Interfacing Information Technology Executives and Experts to uncover mutually beneficial business and employment opportunities.

This is a meetup to explore various viewpoints on: One (Spiritual) One World (Society, Civilization, Interdependence) One World Intelligence (Learning, Modeling, Sharing) One World Information Technology (Enabling, Building, Distributing, Maintanining, Using).   This group was started to bring together people, groups, communities, and organizations who are experiencing, expressing, and seeking increasing levels of "integration" in their world.  This is not a group for meditation or spiritual p …

… (http://ow.ly/1eNJV) Through this push, there is much data being gathered within these electronic systems; from health data and business intelligence to practice facility statistics, there is an abundance of information that has not been feasible to access until now. I personally know how as I work in this field as an EHR (Electronic Health Records) Implementation Specialist, but I need the support of others who would like to venture into a new field. If you would like to expound and le …

New Tech Network is an excellent opportunity to hear about new technologies and opportunities that may enhance the skills you can offer your company or allow you to grow your own company. The New Tech Network will provide you with the industry information you can't get just off of reading articles online. The New Tech Network provides real world experience and exposure to information you need to change the way you do business.  Past New Tech Speakers: Intel, VMWare, Sun, IBM, Symantec, Hit …

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 …

The Social Enterprise for Federal Government - Gov2.0 Meetup will assemble new media specialists, technologists, entrepreneurs, futurists, and innovators focused on social enterprise tools to help Federal employees and contractors improve the effectiveness of government.

This group will meet to share experiences, ideas, tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your IPAD. The Group Coordinator, Sandra Dunhill, is an IT Consultant with a focus on training and training management. With over 13 years of training experience, she looks forward to assisting IPAD users quickly become efficient with their IPADS - to go beyond using it for just entertainment purposes. Please come with one IPAD Tip or Trick to share with the Group. We'll learn and grow together! Ideal …

This is a book club aimed at reading books of interest to IT professionals, especially software developers. Not hard core technical books, but instead the sort of book that you could sit down and read cover to cover in two to four hours, such as Joel on Software, The Cathedral & the Bazaar, Dreaming in Code, etc. [And maybe a single language review book per year] We'll meet at some coffee shop, bookstore or cafe in Takoma Park or Silver Spring near a metro stop. Our group image is an CC xkcd ill …

… (At least listen to the audio CDs like I did) Categories of training and technical assistance include: Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Insurance and Government Contracting. We also provide referrals to free resources and service providers with proven track records. We would like to extend an invitation to our Meetup Group to business owners and would be entrepreneurs in the Washington metropolitan area. Most meetings will take place at Freedom Manor, our meeting, …

This is a great group for I.T. Professionals to meet outside of the office to relax, socialize, talk about sports, politics, life, and the ever growing world of Information Technology. We emphasize finding new friends and associates with similar backgrounds to network with and do exciting things. Dinners, forums, happy hours, adventures, sporting events, and yes, parties are just a few of the types of activities we will partake. .

Thanks for checking out our new group. This group is specifically for those professionals who either work inside or with government officials for transforming the business of government departments, agencies, or offices to operate under an ethos and service delivery of open government. We have launched this meetup to create shared learning opportunities for independent consultants, social entrepreneurs, technologists, nonprofit staffers, government officials working on open government efforts. …

This group was started to ponder, share experiences and activate Lean and Agile in Government. The purpose is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of IT management in Government. People with experience implementing Lean and/or Agile principles, practices, techniques, etc. in the Government space OR consumers of Government IT who have an interest in discussing how to improve efficiency/effectiveness of the system should consider joining.

… Attendees come from a variety of sectors which have included: Information Technology (IT), Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Finance/Banking, Medical, Higher Education Institutions, Healthcare, Commercial Real Estate, Commercial General Contractors, Federal and State Government, Government Contractors, Associations, Non-Profit, Legal, Media, etc.

The SharePoint Special Interest Group (SSIG) is focused on delivering the content the users want. While the SharePoint platform is extensive, we plan to deliver speakers able to address a wide variety of topics, including development, information architecture, user experience, governance and infrastructure. All these components come together to create the best SharePoint experience. Our meetings are held on the 4th Thursday of every month from 7 PM - 9 PM at the Navy League Building (1st Floor) …

  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 jus …

What is ALT.NET? 1. You’re the type of developer who uses what works while keeping an eye out for a better way. 2. You reach outside the mainstream to adopt the best of any community: Open Source, Agile, Java, Ruby, etc. 3. You’re not content with the status quo. Things can always be better expressed, more elegant and simple, more mutable, higher quality, etc. 4. You know tools are great, but they only take you so far. It’s the principles and knowledge that really matter. The best tools are thos …