Open to all since 1981, the Enterprise Forum® has promoted the growth, education, and success of the entrepreneur and business community of the greater Washington & Baltimore area. The MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC and Maryland is a volunteer organization which provides exceptional quality events that are open to the public. Its many programs are targeted to local start-ups, high technology businesses, venture capitalists, angels, and the professionals who support them. The MIT Enterp …

This is a group for anyone interested in education technology and promoting education in the classroom for teachers, entrepreneurs, and policy makers in the Washington DC region. We will be organizing keynotes, panel discussions, and more. We will try to meet monthly to explore various topics at the intersection of education and technology; to learn about the latest technologies that are supporting teachers; and to hear from teachers about the problems in education that must be fixed now. In add …

** We have renamed this Meetup to reflect the interests of our members and the direction of our company ** If you're an IT professional looking to learn more about new technologies like the cloud, virtualization, mobility, unified communications, and more, this is the group you've been waiting for! The purpose of this Meetup is to bring IT pros together so they can do what they do best: talk tech, share experiences and war stories, and learn about the latest trends in IT so they can have a compe …

Make yourself at home - welcome to the HOTCOE Meetup! HOTCOE stands for Hands-On Training & Career Opportunities for Everyone. We are the best at providing the general public with (a) hands-on experience, (b) access to just-in-time education, and/or (c) robust job marketing services. Our group is an outreach of, Career Network Ministry, the largest job seeker service provider in the Washington, DC metro area Virginia Institute of Technology's Office of Business Development, committed to bridgin …

Want to see cool new technology? Want to interact with other cool techies, startups, and business folks? Have some time in the morning? Then come to TechBreakfast, a monthly breakfast in Baltimore, Columbia, DC, and Northern Virginia where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and interact with each other . "Show and Tell for Adults" is what we usually say. No boring presentations or speakers wh …

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 …

This group is dedicated to discussing new trends in the Web 3.0. Come learn about the latest developments in Rich Internet Applications, Social Media, Mobile Development and the Outernet. Listen to industry experts describe new technologies and network with like minded peers. DEFINITION OF WEB 3.0 http://www.mindgrub.com/web3.0/

Hosted by Acceleprise.vc & Foster.y Enterprise technology is changing the face of large organizations by bringing efficiency, increased profitably, and employee happiness. The DC #EntTech Meetup works to foster innovation in enterprise tech, build a community of learning, and promote the best and brightest within the space.

This group is for Google Glass users, enthusiasts and those who are simply curious to learn about this new wave of wearable technology. We will host events to share ideas, experiences and host Q&A sessions about Glass. From Google Glass Pioneers to everyday tweeters who dream #ifihadglass, everyone is welcome. Feel free to continue the conversation at the Google+ community or at the LinkedIn group.

Big Data District is a Washington DC based organization that will articulate the future of data and technology and link together tech savvy people. We will do this by connecting supporting and developing start-ups, entrepreneurs, big thinkers, and radical ideas in the Big Data & Technology space. We will host various events including meet-ups and hackathons where attendees can connect and collaborate. Specific technology areas of interest: Hadoop Projects, Cloud Computing, Analytic Platforms and …

Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new start up venture, here is your opportunity. Just Dev …

Social changemakers from Baltimore come together to talk about technology, swap ideas, and build new relationships.

This meetup group is created for managers, professional IT architects, and everyone interested in information architecture art and science. We meet to discuss, debate, share ideas, collaborate to make sense of Big Data, Content Management (including Adobe CQ, Drupal, SharePoint, WordPress), Data Management, Enterprise Solutions, Mobile Technology, SEO, etc. Please make yourself at home - check out our scheduled events below and suggest new ones. Welcome on our board and let there be a higher …

How is technology impacting Baltimore? BmoreTech Meetup is a fast-paced evening demo event that explores how the local tech community is impacting job growth/rention, digital access/education, and government/policy reform in Baltimore. Three presenters will demo projects that are changing how we think about technology in the city. Organized by Technically Baltimore.

Meet others from DC, MD, & VA interested in New Media, Web 2.0, Video 2.0, and Social Networks. Gather to discuss & learn: webcasting, internet video & video blogging, social media platform technology (Ning, Facebook, MySpace, openID, etc.), digital content, startups, funding & pitching, semantic web, new products & cool ideas & websites. We cover the following and more areas of web technology: * New media * Social web * Web 2.0 & 3.0 * Video 2.0 * Social apps/widgets * Microblogging & blogging …

The Central Maryland Association of .Net Professionals (CMAP) Advanced Topics in Software. The CMAP organization provides networking and training in Microsoft and integration technologies. The advanced topics group studies applied software problems and techniques. The advanced topics group is not limited to Microsoft technologies understanding that applied software technologies utilize technologies from many different sources. The topic for the 2012/13 year will be medical software and will prov …

The GIST initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in 44 countries across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa by identifying, coaching, and funding the most promising technology entrepreneurs through its flagship competitions, start-up acceleration services, online social media platform and interactive mentorship programs. GIST forges partnerships, locally and globally, among technology entrepreneurs, angel investors, mentors and experts, to foster human progress and prosperity.

Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new start up venture, here is your opportunity. Just D …

“I Am Diversity In Technology” Meetups fill a vital void in the regional technology eco-system – a space specifically geared towards the needs of the minority tech entrepreneur. The I AM DTECH (#IAmDtech) Meetups are monthly, alternating between Baltimore and Washington, DC on the last Wednesday of the month. The Meetups allow for unmatched networking opportunities and access to resources relevant to building diversity in the regional tech entrepreneurship space. Each Meetup will include imparti …

Our objective is to provide Web API enthusiasts, people who are thinking about, interested in, or actively developing Web APIs, a space to get together, share ideas, and discuss techniques and technologies in a vendor neutral environment. Please come and join us, learn from each other, and have a little fun.

The mission of FEDSPUG is to establish a community for the Federal Government civilian agencies, military users and contractors to discuss and collaborate on SharePoint best practices and evolving technologies. Monthly meetings are held on the 1st Thursday of every month. For more information about our organization please visit www.fedspug.org. Women in SharePoint DC is a Special Interest Group of FEDSPUG dedicated to supporting IT women in the Metro DC area. Effective September 1, 2011 our two …

Meet other local JavaScripters to share knowledge, help each other out, review new technology and dream up new ways to use and make JavaScript the most loved language around. We encourage knowledge sharing and a comfortable environment to be yourself. Our meetings cover general Web Development topics focused on the programming side of things. Sometimes we cover the many JavaScript libraries available to aid in JavaScript development, including Backbone, Ember, ExtJS, Sencha Touch, jQuery, etc.

Meet other local developers, architects, and designers focused on Java, J/EE (J2EE), and J/ME (J2ME) technologies. We try to strike a balance between networking/socializing and discussing/learning about code, architecture, and innovations. Both beginners and pros are welcome!

This group is focused on learning and sharing ideas on NOSQL and distributed graph database technologies and solutions...

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

The Green Building Technology Group is a networking group focused on sustainable and high performance building professionals in the DC/MD/VA area.  The group is designed for contractors, architects, designers, green consultants, builders, real estate professionals and anyone else who is interested in how work in their field is related to and contributes to this industry.  We are a group who wishes to come together to discuss design and construction techniques, best practices, lessons learned, an …

Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Data Web. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. Mailings list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-listHomepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of …

Meet other local people interested in the technology, opportunities, marketing, scalability, advertising, and social impacts of social platforms including: * Bebo (OpenSocial, f8) * Facebook (f8) and Facebook Connect * Hi5 * Imeem * Kickapps * Linkedin * Lycos * MySpace * Ning * Orkut * Plaxo * Salesforce / Exchange And also stuff like Friend Connect, MySpace Data Availability, Facebook Connect, and clouds: AppEngine, Amazon Web Services/EC2/S3. And timeless marvels such as Softwa …