Meet and learn from other mobile developers, designers, and enthusiasts in the Baltimore area! Come to a meetup to exchange ideas, talk about code, architecture, innovation! Anyone interested in mobile is welcome! Are you interested in the business or marketing of the mobile space? You don't have to be a developer or designer.  This group is for everyone! Comments and suggestions are welcome.

Going where no Lean has gone before! **Running the simplest experiments to quickly validate business assumptions** Software developers, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs: Are you building the right product? We help you be more innovative, stop wasting time, and be more successful! LEAN STARTUP is a collection of principles and techniques aimed at creating a product/service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The group provides learning, support, and discussion focused on Lean methods (v …

Meet and learn from other PHP Developers in the Baltimore area! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas, talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source technologies and projects in general. Anyone interested in PHP or it's surrounding technologies is welcome! We meet on the Third Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm! Find us online: Website: http://www.baltimorephp.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=153308396924&ref=ts Twitter: http://twitter.com/baltimorephp Go …

Support • Connect • Empower • Make a Difference As moms ourselves, we understand that life is about finding balance while nurturing our minds, bodies and spirits. Plum Mom's Club (PMC) was created with this aspiration in mind. PMC is sponsored by Plum Organics, and powered by Stroller Strides and is for moms who want to be healthy, happy role models for their children. You do not have to be a member of Stroller Strides to participate in the PMC. By becoming a member you will build a tight commun …

From wireframes to Beta, early stage companies (and ideas) can demo and get invaluable feedback.  Join us for coffee and bagels.  Very early stage focused.  Great way to get your product off to a good start and work on your pitch!

Meet other local developers, architects, and designers focused on Java, J/EE (J2EE), and J/ME (J2ME) technologies. We try to strike a balance between networking/socializing and discussing/learning about code, architecture, and innovations. Both beginners and pros are welcome!

This is a group for anyone interested in hearing established local community business professionals talk about their career progression toward their current position. We also have guest speakers holding free seminars about business innovations; all in order to stimulate business culture through networking and partnerships between academic and local business people. We meet at the University of Phoenix Maryland Campus the first Monday of each month in Columbia from 6:30 – 8:30 PM.

Let's get together for lunch! This group of DIVAS (Daring, Innovative, Vibrant, Authentic, Savvy) is for women who are looking to make new friends, create new collaborations and want to be in a empowering environment. The type of woman who would enjoy this group is a work at home mom, entrepreneur, small business owner, author, speaker, coach or a woman interested in starting a business. We will start our lunch time fun at Le Madeline's in Columbia, MD. Come, join us, let's do lunch!

ART HAUS is a studio space to bring creative people together on a regular basis. Often artists need the commitment of a "weekly class" to help set aside time for our creative endeavors, ART HAUS hopes to facilitate your commitment.  The studio will serve as a social environment for group critiques and exposure to other innovative perspectives and possible collaborations as you work on your own projects each week. Optional Instruction for Beginner/Advanced Artists Individual Instruction with emp …

Maryland Open Hack is a place for people to get together and have open discussions and be involved with live demos on various skill sets. There will be guest SME's each week who will answer questions, interact with members, and demonstrate new and hot hacking skill sets. No topic is off limit and creativity is welcomed! Discounted and free training is offered to all members! Another goal of ours is to put together a capture the flag team to show off the talents of our top members. Meetings will …

NAWBO - Baltimore is an organization which works to: STRENGTHEN the wealth-creating capacity of our members and promote economic development CREATE innovative and effective changes in the business culture BUILD strategic alliances, coalitions, and affiliations TRANSFORM public policy and influence opinion Our monthly meetings are created for the business community, specifically women owned business, of Baltimore, Maryland and its surrounding areas. You can learn more about our organization by …

This is a group for persons over 40 who are unemployed and seeking employment, and persons unhappy at their jobs and seeking career change. This group is being started to support persons who are having problems finding employment or in jobs where they do not feel their skills are being appropriately used. The group will support each other, network, work on interviewing skills and resume writing skiils, and brainstorm on effective strategies for job hunting. This group will meet twice a month at …

Interaction Design (IxD) defines the structure and behavior of interactive systems. Interaction Designers strive to create meaningful relationships between people and the products and services that they use, from computers to mobile devices to appliances and beyond. Our practices are evolving with the world; join the conversation. - IxDA.org This Meetup Group is for the Baltimore chapter of the IxDA (Interaction Design Association). Our goal is to build a local group that fosters interaction des …

These difficult economic times call for personal spiritual support, especially while unemployed. First Christian wants to help. Join our Jobhunters Support Group on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Church Narthex. A free sandwich lunch is provided. Nancy Jeannechild and Rev. Carol Cook started this group for people hunting for work to share jobhunting ideas and tips and to support each other spiritually. Sometimes it helps just to know that other people emphathize with your situation. The Jobhunters …

The Pinnacle Empowerment Center is a nonprofit organization that provides women with the resources and support they need to achieve unlimited career success.

Learn and experience the power of transforming challenges in our lives using various self-help tools for managing stress, pain, disorganization, and poor communication. This group will meet monthly to experience innovative interventions to help create meaningful and powerful goals with solutions to what is keeping you stuck with a support group and accountability to insure success. Change negative self perceptions by transforming anger, pain , anxiety, learning challenges, and stress to create m …