At Oceanblue Divers we offer: Training from from basic open water to instructor with experienced instructors. Travel to the best dive destinations on the planet, and A vibrant social network of divers with monthly social events, local diving and more! Check out our new website at: http://www.oceanbluedivers.com What is Oceanblue Divers all about? Here's our story! At Oceanblue Divers we aim to be scuba diving central. We offer basic diving classes and advanced training, social events where …

The Human Impacts Institute's mission is to inspire action for strong communities and a healthy environment through hands-on education, coalition building, and using the arts and culture for social good. Join this meetup to keep up with our programs, events, and volunteer opportunities in NYC and around the world!

We've established the Brooklyn branch of the Holistic Parenting community to provide North Brooklyn with a different type of parenting group, one which provides a safe space where you can gather as parents, be your authentic selves, and discuss your deepest parenting concerns. There are several fantastic play groups in Brooklyn, which provide a very valuable resource for parents in town. But, where can you go to discuss the questions that arise each and every day regarding raising your child? Th …

Have you thought about a vegan (or vegetarian) lifestyle, but had so many questions you just got overwhelmed? Or perhaps you've had a trial run but eventually fell off the wagon onto a big steak? If you're ready for a first or second try at a plant-based diet, or even if you're just "vegan-curious", this Meet-up will help you easily achieve your goals while having fun with new friends! All your questions will be answered, in the company and camaraderie of other transitional omnivores. It's a gro …

Earth Celebrations-Hudson River Pageant is an opportunity for you, to become involved in the enhancement and improvement of the Hudson River while increasing your knowledge of our environment and the impacts upon it by our society. We do this with exciting, interesting, and innovative projects and workshops culminating in the 'Hudson River Pageant' in the last week in May. With over 100 participants, and more than 1,000 spectators, The 'Pageant' itself moves from Battery Park City to Gaansvort …

Comics for Bitches is an inclusive environment for women, queers, and feminists to gather and discuss comics and graphic novels in an open non-judgemental environment. We began as a group when we discovered we all loved the medium of comics but mostly read them on our own. We hope to foster a community of graphic novel reading that inspires us as creatives, readers, hobbyists, illustrators and writers. CFB is meant for women of all gender expressions and types. We are focused on creating an envi …

Welcome Women Coders & Developers! Heard of the language "Ruby" but never knew how to start working with it? Or have you been using Ruby and Ruby on Rails for years but have yet to find a welcoming group of individuals to network with? We know how hard it is to get started in a new programming language or find like-minded people to solve problems with. Our goal is to give women and those who self-identify as women a safe and welcoming environment to share ideas, improve coding and speaking skill …

Welcome to LivingPowerfully Community! There has been a lot happening recently outside of the group as all organizers have been traveling for more intense trainings in practicums, workshops, and out of country seminars and it's time to bring it together, offer as much support and empowerment as we can with each other, and share in the enjoyment of life, creating the best we're able, together! There are a variety of choices we have to start some weekly / bi-weekly / or monthly meetups and I want …

Come to our purely positive séance where we encourage mystics, psychics, mediums and all people to enhance their spiritual awareness in a safe and empowering environment. All of our séance conductors are highly trained and renowned mediums. Whether you are looking to connect with a loved one who has recently passed or to receive messages from spirit, our group offers a warm and friendly environment to all who are interested. Before each séance we begin our group with a 15 minute lesson on psyc …

Bring your own Laptop + Creativity, and help us build Hoboken Landmarks or your best idea in our private, kid-managed, kid-administered Minecraft evnvironment. We'll teach everyone to Install Mods, Administer your own Web environment, create "government" for our new world. We're planning to PROJECT tje Monecraft environment at a local Hoboken park too. Brought to your by Education Division of MakerBar.com , Hoboken's Premier Workshop for Inventors, Makers, Gamers, Programmers, and dreamers of al …

Amplify is a monthly global salon series that is a intimate extension of Influencer Conference (InfluencerCon). It is designed to delve deeper into InfluencerCon themes and create a thought provoking environment. We urge members to join us in framing new conversations around creativity, innovation, mindfulness, collaboration and non-siloing our world. Amplify salons will provide a social & intellectual environment to meet fellow influencers, exchange ideas and create change.

PEACE VILLAGE LEARNING & RETREAT CENTER -- EXPERIENCE THE TRANQUILITY Enjoy a weekend retreat on a wide variety of topics in beautiful Upstate New York, 2 1/2 hours from New York City. Buses from Port Authority bring you right to our door! PLEASE NOTE:  Retreats go from Late March until Mid-December. If you are visiting our page in the winter, we may be on 'Winter Break'  which is why no meetups are scheduled during these months.  Stay tuned, if not yet~ you will soon see meetups scheduled for t …

Poly-Connect NYC is for people who live in a world where love is abundant and not limited to monogamy. The purpose of this group is to create an atmosphere that supports authentic connections within the polyamory community of this generation via mixers, social gatherings, discussion groups, cocktails, etc. We will also host special women only meetups and alternative lifestyle parties/mixers. We are open to all people (20s, 30s & 40s age range) polyamorous, lgbt, poly-curious, poly-friendly, swi …

One Meetup attendee suggested that I put a small piece of information in a more prominent position, so here it is: The 5 classes you attend are free.  Doesn't matter what day it is. If you've ever read the writings of Stephen K. Hayes, wanted to learn self-defense, and/or wanted to study ninjutsu, this is the Meetup group for you. Since we're a new and small training group, I've started this meetup to help us grow, and maybe in the future grow into a full dojo.  We currently have a stable train …

This group is for anyone looking to develop their own psychic-mediumship abilities as well as those interested in working on their own healing abilities.  These workshops will be taught by professionals in the field, including guest teachers, in a way that will allow you to learn, develop and practice individually as well as in a group. The healing portions will support & encourage your psychic & mediumship development abilities (natural & what you learn here) and vice versa.  These workshops ar …

Lean Content is about maximizing impact with minimal resources through content. See videos and presentations of our San Francisco Meetup here. The concept of “lean content” is an evolution of content development and content marketing strategies. Lean Content focuses on developing value-adding, modern web media around a central thematic element as defined by a content strategy. What is produced can be translated across media types (ex. A blog can turn into an infographic, into a podcast) and dist …

This group is an alternative recreation and social activity for gay men. Aren't you tired of the usual bar/club scene where you come across lots of men but still remain alone. The reason is because the interaction at the usual bar scene is very shallow and very much on the surface. Our meditation group offers you opportunity to meet in a quite environment,enjoy a relaxing healing meditation,which will help you to open your heart and feel comfortable and connected with everybody. After the medita …

We are a group dedicated to maximizing classroom order and a cooperative learning environment. Educators, administrators, coaches, counselors and support staff will have the opportunity to participate in workshops, lectures, one-on-one tutorials and e-meetings conducted by classroom control “superstars” and leaders in the development of cooperative learning environments. Our sole focus is sharing and helping participants develop techniques to control THE MOST difficult students and their classma …

ARE YOU A SPIRITUALLY MINDED PERSON? Do you find it difficult to find people of your own kind? Would you want to belong to a community of like-minded individuals that can understand you? You are not alone! The purpose of this group is to allow you to socialize, network, make friends, and explore the world of spirituality together. For those of you who are single and are looking to date or be in a relationship with a conscious and spiritual person, then this group is a perfect way for you to meet …

What is NOIR? NOIR was founded in early 2007, as a networking group of well connected Independent Sales and Recruiting professionals in the Information Technology space (Financial, Media, etc). Original members combined forces to close reqs and help each other gain accounts, resulting in many successful split deals, both full time and consulting placements. The program has been very successful and in 2009 NOIR was directly responsible for over $1 million in revenue. The meetup group was laun …

We're a group of Brown alumni living in and around NYC who come together to share our projects, insights, and experiences in a productive and supportive environment (much like the one we enjoyed back in Providence). Our common aim is to help one another pursue and achieve success, rooting our dialog in the experiences we shared at Brown University as we grow toward new opportunities right here in Manhattan. Meetings (generally 1 to 2 hours) will include presentations by alumni who have recently …

We at Kvibe Productions LLC aim to bring together Directors, DP's, Actors, Editors, Writers, Producers and everybody interested in filmmaking who want to take their projects to the next level. Obtain feedback on current and future projects, explore creative ideas with other professionals, showcase your skill-sets in a productive and challenging environment and network with people in your area. Why travel to New York City if you can meet with talented professionals in Jersey City? Kvibe Filmmaker …

A redditor is a member of www.reddit.com Public Mirror of the events so you don't have to sign up to meetup: http://www.reddit.com/r/nycmeetups/ Just a bunch of geeks and nerds hanging out. We do not care if you are a redditor or not, but it helps. We have meetups every week and other random events organized by other nerds like you! Join our mailing list:  http://groups.google.com/group/reddit-nyc Join the IRC Chat room!: server: chat.freenode.net  room:#/r/nyc This group is not a platform fo …

An opportunity for Product Managers, Strategists,etc., to come together to meet, interact, and network. The ideal environment within which sharing and learning can flourish and complement the knowledge base for all on a peer to peer basis.

A group for successful men who want even greater success with women and business. Add more horse power to your career, great car and amazing apartment with tools that work. You already have the beautiful woman, but you wonder about those exotic, sultry and sexy women you encounter during your day. Or you want to know how to reach this level. For the confirmed bachelor, recently divorced man, someone fresh out of a long-term relationship, want to date interracially, date much older, date much you …

Been meaning to draw more? Or enjoy Central Park more? Do both - and meet great people too! Come relax and learn with New York's largest drawing Meetup Group. We welcome people who: have a love of art and nature - want to meet new people - want to learn from other artists - want to see parks and museums - want to start drawing (including figure drawing), but classes are too expensive - draw all the time, or haven't drawn for years (or ever!) What makes our Meetups different? We like to share …

Be Social Change New York Meetup- **We are building a Makers Institute! Check it out: http://bit.ly/makers-institute We are a community of social entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, professionals, students, investors, and overall do and want-to-do gooders. Be Social Change is an open and inclusive network of current and future social impact leaders fosters the spreading of new ideas and best-practices, educates members on social entrepreneurship and innovation, and hosts interactive events for members …

This is an affordable soccer training group for adults and youth operating in Manhattan and Williamsburg. All skill levels are welcome. Whether you are a total beginner or a seasoned player who needs to brush up on his or her skills, you will find a fun and accommodating learning environment here. The lessons are held in a small group lesson format with a well qualified coach. Coach Gabriel played on division one soccer teams and coached division three men's teams himself. Coaching is a traditio …