Welcome Business Professionals! Join Us With One EASY Click - All Profile Questions Are Optional! Photo Credit: Mike Scully Service businesses drive more than half of the U.S. economy. Among you are photographers, contractors, web designers; enterprising and innovative service providers from all industries and fields... The one thing we have in common is that we're service businesses! Perhaps you're planning your first business. Maybe you've been around for decades. Our group discusses everyt …

A group of designers and artists are planing to start up a multifunctional Architecture/Interior Design_Arts/General Construction Coop which will be owned and operated by its members. Currently we are engaged in initial planing/discussions.  Why a Co-op? As a collective of different disciplines, we can provide a very broad range of services. We'll provide a professional approach to any project, large or small. We'll bring clients, designers and artists together to integrate great projects and …

We seek to make connections and build links between graphic designers, visual artists and digital content creatives for collaboration, inspiration and knowledge sharing. We also cover events that relate to our field and review the tools and services relevant to the creative process. We are ramping up for our Summer Events Series so all input, suggestions, contributions and sponsorships are welcome. Join today and help us grow by networking with other graphic designers, visual artists, creative …

Independent Artists! Please be sure to frequently check for updates and changes to BigAppleTalent's Message Boards --- Thank you! This is a hands on opportunity for all people who aspire to the film industry. Writers, Directors, Actors, Musicians, Lighting Techs, Sound engineers, and all else in between. The group accesses several production companies and has the benefit of members on board, prolific in their respective metier. We also offer a complementary promotional service, designed to …

Make and share your ideas with 3D printing! Shapeways is your personal fabrication service. From jewelry to puzzles, home decor and more, create, buy and sell your products using 3D printing. To learn more about Shapeways, visit: Our homepage Our gallery of most popular products An explanation about how our service works An overview of the materials that we offer Our vibrant community of designers and creators

NYC meetup for SASS enthusiasts and professionals. Do you want to present? Submit your presentation topics: http://bit.ly/present-at-nycsass Have a topic you want to learn about? Let us know and we'll do our best to make it happen. http://bit.ly/iwanttolearnsass Code of Conduct: Our goal is to create an inclusive group. While we encourage you to be passionate and opinionated about code, we do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. Racist, sexist, agist, and other derogatory language or innuen …

This group is designed to bring together the Microsoft Windows Azure development community in the NYC Metro area to talk about challenges, roadmap, what we'd like to see in future releases, and overall user experience. Please use our hashtag on Twitter to tweet about this usergroup: #NYCAZURE

What is CloudStack? Apache CloudStack (Incubating) is open source software designed to deploy and manage large networks of virtual machines, as a highly available, highly scalable, hypervisor agnostic Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) cloud computing platform. CloudStack is used by a number of service providers to offer public cloud services, and by many companies to provide an on-premise (private) cloud offerings. Apache CloudStack is an effort undergoing incubation at The Apache Software Foun …

Got an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategy from other innovators? The Inventors Association of Manhattan is for you. Every 2nd Monday of the month, we feature an expert guest speaker, lively discussion among inventors. We foster professionalism, trust and support: All Welcome! Easy online registration. Miss a mee …

FASHION + TECHNY is FASHION+TECHSF's east coast chapter. Fashion+TechNY’s mission is to provide an open dialogue that serves as a forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, ‘FASHION+TECHNY” features local entrepreneurs, fashion designers, students, blogg …

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers Center is now up to more than making short films since it moved into it's public office in the Trilok Arts Center in Clinton Hill.  We now have access to large spaces we can rent cheaply and are recruiting film professionals as faculty for diverse workshops (including Storyboards, Props, Music to Film, etc.).   BYFC is just 5 minutes walk from the Brooklyn Navy Yard where the Steiner Studios is expanding to a 50 acre media campus..   We are working to create a Careers i …

Creative Village NYC connects creative industry professionals, businesses and organizations with local resources, talent and services. We believe in facilitating interactive events that create a platform to promote, exchange and empower. Members are committed to the success of the each other and meet for the purpose of learning, networking and building partnerships. WHO SHOULD JOIN? Creative Village NYC welcomes service providers from all industries, creative industry professionals, interns, ent …

Innovation in the mobile payments, banking, retail, and social spaces. •Product launches and demos from the hottest startups and influential companies •Expert speakers ranging from game changing entrepreneurs to seasoned financial service veterans •Networking and knowledge sharing with industry thought leaders Interested in demoing your product? Contact Julianna at julianna [at] moven [dot] com.

Hi UXers! We've created this Meetup group to help get the word out about the UX Awards- www.UserExperienceAwards.com The UX Awards are the first Awards created to specifically celebrate and showcase examples of outstanding, game-changing UX. The annual UX Awards Event is also the biggest UX event of the season, and it's around the corner on Tuesday May 21, 2013 in NYC! Now in the third year, the User Experience Awards are the premiere Awards to showcase, celebrate, and raise understanding of exc …

There's an incredible transformation taking place in Medicine right now, and this group is focused on the design, development and implementation of innovation -- technologic, systems and operational -- directly at healthcare professionals.  And we want to create a community that is in the lead! The current roles and responsibilities, interdependencies and ways of working  between physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are being challenged and there will need to be car …

Brainstorming is more fun with others! Join us for an Ideation Party - A unique networking event for innovators.  Enjoy games to stretch your thinking as we discuss and inspire cool products and services. No prior experience or preparation required! Just be ready to have a great time and meet some interesting people. "Creative" juices and snacks are served! Visit our website for more information.

The mission of “THE NEW YORK FAME” is to provide a dynamic event that will feature high-end fashion lines while infusing musical performances from today’s hottest artists. The exhibition will canvas exceptional & innovative works of art that will highlight the creativity, viability and vitality of NY. "THE NEW YORK FAME" is a unique opportunity to reach an affluent, trendsetting and fashion-conscious market segment via a one-of-a-kind branding and marketing platform. The event will feature fine …

Welcome New York Singles, Tired of not having plans on Saturday night? New in Town and looking to meet new people? This meetup group was designed for New York Singles over 40 who want to get out of the house and enjoy a taste of mature New York City Night Life with new friends.

We discuss many of the groundbreaking concepts from "The Four Hour Work Week" by Tim Ferriss, including lifestyle design, new rich, setting up a muse, outsourcing, automated income, remote work, vagabonding, working smarter, unshackling from the corporate 9-5, mini-retirements, and filling the void through service. During each session, we establish an optional homework assignment that includes a specfic action to further our dreamline, a comfort challenge to undertake, and a concept from the b …

Promoting your business and/or services online is a challenge we're all facing. This meetup group will therefore be dedicated to knowledge sharing, networking and support. If you're a business owner, social entrepreneur, a professional visual artist, or a student that needs to promote your resume or portfolio, than we'd love for you to join-in to learn and discuss how-to: Plan, Design, Optimize & Market your Professional Online Presence. Topic List: • How to build and optimize your Small-Busi …

DC³: Everything about Data Center and Cloud technologies, from architecture and design, to efficiency, virtualization management, energy control, green tech and more. Collaborate with CIOs, managers, users and visionaries to network, improve and stay on the cutting edge.

Blue Economics is a volunteer organization that strives for economic development in impoverished communities through strategic capacity building. The broadest definition of capacity building is aiding individuals and institutions by solving inefficiencies and breaking barriers that prevent individuals and communities realize all their economic opportunities. We are a group of talented and passionate fulltime professionals from diverse backgrounds including finance, marketing, media, education, n …

We are not chip-tuners or projection designers. We are not moving light programmers or expert sound designers. We don't do the sexy stuff, and we like it. We are arts infrastructure geeks. We are a group of people interested in 1) Technology, computer programming, geeky stuff 2) Arts administration3) #1 used in service of #2 Marketing, analysis, grant-making, ticket-selling, modelling, reporting, cultural asset mapping, open source, service-oriented architecture, the cloud, constituent relati …

At our Nourishing USA's headquarters in New York City volunteers preform direct service in the community and strive to achieve “nutrition for all”. Nourishing USA is a United States-based non-profit organization. It consists of a nationwide network of more than 2000 community advocates and food rescue organizations that serves in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. The organization supports approximately 500 local charitable agencies operating including pantries, soup kitchens, senior cen …

LegalSync is a group designed to foster roundtables between start-up companies and entrepreneurial service providers, including lawyers, PR/marketing strategists, angel investors, and VC fund representatives.

An opportunity for people who work on or around Customer Experience (be it Marketing, Customer Service, User Experience etc.) to meet, learn, interact, and network.  We're based in NYC, but we welcome all interested visitors who are passing through our great city.  Look forward to meeting you :-)

We attract the most disruptive startups founded by students and seasoned professionals in both the tech and non-tech spaces. We host monthly events that include: *Co-founder mixer, professional networking and investor meet and greets *Startup Contest and demo nights *Social events such as entrepreneurs hiking, biking, ski trip and dining events The topics we will cover at our events include but are not limited to: how to find your tech co-founder, how to make a video pitch, how to raise fun …

WHO If you are a business owner, an IT professional working for a small/mid-size company, or an IT consultant serving the SMB market...this meetup group is for you. WHY Great opportunity to learn about technology for SMB and develop new business opportunities. WHAT A mix of free networking and organized discussion/presentations about technology trends and other topics that will help you be more successful in what you do (members are encouraged to present about their area of expertise or r …