… This is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and straight allies who work in new media, Web 2.0 and 3.0 design and content, social networking, Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, videography (YouTube, Vimeo), information technology, digital architecture, interactive, SEO strategy, open source, Drupal, computer networking and programming, telecom, and engineering. Gay and lesbian .com executives, LGBT bloggers, Obama administration IT infrastructure and Government 2.0 change-maker …

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

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 …

… (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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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, …

… 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.

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 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. .

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.

This meetup group is dedicated to organizing Washington DC -based events for the Alfresco Open Source Enterprise Content Management System (http://www.alfresco.com). Users of Alfresco Open Source Enterprise Content Management to exchange information, code, use cases, case studies, demos, ideas and friends. Leverage the transparency (of code and conduct) and community of Open Source.  The group welcomes technical and non-technical users with the goal of creating a network of people who can be a …

… After decades of doing IT Consulting, Tutoring, and Classroom Teaching, I have decided to put together a meetup group where I can share a lot of useful information in short sessions. This is not a user's group, and is a vehicle by which its members can receive the same type of training as is offered in standard, full-day courses, at a fraction of the cost.  This group is intended to help: * New computer users * Experienced computer users who need to "fill in the gaps" * Those who wish to get a …

Rockville SEO Experts is a local networking group specifically for online marketing, analytics and SEO professionals in the Rockville, MD area to share industry information, job opportunities and best practices.