Meet other outdoors enthusiasts who are environmentally conscious and spiritually inclined. Of course you don't have to be all three! Our main purpose is to enjoy nature, whether it is hiking, biking, camping, backpacking or bird-watching. We'll also try to do our part to protect the environment by joining clean-ups, trail maintenance, etc., Being with nature is also great for the spirit, but when we are not outdoors we'll do meditation, book-reading, etc., We'll do our own events or join the ac …

Light bulbs, tire pressure... the first steps were easy. We help you with those "next steps" to reduce your carbon footprint. CarbonfreeDC connects you with local experts and resources on practical options like renewable energy, energy efficiency, office sustainability, carbon-friendly commuting, composting and effective recycling. For a complete overview, visit http://www.carbonfreedc.org *Who should join: anyone in the DC area concerned about the planet and willing explore and implement …

Organize biking, walking, and/or boat ride tours of successful environmental projects in one or more of the many municipalities from Cooperstown, NY all the way down to Virginia Beach. Can include service activities for participants (may also include music, edu-tainment play, 'eating green' food, clean transportation SAG vehicles and an Intergenerational Town Hall Meeting) designed to expand environmental awareness, inextricably linked to health and well being, and measure citizen's habits and …

If you are interested in learning or sharing anything about designing, developing and supporting a great web site, service, app or online social network community, this group will not just explore, but we will discuss and possibly build, together.  This includes Javascript, HTML5, Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, mobile web support, CakePHP, WordPress and other content management systems.  But it does not stop there. This group will identify and explore the use of technologies, content, media and social …

We promote and sponsor Latin Music Dance Events and Instructors that appeal to the metro dance community which include DC, Maryland and Virginia. We have the longest running salsa social in the metro area that caters to the DC/MD/VA Salsa Community with Parties featuring 3 DJs each event spinning the best Salsa, Bachata, & Latin Mixes along with Workshops taught by the Best Area Instructors to help improve Students Social Dancing to be able to dance with anyone based on Standard Internationally …

This is a social group for environmental policy professionals/volunteers/interns/wannabes (those switching careers, etc). There are a number of environment & health focused non-profits in DC with a lobbying arm as well as various environmental policy groups. Metro DC also has a bourgeoning entrepreneurial scene and lots of bright people working on various issues related to improving the quality of our air, water, food as well as sustainability, energy, ethics and, related to all of the above, se …

The Kingdom Chamber of Commerce creates an environment of opportunities for Believers who share Kingdom principles, values and beliefs. Partners are able to benefit from unique leadership development, networking, and business referral opportunites. Whether you are are an established business, a start-up or a professional, you can sharpen your business skills through interaction with top area executives and business leaders. The Kingdom Chamber environment is designed to help you translate your v …

All About You and Your Wellness and Well Being Alignment of Mind, Body and Spirit Attracting Vibrant Health, Peace and Bliss, Harmonious Relationships, and Wealth and Prosperity in 2012 and Beyond. We are gearing up for a life full of Energy, Strength, Flexibility, Peace and Harmony and the Practice of the Law of Attraction to bring a Total Being by raising our quality of living in this wonderful time space reality, at the Perfect Time, in this Wonderful Body, and in this Wonderful Universe. G …

HR Girlfriends is a networking community for women working in or providing services to the Human Resources field, who are looking for an environment to socially and professionally collaborate. The community provides a friendly environment for open minded professionals to share common interests. HR Girlfriends knows no color lines and ALL women are welcome! If you are looking for a community of professional girlfriends who understands your world, this group is for you. We will get together for n …

Monkeys with Typewriters (MoWiTy) is an extreme writing group bent on hammering out our novels (or whatever projects we're working on) and having fun too. If infinite monkeys can create a masterpiece, so can we. We do not limit ourselves to writing -- any creative endeavor a member feels like working on is appropriate for MoWiTy. During regular meetups, our members write, draw, blog, design, code, or work on whatever other projects they are up to. The purpose of our meetup is to provide members …

Your potential is limited only by your excuses. Whether you work in a corporate environment or from home, whether you are a student or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills. Become a Better Speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to formulate and convey your ideas, you open a new world of possibilities. You will be more pe …

Action Design is the art and science of designing products that help people take action in their lives. It entails: Designing the action itself so that it's easy to take, Structuring the environment to encourage the action, and Preparing the person to take the action, once and in the future. This meetup is for people in the DC area who are already doing this (under the banner of UX, behavioral econ, data science, and advocacy work), and who want to learn more about these skills.  [See http://w …

The Washington DC Area Vegan Meetup Group Meet other vegans in the DC area. Share ideas/thoughts on the philosophy of being vegan, recipes, new restaurants, vegan products, related topics, or simply make friends who share your interests. The group is sponsored by the Vegetarian Society of DC (VSDC, www.vsdc.org), who provides the enabling structure and pays the regular Meetup fee so that individual members of the group do not have to pay anything. A number of the group's activities will be organ …

DMV Women Connect is a professional and social group that seeks to support and create community for lesbian and bisexual women in the DC/ Maryland/ Northern Virginia (DMV) area. Our members include women who identify as lesbians as well as bi-sexual women. MTF members are welcome, however we respectfully will decline FTM requests for membership in order to retain the integrity of the womyn-identified orientation of the DMV. This group is intended to be a safe place to meet other women with simi …

Vive la francophonie! Afternoon French Conversation in Metropolitan DC est un groupe composé principalement de membres qui parlent le français comme deuxième ou troisième (voire quatrième!) langue. L'objectif du groupe est de promouvoir des rencontres intéressantes entre des personnes de même sensibilité pour parler le français dans un milieu détendu. Les sujets sont illimités: la philosophie, le cinéma et la littérature, ........ Afternoon French Conversation in Metropolitan DC is a group prim …

Interested in just hanging out in New York City or Philadelphia for a day? Want to venture north of DC but don't have anyone to travel with? Then join the DC to New York Travel Group! We will be traveling to cities such as New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, and other Northeast destinations, including Canada and the Mid-Atlantic. We will be taking trips through the Megabus or Boltbus services, which offer very low-cost bus trips that you can purchase on their websites (www.megabus.com and …

Welcome to the Beautiful Brown Girls Brunch Club (BBGBC)! BBGBC was created with a unified mission to celebrate and embrace our culture, ourselves and each other. We aim to promote a true sisterhood bond among our members. The Beautiful Brown Girls mission is to provide a unique monthly social opportunity for ethnic women to network together in a relaxed non-judgmental environment to create long lasting friendships, and build their sister circle.

WELCOME to OUR AVID WORLD TRAVELERS and WORLD CULTURE LOVERS ROUNDTABLE!! "LIFE is a JOURNEY, not a DESTINATION! It is NOT measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the PEOPLES, PLACES and AWESOME MOMENTS that take our breath away!! Be an AVID WORLD TRAVELER (NOT a TOURIST) - internationally and domestically - with an insightful GLOBAL view of our WORLD!! As World Travelers and Culture Lovers, bloom where we are planted and commit ourselves to make a positive difference!" As a World Cult …

Our objective is to create a great resource for AngularJS learning, and a fun, worthwhile meetup community. We have some exciting things planned—more casual, more interactive, less presentation. We're looking for participation and a comfortable environment for learning. Feel free to bring laptops, projects, and questions. Monthly meetings may include: Uses of Angular: 5-30 min presentations on your projects - potentially "lightening round" style or long form, all in on session or broken across …

As is quite self-explanatory in the name, we are a very casual after-work/weekend group which obviously involves a LITTLE BIT of drinking. You do not have to speak Japanese nor drink to join us but show us the will to learn. Some members are impressively fluent (let alone our Japanese members). This meetup offers a unique opportunity of learning Japanese in a very comfortable environment while beer amplifies our learning capacity of the Japanese language. Many people find themselves better …

Our objective is to provide Web API enthusiasts, people who are thinking about, interested in, or actively developing Web APIs, a space to get together, share ideas, and discuss techniques and technologies in a vendor neutral environment. Please come and join us, learn from each other, and have a little fun.

Excel at business intelligence? Interested in learning the hot new BI tool that's working its way across the country? Tableau is a software product aimed at providing analysts across industries with powerful data visualization capabilities, and we're here to help you master it. The DC Tableau Workshop is a free and unofficial forum for beginners and experts alike, providing users a place to get help from peers with their current challenges, or to team up and take part in fun data viz competition …

We are a group of writers who enjoy imaginative, perhaps even offbeat, fiction. Our goal is to write well--or at least better--but with the freedom to make mistakes. We are not here to necessarily produce polished, publishable fiction, but to rather to carve out a space where writers can experiment and have fun in a relaxed and supportive environment. Speculative fiction--which includes science fiction, supernatural horror, steampunk, dystopian fiction, magical realism, fantastic allegory, and …

This is the Ni Hao Playgroup. We are based on DC metropolitan area and focused on providing a Chinese-speaking environment in which the kids (and parents) can enjoy speaking/learning Chinese.

WELCOME to the DC Young Professionals (DCYP) Kiwanis club! The members of DCYP Kiwanis club are young professionals and recent college graduates committed to changing the world through service within our local community. Each month, DCYP hosts a variety of events that include 2-3 community service projects, a just-for-fun social activity, a happy hour meet and greet, as well as other special events throughout the year. Through this unique combination of service and social events, DCYP provides o …

What’s a Rotary Club? Rotary is a global network of over 1.2 million community volunteers. Rotary members are business and professional people who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards, and help build goodwill, peace and understanding in the world. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, today, there are some 33,000 Rotary clubs in more than 200 countries carry out service projects in their local communities and abroad to address such critical issues as health, hunger, illiteracy, w …

We are a group of individuals, who seek knowledge and truth, who take steps to better ourselves, who are either new to the faith of Islam, Interested, or seeking a connection with others in faith. We are joined together to support one another through interaction, conversation, and activities. The goal of the group is to give the newly converted/ reverted Muslim access to others, in order to grow in their understanding and interest, while creating an open environment for sharing. The group is al …

This is a purely social meetup group aiming at bringing together members of both Arabic and non-Arabic speakers, regardless of their nationality, ethnicity, or religion. In this friendly and social environment we will share fun activities around town and at the same time you can learn and practice your Arabic language.