We're a rag-tag group of software developers, mostly focused on web tech, but with a wide range of interests and experience. Our meetings are a mix of free-ranging discussion, short presentations, and project co-working. If you have ideas to share, questions to ask, or code to hack on, come by and say hi.

Love WordPress and live in the DC Metro Area? You’re not alone! WordPress has been taking over the DMV region with an incredible force. We have created local WordPress Responsive Design group where the MeetUps can be held in Alexandria, Fairfax and DC. Join our group and meet other fun and cool WordPress Designers as Developers! The group is a great way for local WP Gurus to stay in touch, share what they’re up to and learn from other like-minded people. Want to start on something new, but h …

Local get together for developers, designer, editors, and anyone interested in the concrete5 content management system.

We have created a local Drupal & Drupal Design group where the Meet-Ups in Alexandria, Fairfax and DC! Join our group and meet other fun and cool Drupal users, themers and Developers! The group is a great way for local Drupal Gurus to stay in touch, share what they’re up to and learn from other like minded people. Want to start on something new, but have no clue how to go about it with Drupal then join the team and find help? Our group is the perfect local spot to get help from other creative dr …

We are designers and developers with a passion for taking big data and turning it into unique, awe-inspiring data visualizations and user experiences. Combining new data visualization techniques with great UI design allows others to draw meaning from raw data. Bring your examples of great data visualization applications on mobile, multi-touch or web based applications. Bring your ideas and brainstorm with us about better ways to make digital information useful. No slides here. Presenters are e …

Alexandria is an icon for professional design. The city is filled with tremendously talented designers that are passionate about design as a method of problem solving. Although our backgrounds are diverse, ranging from traditional print to mobile interaction design, we are unified in our mission. We aim for innovative. We aim for useful. We aim for beautiful. We aim for unobtrusive, long-lasting, honest, and very human design. Our purpose is to promote professional design in Alexandria. With our …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning to program. I'm trying to teach myself Ruby/Ruby on Rails/Git/general programming and I feel like it would be more fun in a group. I would love to meet regularly and work through a beginner book or building a program. Please let me know if you're interested in joining me!

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Arlington Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Northern VA serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who complements …

Welcome to Riak DC. A meetup group in the Washington DC metro area for people to talk Riak, application development, NoSQL, Big Data, and all things distributed.

What's the big deal with big data? McKinsey consulting predicts a shortage of 140,000 data scientists in the US, and a shortage of 1.5 Million of...the rest of us. The business users who make decisions based on the data. The folks who interact with the data scientists. Once per month, we'll feature a speaker or workshop focusing on Big Data case studies (like how Big Data is helping the NYPD solve crime, Unilever sell more soap, and The World Bank alleviate poverty in Burundi), consider the impl …

We're a meetup for people interested in Mobile or Google Glass development. If you are someone who has started or is interested in starting on a project this is a great meetup for you. We try to host events that have both learning + networking opportunities. Almost all of our meetups are going to be centered around the Plus.io platform.

Visit the Hoop Dance DC! Calendar for a full view of our upcoming classes & events: http://www.meetup.com/hoopdancedc/#calendar Hoop Dance is the return of hula hooping as a fun, fitness, dance and meditation art. Burn 300 - 600 calories an hour with colorful, adult size hoops. Expand your community while toning your entire body! Join us for classes, hoop jams, FUNdraisers for local non-profits, retreats and "get togethers." Share the Hoop Love! Accessible to just about everyone ages five …

This group was inspired by the hundreds of workshops I have given all over the US. Photographers were asking for ways to build their portfolios with high quality images and unique concepts. They were running out of ideas / did not have ideas, could not find models, locations or sets and were hitting a wall. After all a photography web-site filled with photos of your dog or your own children might not say "professional" in a way you want it to. This is what we will do here. The instructors will a …

We are the only Sunday Toastmasters club located in Northern Virginia inside the beltway. We are a diverse group of people who find the Sunday mid-day time a convenient time to improve our communications and leadership skills. Check out our web site at http://1254.toastmastersclubs.org/.

TCGWDC is a non-profit social organization. It is primarily, but not exclusively, a social club for men and women of above average social stature. In addition to its social functions, the Club also supports advocacy and charitable activities with both the Tall community and the greater local community. The Tall Club of Greater Washington DC is a club for tall people, women 5’10” or taller & men 6’2” or taller, and is affiliated with Tall Clubs International (TCI).  If you meet height requiremen …

The GIST initiative builds entrepreneurial ecosystems in 44 countries across the Middle East, Turkey, Asia and Africa by identifying, coaching, and funding the most promising technology entrepreneurs through its flagship competitions, start-up acceleration services, online social media platform and interactive mentorship programs. GIST forges partnerships, locally and globally, among technology entrepreneurs, angel investors, mentors and experts, to foster human progress and prosperity.

Come on hackers, lets get together and do some pair programming. We all need to practice and learn from each other, so lets stop talking about it and do it.

Jacki Sorensen's Aerobic Dancing & StrongStep Classes in VA & DC! Jacki Sorensen created the world’s first aerobic dancing program more than 40 years ago! Jacki Sorensen’s Fitness Classes continue to be at the forefront of fun fitness for all ages.  Her Get-It-All-Together approach offers everything you need for a complete head-to-toe workout with maximum results. All Aerobic Dance classes and StrongStep classes include: Warmup with stretching Corework to firm and strengthen your abdominals an …

Do you have a killer mobile app idea? Join us at the App Social. A social networking event where you will get 5 mins to pitch your idea to developers and marketers.  You will have the opportunity to partner with developers and marketers to launch your app for little or no start up costs. In exchange, the marketers and developers you choose to partner with will share in the app revenue. Mobile app enthusiasts gather together to network, share ideas and kick start a deserving app idea.

Welcome to the Cloud DC. Anything in 'Cloud' we will bring it for discussion. We will cover any technology that touches Cloud. We are open to suggestions and feedback.