You in talent acquisition/recruitment/technology/studying/job search? Then this group is for you! Meet other local recruiters, HR professionals, ERE.net members and hiring managers. Discuss topics including recruiting tactics, eRecruitment, social media, web 2.0/recruitment 2.0, talent management, best & next practices, and building business relationships. Corporate talent acquisition practitioners are especially encouraged to join to share your front line experience. Other Topics of discussion: …

Come join us for a lunch of networking and getting to know other professionals on the back deck of Kilroys every Thursday from 11:30-1. There is no fee to attend, just the price for your lunch. We are an organized, structured, membership group with one profession per seat, however guests from all professions are welcome. We are continually growing and would like your business to grow with us. The seats that are already filled are: Financial Planner, Life Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance …

This group is for LGBT Family interested in meeting for lunch once a month, during the work week. We plan to meet for lunch in the 'burbs of Fairfax. If you work in and around this area and would like to join us we'd love to meet you! I started this group because I'd like to meet other LGBT professionals working in our community :)

Hello and welcome to THE NORTHERN VIRGINIA BUSINESS EXCHANGE. NVBE was founded by four business professionals, who believed that a fun environment, where others can join and share their thoughts and ideas is very essential. We strongly believe that word-of-mouth referral based marketing is the most effective and cost-efficient way to get your company or business more exposure. Networking is 'KEY' in any business, and as the old saying goes "Your network is your net-worth". Avoid expensive ad …

Peer support, professional advice, and fun: Some meetings will be primarily about people learning from and supporting each other. Some will include a presentation from a professional who can offer information and/or advice. Some meetings may be primarily for fun. We’ll make it up as we go along. Guest professionals will probably include family mediators, therapists, attorneys, financial advisors, real estate experts, and coaches. This group began recently and is likely to grow.

If you're looking to meet new people and try new things then this is the group for you. This group is about meeting people, making friends, having a good time and being social.  It's through doing things like this that allow you to meet more people and get closer to finding your next relationship.  Most of our events tend to have about 50-80% single people although we do have some couples that are friends of the organizer that also like to come to these events.  I look forward to meeting all of …

Formed in 1990, Project SAVE provides a free networking environment for individuals engaged in the Washington job market. At our monthly meetings, we discuss current trends, new recruiting tools, and coomon problems. We share job leads in HR and Recruiting on our web site, and share resumes of individuals in transition at our meetings.

For those interested in getting together and casually discussing ideas for oversold and/or "contrarian" stocks. Examples of companies could include: disruptive companies with an abundance of pessimistic short sellers, companies undergoing a turnaround & receiving negative press, leading companies in a lagging industry, manipulated smaller cap stocks, etc. Many of these companies would be seen as higher risk by most, but our homework would show that they have a very solid chance at succeeding big …

Hello! This successful international culture group in Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia (& Korea!), founded in 2006, has over 1300 members.  Happy New Year 2013! Korean Waves in 2012 went GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일) in DC, VA, & MD!  The Korean cultural sensation - Korean singer Psy - and now international star inspired many of us with his hit song (oppan) Gangnam Style. Join a group that includes its own stars... our members!  And yes, we do have stars at some of our events... sometimes announced, …

SHE CAN SHOOT has become the largest female only firearms training chain that incorporates a total hands-on teaching method, while also using certified and experienced female instructors. Presently, our SHE CAN SHOOT chapters are on the East Coast including Missouri. SHE CAN SHOOT is committed to offering support to women who are interested in developing or enhancing their shooting proficiency as well as self-defense skills without feeling intimidated and being judged.  We are also a group of wo …

30's in NoVa: A social group for professional, fun thirty-somethings in the Northern Virginia suburbs. We've outgrown doing shots on Wednesday nights (there are meetings to be awake for on Thursdays!) but we're still young enough to have fun doing things other than board games and falling asleep at 9pm. Join us for activities including happy hours, hiking, concerts, local festivals, wine tastings, craft beer & brewery tours, dining out, outdoor activities, and whatever else we can think of tha …

Past the point where you want to do shots at the bar till 3am, but still want to get out and socialize?  Your best girlfriends aren't local anymore and you miss that time with the girls?  Then this group is for you! We are a fun group of professional women in the 30s range who like to do things like happy hours, dining out, winery & brewery tours, brunches, coffee, getting dressed up to go to events, beer & wine tasting, spa days, movies, concerts, shopping trips, local festivals, beach weekends …

This is a group for young women of African heritage, ages 20-30, to come together and get to know each other. I am 23 and a Nigerian American living in the Northern VA area and I want to make friends with other young women who grew up like me. Nigerians, Ghanaians, Sierra Leoneans, Cameroonians, Egyptians, Kenyans, Eritreans,South Africans, Ethiopians, Moroccans, Senegaleses, etc, everyone is welcome!!!This group is also for people who are not of African-descent and are interested in African cul …

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to pimp your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

Tennis is a fun game that can be played by all levels (novice to professional). My goal is to bring these different levels together to engage in a casual game of tennis and to learn how to improve ones game.

This is a group for people who enjoy intelligent conversation and dining out with new friends.  It is that simple.  To help you decide whether or not this is the right group for you, ask yourself:  Do you enjoy meeting new people? (hint: you don't have to be an extrovert but you do have to get out of the house and actually meet new people) Do you get a lot of bang out of intelligent conversations and intellectual discussions?  Are you getting bored by these inane questions already?  If you answe …

Local communities across the world organize Joomla!Day events to meet, share and learn with others from the Joomla! Community. the Northern Virginia Joomla! Users Group's events are open to anyone, regardless of their current level of knowledge, experience, or expertise. In October, 2010, we held a very successful JoomlaDayDC. We hope to do so again, but unfortunately were all too busy doing Joomla! projects to put one on in October 2011. Come out, learn, and share!

A group to bring together health professionals who are interested in the research and practice of clinical hypnosis.

This group is for Cruise Planners Associates and Franchise owners in the Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland suburbs. The purpose is to be a convenient way to schedule meetings, our own training and development sessions, and for a way when needed to be able to pay for items as a group. To offset the cost of this Meetup service, there will be an annual dues, and when appropriate charges for meeting space, trainers, anything those RSVPing want to accept. This group has no connection to Cruise Plann …

The Healing Cooperative is an organization which provided PRACTITIONERS and ADMIRERS of the HEALING arts with the OPPORTUNITY to come together each month for a SHARING EXERCISE, a HEALING MEDITATION, an EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATION by our SPEAKER of the MONTH, a VEGETARIAN MEAL OFFERING, and a fabulous NETWORKING experience. Participation is $10 pp - which goes towards promotion of The Healing Cooperative Join us and grow both SPIRITUALLY and PROFESSIONALLY! Monthly Meetings Weekly Workshops Private …

This group is for anyone truly serious about having a career as a published (traditional or independent) fiction or non-fiction writer. We will meet once a month for writing tips, seminars, speakers and networking. The meeting will be mostly in libraries in the NV area. At this time we do not offer critiquing, but will be giving a lot of fun and informational seminars!

You may have heard that we are planning our 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival for April 28-29th, 2012! We plan to expand our festival activities to include a Book Fair, Career Pavilion, and even more great exhibits and performers! We are starting work on our school outreach activities such as the Kavli Video competition and songwriting competition now! If you are interested in being part of our Volunteer Outreach Team for the 2nd Festival, then please check out our Volunteer Information Ses …

The Washington Balalaika Society is a community-based Russian folk orchestra dedicated to studying, preserving and performing the rich musical heritage of Russia and Slavic countries on authentic instruments and in national costume. The orchestra replicates the folk orchestra sounds (balalaikas and domras) found in major towns and cities of Russia. Artistic Director/Conductor Svetlana Nikonova studied at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory in St.Petersburg, Russia. Orchestra musicians teach balalai …

Welcome to the Fairfax Studio Photography Meetup Group. This group was created to promote studio photographer in the great Washington DC area. Monthly Workshops will be held which will cover a wide variety of styles. From Commercial Product Photography to Fashion Photography to basic Portraiture to Fine Art. Meetups are no cost but workshops will have a cost associated with them depending on the instructor. Meetups will primarily be held in Fairfax VA at Verve Photography studio our sponsoring p …

This is a group for any parent or caretaker looking for childcare and/or babysitting services in the Northern Virginia area. Using the co-op childcare model, pre-screened members can enjoy free or dramatically reduced childcare expenses. Parents should not have to sacrifice date night, or worry about the unexpected call-in to work, at the expense of quality childcare.  It is our hope that we will not only receive a helping hand every once in a while, but make new friends! Warning! Please, do no …

Unified Communications (UC). Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). These terms are being used quite frequently in the world of business today. While some are familiar with these terminologies and how they incorporate them into everyday business life, there are many who still may not understand how Unified Communications and associated BYOD can optimize and enhance the way they do business. In this Meetup Group, you will learn more about how Unified Communications (with a focus on videoconferencing)and B …

Our success in life is determined solely from the decisions made by others. Think about it. You are married b/c she said "Yes", you have a degree b/c the university admissions committee said "Yes", you closed the sale b/c the client said "Yes." Developing this ability to bring others to "Yes" is vital in every aspect of our personal and business life. In this Meetup, Dr. Koment has created another in his "101 series" of college level seminar courses in real life issues. To learn more, go to our …

Welcome to Centers of Influence, LLC (or COIs, LLC as we call ourselves). We are a networking organization that serves and creates COIs in the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC areas. Our COI groups take the concept of referral networks to its ultimate level, by providing a consistent and effective forum for professionals in related industries, with access to the prospective clients that we want. Our local groups meet two days per month either for lunch, breakfast, or after work hours on a …