Is the NoVA Golfers Meetup for Me? If you love the game of golf and having FUN, you will fit right in-both beginners and intermediate golfers enjoy the adventure of the vast array of courses we play! Our events are relaxed and stress-free, and our members are friendly and supportive. This is the perfect way to play more golf and meet new golfers. It’s hard to coordinate with your friends to schedule tee times…everyone is so busy these days. As you know it's almost impossible to get a tee time f …

Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache Open Source Search Engine/Platform

This informal group is primarily for unemployed or under-employed professionals and professionals who are looking for a new job. The goal is to meet once or twice a month at various locations in DC, VA and MD to network, work on resumes and cover letters, practice interview techniques, share ideas and leads an boost morale. NOTE: It is NOT okay to promote your own personal interests/products/web sites/books/services etc, or to distribute ANY materials at meetings without the prior knowledge and …

Visit us at http://www.novapython.org/ The Northern Virginia Python Users Group gets together on the third Thursday of the month at the VMWare location just off the Dulles Toll Road. We talk about beginning topics as well as more advanced applications of the language.

Originally founded to foster knowledge sharing among developers using the Ext JS UI framework, the group has grown to cover topics from UI design, to hybrid app development with PhoneGap, to responsive design. Folks from all product development/tech backgrounds are welcome, with the only caveat that IT Recruiters are discouraged from joining and spamming the group members.

The SharePoint Special Interest Group (SSIG) is focused on delivering the content the users want. While the SharePoint platform is extensive, we plan to deliver speakers able to address a wide variety of topics, including development, information architecture, user experience, governance and infrastructure. All these components come together to create the best SharePoint experience. Our meetings are held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 7 PM - 9 PM at the Knowlogy Offices on 1934 Old Gal …

This meetup group is dedicated to organizing Washington DC -based events for the Alfresco Open Source Enterprise Content Management System (http://www.alfresco.com). Users of Alfresco Open Source Enterprise Content Management to exchange information, code, use cases, case studies, demos, ideas and friends. Leverage the transparency (of code and conduct) and community of Open Source.  The group welcomes technical and non-technical users with the goal of creating a network of people who can be a …

The greater Washington DC area's oldest and largest java user group, established in the mid 90's golden era of Java and going strong to this day! We host the annual DevIgnition conference focusing on the interests of the DC area's Java community.

Welcome to Bike Me DC! If you live in the Washington D.C. metro area, love cycling, enjoy meeting people, making new friends, and want to have lots of fun, this group is for you! Our members include cyclists of all skill levels and interests, from the beginner just starting out to those in training for races or 100+ mile century rides. Some members are mostly interested in road cycling, others prefer trails, while others enjoy mountain biking most. Whatever your cycling interest, Bike Me DC! off …

JBoss is much more than an Application server.  With industry-leading frameworks such as Seam, Infinispan, and Hibernate, JBoss is raising the bar for enterprise Java. Our membership is comprised of industry practitioners, open source evangelists, and Java craftsmen.  Each month, we meet to highlight some key JBoss technologies. We are also active supporters of the DC area Technology User Groups community and coordinate regularly with them to hold joint meetings and share our insights and exper …

This group brings together anyone in the DC area who has a stake in Amazon Web Services - system integrators, ISVs, end users or any other. And being in the government center of the country, we have a focus on the GovCloud, Amazon's new AWS initiative to help the government move IT workloads to the cloud. So please do come to learn, share, and network!

Northern Virginia ColdFusion Users Group meets (at a minimum) once per month. Our aim is to provide opportunities for ColdFusion and Actionscript developers to meet and network with one another as well as opportunities to engage in presentations and learning to help sharpen your ColdFusion development skills. We are an active group and we always welcome new members. If you live or work (or can otherwise get to) Fairfax, VA then we'd love to have you come out. Speakers interested in attending our …

Membership is comprised of Women either in the Information Security field or wanting to enter the field. The purpose of this group is to advance women in Information Security by promoting networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing, and opportunities. Regular workshops will be offered to bridge the gap of theory and/or minimal hands-on labs from a course you took or self-studying. You will get to learn and practice in an environment of like-minded women. Workshops will be led by SME's in …

The Federal Big Data Meetup group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for Federal Government agencies to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, the Federal Government is at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from Government employees, contractors and technologists, Federal Big Data aims to …

Loudoun County is a great place to start up your business! We are fortunate to have some of the brightest, hardest-working, most innovative, technological, affluent and motivated professionals in the country. Let's get together and develop the latest innovative and disruptive companies.

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!)

Are you passionate about creating great online and mobile user experiences? If you're based in Northern Virginia or the DC metro area come join us to participate in talks about user experience design and networking opportunities. Meetups are held at AddThis headquarters in the McLean/Tyson's Corner area.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) strategies, implementation, and on-ramping.

Welcome to the official MicroStrategy DC-Metro User Group Meetup.  This new group is being created to provide MicroStrategy customers and prospects with a forum for networking with, and learning from, MicroStrategy customers. This is not a sales and marketing forum! This group is being formed by Southport Services Group in conjunction with MicroStrategy.  Activities will include speakers, social events, and networking. Your participation as a MicroStrategy customer is essential to establishing a …

This is a group for anyone interested in web design and development living in Reston and Herndon area.  If you are a web designer, web developer, full-time or part-time freelancer, or someone very interested in learning how to make great websites and web applications, then this is the right group for you. Regardless of level of expertise and experience in web development, we all can learn from each other by sharing new tips, news on latest technologies, best practices, new tools, and much more! …

This is a place to discuss and learn trending topics related to the development of highly customizable, user-centric web sites. This will serve as a platform for users to share and discover new frameworks and technologies that we can incorporate into our own development efforts. Such topics will include, not are not limited to JavaScript, jQuery, Ruby on Rails, Java, PHP, Python, HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design, and anything else being used to make really cool web sites.

The OWASP Northern VA Local Chapter meetings are FREE and OPEN to anyone interested in learning more about application security. We encourage individuals to provide knowledge transfer via hands-on training and presentations of specific OWASP projects and research topics and sharing SDLC knowledge. The chapter is committed to providing an engaging experience for a variety of audience types ranging from local students and those beginning in app-sec, to those experienced and accomplished profession …

The Northern Virginia IBM Rational Users Group - for all the users of Rational Tools and Technology.

Kaliente Dance Fitness is an exhilarating 60 min cardio workout that will have you sweating, smiling and coming back for more! Our high intensity classes offers people an alternative method to burning calories, staying active and most importantly boosting ones self esteem.  We aim to challenge our students both physically and mentally. Kaliente Dance Fitness incorporates music  and dance styles from all over the world, aside from the typical salsa, merengue,  bachata, and reggatton,  we also us …

A place where salon owners can share ideas, experiences, marketing and much more. Let's connect and help each other out to jump start our own business. This group will go in depth into Web Design for salons Web Marketing for salons Recruiting Search Engine Optimization Promotion/Coupon Marketing Customer Service Email Marketing Appointment Booking Selling products online And much more.

Calling all awesome CoPreneurs (couples in business) or entrepreneurs in a relationship, in the DC Metro and Northern Virginia area to join our global village of awesome entrepreneurial couples in business who have each others' back. We’re committed to helping each other succeed in business and to live increasingly satisfying fulfilled lives, while enjoying the journey together! Membership in CoPreneur is currently free as we build our awesome core group. Become a founding member now and enjoy f …

JavaScript and web and mobile developers join with your peers for a weekly luncheon of tech-talk, friendship and food. Meet others working nearby facing the same tech and life challenges. Exchange stories and solutions, career paths and jobs.

We're hosting an Extended Site for the Google I/O Conference. You can participate remotely in the keynotes with your peers from around the region. We'll be serving lunch and hosting a hackathon following the main sessions.