Network with other fashion designers actively working in the industry. You need to be currently employed in the industry; recent graduates of the major design schools are welcome as well. This is a group intended to help active designers continue to develop their careers, to share tips and success and horror stories, and to offer job search advice to others. Starting in April 2008, we will be meeting primarily in Second Life, which will allow us to start getting ready for the coming changes t …

TimeOut NY Rates Paradigm Shift "Critics' Pick" honored an unprecedented 8 times!http://www.paradigmsh...Use the "F" word. Change NYC. Change the World.Mission Statement: We foster a thriving, active, diverse, and expanding feminist community with the purpose of self-expression and coalition building, creating a shift in social, political, and economic consciousness.Paradigm Shift is the New York City metro-area’s critically acclaimed and largest feminist community group and event series. We hos …

This site has gone to the dog! All things dog! We'll chat about places to go, things to sniff, what's bark worthy and what's not. Our favorite doggy designers, our favorite doggy venues, our favorite local doggy charities. AND, we'll keep you up-to-date with all of the doggy events in the NYC area. If it's dog related, we'll cover it! Let's have fun with fido!

A network of web developers, software engineers, database administrators - any and all technologists who'd like to use their skills for good. We share opportunities to volunteer, learn about social mission businesses, and network with other developers who want to make a difference. We're supported by CodeMontage, where developers can enroll in challenges to improve their skills while helping social good projects. Outside of meetups, you can connect with us through our individual office hours. N …

About us: Join us if you'd like to be part of a community that has small salon events to interact with curated presenters works together to create positive "greater good" outcomes using creativity, innovation + play attend events or lectures focusing on design, innovation, social space experiments and more All are welcome. Artists, activists, creatives, intellectuals, scientists, technologists - any curious, open-minded types will feel right at home here. No egos-- just ideas, actions and fun …

Welcome to New York's first ExpressionEngine Meetup group. If you're already a developer, freelancer, or an agency working in EE, or if you're considering EE as your next CMS (content management system), this group is for you. ExpressionEngine (http://www.expressionengine.com) is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use CMS designed for both small personal websites to the largest of enterprise-level endeavors. With a superb support team and an active community of developers and designers, EE is n …

The Independent Designers are here... Just Off 7th Ave! This is our Think Tank! Here, independent fashion designers come together to collectively advance their careers by expanding the exposure of their unique collections using strategies such as fashion shows, photoshoots and other events. This meetup brings together talented indie fashion designers to share experiences, learn how to develop their businesses, market their goods and network within the fashion industry and beyond. This group is o …

Drupal community meetups and events in NYC and surrounding areas. Converse and share with others about building and using Drupal sites. This Meetup Group is an extension of the NYC Drupal User's Group at Drupal.org. Please join us at groups.Drupal.org/NYC and become an active participant! Thanks!

Jo7a Crew! Thank you for stopping by. The purpose of this group is to support the activities of the Independent Fashion Designers of JustOff7thAve. Models, photographers, bloggers, stylists, videographers, editors, PA's, writers, directors, actors, web designers, graphic artists and anyone else interested in participating in fashion shows, videos and events, development of promotional tools and are willing and able to participate in both the planning and execution are invited to join. This is no …

WHAT IS THIS GROUP ABOUT ? FUN with Strangers is basically all about FUN i.e. F is for Friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for Anywhere, Anytime, Anything, Anyone :)(PG 13). Big Apple is very big and it is very tough to meet people. This group is designed to make it a whole lot easier in bringing people together for some fun activities. The main goal of this group will be to create a cohesive environment where everyone feels welcome and can create a great network of friends. …

Young Professionals Amnesty International (YPAI) engages and supports Amnesty activists from diverse backgrounds entering the workplace. YPAI provides Amnesty and other human rights activists a space to network, organize, and contribute to the struggle for human rights in the U.S. and abroad. YPAI provides a unique networking opportunity for present and prospective human rights leaders to take part in fun social activities like Human Rights Happy Hours, Amnesty BBQ’s, Human Rights Film Screening …

There's an incredible transformation taking place in Medicine right now, and this group is focused on the design, development and implementation of innovation -- technologic, systems and operational -- directly at healthcare professionals.  And we want to create a community that is in the lead! The current roles and responsibilities, interdependencies and ways of working  between physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are being challenged and there will need to be car …

WHAT IS THIS GROUP ABOUT ? FUN & Social Times Hoboken is basically all about FUN i.e. F is for Friends who do stuff together, U is for you and me, N is for Anywhere, Anytime, Anything, Anyone :)(PG 13). Big Apple is very big and it is very tough to meet people. This group is designed to make it a whole lot easier in bringing people together for some fun activities. The main goal of this group will be to create a cohesive environment where everyone feels welcome and can create a great network of …

"My New Year's resolution is to learn to code with Codecademy in 2012! Join Me!" -Mike Bloomberg 2012 is Code Year according to Codecademy, an online startup which aims to offer an easy to use, interactive way for people to learn software coding. Learning to code doesn't have to be a solitary activity. Just like anything else, you've got to put in the hours to get good at it. But there’s a lot of important learning that takes place in a group, where people with a common goal can share their …

Bloggers Who Brunch On Fashion was established specifically as a great way to stay connected to fashion bloggers who want to meet up often to discuss their aspirations, experiences, and passion for their blogs. By staying connected in real life it can give other bloggers motivation or more inspiration to improve and/or maintain their blog. Its great to have a round table of views flying around in a great environment especially around a great brunch. Initial Requirements to Join Bloggers are t …

Do you want to transform public spaces into vibrant interactive places? Spearhead projects that prioritize bikers and walkers? Improve our public transportation systems? Promote energy efficient buildings? Revitalize our blighted neighborhoods? Infuse art and creativity into our urban spaces? We all have thoughts and ideas on any of these topics. Let’s collaborate. This group is meant to bring together urbanists, planners, designers, environmentalists, artists, developers and anyone else interes …

The NYC Dowtown Puppy Social is designed to provide a safe and healthy place for young puppies to play and socialize while building their Puppy Play Skills. Parents can share tips about Puppy health and training.

It's Tech@NYU's monthly party! At each DemoDay, Tech@NYU members and other NYC students will demo what they've been working on for the last month in the areas of programming and design. It's a monthly celebration, where Tech@NYU opens it doors to show off what we've been doing. NYC students - if you'd like to demo your latest hack, project, or pre-funding startup, please contact one of the organizers. Past demos have included: A Javascript library for calculus and statistics A remote control fo …

A group for Python ladies of all levels of programming experience, in the NYC metro area. Pyladies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world …

A collective of developers, designers, researchers, artists, occupiers, and hackers discovering new ways of relating to the Occupy movement through data analysis and transformation.

This is a group for both fans and designers of independent fashion. I was thinking we could get together at least once a month and either do something low-key (drinks, dinner, etc.) or go on a shopping/fashion excursion. Some possible destinations include The Market NYC, Chelsea Market, the flea markets in Brooklyn, etc. Pretty much any place that sells or promotes emerging designers is fair game. We are open to suggestions as to activities and dates/times. Designers, this is also a group for yo …

Welcome to Fashionably Social. A Fashion Industry Networking Group. This group is for those in the fashion industry including, but not limited to: models, photographers, boutique owners, designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, fashion bloggers, etc. The goal for the group is to get together periodically for industry social mixers where members can collaborate on upcoming projects, sign up for learning workshops and seminars and attend and support each other's projects and events. I plan to fac …

Active Women Starters (AWS): Active women for progress and entrepreneurship. A a group of female entrepreneurs, women in business, and their supporters located in NYC. Mission statement: Foster women's empowerment, genuine sisterhood, and entrepreneurship in the NY metro area. Values: Supporting each other, for all the right reasons. Knowing yourself before you know others. Treating others with respect. Actively practicing true leadership. This group is for women and men who want to do big thing …

#Cleanweb is about applying tech solutions to resource problems-- in energy, water, waste, transit, food, air, and other areas-- by taking advantage of the powerful trends in cheap computing power, mobility, data availability, and social graphs. Learn more at Cleanweb.co Anyone active in technology, design, entrepreneurship, and/or resource issues should join! We are organizing a project-based Cleanweb meetup and events in NYC, connecting to other Cleanweb communities around the globe. We meet e …

This is inspired by a man who used to show up at a 24/hr diner near me dressed as Edgar Allen Poe at 4am to just read by himself and have some coffee. I started going dressed as Dylan Thomas, and though we didn't interact much, it was nice to set aside some designated "me time" out of the house, and have a familiar face nearby. He's seemed to have stopped going out, but I was hoping to extend the community to others! You can come as a literary person, a philosopher, or other thinker. Please, if …

This is a private meetup group in NYC for anyone connected to Pivotal Labs and interested in design. If you have worked in some capacity on a Pivotal project actively or recently, please feel free to join. We are open to all pivots, clients, freelancers, business leaders, product peepz and anyone who is interested in design. We will keep the meetups informal and fun, and will surely satisfy that design conversation you've been DYING to have all month. Our goals are: networking, informal feedback …

Aspiring design and art students - lets get together to inspire each other. We can have affordable informal meet up sessions where these budding talents can share and receive advice from each other. I am starting this group to connect creative talent from different schools and provide a platform where we can talk about trends, activities in different schools and future prospects for career advancement.

A virtual homeschooling cooperative for families with kids K-12 to connect and share interests through workshops, park days, community service, trips, tours and more. HOW TO POST: Please note that when you post a new event, it may take up to 24 hours for your event to be announced to other members with you designated as the event "host." Once you are designated the host and your Meetup event is official, you can add an RSVP limit to your post. (Meetup sets up the site this way, so that the site …