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 …

Welcome to New York City Visual Studio User Group. Your ALM connection. Do you work on or manage a team of software professionals? Do you want to better understand other roles on the team? Are you trying to get past the marketing hype to hear real-life stories about agile practices like Scrum or Test Driven Development? These are all components of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), the art of coordinating business needs with all disciplines software development, including product managemen …

Do you run web sites on IIS, .NET (or Mono) and Microsoft Windows Server? Do you use Windows PowerShell to manage your Infrastructure. Do you spin up Microsoft Windows cloud instances on Windows Azure, EC2 or RackSpace? Microsoft shops that run Web Sites face the same problems with configuration management, deployment and operations as folks that run on the LAMP stack. This community will teach each other good practices with running web sites on Microsoft Windows, IIS and .NET from OS provisioni …

This group is designed to create a common meeting place for talented developers within New York City and New Jersey. Members have the opportunity to meet and network with people who share similar interests and passions. In addition to knowledge sharing, this group will also offer presentations and discussions from some of the top developers/architects on technologies like iPhone/iPad, Ruby on Rails, Android, Javascript/frameworks, Cucumber, Scala, Java, .Net and many others. Did we mention our e …

App.net users/enthusiasts in the New York City area!

Many thanks to Investor Llew for his years of dedicated service to the novice/intermediate investor community, having founded this meetup!  I have personally observed Llew work tirelessly to promote financial astuteness and make it accessible to all.   I feel comfortable saying that his investor education program has been one of the most comprehensive and targeted programs I've ever seen.  Having gotten to know Llew over the past couple of years, I can also say unequivocally that he has proudly …

The masses should have access to the tools, people, and resources to learn technology and help us continue to grow the IT sector in New York City! The biggest players in NYC tech scene come together to help shine a light on the latest goings on for both experienced and novice/aspiring techies. The best way to learn is to be interactive. Learn from the professionals, have your questions answered real-time, discover new tech, and hear stories that inspire. NYC boasts the best and the brightest, th …

As Featured on: FANGORIA.com Fangoria Long Weekends XOMBA HORROR CHANNEL HORROR HAPPENINGS (1) , (2) , (3) Horror News.Net  - Scream Queenz &   MEETUP.com We Proudly Support "Scares That Care" Rich who is the founder and Organizer of this group is the state representative for the charity and gladfully gives back through this charity with the Dark Side. WELCOME to the DaRk siDe , The premier New York based Horror group bringing Horror fans from all walks of life together and connecting them t …

Hey, I know great teachers like CGMasters.net, and folks at Blender Nation and cgcookie have awesome instructors, but I'll bet they all say they really learn when they participate in a production. We'll lets do it. A Character Animation short based on NYC Experiences., using Blender and Gimp. Have you downloaded the latest character animation tool kit by Beorn and Nathan from cgcookie? Have you studied the tutorials on cgmasters.net? Have you dated crazy people, been harassed by the cops, paid t …

This is the meetup group for the SharePoint User Group in NYC that meets at Microsoft Manhattan on the first Wednesday of the month. The NYC SharePoint Users Group (NYCSPUG) was founded in March 2006. Our mission from inception has been to share deep SharePoint experience with individuals who are interested in learning, sharing and growing their Microsoft SharePoint knowledge and capabilities. The group’s vision is to provide members with a forum to hear top industry experts present, learn and t …

The NYC SharePoint Developers user group is a free monthly meeting where SharePoint professionals present on various topics related to SharePoint development. We try to vary the meetings so that they are not just about Visual Studio coding and the SharePoint API, but also about all the other programs you need to customize SharePoint: SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, PowerShell, etc. In addition, you'll get insights into the practical usage of the various SharePoint functionalities via the interact …

A group for both learning functional programming and exploring the limits of the F# programming language. Programmers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

Usergroup for developers, designers and enthusiasts of Microsoft's XAML technologies in the New York Tri-State area, including Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight, Windows Phone, and the new Metro interface being introduced in Windows 8. While our meetings focus on Microsoft technology, we welcome all who are interested in RIA technology, including Adobe Flash and Flex.

A redditor is a member of www.reddit.com Public Mirror of the events so you don't have to sign up to meetup: http://www.reddit.com/r/nycmeetups/ Just a bunch of geeks and nerds hanging out. We do not care if you are a redditor or not, but it helps. We have meetups every week and other random events organized by other nerds like you! Join our mailing list:  http://groups.google.com/group/reddit-nyc Join the IRC Chat room!: server: chat.freenode.net  room:#/r/nyc This group is not a platform fo …

The Dashing Whippets Running Team is a New York based running team that is founded on, and driven by, the diversity of our team members. With team members from all over the city, the country and the world, and with greatly different running goals, we find unity in recognizing and appreciating each others differences and our mutual enjoyment of running and participating in the New York running community and beyond. Our goal is to help each other become the best runners that we can and to fulfill …

Girls in Tech is a global organization focused on the engagement, education and empowerment of powerful, influential women in technology and entrepreneurship. Girls in Tech chapters such as this one engage the local community of women in the technology and entrepreneurship spaces, as well as highlight the specific industry concerns in each geographic region. Thank you for joining us! See you soon. Visit use at: http://girlsintechnyc.com Follow us on Twitter: @gitweet and @gitnyc and Facebook! L …

This group is dedicated to advancing innovations that focus on improving patient care with the active involvement of Patients, Physicians, Nurses, Administrators, Engineers, and even Lawyers.  If your interest is in improving the practice and performance of medicine, than this is the meetup for you. Borne of the Health 2.0 international movement, Eugene Borukovich started the NYC chapter in 2008. Our chapter has since grown to become the largest healthcare innovation focused meetup in the world …

Hudson County's one-and-only Hackerspace, the place to collaborate on high-tech projects, learn awesome skills, and meet fellow tinkerers. Check us out at 38 Jackson St. in Hoboken or online at MakerBar.com. Tweets: @MakerBar IRC: #makerbar on irc.freenode.net mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/MakerBar RSVP's are requested but not required for most of our events. For anything with an attendance limit, we must ask for some form of RSVP. Please email bert@makerbar.com if you'd prefer to …

The networking group that gives you so much more! NY Connect and Learn Business Networking group is the only group of its kind on Meetup because it allows you to leverage four powerful business tools: Personal Relationships Your net worth is determined by your network! Our facilitated networking events provide a perfect opportunity to form and nurture lasting relationships. We also teach you how to become an effective networker. Business Education Each event features a mini-workshop that focu …

Hi! This meetup is for fun, friendly people in the New york City area who are interested in walking around the city for fun, FIRST, and (and for fitness, second)!! In other words, this group is not for people looking to suit-up in hi-tech jogging outfits and high-performance walking sneaks with wristband weights and powerbars in their pockets.. This group is for people looking to enjoy the sights and sounds of the city while in the company of other people who enjoy the sights and sounds of the c …

Join us! The first Windows 8 app event will be announced soon.  The New York Windows 8 App Development Group is modeled after the success of the Boston Windows 8 App development group.  (www.windows8boston.com) This NY Win 8 group is Focused on Windows 8 app development and everything and everyone you need to know about Windows 8 style apps. Take advantage of the need for Windows 8 app developers, designers, user experience experts and solution architects. Take your existing skills and create Wi …

Creatives! Please take time to note periodic changes on our Message Boards. Keeping updated makes you aware of the many peripheral programs that are running and active, here in our Creatives Group! We attract cultured, educated professionals (20's - 40's) who work in advertising, fashion, media, public relations, and journalism among other industries. Our guests are influential in promoting and discussing new trends. We have a broad base of cultural representations, placing this meetup gro …

The shift is on…have you awakened to it? Great transformation is taking place everywhere as the planet continues its transition into this new and next era of Unity consciousness! Individually, we are also each awakening to our quantum consciousness and divine multi-dimensional nature to experience the greater truth of all things. I have created these “Quantum Awakening” groups to support both the global and individual awakening journey… to assist others to navigate the shifts of consciousness …

Spiritual Inspiration at Hudson Valley Park of Study and Reflection with Silo's Message “Here are joy, love of the body, of nature, of humanity, and of the spirit.” Silo Enter the quiet of nature...... and take a break from the noise of the City. This meetup is for those of us living in the NY area who want to take day trips out of the City to relax, meditate, reflect, reconnect with ourselves, make friends and find spiritual inspiration in nature. All are welcome to join, including beginners. …

Proactiveinvestors One2One Forums have rapidly gained global recognition as the preferred format for hundreds of listed companies across the world’s leading stock exchanges seeking to present to an audience of astute high net worth investors, fund managers, private client brokers and analysts. Our format is simple. The directors from a maximum of four companies present to an audience of up to 120 attendees. Each company has a maximum slot of 20 minutes to present followed by a Q&A session for a …

What is crisismapping? Crisismappers are online teams of people who gather and provide data online to people responding to and people caught up in disasters. Crisismapping has been around for a while, but for most people it started with the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where all the government and NGO information needed to respond to the earthquake was lost in the earthquake. We created online maps from satelllite images, put SMS and media reports onto an Ushahidi map, got documents into Sahana, …

SUMMER 2011 BEACH VOLLEYBALL Pier 25 in Manhattan is SOLD OUT , however, Big City Volleyball and Metro Beach Sports are excited to announce another excellent beach volleyball venue for the Summer of 2011! On Monday and Wednesday evenings we're organizing our Summer 6v6 and 4v4 Co-Ed Beach Volleyball Leagues on BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK'S PIER 6 new beach volleyball courts, located at the end of Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Bridge Park. With three brand new courts, professional net systems with in- …

This is a group for anyone interested in Technology, IT, Cyber Security, Mobile Technology, Microsoft, Apple, Cisco, etc. Our goal is to connect with tech lovers like us and get together in great events such as Meetups, Seminars, Happy Hours (Yes, we love happy hours!) to share information, learn new technologies, discuss and network. We are looking forward to connect with you!