Happiness is a state of mind or feeling characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure, or joy. Happiness comes from deep within, and not from people, situations, or circumstances. According to Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of California, San Diego: “When an individual becomes happy, the network effect can be measured up to three degrees. One person’s happiness triggers a chain reaction that benefits not only his friends, but his friends’ friends, and his frien …

Silicon Beach is an informal group for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, the interwebs or technology. The active mailinglist is at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia.

This is a free monthly group for users of the Joomla content management system. There are hundreds of Joomla users, web designers, web developers and Joomla contributors in Sydney and this group meetup is a chance for them to learn and share their Joomla experiences. This meetup is perfect for newbies, expert Joomla developers, web designers, web managers and anyone wanting to learn more about Joomla. Meetings: The group meets on the second Tuesday of every month except January, from 6pm to 8:3 …

Lifehacker Australia is starting to get readers together in the name of sharing good times and fresh ideas with fellow Lifehacker enthusiasts. If you're a fan of the site or generally keen on perfecting your productivity, join our group. We'll be organising casual meetups and special events starting in May 2011.

Everything IM from - affiliates to memberships to passive income to SEO to social media to websites and more. Information for business owners wanting to learn and IMers wanting to share! We meet monthly on the first Wednesday at 7pm for a 7.30 start. A speaker will present on a different aspect of IM each month. Let us know if you have a topic you want covered, or a speaker you'd like to see - or better yet a topic you'd like to present! This is about sharing practical, up-to-date strategies a …

New and aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages are welcome! Whether you are a new entrepreneur or an aspiring one, this meet up will be a great place to network with other business owners, brainstorm over ideas and/or find new avenues to join forces! The meet up is organized every Saturday by Stephen Licciardello, a life and business coach with the sole intention of offering new entrepreneurs an inexpensive forum to network, interact and grow. Why should you attend the Young Entrepreneurs Networki …

A place to network and exchange ideas with other Adobe Omniture users across all platforms: SiteCatalyst, Test&Target, SearchCenter, Discover, etc.

The Fashion Boutique Sydney Meet Up Group is intended for anyone actively involved in Boutiques and Retail Fashion in Sydney. We’d like Boutique Owners, Fashion Designers, Fashion Wholesalers & Retailers, Fashion Industry Professionals and even avid Boutique Shoppers to get together socially to discuss all things fashion - including (but certainly not limited to): · new ideas & fashion trends · boutique marketing and promotional events · fashion retail trends, tricks, techniques and tactics · fa …

This is the NSW Chapter of The System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) a not-for-profit organisation formed to advance the profession of System Administration by raising awareness of the need for System Administrators, and educating System Administrators in technical as well as professional issues via online communication forums, regional monthly meetings, regional symposiums and an annual national technical conference http://conference.sage-au.org.au/ SAGE-AU members work in all va …

#Shoptalk is an industry organised meetup group for eCommerce professionals in Sydney and Melbourne. With so much movement in the industry and so many great minds living in and around Sydney and Melbourne, it seemed silly that there wasn't a regular eCommerce focused meet-up group. Shopta.lk was formed to fill this void. Each month, we'll bring together eCommerce experts and enthusiasts to share insights, tips and a drink. When and Where? Shoptalk happens on the first Wednesday of each month. …

This group was created to help aspiring entrepreneurs to start their own business and for successful entrepreneurs to further grow their business by taking advantage of the Internet. By connecting like minded people together you will be able to expand your network, learn from each other and form alliances to accelerate your growth. The purpose of the group is to help members save time and money in business, make money following their passion and helping members move closer to their dream of fina …

This group is aimed at professionals who are just working too much and too hard and have little time to socialise or simply new to town. Work weekend away looks to provide you with a new environment surrounded by other motivated professionals. Whilst implementing sports or activities through out the weekend. Getaways will always be from 1 to 3 hours away from the city. You are in charge of your own transport and internet connection (mobile phone, laptop etc...) we will always try and have even n …

This group is a place for anyone to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. We started this group to grow a more robust community of MongoDB Developers in the Sydney area and provide a place to share knowledge and experience working with the database in different languages, frameworks and applications. We welcome users from all tech backgrounds to join! Learn and share no matter your experience level.

This group is put together to network, share, learn and demonstrate feature and functionalities of Filemake.

SyDjango's goal is to develop a community in Sydney for those interested in Django. It aims to create a forum where those interested can meet, share and have a good time. The focus will be on Django and web application design, development and deployment. Python will obviously be an underlining theme, but there are specific python groups focused on python solely (see: http://sypy.eventbrite.com/ and www.sypy.org).

If you are interested in issues relating the Internet in Australia and worldwide, then this might be of interest to you. This Meetup group is an experiment to encourage Members of ISOC-AU and those who are interested in getting together for a chat about issues relating to the Internet in Australia. - Privacy - IPv6 - Security (Hacking, Law, Identity Theft) - Access (Disability) - Internet Governance - Human Rights (for Internet Users) - Social Media - Domain Names We are planning bi-monthly meet …

Are you an IT Professional looking for work opportunities? Are you looking to meet new people and network? Then this group is for YOU! Join us for meetups and events in Sydney to meet people that are passionate about IT, expand your network and make new friends in Sydney.

Hi, whether you are new to ZF1/ZF2 or you are an experienced ZF developer you're welcome to join the Zend Framework Sydney User Group. Let's share experiences, ideas and insights. When you join the group you will have access to the member forum featuring group announcements, suggestions for group events and activities as well as boards covering ZF1, ZF2 and general web application development information.

ACS Young IT (YIT) organise and run events and programs specifically for young, up and coming ICT practitioners. The events and programs we run include local career days, professional skill and technical seminars, networking opportunities and social activities. We also organise the Annual Young ICT Professionals Conference (YITCon). YIT Meetups give you the chance to meet and share experiences with other Young ICT pratitioners at seminars and social events. You can also seek advice, make lifelon …

Meet geeks. Talk to people whose eyes do not glaze over. Listen to expert talks then ask difficult questions. Do that social thing that you do so well. Port80 is part of the Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA). We are the white hats in the web industry; join us to help educate the market and for your own professional development. Open to suggestions for speakers, sponsors, and best dates or times!

The Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney provides a forum of support and technology to Rich Internet Application professionals of all levels and industries. Whether you're a designer, seasoned developer, or just starting out—the Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney strengthens community, increase networking, unveil the latest technology innovations, and reveal the techniques that turn novices into experts, and experts into gurus. This group generally meets on the last Monday of each month  to discus …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning more about Clickbank in general and Affiliate Marketing in general; finding new products or niches to promote as an affiliate; meeting people who can teach you new skills or assist you in areas that aren’t your strength (for example, if you’re a great copywriter but don’t know anything about Web design, you might meet someone with the opposite skill set who would love to work with you on a new product); sharing knowledge. I have started this grou …

Calling all retail owners and stakeholders interested to learn and discuss The Retail Disruption & Innovation Meetup is aimed will facilitate disucssions such as: Business and Operations * Keeping up * Brick & mortar, Online, Hybrid models * Choosing which business model is right for you * Restructuring, transition and timing * Staying Relevant at Scale * Manufacturing * Customer Service * Warehousing versus Drop-Shipping * Demand forecasting & ERP * Logistic and delivery Marketing and Growth * …

Join our community of next generation startups. Let's get together to network, socialize and share best practices about the new way of building and running your business more efficiently and competitive than ever before. We will organize various events and workshops with the support of the world's leading online work platform. These events will be a great opportunity for you - as an entrepreneur, small business owner or startup enthusiast - to network with like-minded people in your area, learn …

A casual get together for internet developers (from frontend UI/UX right through to hard core backend and infrastructure) where anything goes, and the beer flows like water!

The UTS MBITM Community is a network extending beyond alumni, teaching staff and current students. It is a strongly bonded network of people who have similar aspirations and values. Events and community Meetups are arranged independently of UTS on a not-for-profit basis.

The Marketing and Business Strategy Meetup aims to bring together current and new business owners, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals together to discuss marketing plans that work! Start driving revenue to your business with a strong marketing strategy. Join us and share what has worked for you, whilst learning new techniques and promotion methods that might work for your business.