We've grown and expanded! When we started our group only Augmented Reality (AR) was our rallying point. But Virtual Reality (VR) has been added to our charter. Why? In the next few months a global AR and VR technology company will announce a local collaboration to create a major development + programming hub in the Philly area. Details are still being finalized, but when all the pieces are in place the news will create headlines across the region. Both AR and VR are the next big thing -- QR code …

The Virtual Commercialization & Acceleration Network is a virtual network of entrepreneurs, innovators, scientists, academics, professionals and investors that network and learn from each other.  You will be invited to frequent business education events that feature guest speakers who deliver presentations about their companies, business expertise, knowledge and experiences to educate, stimulate, inspire and inform attendees. If you are interested in raising capital, accelerating the growth of y …

Ever combined the Web, Second Life, World of Warcraft, Google Earth, Nintendo, Xbox Kinect, Facebook, Moore's Law and the unfolding human experience into a single thought (which, perhaps, you then Twittered over your iPhone)? Working on an art or web or game or virtual world project? Have an avatar? Are an avatar? Think video games can save the world or that the world is already a video game? (Or think that's the worst thing you've ever heard?) Does Snow Crash ring any bells even if you're way t …

Change of Name and Change of Focus. Online Marketing & Virtual Real Estate Investing: Formerly, Foreclosures & Creative Real Estate Investing While still forwarding the ultimate goal of helping members achieve financial independence,   and get out of the rat race, ala "Rich Dad Poor Dad", our wealth building vehicle and focus has changed from physical real estate to online or virtual real estate. And the main skill we explore hasl changed from negotiating mortgages & real estate to online market …

DC³: Everything about Data Center and Cloud technologies, from architecture and design, to efficiency, virtualization management, energy control, green tech and more. Collaborate with CIOs, managers, users and visionaries to network, improve and stay on the cutting edge.

We are a group of parents ad students looking to provide additional opportunities for our virtual/home-schooled children to thrive in all areas as well as support for our parent/coaches. Our group will host events to foster friendships, socialization, learning and parent/coach support. Join us and look for our first "meet and greet" soon as we develop members. We will offer social and educational opportunities this Spring and Summer to build relationships that will foster increased support for c …

What is CloudStack? Apache CloudStack (Incubating) is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable, hypervisor agnostic Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform. CloudStack is used by a number of service providers to offer public cloud services, and by many companies to provide an on-premise (private) cloud offerings. Apache CloudStack is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foun …

Share your passions in photography with professional photographers Jerry Avenaim and Rolando Gomez and friends with this group dedicated to each of its members. This group is part of the http://www.PhotoMeetUps.com (PMU) co-op, or group of groups which is a social networking community dedicated to spreading the gospel of photography virtually and in person. Our goal is to help photographers become better with the photography they passionately enjoy. From beginners to advanced, PMU will strive …

This meetup group is organized to explore new cloud technologies, network with peers of cloud computing, and be open to experience with new & emerging technologies. We will have multiple speakers and hands on workshops during our meetups. If you want to share your idea, your innovation, or if you want to learn other's ideas and innovations, or simply just build up your network, you are most welcome to this group. We plan to have monthly collaborative sessions, based on one of the Universities, i …

This group is for interior designers, students and those wishing they didn't work in a corporate job and want to learn the art of interior design. You do not have to be located in NYC to join. We will have virtual events too. Our mission is to link interior design and technology. We aim to provide insight, education and an understanding of technology to advance your career or interior design business. We will have weekly networking events, monthly morning workshops & speaker evenings. Interior D …

(PLEASE NOTE:  THIS IS A GAY/LESBIAN/QUEER SOCIAL GROUP) This group’s focus is establishing genuine, authentic and friendly connections with gay/lesbian/queer women OUTSIDE the frenzied club and bar scene in our community. Have you reached an epiphany that the usual suspects for socializing just aren’t what you want anymore?  Where is the engaging banter?  Where are the fun, appealing events around the area where you can cultivate new friendships? Are you energetic, sassy, genuine, respectful, a …

This group is for those interested in the emerging field of Cloud Technologies, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 3.0 and related fields. These include cloud-enabled databases like Couchbase Single Server CouchDB, virtualization clouds and many enterprise SaaS and PaaS services. Support for this group provided by GoChat: GroupChat, IM, VideoChat & FileSharing between visitors on your website http://www.GoChat.us FAQ: What is Enterprise 2.0? It officially means embracing Web 2.0 tools and technologies …

This group's target is to share "Assessment of IT Infrastructure" for Cloud and Execution of the prescribed Road to Cloud.

A virtual homeschooling cooperative for families with kids K-12 to connect and share interests through workshops, park days, community service, trips, tours and more. HOW TO POST: Please note that when you post a new event, it may take up to 24 hours for your event to be announced to other members with you designated as the event "host." Once you are designated the host and your Meetup event is official, you can add an RSVP limit to your post. (Meetup sets up the site this way, so that the site …

Welcome to the virtual home of NYSG! Our group consists of urban snow hounds that live/work in NYC and do everything humanly possible to get to the mountain and shred all winter long. This site is for all things snowboarding, including monthly get togethers, shopping nights, planning snowboarding trips to local mountains in NY/VT and last but not least- meeting fellow New York City snowboarders! Winter is here, so pray for snow and let's go shred!!

NY Bitcoin Startups is dedicated to bringing together Bitcoin entrepreneurs in New York City. Our meetups with focus on demos, discussions, networking and collaboration.

The future of content on the web – content that gets discovered, creates value, and builds audiences – is not cheap text cranked out by content farms. It's high quality, editorial and entertainment created by experienced journalists and passionate bloggers. The future is a social media world, where humans are the arbiters of quality, and search algorithms reward sharing and human readability. The Internet means publishers should no longer be confined to the limits of in-office staff, nor should …

Bucks County DevOps is a meetup group in Chalfont, Pennsylvania for individuals who are involved in the move toward a concerted integration between software development, operations, and systems administration.

We are living in a time of very fast changes, quantum technologies and leaps of consciousness. Consciousness is something that we all share... but much has been hidden or deleted from our history and from our most sacred and ancient texts. ...So, we're not playing with a full deck! The Mystery School uncovers and explores the alternative history of humanity's ancient past and delves into the possibilities of our galactic future. Our Round Table discussions are about the human mind, consciousness …

##### I M P O R T A N T ##### It is strongly recommended that you complete ALL of the profile questions, and of course, include your LinkedIn and/or FaceBook and/or Twitter profile page address. Anyone that does not complete ALL of the profile questions, particularly if you don't list links to your social media networking sites, is doing themselves a grave disservice. If you are a serious business person, or you are actively looking for a job, you need to let people know who you are and what you …

Solos, Freelancers and Frustrated Firm Lawyers - Let's Unite and Succeed in this Economy! This group is dedicated to solos, freelancers, temps and frustrated lawyers working at firms. Non lawyers welcome who have a valuable resource to contribute. Have you just lost your job at a firm and want to find clients of your own? Do you work for a firm, but are tired of making only a FRACTION of your billable rate? Do you desire more freedom and flexibility over your schedule and the types of cas …

We are here to bring together all interest levels of Bitcoin enthusiasts. From novice learner's and curious people to hardcore BTC users, miners, investors, and merchants. We are building this group to promote Bitcoin awareness and education on all levels.

This group is for all Administrative Assistants in the NYC area. We'll hold periodic happy hours, tours, dinner's etc. it will give us a chance to meet other extraordinaire's in the industry and exchange ideas, vent, and support each other! If you have suggestions for topics or events let me know :)

This group is for any Health Provider (ie, MD, DO, Ph.D, DDS, RN,LPN etc.) interested in incorporating and using technology in their practices to increase access to, and reduce the cost of, primary and speciality care. It is primarily concerned with attracting and creating synergy among progressive thinking Health Providers who will use the technology to increase referrals,revenue, develop protocols, models and consultation networks for preventative and coordinated care. The emphasis will be on …

The NYC Lair ( http://www.vibesociety.com) is a community of men that help each other learn how to have more... more women in their lives, more dating, more fun, more choice and more quality. While we've long left behind the blind acceptance of other male communities following in the footsteps of tactics outlined in Neil Strauss's New York Times bestselling book "The Game", NYC Lair now uses an expanded approach that covers anything from before you meet her to the bedroom, to the relationship a …

Global Network for Progress Artists, Journalists,Technologist and Progressive people for constructive change Global Network for Progress: Artists, Journalists, and Progressive people for constructive change THE VISION of the Global Network for Progress is to inspire artists, musicians, writers, and filmmakers to create and submit social commentary works for publication. We encourage artists and social activists to collaborate to expand their reach and effectiveness. We believe that the syner …

This meetup is for anyone interested in (working on) wearable computing technologies. From google glass to the memoto camera, we're big believers that wearable is the next evolution of mobile, and we'd love to bring together people working on products, devices and software in this space.

A network of NYC CTOs, CIOs, VPs of Engineering & EAs. This is a chance to expand your network by participating in regular roundtable discussions and compare notes on a broad range of topics including new trends & technology, best practices, tools, software, hardware, vendors, virtualization, integration, disaster recovery, mobile, cloud computing, etc.