The organizer of the group offer TWO types of TRAVEL: (1) TRAVEL FOR FREE :- These travel trips are free. Most trips take place to travel by bus or Train to (a) New Jersey state - Atlantic City and other locations, (b) Connecticut State (c) Other close state to New York and (d) some location in New York State too. What ever you pay, you will get back one's you reach the destination, You get back cash money plus food coupons, Voucher to play, etc., what ever equivalent you paid or sometime you ge …

The Thalesians are a group of dedicated professionals with an interest in finance, economics, mathematics, physics and computer science, not necessarily in that order.  We are currently based in London, New York and San Francisco. Please visit our home page: The Thalesians - http://www.thalesians.com/

We are a group of computer security, forensics and compliance professionals based in the Tri-State area meeting to discuss the latest trends in threats and responses as well as what to do when attacked.

A group of passionate FreeSWITCH enthusiasts exchanging ideas in an open forum. We're here to explore not just FreeSWITCH but other telecommunications initiatives around open source telephony. The group will consist of formal trainings, informal install fests, lots of Q&A time and general time to just share ideas and meet people. This group is founded by Darren Schreiber - the author of FreePBX v3, FreeSWITCH's mod_nibblebill module and various other open-source telecom software. Meetings …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based right here in New York City. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions. We typically meet on the third Tuesday of the month, have some pizza and network, and enjoy a p …

For Salesforce.com Administrators, Power Users and/or developers who are interested in building knowledge of the Salesforce.com platform and related products, as well as networking with others in this emerging community.

Join this meetup group, it's FREE to become a new member. Welcome to AsianBusinessNetwork.org , this group was created to connect young Asian business professionals. We aim to host free and discounted group events in New York City (Manhattan) and nearby. We will be giving away free books/gifts at each event to promote our meetup group. We currently have over 1000+ Asian Friends in our group, every week about 20 new members are signing up to join our free and fun activities. There is a different …

Knowledge of and fluency in the language of analytics is becoming increasingly important in business, especially in the financial services industry. Even small process changes based on advanced analysis can result in millions of dollars in revenue gained or lost. It’s never been more important to brush up on your analytics “literacy”. This is a great place to learn and network with other professionals in analytics!

Would you enjoy having a circle of friends that share an interest in cards, possibly unlike your other friends? This group is intended to bring back the simpler times, when a night of cards/cheating/inevitable debauchery could make for a rad time! Please join, it will be good fun! This is specifically to learn and play the card game of hearts. All levels and anyone interested is welcome.  It is easy to learn - and more fun to play with people (if you play on the computer ;.)) Disclaimer: The gro …

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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.

This meetup exists because I was damn tired of being the only black person at other tech meetups. We aim to be a network of developers in NYC interested in becoming better, learning from each other and networking. Developers of all skill levels are welcome, from experienced hardcore, neckbeard hackers, to n00bs. If you want to be awesome, or more awesome, I hope you can find yourself at home here. If you're an MBA who's never written a line of code, and doesn't want to, this probably isn't the …

nyhacker is a non-profit connector and mentorship organization led by hackers, for hackers. Our mission is to sustain and grow a hacker culture through shared resources, mentorship, programming, and opportunities. Please use this group to propose and organize your own nyhacker events and programs. If you need funding, volunteers, help, or anything else email us at brandon@nyhacker.org. tl;dr -- free events, pizza, beer, jobs, and funding for hackers (by hackers). Please Note: Our events ( …

Software powers the world, but insecure software threatens safety, trust, and economic growth. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is dedicated to making application security visible by empowering individuals and organizations to make informed decisions about true application securityrisks. OWASP boasts 30,000+ participants, more than 65 organizational supporters, and more than academic supporters. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit worldwide charitable organization, OWASP does not en …

Software Defined Networking is staged to redefine network design and operations. We will explore the benefits and pitfalls of this approach as it emerges to maturity and how operators, customers and vendors can work together to reap the rewards.

This is a group dedicated to Cisco IT professionals who are interested in meeting with others to meet, learn, exchange ideas, and network. Our aim is to help each other develop not just technically and professionally --but to also establish long term relationships. Today's world is very competitive so why go it alone? This group is nothing without our members -- really -- everyone can suggest meetup topics, express their thoughts, and engage other IT professionals in the industry. Any questions, …

We are Cloud Computing experts that are looking to share ideas and network with others in the IT industry. Even if you're new to the Cloud or IT and want to educate yourself on moving to the Cloud, this would be the best place to do so while networking with some experts. We will be hosting free seminars and workshops for different Cloud Services for our group members.

The mission of the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) is to promote mutual understanding and democracy globally by supporting discussion and active citizenship locally. Founded in the City of London in 1755, the Cogers is the oldest free speech forum in the world. IDEA brings this tradition to NYC with the introduction of the Big Apple Cogers, which typically meets the first Wednesday of each month (locations vary) for a lively open debate on current events. Here's how it works - …

All Information Architects, and those interested in learning more, at all levels, are welcome to join for meetings, discussions, learning, sharing, networking, and fun. Information Architecture Institute: www.iainstitute.org

Calling all developers and tech enthusiasts! This group is a place for you to discuss and learn about NuoDB - a new 21st century database that scales effortlessly on the cloud without compromising SQL compliance or ACID transactions. Join us to network, learn and discuss the future of databases. Check us out at www.nuodb.com.

Learn from and meet with other developers, devops and QA professionals that use JMeter to test web apps. JMeter User's group is an open forum where JMeter and even Selenium users from all levels (beginner, intermediate, afficianados) can interact, network and share insights and information. Topics include JMeter, Selenium, scripting, performance, load and stress testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, building automated test scripts and other topics. Feel free to request and po …

Welcome to the NYC Private and Hybrid Cloud User Group! We are here to bring together developers, architects, sysadmins, devops people, enterprises, start-ups... basically anyone interested in various possibilities of private and hybrid cloud solutions. Private clouds give users immediate access to computing resources hosted within an organization's infrastructure. Users self-provision and scale collections of resources drawn from the private cloud, typically via web service interface, just as w …

NYC UX Acrobatics primary focus is the varied facets of UX design, research and usability. Our aim is to create monthly 'UX themed' workshop style meetings where members work with each other learning, discovering and networking on all things UX. Potential topics: paper prototyping, experience maps, user research and testing, persona dev, a/b testing, front-end best practices, RWD (Responsive Web Design), PET Design (Persuasion, Emotion, and Trust Design), competitive analysis, sketching UX, cont …

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 …

Everyone who wants an easy way to Learn about Technology, keep reading! This meetup is for Small Business Owners and other people interested in Learning about current topics and trends in the world of Information Technology (IT) for their businesses or personal lives. SMB Tech Workshop will feature a variety of events for Beginners to get their feet wet with understanding the Technology they use, could, or should be using everyday. Think of this as continuing tech education for Entrepreneurs …

This group is about getting the latest information on enterprise security trends in Mobile computing, Social Media, Bring your own device (BYOD), Governance and Compliance. The meetings will consist of a featured speakers, emerging vendor demos in the security space, hands on workshops, and networking. We are in midst of an era where Cyber Security is taking front page and enterprises are embracing new technologies to defend. Come and join us to both network and learn from one another.

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 …

This is a group for anyone interested in big data technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analysis, data visualization, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I have started this group for big data professionals to network and learn the latest in the big data technology. Looking forward to having lively discussions about the cutting edge big data technology and its impact on the business world.