For the seasoned communicator seeking examples of best practices or successful campaigns, white papers and award summaries don't cut it. You can't ask questions or probe the reasons behind strategies. You can't meet the decision makers and find out what they were really thinking. The DC Communicators Roundtable invites senior level public relations and marketing professionals to monthly meetings where we exchange ideas about successful communications campaigns. This is an opportunity to network …

The longest-running Digital Media Forum for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Executives in the NorthEast, has been helping stat0ups raise capital and executives stay ahead of innovation.

This group is dedicated to growing your business with using social media. You will learn how to efficiently use social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Pinterest to build your brand, and increase sales. Our goal is to providing informative and fun local, social and mobile online marketing workshops. At our Meet Ups you will learn: How to set up Your Twitter Profile for Best Results How to generate qualify leads from Twitter How to use Google Hangouts to use that g …

Introduction This group explores the intersection of the data revolution and the art of creating value. Bring your inner data scientist and learn how people are not only doing cool things with data, but doing so in ways that help startups, businesses, and other organizations thrive. While we will always have industrial, academic, and government luminaries as speakers, this meetup will not just be about lectures and free pizza (or empanadas as we secure sponsors).  Simply put, we are building a …

This Washington DC group is for everyone interested in Web Design, Graphics, Software Development as well as in networking, building online businesses and achieving one's Big Dream. Sometimes only a few web designer show up, therefore, we collaborate with similar groups which will meet at this same event for more new contacts, better networking, fun and mutual support. We appreciate the awesome leadership of Jonathan Perrelli, Adam Zuckerman and others at thefort.vc and foster.ly to facilitate e …

Meet others from DC, MD, & VA interested in New Media, Web 2.0, Video 2.0, and Social Networks. Gather to discuss & learn: webcasting, internet video & video blogging, social media platform technology (Ning, Facebook, MySpace, openID, etc.), digital content, startups, funding & pitching, semantic web, new products & cool ideas & websites. We cover the following and more areas of web technology: * New media * Social web * Web 2.0 & 3.0 * Video 2.0 * Social apps/widgets * Microblogging & blogging …

Join for FREE expand your professional circle. You'll be invited to attend fabulous lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) professional networking events at trendy gay-friendly lounges in Washington, DC. The purpose of the group is to build a stronger base of professional contacts. Share ideas and job possibilities, tap expertise, or meet potential clients or business partners. Benefit by making new connections and adding to your knowledge base. This is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and tr …

If you're paying for ad words, you're spending too much! If you're constantly clicking between social media platforms and updating individual local listings, you're wasting too much time! If you're not on social media, you're missing over half of your potential clients! If you're not sending your content through an online newswire, you're wasting potential exposure! Let's talk about ways to combine all your efforts on a small business budget!

I want to meet anyone who has interested in or works in social media, science, technology, engineering or math. Let's get together to build our social network and meet new people at events and activities in the area.

Customers are evolving in the ways they provide feedback to your organization. Complaints, praise, suggestions, they can be found in the customer care channel, email, or anywhere on the web. Your role as a consumer and customer care professional is changing from a cost center to a insights support and profit driver for your business partners. This group is designed to bring together Consumer Affairs and Customer Care professionals who are interested in discussing and learning about the evolu …

The two main goals are to highlight some great marketing techniques on-line and in the "real world" to take your small business to the next level. Take part in sharing and in learning about some great places and methods to promote your business. Learn the "ins" and "outs" of social media marketing. This is very much a group sharing meeting. Bring your ideas. Learn how to use video in your marketing. Hosted by Odiveo.com at their new offices in Rockville Maryland.  A new guest speaker and topic w …

Make yourself at home - welcome to the HOTCOE Meetup! HOTCOE stands for Hands-On Training & Career Opportunities for Everyone. We are the best at providing the general public with (a) hands-on experience, (b) access to just-in-time education, and/or (c) robust job marketing services. Our group is an outreach of Career Network Ministry (CNM), the largest job seeker service provider in the Washington, DC metro area. Our group is created for: Career discoverers exploring their career calling Aspir …

Go Gay DC - Metro DC's LGBT Community Club - is the newest sensation focused on friendship, leadership, and service. Designed as a civic booster, it fosters gay community spirit. Join Go Gay DC for FREE and enjoy fabulous socials. This is for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (LGBT). It's "the Totally Hip and Happening Club" for Washington, DC-area gay folk and allies. Go Gay DC is the most popular LGBT Meetup in DC. Founded by TJ Flavell, Go Gay DC is a revolutionary use of new media, keeping …

Join this exciting Meetup for FREE and enjoy engaging First Friday socials, fun activities and adventurous events. Our members are hard-working gay and lesbian professionals from a variety of disciplines such as military, government, banking, law, medicine, new media, interior or fashion design and communications. They share the same desire to enjoy the company of like-minded professionals in a relaxed, fun atmosphere. Our group is welcoming and inclusive, respectful of everyone under the LGBT r …

The DCPP is open to all artistic, enlightened, vibrant entertaining individuals who respect and appreciate spoken word and poetry. Divisions If you have questions about the Open Mic series, Entertainment and Media Relations, please contact Jae October. If you have questions about the International Outreach, please email Rodrigo Mariscal Paredes. If you have questions about the Writer's Workshops and other educational programming, please email Michael Anthony Ingram If you have questions about co …

This meetup group is created for managers, professional IT architects, and everyone interested in information architecture art and science. We meet to discuss, debate, share ideas, collaborate to make sense of Big Data, Content Management (including Adobe CQ, Drupal, SharePoint, WordPress), Data Management, Enterprise Solutions, Mobile Technology, SEO, etc. Please make yourself at home - check out our scheduled events below and suggest new ones. Welcome on our board and let there be a higher …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

We are a community of software industry professionals in the Washington DC area meeting regularly to discuss the business of software. This group is the place for software developers, vendors, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, directors, and engineers to learn and share the most recent business and technical innovations, trends, experiences, challenges, and opportunities in the software industry.

FREE networking alliance of many related Meetup Alliance groups including social entrepreneurs, consultants, community organizers and very successful marketing executives and mentors regularly attend as members of the Organizing Committee. (Please do not expect to meet only marketing people at this event. You will be meeting prospective clients, associates, community leaders and other blessings in disguise. This is for  people who want to network with everybody, not just marketing professionals. …

With two decades of solid agency experience among us, our team members have delivered projects for an array of clients, encompassing local businesses as well as Fortune 500 companies. Ministers of Design represents the culmination of this rich continuum: we are driven by a fundamental love for quality design, a commitment to excellence at each step of the process, and a belief in the power of measurable results. Learn more at www.ministersofdesign.com or attend our Meetup on April 4th!

Open Source Fashion started in New York City in April 2011.  We have cultivated a community of helpful innovators, and we are going to do the same in DC! The idea of the OSF Meetup group is to bring like minded people together to openly share ideas, contacts, and expertise with each other for the benefit of the entire meetup community, and our individual projects. The continuous emergence of new technologies and products are constantly changing how businesses are being conducted.  Whether you re …

We host 5 - 10 events each month to help business owners get more leads, make more sales, develop crucial business skills, create strategic partnerships and more. The events fall into three categories: Business Education events (workshops, speakers & trainings), Business Social events (a monthly business networking happy hour & a business brunch), Business Games (Fun games designed to generate leads while teaching people important business skills). Our mission is to assist the business and perso …

Developers interested in joining IBM to learn about big data for social media and log analytics. Get jump started with Hadoop scripting and text analytics and address the full spectrum of Big Data business challenges.

This group is dedicated to local, social and mobile online marketing.  Our group is filled with people passionate about helping local businesses and organizations get the word out on social media, search, email, directories, mobile and everywhere you need to be. Our Members We are filled with diverse and passionate members and experts: Owners of small-to-medium size businesses PR professionals looking to leverage online channels Entrepreneurs who want to grow their business Technology and serv …

Join others to learn & share ideas in an open forum run by one of the most successful meetup organizers in the area. This is the first meetup group designed to assist people & businesses with all aspects of online & offline monetization. The focus is on finding out what is working, and how to either start or grow revenue & conversions for a website, blog, app, game, or newsletter. (Monetization in this case referring to revenue/sales/income/donation). Designed to let online entrepreneuers, blogg …

We are a group for anyone interested in or working in a field of design or home remodeling. Our goal is to bring the design community together to help and inspire each other through networking and educational talks. Professionals and students are welcome. Our members mostly include furniture, lighting, tile, paint, home, fabric, graphic, website designers, and architects, contractors and many more. We welcome everyone and look forward to meeting you and learning about your business.

The GIST initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in 44 countries across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa by identifying, coaching, and funding the most promising technology entrepreneurs through its flagship competitions, start-up acceleration services, online social media platform and interactive mentorship programs. GIST forges partnerships, locally and globally, among technology entrepreneurs, angel investors, mentors and experts, to foster human progress and prosperity.

gsummitX - Gamification in DC is a meetup for anyone involved in and/or interested in the topic of gamification, engagement and/or loyalty. A few times each year, we'll ask the community to come together to hear a speaker from the gamification space, 1-2 demos from companies using gamification in their business model, and our unique workshop-like game called "Play for a Cause." We'll have some grub and beverages for everyone as well. This meetup is run by the Team at Gamification.co and the Gami …