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 …

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.

The Capital Area ColdFusion User Group meets once a month in the DC Metro area. We are a technical and social community of developers, software architects, managers and students with professional and personal interest in all or some aspects of the Adobe ColdFusion development platform and its related technologies.

A community where Digital Forensics and Media Exploitation professionals meet together to discuss challenges facing the community and work together to create innovative solutions.

The ultimate goal of our group is for you and our group members to obtain a strong global presence. We understand the complexities and intricacies of the global marketplace. The more countries, languages, and cultures involved, the more attention will be required in the execution of your strategy. Visionary business leaders understand these barriers and risks involved but also understand the potential rewards that can result, including new revenue streams, sales channels, and partnerships. All …

Do you know your ways around systems? Do you know more than just performing vulnerability, network scans, password cracking, or using a sniffer to listen across the network wire, etc.?  Can you decrypt encrypted files on the fly? Today's network traffic is mostly encrypted, how do you analyze traffic?  Do organizations have a box or appliance to decrypt traffic?  What if you are an Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) Analyst, how would you examine the traffic -- if 80% to 90% of the traffic is enc …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Meet other people in Baltimore who are involved in Search Engine Marketing (SEO and PPC) and have a bite to eat or perhaps a beverage or two! THIS GROUP IS INTENDED FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN SEO AND/OR INTERNET MARKETING IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY. This is not training for beginners! The purpose of the group is to provide Effective January 2009, we expect to meet quarterly. Quality not quantity :) Our format will include roughly 60 minutes for presentation and Q&A in a meeting room …

Life coaches and coaching consultants help people succeed in achieving their lifestyle or quality of life. Come to meet and share with everyone about basic principles, your approach and success as you define it. Network with a wonderful group of professionals, life coaches, business prospects and community activists. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! You will not only meet life coaches at this networking event, you will also meet professionals and people of diverse background because our intention is to pr …

3rd Tuesdays in Bethesda is a community of businesses and professionals looking to share, learn and benefit from each other. Our community will meet every 3rd Tuesday at BlackFinn in Bethesda to build relationships, find opportunities while enjoying themselves. This group can leverage this meetup group, Bethesda Connections on LinkedIn, DC Connections and Connections HQ as well as our monthly events. Click here to register: http://bethesdabiz.eventbrite.com/

This meetup is for SharePoint professionals: - Network with fellow SharePoint Professionals - Learn about new developments - Share your knowledge Please join us and explore the world of SharePoint...

Mayor's Vision: One City One Future Welcome to  MEETUP FOR ONE CITY!  Members of The Friendship Archway Network and Allies Building Community Inc. (A.B.C.) welcome you to join us on the 3rd Sundays of each month from 12:30PM to 2:30PM for FREE networking (free admission, water and networking; self-pay for food/drink you order.) MEETUP for ONE CITY is a community initiative inspired by Mayor Vincent Gray's vision for Washington D.C. Meetup for ONE CITY is an educational program organized by local …

If you want to know more about Information Security, you should join! If you know much about Information Security, you should join! If you don't know anything about Information Security, you should join! While we focus on helping people earn the distinctive Certified Information Systems Security Professional title, this Meetup is for anyone who wants to learn or share knowledge of computer security. If you'd like to earn a CISSP certification, this group will help you get there. If you have a CI …

This is to be the inaugural meeting of NoVA Networkers, a discussion group for computer network engineers and administrators of all skill levels. (Please note that this group is NOT for interpersonal networking.) The goal of the group is to facilitate the free exchange of ideas and experiences among like-minded professionals. The group was founded by Jeremy Stretch of packetlife.net, and is not sponsored by any commercial entity. (This means that all vendors and technologies are fair game!)

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 …

** We have renamed this Meetup to reflect the interests of our members and the direction of our company ** If you're an IT professional looking to learn more about new technologies like the cloud, virtualization, mobility, unified communications, and more, this is the group you've been waiting for! The purpose of this Meetup is to bring IT pros together so they can do what they do best: talk tech, share experiences and war stories, and learn about the latest trends in IT so they can have a compe …

Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribute or create a new start up venture, here is your opportunity. Just Dev …

Meet other local web content management systems users.

Meet and learn from other PHP Developers in the Baltimore area! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas, talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source technologies and projects in general. Anyone interested in PHP or it's surrounding technologies is welcome! We meet on the Third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm! Find us online: Website: http://www.baltimorephp.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=153308396924&ref=ts Twitter: http://twitter.com/baltimorephp Go …

The Washington DC IAMCP(International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners) Chapter is a local chapter of the preeminent networking venue for Microsoft Partners in the world servicing the Washington DC Metro area. It brings the best partners together to leverage their joint strengths in delivering world class solutions to their clients while enhancing their ties to Microsoft. Share, collaborate, exchange and grow – that's why we're here and we hope you are too. Engage and explore anytime, f …

Want to see cool new technology? Want to interact with other cool techies, startups, and business folks? Have some time in the morning? Then come to TechBreakfast, a monthly breakfast in Baltimore, Columbia, DC, and Northern Virginia where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and interact with each other . "Show and Tell for Adults" is what we usually say. No boring presentations or speakers wh …

It is time to bring an active MySQL meetup group back to the DC area. New and seasoned users are welcome for discussion, networking and the opportunity to learn from the DC area's MySQL experts. Please follow us on @NOVA_MySQL

I notice that 77 people are "waiting" for a Baltimore WordPress group. Not one to wait, I figured I'd jump into the fray. I wrote a book about Drupal, actually, but my most recent site is in WordPress, and so far, I'm enjoying the WordPress experience. (I've installed a number of WordPress sites, but http://12WeekPlan.org is the first one that is really taking off, complete with theming, people actually using the site, etc.) Please join the group regardless of your level. No matter what your lev …

This meetup is created to help geeks, entrepreneurs, and small biz owners bridge the last mile between good ideas, and practical solutions. Our get togethers will focus on creating actionable plans and solving the problems that you are having.

Meet with others in your local area interested in building and strengthening the Drupal Community. Discuss new and exciting Drupal-related news - or just socialize with like-minded people! You can also find us in a couple of other places: Group on groups.drupal.org for discussions and job posts: all discussions go over there #drupal-dc on freenode @DrupalDC on Twitter

Meet other local people who are interested in Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and more general issues related to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Gather and share advice and info on better ways to work with search engines.

Social changemakers and technological forerunners come together at monthly Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and reinforce the online NetSquared (http://www.netsquared.org) community.

NodeDC brings node.js developers together to share ideas and solutions in Washington, DC. For updates, join the group at http://www.meetup.com/node-dc and/or follow us at @NodeDC.