The FinTech Hackathon | www.fintechhack.com The goal of the FinTech Hackathon is to promote the development of financial technology for institutional customers and consumers. The Hackathon brings together FinTech developers and designers to develop financial products and discover new technologies. Example applications include innovations in risk management, trading, big data, retail banking, regulatory compliance, mobile payments and enterprise social. APIs and platforms from technology partners …

Disruptive Technologists in NYC Meetup (Scroll down to the bottom for info on next Meetup Event) Collaborating with ATT Adworks on the upper west side we we hold meetups to celebrate, support, enlighten and advise each other on game-changing new products, wacky ideas, wildly entrepreneurial visions and then getting them to fruition. This will be a major mentoring group for people interested in succeeding in their ideas with exceedingly wise, inspirational and funny speakers and presenters. WHERE …

Come Together For Health™ Improving access to affordable healthcare by promoting innovative technologies that transform healthcare. Health Technology Forum (HTF) is a platform for people worldwide who have a common interest in making healthcare better, more accessible and affordable. Our international network of technology and healthcare entrepreneurs, developers, regulators, and providers are advancing the pace of healthcare innovation by engaging in exciting and productive dialogue between exp …

Entrepreneur Week is a global community driven to connect and educate both aspiring and early-stage business owners with the necessary knowledge, tools, skills and access to create jobs, unleash ideas, strengthen economies, and attract capital investment. Over the past three years Entrepreneur Week has developed deep roots in New York and Denver, providing access, education, and support for more than 5,000 entrepreneurs; representing more than $8 billion in revenue. Entrepreneur Week and its ass …

The Legal Services Innovators Group brings to the fore a healthy debate & consideration of ideas, technology that can move the legal services sector forward. There is a intrinsic value in the legal profession but, like everything else, it must adapt and move with the times. There is no place better than NYC to discuss & debate the issues. Join with peers, colleagues, innovators & creative disruptors as we explore the role of technology, new delivery methods and suggestions for a new era in law t …

Passionate about using design thinking for social innovation? Want to collaborate with a dynamic group of changemakers, social entrepreneurs, designers and artists. Want to get involved and do something with your skills. You love to network but you are really looking to collaborate. Then your in the right place. We are a interdisciplinary group devoted to bringing together communities and designers with one goal: Projects that are socially conscious.

Total 3D Experience 3D Printing New York is for anyone interested in the revolutionary 3D technology. Whether you are: a novice and would love to see a 3D printer in action, owner of a 3D Printer and keen to show off your creations and share your experience, a designer or an artist using 3D printing in your work - or keen to, enthusiast user of Sketchup, Blender, SolidWorks or any other 3D drawing software, a developer interested in new 3D modelling techniques, curious about making your own jew …

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 …

This group is for innovative managers, HR professionals and teleworkers who are interested in sharing and learning about best practices and technologies that help dispersed teams collaborate better. Our goal is to promote efficiency, productivity, better life-style, and protect the environment by using cutting-edge visual collaboration tools and methods.

Are you an entrepreneur, developer, investor, tech executive or other professional with a brilliant idea, product or service for the digital living room or smart home? This group focuses on how to build and roll out new products and services for today’s high-speed IP-connected home.

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. We launched in San Francisco and Silicon Valley in November 2009. Right now we are bringing the Silicon Valley spirit of entrepreneurship to New York City and other U.S. locations. Over the past 3 years we have hosted numerous pitch events, seminars, speaker panels, and networking mixers. We have witnessed nu …

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 …

The place for businesses and other marketing professionals to share their passion and improve results. This group is managed by the Coffy Group Digital Marketing Engineers – Brilliant Results Coffy Group provides online marketing services for businesses who want to excel beyond and above the competition. We will ensure your brand, message, products and services receive maximum exposure on the Internet by integrating today’s smartest and most innovative online marketing techniques. Our comprehens …

This is a meetup for people who work in the startup/entrepreneur/innovation/venture capital ecosystem and who are parents of young kids (pre-teen).  Many of us are also members of the New York Tech Meetup, Columbia Venture Community, etc.  We get together periodically so our kids can play together and so that we can meet one another. We envision some of our events will include: - visit to Sony Wonderland - visit to the Manhattan Children's Museum - visit to a Central Park playground We welcome …

Cleantech Corridor New York works to accelerate the growth of an industry of newer, cleaner, urban-oriented alternative energy and cleantech technologies. Cleantech Corridor New York is the nexus for the collaboration of innovators, investors, businesses, government and consumers to attract capital, create jobs that benefit our region and drive the development of new technologies and breakthrough ideas.

Forum to exchange ideas, discuss trends, learn about new Microsoft technologies, and having a good time with other talented Solution Architects that put Microsoft Technologies to work in innovative ways... Considering SEMAT? Software engineering is gravely hampered today by immature practices. Specific problems include: • The prevalence of fads more typical of fashion industry than of an engineering discipline. • The lack of a sound, widely accepted theoretical basis. • The huge number of …

Technology and the web have changed how fiction, poetry, essays, and memoirs are being distributed, and have begun to alter the process of writing, reading, sharing, and consuming texts.  Words are finding new modalities, and innovators across disciplines have begun to experiment with how technology might improve their creation, curation, and consumption. Code Meet Print is the community at the intersection of texts + technology that will contemplate, define, and help build better interfaces for …

brandh@ckers digital insights workshop series *Take our 2013 Call for Sessions Survey who we are @brandhackers is a new york city workshop series since 2008 showcasing prominent and rising digital marketing and brand technology opinion leaders in the marketing and digital ad tech space. Embracing digital media and creative innovation @brandhackers seeks to keep members abreast of technologies, innovations and digital platforms which effectively connect brands to consumers in ways that facilita …

"A silky euphoria, sublime textures of neon light woven through a madd rush of kaleidoscopic sparks and manic speed, draped over a relentless, thumping consonance, connecting us as 1 joyful, beating, organism" -- trance, def. NEW YORK, ARE YOU READY TO TRANCE INTO 2011? We're gonna be bustin' out into 2011 with parties and events that'll move and exhilarate you with the most uplifting and danceable progressive trance in nyc. What could be better than the sublime music, the positive and absol …

What is Co Working ? Co-working is redefining the way we do work. Built around the tenets of community building and sustainability. Co working spaces are shared community spaces for independent professionals to work from like an office but with much more flexibility and creativity.

Attention brewers, bakers, butchers, canners, chefs and all other food industry innovators! The goal of this group is to raise the success rate of food entrepreneurs. We want you to "fail less". Not starting a company? That's OK, this group will also equip people at large food companies with the tools to innovate. We will explore the application of Lean Startup (Eric Ries) and Customer Development (Steve Blank) methods from the tech world to food industry startups. In other words, we'll learn ho …

Who We Are Are you a reporter, producer, editor, or broadcasting professional here in NYC or elsewhere? We would love to have you join us for in depth discussions about the role of the media, new technology, production techniques, interviewing and editing skills, or just to network with like-minded professionals. New York Broadcasting Group is a non-profit organization that supports the New York media community. Our goal is to help build a sustainable media industry that drives economic growth …

For otaku's by otaku'sDescriptionWelcome to Otaku-Haven, lets get started shall we? O-ta-ku / ō’täko͞o : [Noun]: Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga, or video games. Ha•ven / ˈhāvən: [Noun]: A place of refuge or sanctuary We are a not-for-profit group organization composed of people ranging from experts in the fields of science, business, music and art; to college students studying within their own respective fields; to high school student …

NJ's largest technology community. The NJ Tech Meetup is a monthly meeting of 150+ entrepreneurs and innovators.  We meet monthly at the Stevens Institute of Technology campus in Hoboken, NJ to hear from smart feature speakers and interesting startups.  The goal is an atmosphere of sharing best practices and learning from both failure and success. Past speakers include David Kidder (Clickable), Ben Sun(Community Connect), Tad Martin (Overstock), Seth Besmertnik (Conductor), Gabe Zichermann (Ga …

FinTech Startups - Those entrepreneurs creating alpha driving technology • Knowledge sharing and networking with industry thought-leaders • Expert speakers range from nascent technology evangelists to venture capital veterans • Bridging the gap between FinTech Entrepreneurs and the investment community

The NYETM fosters innovation in the NY enterprise technology ecosystem through promoting early stage technology companies, supporting entrepreneurs, educating companies on how to work with enterprises, and creating an environment where entrepreneurs, investors, and businesses can all network and learn from one another. Check out our latest news at www.nyetm.com where you can also request to present.

New York Italians is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and celebrating the rich culture and heritage of Italy and its people through outstanding cultural events and culinary programs, language classes, educational lectures and charities. In establishing closer cultural relations between the United States and Italy, we pledge to create a stronger face-to-face community to preserve Italian heritage and strengthen the common thread between the Italian and Italian-American …

Welcome to NYC Apps! We host events to inspire, educate, and accelerate the NYC mobile community. Our focus is iOS and Android development/design, all the way through to marketing and advertising. Our mission is to cultivate a sustainable NYC mobile community that drives innovation in software around the world. The format: - Speakers: Developers, Designers, Marketers, and Investors - Demos: App/Technology previews - Discussion and Networking: A lively discussion where we cover current topics a …