative forum for senior decision makers to learn from their peers.

The Prince George’s County Social Innovation Fund (PGCSIF) works as a catalyst for social impact. Its mission is to build social capital and invest in new ways of addressing old challenges in Prince George’s County.  Its work is organized into four core areas: Leadership & Civic Engagement, Education, Social Entrepreneurship, and Advocacy. Our work is based on a fundamental belief that through innovative solutions, sector alignment, and a keen focus on results, Prince George’s County can quickly …

Action for Happiness (USA) is a movement for positive social change. We're bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. For fifty years we've aimed relentlessly at higher incomes. But despite being much wealthier, we're no happier than we were five decades ago. At the same time we've seen an increase in wider social issues, including a worrying rise in anxiety and depression in young people. It's time for a positive change in …

The DC Tech Meetup convenes technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and the broader innovation community regularly to learn and share. Each month, 800+ innovators gather to see demos, launch products and meet their future co-founders, partners and funders.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

The DC Health 2.0 STAT meetup is a venue for Health 2.0 practitioners in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our ultimate and driving mission is to contribute to the healthcare system innovative ways to use technology - with a focus on the patient or constituent. Technologies and topics we will cover include, but are not limited to: * Web 2.0 and 3.0 * Social media platform technology (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et …

An OpenStack DC Group for the Washington, DC metro area. Technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, government, or corporate employees are encouraged to join in this exciting and very promising world of open source cloud computing called OpenStack (http://openstack.org/).  Let's OpenStack & learn together.  We will be known as the OpenStackers. Are you interested in deploying a Private, Community, Public and/or a Hybrid cloud in the Washington, DC metro area or do you just want to learn or teach? …

EXERCISE + STARTUP NETWORKING = RunningStart.org ! We are start-up entrepreneurs, CXOs, innovators, and tech gurus who combine their running with conversation about their latest entrepreneurial endeavors. So join us, and get inspired for your next start-up while you burn a few calories.

This Meetup is hosted by DiversiTech (Diversity In Technology). ​​DiversiTech was created in response to an outcry for greater depth of inclusion for those from underrepresented communities within the larger tech entrepreneurship community. It is the touchpoint for diverse communities to connect with the bevy of resources dedicated to fostering technology entrepreneurship and startup success.​ Meetups and relevant events will be posted via this Meetup group along with opportunities for its membe …

Washington DC ACM SIGGRAPH is a non-profit, professional computer graphics organization serving the Washington metropolitan area. Our mission is to foster the synthesis of art and technology while promoting and educating the computer graphics and interactive media community through the exchange of printed and electronic information and innovative ideas. We are a volunteer organization that relies on its members to provide unique resources for the benefit of those interested in the field of compu …

Meet people interested in personal growth, inner and outer aspects of self-empowerment, advancement. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! We believe there is the opportunity for self-empowered people in the Washington D.C. area to play a very important role in the 21st century. These free monthly events on 3rd Sundays are a fun way to meet people passionate about personal growth and self-empowerment, as well as people interested in related topics including spirituality, A Course In Miracles, Conversations wit …

The Signal Soldiers and Veterans Opportunities Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering opportunities for the men and woman who served in our armed forces in a signals or communications capacity. We get together and network, have pizza, good times and learn from speakers who have successfully transitioned into the private business and government contracting industries (eg. cybersecurity) -- how they did it, how you can do it and how we can help each other succeed.

DO YOU WANT TO APPLY ACIM (A COURSE IN MIRACLES’ PRINCIPLES) IN YOUR LIFE? DO YOU WANT TO CONNECT WITH OTHER STUDENTS AND TEACHERS OF ACIM AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY ARE UP TO? DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW OTHER ACIM STUDENTS ARE APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES IN THEIR LIVES? YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! NOTE: The third Sunday series of events are NOT in a typical study groups format, they are networking opportunities to connect teachers and students of A Course In Miracles with o …

Think DC needs more diversity in its live music and nightlife? So do I! Join this group and be part of some of the newest innovative events in DC, intertwining dance, music, world cultures, and yoga! All good things that can be joined to foster diversity and unity in our community. Let's make a movement for true appreciation of different cultures in DC. Please visit www.rimibasu.com/kriya and sign up to support!

Regardless if you are a beginner, serial , or veteran entrepreneur we want to help you leverage the Lean Startup Methodology to be more effective. The whole point of applying Lean Startup principles is to accomplish your objectives without wasting resources, especially time. This group was created not only to have guests speakers come in to talk about how they used Lean practices to establish successful startups, we plan to take you through the entire process with the help of mentors, judges, …

Want to co-create an innovative Buddhist Center in Downtown D.C.? Come to our Friendship Archway Alliance networking events and connect with other Buddhists, spiritualists, community builders and other group representatives at our monthly 3rd Sundays events. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! The first step is to get to know each other better to see if we are ready to work together harmoniously with appreciation, forgiveness and understanding. These monthly community events provide opportunities to develop …

The Mindfulness Center is a holistic wellness center in Bethesda, MD, offering wellness classes and services including yoga, meditation, tai chi, acupuncture, massage and more. SERVICES & CLASSES meditation, yoga, tai chi, breathwork, prenatal yoga, nia yoga dance, acupuncture, massage, bioenergy, hypnosis, biodanza, body sculpting, personal training, stress reduction, qi gong, connecting couples, nutritional consulting, wholistic yoga, pilates, group acupuncture, chakra yoga, connecting coupl …

Open Source Fashion started in New York City in April 2011.  We have cultivated a community of helpful innovators, and we are going to do the same in DC! The idea of the OSF Meetup group is to bring like minded people together to openly share ideas, contacts, and expertise with each other for the benefit of the entire meetup community, and our individual projects. The continuous emergence of new technologies and products are constantly changing how businesses are being conducted.  Whether you re …

Maryland Open Hack is a place for people to get together and have open discussions and be involved with live demos on various skill sets. There will be guest SME's each week who will answer questions, interact with members, and demonstrate new and hot hacking skill sets. No topic is off limit and creativity is welcomed! Discounted and free training is offered to all members! Another goal of ours is to put together a capture the flag team to show off the talents of our top members. Meetings will …

"Open source" is not just about making software. It's about how we engage with each other, how we innovate and what problems we ultimately solve. This NOAA user group is dedicated to promoting knowledge and sharing experiences about geospatial free and open source software,  and all that follows.

We are DC-area technology entrepreneurs and innovators who want to build viable and vibrant business based on hardware, whether electronic, mechanical, or other. Atoms are the new bits: We believe that the time is ripe for a new wave of entrepreneurship in hardware in the United States and worldwide. Lean startup / pretotype methodologies: Thanks to inexpensive contract manufacturing, domestic and overseas, 3D printing, programmable hardware, and an Internet to propagate ideas, the principles of …

The Washington Leadership Breakfast is an informal forum for entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers to discuss challenges, trends and solutions of leading organizations in the the 21st century. Every entrepreneur eventually accepts that the fun has to stop before their dreams of running a serious and successful company can become a reality.  But does the sickening pall of traditional management really need to turn your lean, innovative start-up into an unforgiving daily grind?  This group is for s …

Every day you’re building your own legacy. You live. You love. You work. Are you leading a life that you’re proud of? You think. You speak. You act. True up your life to the legacy that inspires you. Join us for penetrating conversations that will support you in creating the structures and take the action required to have you fulfill your potential.

The DC Area R Users group has become Statistical Programming DC (SPDC), a part of Data Community DC. This change is a reflection of the reality that people working with data use multiple tools to get the job done. This group has a very strong R user base and following, and our content will be primarily R focused. However, we will also have events on other programming languages that are used for statistical, numerical and data programming including Python, MATLAB, and julia, among others. Our mee …

The NTEN DC 501c3 Tech Club is now (re-)revived! Come join other techies, programmers and strategists to talk about innovative ideas in the nonprofit world. Come support the nonprofit technology sector! DC 501c3 Tech Club has been hosted by NTEN (www.nten.org), NPower DC (http://www.npowergdcr.org/) and Community IT Innovators (http://www.citidc.com).