We invite you to join us for networking conversations over lunch with social entrepreneurs, "changemakers", business partners, professionals, investors, marketing specialists, small housing providers and other members of the Friendship Archway Network. 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 more c …

Be Social Change DC Meetup - We are a community of change makers, social entrepreneurs, start-ups, techies, non-profits, educators and overall do and want-to-do gooders. Collectively, we are cultivating a network that fosters social innovation, supports social entrepreneurship, and creates opportunities to make the world a better place. Our Meetups empower, connect and organize the social change community in New York through: “Be” - events and panels that highlight creative social innovators an …

Young women social entrepreneurs have vision and ambition, but are challenged by lack of support from mentors and peers, lack of access to resources, and lack of training in the skills necessary to manage high impact projects and organizations. YWSE provides an environment in which young women social entrepreneurs' visions and goals are affirmed, supported, promoted, and propelled. This is group for women who want community, to make a difference and HAVE FUN! What is a "social entrepreneur"? Acc …

Simpl is a marketplace that connects innovators across the public, social and commercial sectors to bring about radical change. Simpl is both an online marketplace for the sharing of ideas and resources to make those ideas a reality, as well as a series of meet ups to bring people together and share those ideas offline. To get involved in Simpl, sign up to this meetup group to be keep up to date on when there is a social innovation match making session going on near you. You may also like to f …

After two successful years, NomadsLand's Films That Matter screenings is being rebranded the "NOMADSLAND PRESENTS" FILM SERIES in conjunction with Busboys and Poets. Our aim this year is to coordinate closely with Washington, D.C. area nonprofits and social enterprises to create 8 themed nights on important social issues and frame the discussion with a fantastic feature documentary. Historically, screenings have been sponsored by NomadsLand.com in conjunction with legendary progressive eatery …

Net Impact is an international organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of new leaders who use business to improve the world. We offer a portfolio of programs to educate, equip, and inspire more than 10,000 members to make a tangible difference in their universities, organizations, and communities. The DC Net Impact Professional Chapter is proud to serve our nation’s capital in this noble mission. We provide networking, education …

Xykon hosts hands-on workshops and get-togethers looking at Drupal, CiviCRM, and other open source applications. We want you to join us for some of them or give us your opinion on how these meetups can improve.

The Enterprise SharePoint Professionals Meetup Group was started to allow SharePoint Professionals to network, learn, and share what you know about SharePoint technologies with other cutting edge technical professionals.

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 …

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 ex …

Hi! ProductCamp DC is a 100% participant-driven event where professionals interested in building, launching and managing great products gather to learn from one another and share their experiences. If you are in Product Management or Product Marketing, this is the event for you! Whether you are in a large enterprise, a non-profit, government agency or event a start-up, this is the place you want to be to interact with the region's best and brightest on product strategy. Get involved and get acti …

Creating a portlet.  Allowing your site to be found in search hits.  Optimizing your Lucene search queries.  Managing your web content.  The opportunities and challenges of implementing an open source portal server in the federal government and commercial spaces.  Covering Liferay and its related technologies (Lucene, jBPM, JackRabbit, SOLR, Alfresco, REST, Velocity).  

Meet other local SAP professionals. Wide-open discussions. Share leads. Discuss/evaluate: - best practices - previous installations - trends - forthcoming releases - you name it

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 o …

… Webster's defines "MAFIA" as a group of people with similar interests or backgrounds prominent in a particular field or enterprise. Our spin on it is an acronym for M.A.F.I.A. which represents what I hope we gain as a result of our experiences together. Motivation. Awareness. Friendship. Inspiration. Altruism. We are all works in progress! The purpose of this meetup is to bring like-minded women together to enhance our lifestyles while enhancing the lives of others. To also experience wo …

Attn: QuickBooks Consultants, Accountants & Bookkeepers! Joe Woodard's National Advisor Network is forming local chapters Kickoff meeting Tuesday, Oct 12th from 12-3 pm at the Community Business Partnership, 7001 Loisdale Rd, Suite C (2nd Floor) Springfield, VA 22150 12:00 - 1:00 Learn about the new NAN-NOVA local chapter and the National Advisor Network 1:00 - 2:30 Joe Woodard presents "What's New in QuickBooks 2011" via webinar (you do not need to register separately for the webin …