The DC Area R Users group has become Statistical Programming DC (SPDC), a part of Data Community DC. This change is a reflection of the reality that people working with data use multiple tools to get the job done. This group has a very strong R user base and following, and our content will be primarily R focused. However, we will also have events on other programming languages that are used for statistical, numerical and data programming including Python, MATLAB, and julia, among others. Our mee …

Join other ladies in playing bridge while sipping your favorite beverage and snacks at the Capitol Hill Le Pain Quotidien (660 Pennsylvania Avenue SE) from 7-9 on Tuesday nights. I miss my North Carolina bridge friends and would like to meet DC bridge friends who enjoy talking with others about the current events, books, movies, and activities while playing bridge. The management of Le Pain Quotidien has agreed to let us use several tables in their dining area to play cards in exchange in exchan …

Local communities across the world organize Joomla!Day events to meet, share and learn with others from the Joomla! Community. the Northern Virginia Joomla! Users Group's events are open to anyone, regardless of their current level of knowledge, experience, or expertise. In October, 2010, we held a very successful JoomlaDayDC. We hope to do so again, but unfortunately were all too busy doing Joomla! projects to put one on in October 2011. Come out, learn, and share!

We are the largest and most active Dating & Men’s self development forum in the Washington, DC and Baltimore metropolitan area and one of the largest in the world with over 1,200 members. We are dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who are looking to improve their dating lives and master their social surroundings. We have recently expanded to include a rapidly growing community in Miami, FL as well. Many of our members found us after reading books like “The Game” by Neil Strauss, a st …

The Chesapeake Investment Group holds monthly meetings to give individual investors a place to discuss financial market events and macro-economic conditions. Our meetings are free and open to the public! We would like to invite you to join us for an open discussion of current economic releases, earnings reports, and major market trends. Members are encouraged to bring topics they are interested in and questions about market conditions. We look forward to meeting you and welcome you to The Ches …

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.

Hi! ProductCamp DC is a series of community organized gatherings focused on product related topics. Professionals interested in designing, building, launching and marketing great products gather to learn from one another and share their experiences. ProductCamp DC was conceived to fulfill the mission of advancing our capability to conceive, build, and market great products through an open and collaborative community. Whether you are in a large enterprise, small business, startup, non-profit or g …

WordPress and Facebook Meetup Group of Northern Virginia was created to facilitate the use of WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS), Social Media & Website Design Platform. Let’s discuss YOUR interests with regard to WordPress & Facebook and how it can help you, your business or organization. Topics would include but not be limited to: Using WP for your Business, Search Engine Marketing with WP, Social Media and WP , Facebook and WP, Website Design with WP. Mission "We will share our …

The District Investing Group holds monthly meetings to give individual investors a place to discuss financial market events and macro-economic conditions. Our meetings are free and open to the public! We would like to invite you to join us for an open discussion of current economic releases, earnings reports, and major market trends. Members are encouraged to bring topics they are interested in and questions about market conditions. We look forward to meeting you and welcome you to The District …

This group is intended to support therapists, massage therapists, nutritionists, personal trainers, managers and other "people professionals" who want to meet each other and who have an interest in adding coaching to their repertoire.  It's also for coaches who want to learn more about how they can make new contacts, increase their knowledge, create new referral partnerships and share their love of coaching. Coaching and wellness professions have an intimate relationship WITHIN their clients.  …

About Us About Divine Heart Center You can learn to self-heal and self-realize by getting initiated into the powerful non-denominational practice of integrated Reiki Raja Yoga offered by the Divine Heart Center. This spiritual practice combines the paths of self-effort and faith in God to:- +Attune you to the higher powers of unconditional Grace and unlimited Willpower +Heal your personal energy, the energy required for your personal well being +Heal your social energy, the energy of “others” w …

This is a group for nonprofits using Salesforce in the DC area to network, share best practices, and enjoy tasty snacks. Please join us*! (*) All are welcome, including consultants...for now. This group exists to share knowledge and help members help each other. We applaud the many consultants doing significant pro bono Salesforce.com work and/or helping online via the the nonprofit google groups + LinkedIn. However, any consultant(s) or vendors taking advantage of this open environment will be …

Meetup Group was created to promote all the organizers in the Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland areas to congregate and exchange tips, schedule joint events and much, much more. Our main goal is to create an alliance to share knowledge, organizers, presenters, venues and other resources. If we work together, our events' quality will increase which results in larger members rolls and possible sponsorships. Of course, this is a closed group by design.  We will open it up routinely with events …

The DC Sitecore User Group is dedicated to providing a forum for Sitecore users, prospective users, and partners in the Mid-Atlantic and metro D.C. area to share best practices, network, and expand their knowledge of the Sitecore Web Content Management System. The group is open to anyone using or considering the Sitecore CMS, or who has an interest in .NET CMS platforms, regardless of technical proficiency

Welcome to the Washington DC Metro area's only Meetup group focused on enterprise search! If you are an enterprise search professional, user, or just interested in networking and learning more about industry trends, topics, and more please join our group and stay tuned for upcoming events.

Do you know your ways around systems? Do you know more than just performing vulnerability, network scans, password cracking, or using a sniffer to listen across the network wire, etc.?  Can you decrypt encrypted files on the fly? Today's network traffic is mostly encrypted, how do you analyze traffic?  Do organizations have a box or appliance to decrypt traffic?  What if you are an Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) Analyst, how would you examine the traffic -- if 80% to 90% of the traffic is enc …

We have always known there was something different about us. Growing up, we were often misunderstood and our knowledge and abilities were suppressed because we just wanted to get along and fit in with our families and friends. We feel a strong connection with the natural world, plants, animals and nature, yet we struggle with physical concepts such as time and money management. We know we are here to serve a purpose, which includes a massive and global shift in awareness. Perhaps we have been me …

In the area their are many youth sports organizations with a lot of knowledge and open to help each other with their experiences in local and traveling (i.e. discounts, which charter companies are reliable, best hotel deals). Just trying to start a group that would be designated to help each other keep our youth organizations running with support and with possibility of savings.

If you have ever felt alone and in the dark about how to take your business to the next level, then this group is for you. Napoleon Hill in "Think and Grow Rich" uncovered a secret of all successful entrepreneurs as the Mastermind Principle. He described it as "The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony." This group is dedicated to the definite purpose of: -Exponentially growing the profits of your business By: -Un …

This meetup is for all people interested in learning about all natural authentic aromatherapy without the sales pitch. Our meetup is about basic therapeutic and subtle aromatherapy knowledge, safety and craftsmanship for healing and wellness. The meetup is for people who want to help themselves to a healthier more rewarding life. We post and cover topics tailored to practitioners (massage therapists, reflexologists, energy workers, etc), healthcare professionals and the general public. Check our …

You may be a Power User of AppDynamics. You may be a casual user. You may just want to get to know us better. Wherever you are on the user spectrum, you should join us at AppJam 2013. This year, the AppDynamics Customer Summit is taking its show on the road. We want to visit a city near you, and make it easy for you to: Hear about the AppJam product roadmap Tap into the deep knowledge base of AppDynamics engineers and customers Learn best practices and hear real-world customer success stories Ne …