Welcome to Centers of Influence, LLC (or COIs, LLC as we call ourselves). We are a networking organization that serves and creates COIs in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC areas. Our COI groups take the concept of referral networks to its ultimate level, by providing a consistent and effective forum for professionals in related industries, with access to the prospective clients that we want. Our local groups meet two days per month either for lunch, breakfast, or after work hours on a …

This group explores the use of mobile cross platform development tools and web technologies such as HTML5 and Javascript to accelerate the process of designing and building mobile applications for the iPhone/iPad, Android, Windows Phone 7/8 and other mobile devices. PhoneGap, appMobi, Appcelerator, Corona and other development tools leverage web technologies including JavaScriptand HTML5 and compile to various mobile device platforms. We are going to cover new, emerging tools such as Adobe Shado …

Welcome to the #1 Washington DC, MD, and VA Kick A.S.S. Group where we host activities for men and women of All Shapes, Sizes (A.S.S.)! This group is for women and men mainly in their 20's-40's who want to have fun exploring everything the DMV area has to offer. This group is for single people, married people, new-in-town or for people who have been in the area for a while; and most of all for anyone who wants to meet new friends and socialize. Our main goal is to have fun through outdoor activi …

Glamour photography: is a genre of photography whereby the subjects are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed, seminude, or nude. So if you really want to learn about and shoot glamour this is the group for you! Please join us. Welcome to the Glamour Photography Workshops & Shootout group of the Washington DC Metro Area. Our group is dedicated to putting on instructional workshops focused on teaching you or improving your glamour photography skills a …

Who are we? Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to making a difference one child and one community at a time. The Kiwanis Club of Tysons Corner/Mclean, VA serves the community and its members by organizing volunteering opportunities as well as friendship opportunities. Our club consists mostly of mid-20 to 40-something aged adults, but we welcome all those interested in volunteering. What we do? In Kiwanis, through service (more than 12 million hours a year worldwide) an …

ENTER INTO YOUR GOD GIVEN DESTINY THROUGH SMALL RELATIONAL GROUPS (DC, MD and VA) How to Study and Understand the Bible:  Teaching Series by Pastor, Dr. Michael A. Donaldson Thursday's May 9 - June 27, 2013, 7-9 PM in Alexandria, VA. The Bible is the best selling book of all time, but the least understood. Would you like to learn how we got our bible and learn methods for effective personal study?  If so, then join us for this special session. Topics Include: History and Canonization of the Bib …

THE WEEKLY THURSDAY NITE SESSIONS These brief evening sessions provide deep relaxation and stress reduction through guided meditations and contemplations. Additionally, they provide opportunities for self-reflection, resolution of internal tensions, and increased self-awareness that can enrich the experience of day-to-day life. Equally importantly, they provide an opportunity for individuals with shared values and beliefs based on compassion and loving kindness to form a community of shared inte …

Thousands of D.C. youth and adults are without access to opportunities for growth and development. Given limited networks, many are forced to face the world of work alone, not sure where to turn and who to follow. Skills training and work readiness preparation is not enough. These strategies fail to address a critical workforce asset that millions of young jobseekers need just as much, if not more - Networks. Research indicates that up to 85% of available jobs are not listed in the newspapers or …

We are a Sunday afternoon Meetup group for board games, card games, trivia contests, and other challenges of luck, strategy and fun.  Events are held in the DC Metro area and are Metro Rail accessible. We meet in the DC Metro Area.  Game events include: Eurogames: Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Bohnanza, Thurn und Taxis Party games: Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, Apples to Apples Strategy and Tactics Games:  Risk, Axis and Allies, Stratego, Battleship Card games:  Spades, Eucre, Canasta, Hearts We …

We are the DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.  We help advance computing as a science and a profession.  We do this offline through lectures, workshops, discussion panels, and professional development seminars.  We partner with ACM HQ, ACM Public Policy, ACM special interest groups (SIGs), DC area technical user groups, and area university Comp Sci and Info Tech departments. Join us if you like any of the following categories: http://acm.org/sigs Suggest a topic or speaker, w …

WELCOME to OUR AVID WORLD TRAVELERS and WORLD CULTURE LOVERS ROUNDTABLE!! "LIFE is a JOURNEY, not a DESTINATION! It is NOT measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the PEOPLES, PLACES and AWESOME MOMENTS that take our breath away!! Be an AVID WORLD TRAVELER (NOT a TOURIST) - internationally and domestically - with an insightful GLOBAL view of our WORLD!! As World Travelers and Culture Lovers, bloom where we are planted and commit ourselves to make a positive difference!" As a World Cult …

The Washington Area Astronomy Meetup connects people interested in astronomy by fostering informal gatherings at local star parties, public observatory nights, astronomy lectures and other astronomy-related programs. No experience in astronomy is required and you don't need to own a telescope to participate. The free evening "star party" meetups posted here are hosted by local astronomy clubs and organizations that welcome public participation. These groups offer fun, safe ways to explore the ni …

NoVA Working Moms Network is centered around supporting, encouraging, and providing an outlet for working mothers in Northern Virginia. With regular monthly events for mom alone as well as the whole family, our focus is on fun! Please note: Our group membership is limited to 100 members (active + pending) to foster close friendships among our members and their children. Who We Are Active working moms with active families throughout Northern Virginia Moms who can have a blast both with their ki …

Welcome to the Washington DC Scrum User Group! This group is for Washington DC area Agile evangelists, thought leaders and enthusiasts that are passionate about all things Agile and Scrum. Meetings are held monthly and are mainly discussions, workshops, or open space type sessions covering various topics about Agile and Scrum. Meetings will usually occur on the 3rd Monday or Tuesday night of the month and will be in a location that is metro accessible in the Washington DC/Arlington/Alexandria …

A monthly meetup for folks working to acquire, preserve, steward, provide access to, exhibit and interpret digital cultural heritage. Meetups involve a few short lightning talks followed by a happy hour. A great opportunity for networking with others from the DC library, archive, museums community. We're content agnostic, where digital cultural heritage means everything from the arts and humanities collections, to astrophysical and geospatial datasets and we pride ourselves on being an open and …

Study group for Cisco, Juniper Networks, Certified Ethical Hacker and CISSP. Use online study format but meet up once a month to talk about topics face to face. Study Topics - certification Internetwork Expert (INE) CCIE Routing and Switching Internetwork Expert (INE) CCIE Voice - Workbook Micronics Network (Narbik) CCIE Routing and Switching Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Information Systems Security Professional Lab by remote access CCIE R&S for both INE and Narbik track CCIE Voi …

"When you grow up you have to drink beer." - Arnold Schwarzenegger Or whiskey, vodka, wine, whatever your drink of choice is, we don't judge! Even if it's the non-alcoholic variety. But be forewarned, this is a group for those that do like to partake in a drink (or two or three) now and again. The mission of this group is simple - to have fun and make new friends. The only requirement to join is that you are friendly, non-judgemental, and like to have a good time. We will be planning events on t …

Are you passionate about your art or craft? Are you into mixed media, painting, sewing, crafts, knitting, drawing, or photography. Would you like to share your experiences?  Would you like to learn  how to break into the biz of selling your handcrafted creations?  If you are looking to meet and network with other artists and crafters in the area this group is for you. We will have meet and greets, show and tell, and visit local art events. Also, once you join you will have access to lots of info …

We're an ALL-volunteer, non-profit, non-denominational group of spiritual singles from the Greater Washington, DC Area, with activities in Virginia, Maryland and DC. Please feel free to join us for spiritual, cultural, health, creative, musical, educational and social activities. Also, since we are an ALL-volunteer organization, we invite and encourage anyone to put on an event!  In fact, please do so - it's what makes our organization work! All ages, cultures and beliefs are welcome - and frien …

The primary aim of this group is self-work and self-understanding. It offers an empowering class/group session that is focused on bringing higher frequencies of love, light, wisdom and empowerment into our daily lives. We meet every few weeks to learn, meditate and use techniques to heal daily issues in our lives, as well as manifest what we want. This is done primarily by tracking and clearing unresourceful subconscious patterns and replacing them with patterns of our choice. We also access hig …

We are a group of individuals, who seek knowledge and truth, who take steps to better ourselves, who are either new to the faith of Islam, Interested, or seeking a connection with others in faith. We are joined together to support one another through interaction, conversation, and activities. The goal of the group is to give the newly converted/ reverted Muslim access to others, in order to grow in their understanding and interest, while creating an open environment for sharing. The group is al …

Do you like food? Do you like making new friends? Then join us at Fresh Friends and Food where we explore a new local (Washington, DC) restaurant with amazing food each week. Every Friday, Fresh Friends and Food makes a group reservation for ten people at a new restaurant (all metro accessible!). The food and alcohol bills are tallied up separately. The food bill is split evenly 10 ways and the alcohol bill is split evenly between everyone who drank. No muss, no fuss. So join us next Friday for …

See our message board for information accessible to nonmembers here. The Mycological Association of Washington's meetup group (the "MAWDC Meetup group") is a group for people interested in wild mushroom collecting in and around Washington DC. This group is operated by members of the Mycological Association of Washington (“MAW”), a Section 501(c)(3) non-profit organization formed and operated to support public education about mycological interests. See http://www.mawdc.org/.  In addition to wild …

We're a newbie-friendly Clojure user group oriented around talking about, learning about, and hacking on this awesome functional programming language on the JVM. We strive for openness and accessibility to all levels of experience. Our only prerequisites are an interest in building your skills in and furthering your understanding of Clojure, and your willingness to encourage and enable your peers to do the same. We also maintain a GoogleGroups list. You should consider joining this list if you w …

Looking for a knitting/crocheting/needlework group in or near Falls Church City, accessible by public transportation? Me too! So I decided to start one. We'll begin by meeting at the Panera at 450 West Broad Street in Falls Church City, on Sunday afternoons from 3pm to 5pm, and can talk about changing the location and/or day/time as we go. First meetup will be 3/24/13. All skill levels/flavors of yarn or needlework welcome! Hope to see you there!

Russian Klub focuses on the enhancement of the Russian and international experience. With this experience as our common goal, our activities assist our members to exchange, practice and enrich themselves in the languages. Our group is open to everyone with similar interests for the languages, cultures, and meeting other Global Russians and Internationals in the Washington DC Metro area. Here is what we do, We welcome event organizers and project managers to organize international events using o …

If you like going out to eat, catching a great movie, and participating in interesting and exciting activities ... and you live in the Woodbridge or surrounding area ... then this is the meetup group for you! Most of the meetups will be in the PWC area, but I'm open to going to other theaters in the area as well that may be metro accessible and even home movie nights. I love AMC theatres and like going to Potomac Mills AMC.  I'd love to try some midweek Wednesday movies after work and weekends b …

Founded in 1988, the Potomac River Smallmouth Club (PRSC - www.prsc.org) is the Washington D.C. Capital Area's leading river fishing and conservation organization. With approximately 121 current members, we promote catch and release angling for smallmouth bass, support conservation organizations and agencies, publish a monthly newsletter, present monthly programs with guest speakers, and provide the contacts required members to connect with each other for fishing trips While we are principally f …