Need help to bring a project to fruition? Building something? Need Math tutoring? Want to learn CAD design? Have a product/invention you want to design? We are here to help! and to help each other!

A place for change makers, technological forerunners and social entrepreneurs to come together to discuss ideas and build new relationships.

Hi, we are developing a Non-Profit based around a distance education web portal. The3rdGoal is the name of the website and its mission is to assist low-income children Nationally and Internationally. STEM field education is an emerging national issue among middle to high school age children in the United States. Girls and Boys are both capable of understanding and excelling in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

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.

JBoss is much more than an Application server.  With industry-leading frameworks such as Seam, Infinispan, and Hibernate, JBoss is raising the bar for enterprise Java. Our membership is comprised of industry practitioners, open source evangelists, and Java craftsmen.  Each month, we meet to highlight some key JBoss technologies. We are also active supporters of the DC area Technology User Groups community and coordinate regularly with them to hold joint meetings and share our insights and exper …

“O Holy Vibration, Boom on the shores of my consciousness.  Break the limiting boundary of my consciousness in the body.  Reverberate through my body, mind, soul, my surroundings, the cities, the earth, the planets, the universe, and every particle of creation.  Unite my consciousness with cosmic consciousness." Parahamansa Yogananda Welcome to your Higher Vibration World! Every year, a plethora of new methods and techniques to cleanse, purge, detoxify and infuse ourselves with vitality and a n …

You in talent acquisition/recruitment/technology/studying/job search? Then this group is for you! Meet other local recruiters, HR professionals, ERE.net members and hiring managers. Discuss topics including recruiting tactics, eRecruitment, social media, web 2.0/recruitment 2.0, talent management, best & next practices, and building business relationships. Corporate talent acquisition practitioners are especially encouraged to join to share your front line experience. Other Topics of discussion: …

Meet other local people who support Permaculture design for creating more-sustainable human environments. Everyone welcome, including all regional residents, friends & supporters! Permaculture offers practical solutions to many of the problems facing the world by using ecology as the basis of organizing systems of food production, housing, technology, economics and community. Please join us as we cultivate a beautiful, delicious and healthy tomorrow! Activities include discussion groups, tours, …

Welcome to Military and Veteran Entrepreneurs (MVE) meet-up group. First, let me introduce myself, my name is Mark and I recently separated from the Air Force and continue to serve as a captain in the Reserves. I started this group in hopes to leverage the strength of the military community and provide a network of support for all types of entrepreneurs. You can also join the group on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/ImYDk8. Our mission is to “Connect military and veterans, to include spouses and o …

This group will meet to share experiences, ideas, tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your IPAD. The Group Coordinator, Sandra Dunhill, is an IT Consultant with a focus on training and training management. With over 13 years of training experience, she looks forward to assisting IPAD users quickly become efficient with their IPADS - to go beyond using it for just entertainment purposes. Please come with one IPAD Tip or Trick to share with the Group. We'll learn and grow together! Ideal …

Northern Virginia ColdFusion Users Group meets (at a minimum) once per month. Our aim is to provide opportunities for ColdFusion and Actionscript developers to meet and network with one another as well as opportunities to engage in presentations and learning to help sharpen your ColdFusion development skills. We are an active group and we always welcome new members. If you live or work (or can otherwise get to) Fairfax, VA then we'd love to have you come out. Speakers interested in attending our …

The SWG has been around for over twenty years, but is just now catching up with this "Meetup" technology.(LOL!) The group used to be huge, but over the years, it has dwindled down mostly because writers have moved away. Nonetheless, the group, though small at the moment, will soon start to grow and flourish as it once was. This is truly a place for novice, intermediate, and seasoned writers who would like to share their work in a friendly environment where harsh criticism is reprimanded. Even if …

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

Welcome to the NOVA area Redditors meetup group! If you are a redditor living in Northern Virginia, then this group is for you. This includes Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and other surrounding counties! We welcome people of all genders, ages, ethnicities, orientations, species, planetary allegiances, hair colors, and levels of nerdiness, so come join us! Please note that illegal substances are banned from meetups, so do not bring any. Thanks :)

A Linux Users Group to meet and talk about Open Source and Linux. We discuss a variety of subjects from very technical to high level all concentrated in providing IT solutions using Open Source and Linux. Besides the meetings, we use http://calypso.tux.org/mailman/listinfo/fredlug to communicate between the group members outside the meetings. Feel free to join.

Welcome to the Cybersecurity Innovation Forum Meetup Group sponsored by George Mason University's Master of Science in Management of Secure Information Systems. Our meetups are held quarterly and feature a series of ten-minute case study presentations by cybersecurity experts and technology innovators followed by a panel discussion and questions. The focus of the meetings is on cybersecurity innovation including innovation rationale and motivation, technology, metrics and lessons learned. All ev …

We're a rag-tag group of software developers, mostly focused on web tech, but with a wide range of interests and experience. Our meetings are a mix of free-ranging discussion, short presentations, and project co-working. If you have ideas to share, questions to ask, or code to hack on, come by and say hi.

Global Om 108 is a call to action on International Day of Peace taking place September 21, 2012 for people and organizations to hold 108 Om chant sessions around the world. GlobeShift is a company unifying Spirit through Technology. We believe that energetics, metaphysics, mindfulness, consciousness, intention and other such modalities can resolve individual, group, local, regional, national and global issues that involve the dis-ease of any beings on earth or beyond. We believe (and studies hav …

Welcome to Riak DC. A meetup group in the Washington DC metro area for people to talk Riak, application development, NoSQL, Big Data, and all things distributed.

One of the over 330 IEEE sections worldwide, the Richmond Section exists for the mutual benefit of its members and the greater public in 26 counties and six independent cities of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. A non-profit organization with more than 400,000 members in more than 160 countries, IEEE is the world's largest professional association advancing innovation and technological excellence for the benefit of humanity. IEEE and its members inspire a global community to in …

Do you have a killer mobile app idea? Join us at the App Social. A social networking event where you will get 5 mins to pitch your idea to developers and marketers.  You will have the opportunity to partner with developers and marketers to launch your app for little or no start up costs. In exchange, the marketers and developers you choose to partner with will share in the app revenue. Mobile app enthusiasts gather together to network, share ideas and kick start a deserving app idea.

For those interested in getting together to casually discuss oversold stocks in tech. Share stocks who you are taking a look at or currently own, and get ideas from others which can be a good starting point for your own research. Some of these stocks could be undergoing a company turnaround effort and be getting tons of negative press in the media, some could be stocks which have fallen prey to questionable ethical decisions by investment banks/analysts/hedge funds, etc. These are companies whic …

This transformative workshop will help you: • Get clear on your purpose • Tap into your unique talents • Create your own definition of success through your authentic self This workshop includes: • Meditation and centering exercises • Comprehensive syllabus • Facilitated chapter sessions • Group discussion & sharing • Take home work Prerequisites: • Copy of the Firestarter Sessions by Danielle Laporte http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Starter-Sessions-Practical-Creating/dp/030795210X • Willingness to be …

Capital Technology Management Hub (CTMH) is a networking organization for technology management professionals in the Washington metropolitan area. Founded and run by alumni of the Technology Management Master program at George Mason University, CTMH provides a forum where professionals can effectively network, learn, recruit, and search for new career opportunities. Technology Management professionals can have a wide variety of roles but in essence they design, implement, support, or manage tech …

This group is for anyone who is interested in collaborating for the start ups in MEMS, and nanotech.

FredDev is a social group geared toward developers and designers from around the Fredericksburg, VA region. It's an opportunity for you to come together with your peers to build community, discuss technologies, and solve problems. WHEN: 6:30pm to 8:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. WHERE: Location to be announced at least 1-week prior to monthly meetup.

This is a group for neophytes into 3D printing. Together we will explore possibilities and potential of this intriguing technology. Learning and growing together, we will focus towards eventually making and creating our own visions. All are welcome.

What's the big deal with big data? McKinsey consulting predicts a shortage of 140,000 data scientists in the US, and a shortage of 1.5 Million of...the rest of us. The business users who make decisions based on the data. The folks who interact with the data scientists. Once per month, we'll feature a speaker or workshop focusing on Big Data case studies (like how Big Data is helping the NYPD solve crime, Unilever sell more soap, and The World Bank alleviate poverty in Burundi), consider the impl …