Welcome  To ==>  'FILM-NET'  <== A Group for  Movie / Documentary makers, Actors, Script Writers etc &people working in Media etc....Models, Artists, Photographers etc... ) This group is designed to help people new to the UK film/broadcast industries make contact with others to help create the the films and broadcast services of the future. Our group includes Directors, Producers, Technologists, Broadcasters, Composers, Audio Technicians, Camera crew, Make Up, ACTORS, Models, Photographers, Post …

The Graduate Developer Community (GDC) is a community for undergraduates & recent graduates interested in Software Development. It is run by a leadership team comprising members of top technical consultancies, investment banks and the director of RecWorks Ltd, to help bridge the gap between the Academic, Open Source and Commercial worlds of the Software Development community. FAQ What is the GDC? Why was it founded? What goes on in the GDC? Who can join? Is there a fee to Join, is there a fee …

This group was created to provide a place to get together and talk about the Lean Startup methodology. Following the first Leancamp, which brought world-leading thinkers in related areas to London, we have expanded to explore connected disciplines which give us global competitive advantage in the UK. We look at how Lean Startup relates to some key UK and European strengths, such business model innovation, service design, design strategy, bootstrapping and visual thinking, among others. We are a …

Our group covers most of the products Adobe offers, focusing on products in the Creative Suite family. Whether your interest is in design, development or eLearning, we have something for you! A free monthly catch up and what’s more, we are going to throw in some training tips for free. Do you want free training? Well join the club The Creative Class Club in London in run by Academy Class the Adobe Authorised Training Centre and is available for both old friends and new friends We do hope you’ll …

If you’re looking for an informal meet-up to talk about user-centred research, you’ve come to the right place. At The Research Thing you’ll be able to meet others who share your interest to exchange tips, tricks and horror stories. Your evening will be jam-packed with everything from the tools and techniques for bringing users into design, to analysis, deliverables and presentation skills. You can look forward to workshops, activities and talks by those who want to share their experiences. There …

We are a commons education group based in London, established as a Community Interest Company under UK law. What is the Commons? “The social and political space where things get done and where people have a sense of belonging and have an element of control over their lives, providing sustenance, security and independence... Commons are organized around resources that are collectively owned or shared between or among populations. These resources are said to be held in common and can include eve …

This group discusses the design and implementation graph databases with a focus on distributed architectures. These databases use graph structures with nodes, edges, and properties to represent and store information. You should join if you need to deliver systems and services for social networking, business intelligence, scientific research, or similar areas requiring fast discovery of higher-order relationships (node to edge graph structures) in large, distributed data.

Are you a composer, songwriter or musician? Do you want to learn more about protecting your rights and earning royalties? Then this group is for you. Having run his own specialist, niche practice for nearly 20 years, the renowned legal expert Jens Hills  now specializes in IP and commercial consultancy.  Jens will be leading bi-weekly meetings in London presented by Musicotopia at the North London private venue, The Loft. Through this series of meetings, Jens aims to enlighten composers, son …

A meetup group to coordinate a face-to-face AWS user community. Proposed topics will be more about the technical aspects of AWS feature use and implementation, and will feature real-world use cases including what hasn't worked as well as what has. Join if you're a cloud evangelist in your organisation, and you design implement or service AWS based solutions. All abilities are welcome, but be prepared to get in-depth!

This is a group for people starting or thinking of starting there own venture who would like to learn more about about branding their company and using digital marketing to build their business. You will also benefit if you're looking to rebrand or even if you're involved with a small to medium sized company who do not have access to a marketing or advertising agency. Branding encompasses design, advertising, marketing, service proposition and the culture of your company. Digital Marketing makes …

iProperty Club The smart way to promote your business There are only a few really good ways to promote your business: Personal referrals, online marketing and regular print advertising. iProperty Club combines all three in one simple package Membership is open to all — maximising your new business leads and referrals. No joining fee, no long contract, no breakfast meetings!  Exclusively for home trades and property professionals. ¨ Your business featured in a printed trades directory delivered …

The Velvet Journey offers personal development workshops, wellbeing services and social activities for gay men. Our aim is to empower and inspire gay men to lead healthy, balanced and fulfilled lives, in which they experience love, success, joy and the freedom of being themselves. We will do this by offering a range of events and services designed around our ground breaking holistic approach to coaching and lifestyle, and by providing a safe space for people to meet, share and connect. For more …

Doug Richard, Founder of School for Startups & School for Creative Startups, a successful serial entrepreneur and angel investor, has launched this meetup to provide support to people who want to start a business they can own and operate from home. Well known from his many appearances on the Dragons Den, and more recently for his leading entrepreneur development programs supported by government, national institutions and universities, Doug has recently decided to begin offering free and low cost …

Are you thinking about gamification at work? Are you wondering how to go about gamifying your team, organisation, product or service? Or do you just want to use gamification in your marketing campaign? Well this meetup is for you! A chance to meet others involved in gamifying their workplace, team or online community. We'll be holding meetups for about an hour or so in a centrally located coffee shop.

What is the Marketing Innovation Labs? Marketing Innovation Labs group, is a working group dedicated to digital marketing entrepreneurs seeking creative solutions to everyday marketing challenges. We come together to identify issues within our industry and associated sectors and collaboratively develop innovative solutions. How does it work? The group hosts a series of 8 sessions during each lab "cycle". We use these creative and engaging sessions to first identify problems areas, solution map …

What is Converge? Converge+UK is a series of events to foster communication, collaboration and creation at the intersection of Design, Business & Technology. The concept was co-founded by a diverse group of London professionals working in lot’s of different disciplines with a common interest in entrepreneurship including Klaus Bravenboer, Peter Thomson, Tim McCready, David Mclaire, Sallie Bale, and Dan George. We had all separately been going to lots of events related to our respective industrie …

In the ongoing discussion regarding when to release an API, there is a growing consensus that the API should come early, if not first in the order of tasks to get from concept to fully functioning application. Some say that releasing the API immediately is like putting the cart before the horse, but the emerging popular view seems to say the opposite. Adopting what is now being called an "API-first" philosophy requires that we introspect more around the role of APIs What goals are we accomplishi …

Largely unknown on our planet in this year of 2013 is the fact that the process of living is knowable, predictable, understandable, and logical while it fulfills all of the natural instincts, abilities, longings, desires and dreams we as humans can create. There is a standard by which we must live in order to know truth. Life must be lived by following the a priori rules that we are designed to know as common sense. These are neither cumbersome or burdensome but are in some ways contrary to our …

"It's been enlightening to meet fellow women who have a cause and are championing for different things in their lives. I have learnt a lot about secondary trauma and being resilient." - participant, from our Warrior Women workshop, March 2013. Come to the next weekend on May 11 and 12 2013, Building Resilient Women Leaders: This intensive 2 day workshop will give you the tools to identify secondary trauma and risk factors and help you to stay focused and grounded when dealing with vulnerable peo …

This meetup group is for top fashion bloggers in London. Providing top fashion bloggers with key information about what they need to know, and where others like to hang-out (the coolest places :-)! It’s simple, a place for fashion bloggers to share their ideas, experiences, tips, attend special events, and have fun at cool places. Monthly membership is free at present, with £2 thereafter (which your able to cancel at anytime). This allows us to provide and maintain the highest level of service t …

My Photo Base is the most growing and dynamic group of photographers and photography enthusiasts. Look at the website www.myphotobase.com. Imagine, when we combine our experiences and ideas - we are simply taking it to the next level and we are good at it. That's how the idea of creating a virtual place came along, designed for all, at all levels: photographers, models, make-up artists, movie makers, actresses/actors, musicians and general photography enthusiasts. Besides that we are trying to m …

Innovators, designers, creatives, clients, crafters, makers, writers, doers... and those of you who span it all, please join us. In our meetups we'll be: Exploring what creative, design and innovation projects need to succeed Looking at the impacts of new and emerging technologies and practices Exploring our experiences in and expectations of the design industry Getting dirty/hot/sweaty testing emerging mapping tools and techniques By doing this, I hope that we can all learn more about design, …