Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartu …

This exciting and energetic meetup group was created just for your toddler and you! Bring your little ones to our AWESOME facility to have a blast with friends! Pack a snack and spend an hour. Exxcel is jam-packed with exciting toys, props, games, and activities for your little ones to enjoy in this non-structured “open play”. You and your child will participate in innovative, fun-filled obstacle courses that teach the basic gymnastics elements - swinging, climbing, running, jumping, and ot …

This meetup group is formed for the cultivation and proliferation of True Chi-Steppin in the New England region. Our events will provide an opportunity to step with True Chi-Steppers, who are properly cultivated to respect the fundamentals of the dance (True Chicago Style Steppin), such as proper lane discipline, the beat, timing and flow, clear signals, and smoothness devoid of a certain bounce. The true seductiveness of the dance! STEPPIN IN THE BEAN cultivates the smoothest Chi-Steppers in ou …

Welcome to the New England Magento E-Commerce Meetup. The goal of this group is to provide merchants, freelancers/job seekers and industry people in general, best practices in e-commerce, as well as a direct line of connection into the Magento ecosystem. This year, we will be discussing a wide array of topics in e-commerce to help arm our attendees with innovations in e-commerce, as well as optimization strategies that drive success for merchants and implementers alike. If anything, you should c …

If you are involved with Product Management, Product Development or Product Marketing, this is the group for you! Our goal will be to establish a group where Boston's best and brightest can interact and learn form one-another. Whether you are in a large enterprise, a non-profit, a government agency or a start-up, this is the place to share and learn. We'll establish a quarterly meeting and have some speakers from local universities and businesses across a variety of industries and sizes share th …

Inspiration Chow Down Are you interested in following the latest digital trends? Do you like free pizza? The Big Studio is starting a monthly lunch Meetup and we will be providing plenty of both. This Meetup will have a rotating format but will always focus on highlighting trends in design and process. Some examples of the rotating formats are - Hosting Guest Speakers Start-up reviews Workshops Peer Reviews Trend Sharing Since the format will rotate from Meetup to Meetup we would love to take …

This is a group for people in positions of responsibility in Software Quality Assurance to expand their knowledge and to network with peers on a wide variety of issues unique to managers such as: - Innovations in Software Testing - Best Practices in Software Quality Assurance - Pros and Cons of Testing Frameworks, Methodologies and Tools - Key Performance Indicators - Tactics to reduce testing cycle times and budgets. We will hold events monthly to discuss topics that related to QA leaders' dail …

Greater Boston has by far the highest concentration of both hospitals and Pioneer ACOs per capita in the country. It is a leading hub for innovation in many market sectors, and the healthcare space is no exception. This group has been formed to build more of a community for these various innovators to connect and interact. It will also hopefully provide them with resources about which they may not have otherwise known.

We are an eclectic group of entrepreneurs, writers, publicists, agents, technologists, literary coaches, and publishing professionals. We are striving to create a community of people who will be driving changes in the publishing industry.

Meet other Boston/Cambridge members interested in business model innovation. Whether you're an absolute beginner learning the ropes or a business tycoon with the next billion dollar startup, you are welcome to come out to exchange ideas, network with each other, learn, and have a good time.

At the "Symposium on Water Innovation in Massachusetts" on May 8, 2012, the state's water cluster convened for the first-time ever, beginning an effort to make Massachusetts the global innovation leader in this $500b industry. The Massachusetts Water Industry Meetup enables key stakeholders -- entrepreneurs, investors, academic researchers, government officials and service providers -- to meet and exchange ideas about Massachusetts's water cluster and how to make Massachusetts the global innovat …

This group was founded to help connect all LGBT (and allied) members of Boston's innovation ecosystem. LGBT entrepreneurs, investors, media and marketing professionals, designers, service providers, and innovators are welcome.

Hi everyone! I thought it would be a great idea to create a group for us. Specially for those new in Cambridge and in the building, looking to make new friends and get to know their coworkers. I'm convinced this will make an awesome diverse group of creative, talented people. Let's get together and plan events, hangouts, share ideas and have a good time!

In the Boston area there are many meetups that cover a large range of engineering topics. However, none are about image processing or computer vision. The Boston Image Processing and Computer Vision Group (BIPCVG) meetup fills this gap by providing an opportunity for the image processing/computer vision community to network, socialize and learn. It covers the basics as well as advanced subjects, and the hottest and latest developments in areas such as biomedical and mobile applications. The meet …

@Windows8Boston   #Windows8Boston Welcome! Why Join? Everything and everyone you need to know about Windows 8 style apps. Take advantage of the need for Windows 8 app developers, designers, user experience experts and solution architects. Take your existing skills and create Windows 8 apps. Find the Windows 8 app experts and mentors you need in the Boston area. Please DO join the group, even if you don't plan attending the meetings. Use the group as a resource to keep updated on what happening i …

This group is for those interested in multidisciplinary networking and collaboration. Taking inspiration from The Medici Effect, The Renaissance, and even such creative collaborations as Burning Man...How can the intersection of technology, science, arts, culture, business, philosophy, etc., amplify innovation and create new ways of thinking, behaving, expressing and living? This group will meet to network, discuss and brainstorm ideas, projects and possibilities. Frans Johansson’s The Medici E …

Empathize. Define. Ideate. Prototype. Test. Design Thinking is catching on as a way to accelerate innovation and product development. This meetup is for those of us who want to learn more about Design Thinking methods and tools and how to use them to help create innovators. Each meeting will include: - A member presenting on how they are using design thinking in their life - Learning a new method - Meeting others who are using design thinking

The Reverse Startup is an accelerated product launch camp, driven by the open source community, focused on rapid prototyping and rapid execution around a series of proof-of-concept exercises. Encompassing a wide range of topics, this group is ideal for developers, designers, technologists, marketing professionals and entrepreneurs. The Reverse Startup is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the community and helping people actualize their dreams and professional goals. We endeavor to come tog …

This group will provide a place to meet and discuss potential use of existing technologies and practice in the service of improving education. I started this group because there is a rich community across disciplines that offer a wide variety of complex approaches to this topic that merit review in the context of the the education sector. I look forward to reviewing technologies, organizing some hands on labs, participating in dialogue, and pursuing innovative approaches with you.

This group is for entrepreneurs who want to start a business or who have already started one and want to openly discuss their business models and get help. We want to particularly focus on tech startups and on B2B business models. But, all are welcome.

For those who want to design, engineer, and build innovative products using community and online tools. Physical products create and shape our environment. Everything from your razor to your house started as and idea, which was brought to life by a talented engineer or designer. Open Engineering is all about making this process faster with higher quality results. We will explore topics related to design, engineering, and manufacturing. Sometimes we will bring in open hardware projects to present …

Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A Ruby engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with her vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day... We're building this community. --- Part of the Tech Happy Hour Allianc …

Welcome to the Boston’s Charles River Rugby Football Club – Boston’s only joint Men’s and Women’s Club. Committed to quality rugby, Charles River competes in the highly competitive Men’s Division II and Women’s Division II of the New England Rugby Football Union. For nearly four decades, the Club has strived to play the most competitive rugby in Boston, while maintaining the strong social traditions inherent to the game. With the guidance of past players, the vision of a young and innovative exe …

This group was created because I feel that we need more open-ended discussion groups that allow us to develop community and meet other freethinkers whose thinking is focused on science, philosophy, art, politics, innovative social thinking, agnosticism, atheism, humanism, current events, culture, intellectualism and community development. This group does not espouse anti-religion or anti-cultural movements, nor support a particular political or social platform. All thinkers of all social, politi …

JFE (Jews For Entrepreneurship) Network is the leading and largest organization and platform for connecting entrepreneurs and investors, and accelerating innovation in the Jewish community nationwide. We launched in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in November 2009. We opened a chapter in New York City in 2012 and are now bringing the Silicon Valley spirit of entrepreneurship to Boston and other U.S. locations. Over the past 3 years we have hosted numerous pitch events, seminars, speaker panels, …

This is a new meetup group focused on new technologies, apps, services and products for the connected home. We'll explore OTT TV, TV Apps, home automation, tele-health, new areas of gaming and other developing categories for the connected home. Meetups will provide startups with demo opportunities as well as networking that connects entrepreneurs, startup executives, major technology companies, investors and service providers.

A Future Salon is a monthly discussion group where people get together for educational, fun, and challenging presentations, discussions, and dialogue on important trends and innovations in science, technology, business, and social change. The meta-theme for our Salon is a multidisciplinary inquiry into accelerating change, and the implications, issues, and challenges that rapid ongoing change creates. The importance of being an open-minded, broadly-interested and informed lifelong learner is one …

Code for Boston is a Code for America Brigade - a volunteer civic innovation organization created by Boston-area developers, designers, urban planners, and data geeks with an interest in solving civic and social problems through the use of creative technology. We feel that Boston was the driving force in the creation of Government 1.0; we should be leading the way for Gov 2.0. We seek to leverage the revolutionary spirit of New England to help open, improve, and engage our local governments acro …