Value is absolute. Economic, environmental and social components exist. Blending of all three will create a better world. -MG The Social Good For Profit meetup is a forum for passionate people working to make the world a better place through business. Our mission is to foster discussion, surface big ideas and provide a network of support for social entrepreneurs, thought leaders, investors, professionals and students involved in the "for profit for purpose" space. Our members believe that blendi …

The Feast convenes the most remarkable entrepreneurs, radicals, doers and thinkers who are revolutionizing the way things work for the betterment of humanity. For 2012, we're hosting the first ever global Social Innovation Week in NYC to re-imagine what a better future might look like and we'd like to build it with you, our community. Get ready to get full on good.

Passionate about using design thinking for social innovation? Want to collaborate with a dynamic group of changemakers, social entrepreneurs, designers and artists. Want to get involved and do something with your skills. You love to network but you are really looking to collaborate. Then your in the right place. We are a interdisciplinary group devoted to bringing together communities and designers with one goal: Projects that are socially conscious.

Our purpose is to promote diversity within the NY tech community by supporting the next wave of Latino technology leaders. We strive to create a community for Latinos working and interested in technology. We will share what excites us, explore challenges, opportunities, and our innovations. We see technology innovation not as a market segment, but a universal catalyst to improve and enrich our communities. Our themes include entrepreneurship, the Internet, open government, social entrepreneurshi …

Amplify is a monthly global salon series that is a intimate extension of Influencer Conference (InfluencerCon). It is designed to delve deeper into InfluencerCon themes and create a thought provoking environment. We urge members to join us in framing new conversations around creativity, innovation, mindfulness, collaboration and non-siloing our world. Amplify salons will provide a social & intellectual environment to meet fellow influencers, exchange ideas and create change.

Entrepreneur Week is a global community driven to connect and educate both aspiring and early-stage business owners with the necessary knowledge, tools, skills and access to create jobs, unleash ideas, strengthen economies, and attract capital investment. Over the past three years Entrepreneur Week has developed deep roots in New York and Denver, providing access, education, and support for more than 5,000 entrepreneurs; representing more than $8 billion in revenue. Entrepreneur Week and its ass …

The NYC Entertainment & Sports Digital Meetup brings together entrepreneurs, technologists, strategists, creatives, and investors interested in furthering innovation in the entertainment, sports, and music industries. We envision bringing together founders, mentors, and investors for product demos and tech discussions with the mission of helping them meet future co-founders, partners and co-investors.

This group is dedicated to advancing innovations that focus on improving patient care with the active involvement of Patients, Physicians, Nurses, Administrators, Engineers, and even Lawyers.  If your interest is in improving the practice and performance of medicine, than this is the meetup for you. Borne of the Health 2.0 international movement, Eugene Borukovich started the NYC chapter in 2008. Our chapter has since grown to become the largest healthcare innovation focused meetup in the world …

Gotham Media's Innovation Lab focuses on presenting programs for entrepreneurs and innovators. We'll focus on how to reach the next level when it comes to starting and/or improving a company. Whether you're starting a company, working on improving an existing company, big or small, or just thinking about innovation and entrepreneurship, this is the place to be. Related Meetups included Gotham Media and FoodTECHNYC

This is a group for restaurant operators to learn and discuss innovations in the restaurant industry. The group will focus on ways to improve the guest experience and increase revenue through optimizing and opening new channels.

What is Co Working ? Co-working is redefining the way we do work. Built around the tenets of community building and sustainability. Co working spaces are shared community spaces for independent professionals to work from like an office but with much more flexibility and creativity.

Conversation Cafe Tired of small talk? Want to try some big talk about questions that matter? Experience the magic of deep listening and intentional conversation among people with diverse views . A Conversation Café is a hosted, lightly structured conversation where you can talk and listen with others about your thoughts, feelings and dreams for a better world. The conversation will be held in the spirit of respect, curiosity and inclusiveness. We foster dialogue rather than debate, we invited y …

Join the local New York City forum for the Volumetric Society ( http://volumetric.org ) an eclectic group of innovators exploring the arts & sciences of a new world of natural user interfaces between body, brain, and spatially aware computing for the physical world.  Come exchange ideas, demo your projects, or just get exposed to the volumetric future that devices such as Kinect, Emotiv/MindWare, volumetric 3D displays and cameras and telematic interfaces are taking us. Everyone is welcome - fro …

This Meet-up is dedicated to Agencies and Media Companies that are using 'Big Social Data" in innovative and exceptional ways. We are looking for like minded professionals that live Social Media within Agencies and Media Companies or for their Brands they manage. This group will be fun and relaxed,and share Best Practices from some of the Best Social Marketers in NYC. Global Agencies and Local Niche players will share their insights and best practices. We will meet every 4-6 weeks in NYC @ a uni …

NYC Marketing Mixer is a networking group for young professionals in marketing, branding, innovation, digital, and strategy across all industries, working in New York City. We strive to keep the group's membership at a healthy 80/20 balance when it comes to client-side/agency-side, employed/job-seekers, permanent/freelancers, etc. to maximize the productivity of our networking events. We host monthly networking happy hours at different venues throughout Manhattan. Learn more about the group at w …

Got an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategy from other innovators? The Inventors Association of Manhattan is for you. Every 2nd Monday of the month, we feature an expert guest speaker, lively discussion among inventors. We foster professionalism, trust and support: All Welcome! Easy online registration. Miss a mee …

Disruptive Technologists in NYC Meetup (Scroll down to the bottom for info on next Meetup Event) Collaborating with ATT Adworks on the upper west side we we hold meetups to celebrate, support, enlighten and advise each other on game-changing new products, wacky ideas, wildly entrepreneurial visions and then getting them to fruition. This will be a major mentoring group for people interested in succeeding in their ideas with exceedingly wise, inspirational and funny speakers and presenters. WHERE …

Total 3D Experience 3D Printing New York is for anyone interested in the revolutionary 3D technology. Whether you are: a novice and would love to see a 3D printer in action, owner of a 3D Printer and keen to show off your creations and share your experience, a designer or an artist using 3D printing in your work - or keen to, enthusiast user of Sketchup, Blender, SolidWorks or any other 3D drawing software, a developer interested in new 3D modelling techniques, curious about making your own jew …

Welcome to NYC Mobile! This group is for folks doing interesting things in the mobile space. The goal is to inspire mobile innovation in New York City through thought exchange and networking. We love the perspectives of technologists, strategists, business innovators, marketers and advertisers. Important topics to discuss include ad networks, payment systems, mobile UI, 2D codes, app development, mobile hardware and software, platform opportunities/growth and how legacy industries are evolving t …

At Travel 2.0 we discuss web and mobile travel innovations and technology, and attempt to help travel entrepreneurs hone their vision and product. The best travel startup Meetup in New York, and now in San Francisco, we address travel in the web 2.0 and mobile context: online travel, social travel, travel innovations, travel technology, travel planning, mobile apps, mobile tech. More broadly, anyone interested in web technology, mobile apps for travel, social commerce, social media, startups, in …

This group is for innovative managers, HR professionals and teleworkers who are interested in sharing and learning about best practices and technologies that help dispersed teams collaborate better. Our goal is to promote efficiency, productivity, better life-style, and protect the environment by using cutting-edge visual collaboration tools and methods.

The DesignX Meetup Group brings design innovators together for inspiring  events and thoughtful exchanges centered on the cutting edge technologies revolutionizing our designed world. During New York City's inaugural design week you can get in the digital fabrication game through DesignX, a series of hands-on workshops bringing together leading experts from digital design and next-gen manufacturing. DesignX will consist of four days of classes and networking events, including presentations from …

Come Together For Health™ Improving access to affordable healthcare by promoting innovative technologies that transform healthcare. Health Technology Forum (HTF) is a platform for people worldwide who have a common interest in making healthcare better, more accessible and affordable. Our international network of technology and healthcare entrepreneurs, developers, regulators, and providers are advancing the pace of healthcare innovation by engaging in exciting and productive dialogue between exp …

The landscape of the beauty industry is rapidly changing in the web 2.0 era. Welcome anyone interested in the beauty industry - media, brands, retailers, agencies, startups, bloggers, and broadly, anyone who’s interested in social commerce, social media, social game, social graph, real time search, web 2.0, technolgy, entrepreneurship, innovation, startup, and like to connect with other beauty-istas and technologists! The group will invite beauty industry speakers, panel and enthusiasts to disc …

This is a local chapter(NY/NJ) of PDMA organization. The chapter’s Mission is to provide product developers and innovators with information, education, relationships, and resources enriching their professional development and careers. Our Events: We move our mission forward through events. Please email us if you would like to speak at our events or if you have any ideas or recommendations. We look forward to seeing you at our next event! Join our online community to register for upcoming events …

JFE (Jews For Entrepreneurship) Network is the leading and largest organization and platform for connecting entrepreneurs and investors, and accelerating innovation in the Jewish community. We launched in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in November 2009. Right now we are bringing the Silicon Valley spirit of entrepreneurship to New York City and other U.S. locations. Over the past 3 years we have hosted numerous pitch events, seminars, speaker panels, and networking mixers. We have witnessed nu …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

Forum to exchange ideas, discuss trends, learn about new Microsoft technologies, and having a good time with other talented Solution Architects that put Microsoft Technologies to work in innovative ways... Considering SEMAT? Software engineering is gravely hampered today by immature practices. Specific problems include: • The prevalence of fads more typical of fashion industry than of an engineering discipline. • The lack of a sound, widely accepted theoretical basis. • The huge number of …