The Product Innovators is comprised of people engaged in product innovation, product development and product market management in the greater Washington D.C. metro area.

Design Thinking DC brings together people from business, design, technology and beyond to learn and share.  We come together for radical collaboration on methodologies, practices and experiences to facilitate and deliver innovation in the world. For those that want to learn more about design thinking here are a few links: 1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking 2)http://www.fastcompany.com/resources/design/dziersk/design-thinking-083107.html?page=0%2C0 3)http://dschool.stanford.edu/our-po …

Connecting all things Tech! Inventors, mad scientists, garage hobbyists, DIYers and investors are welcome! This is a project oriented group interested in sharing ideas, skills and current work. Bring your product, ideas and inventions, regardless of what stage they are in...from the smallest seed of a vision to the fully developed prototype ready for the road.  Get feedback. Innovate. Create! Berks Tech Ventures is for tech enthusiasts interested in getting together with others who love to exper …

Meetups that showcase the products, services and people of the innovative City of Philadelphia.

What I.F … Techies + Talk + Brains + Creativity + Drink + Food + Funds + Experience = IDEA FUSION™ Join a group of tech startups, innovative entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and resource gurus, most of whom are based in Loudoun. Let’s create a tech community in Loudoun County where there is a lot going on! Idea Fusion™ has been organized to bring like minds together to share ideas, experiences and potentially to create business relationships. Idea Fusion™ is facilitated in cooperation with th …

The DC Tech Meetup convenes technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and the broader innovation community regularly to learn and share. Each month, 800+ innovators gather to see demos, launch products and meet their future co-founders, partners and funders.

What will the future look like? How will we work, shop, socialize, travel? What kinds of gadgets will we talk and text on? How will we outfit our homes? How will our schools and workplaces have changed—or will we no longer have schools and workplaces at all, just virtual teaching and talking over Web-based interfaces? Finding the answers to these questions is what this group—sponsored by the World Future Society—is all about. We host ongoing speaker forums, networking receptions, and other cool …

This is a group for people who are looking to explore their creativity by interacting through novel activities that ask us to think outside the box and unriddle our minds. We believe in the power of collective brainstorming to inspire innovation and self awareness. This group welcomes free thinkers, artists, techies, social reformers, entrepreneurs, and everyone in between and around. Your hosts are entrepreneurs, economists, artists, writers, and engineers who want to create a space where socia …

Be Social Change DC Meetup - We are a community of change makers, social entrepreneurs, start-ups, techies, non-profits, educators and overall do and want-to-do gooders. Collectively, we are cultivating a network that fosters social innovation, supports social entrepreneurship, and creates opportunities to make the world a better place. Our Meetups empower, connect and organize the social change community in New York through: “Be” - events and panels that highlight creative social innovators an …

Federal Innovative Technology (FIT) – Web, Cloud & Mobile is a venue for Senior Federal thought leaders in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with, and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our driving mission is to discuss innovative ways to use technology and strategy to better serve the Government and its constituents. FIT is focused on providing a collaborative forum for senior decision makers to learn from their peers.

We think you will agree, from job search to career management, the world of work is not what it used to be. The Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group, provides members with the information, support and tools they need to take charge of their careers, find jobs they love and earn what they deserve. Led by two Philadelphia based, nationally recognized career management experts (profiles below), the Philadelphia Area Great Career Group is all about improving the work experience of professionals in …

This group is for people interested in a Baltimore Makerspace supporting collaboration across maker communities, providing educational opportunities, and supporting innovation and small businesses. We want to create a community space that will serve as a home and resource for all types of makers and provide an array of classes throughout the week. The space will be available for makers and small businesses to set up shop with access to tools and resources for their projects. Want to get involved …

This meetup is dedicated to discussing and advancing the adoption of Internet/Mobile technologies in the Healthcare market. Meetups will focus on networking, new product demonstrations, and hopefully collaborations between group members.

This is a group for university students interested in social innovation, social entrepreneurship, and basically, making a difference in the world with our talents.

This meetup aims to bring start-up founders of non tech specific businesses together with established business owners, business advisers and complimentary professionals to create a vibrant, dynamic and innovative business. Our goal is to create a forum where people can get great access to information, resources, contacts and referrals to grow their entrepreneurial ideas as well as identify potential partners, investors, mentors and service providers who can help them grow. The goal is to create …

Philly Tech Meetup convenes technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and the broader innovation community regularly to learn and share. Each month, hundreds of innovators gather to see demos, launch products and meet their future co-founders, partners and funders. Apply to demo. Contact us to sponsor. Send us tech news. Check out PhillyTechMeetup.com. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube. Join the PTM Press List if you are interested in covering our events, programs and community …

Non-profits and activists around Philadelphia are increasingly using the web and social software to foster social change. Join Philly NetSquared as we bring together web innovators and social changemakers to socialize, strategize, learn from and inspire one another. For more info, including past Net Tuesday presentations, check out our site at http://phillynetsquared.org. NetSquared is a national organization (http://www.netsquared.org/) with chapters in many cities. Net Tuesdays are independent …

This Washington DC Meetup mission is to help businesses understand and convert Data to be an Asset as compared to be a liability. Our community will cater to SAP HANA and its ecosystem (BI, BODS, MDM, ETL, EIM etc.), BIG Data and Hadoop community and predictive analytics with R and explore Cloud offerings. ABOUT HANA SAP HANA is a modern platform for real-time analytics and applications. It enables organization to analyze business operations based on large volume and variety of detailed data in …

Alexandria is an icon for professional design. The city is filled with tremendously talented designers that are passionate about design as a method of problem solving. Although our backgrounds are diverse, ranging from traditional print to mobile interaction design, we are unified in our mission. We aim for innovative. We aim for useful. We aim for beautiful. We aim for unobtrusive, long-lasting, honest, and very human design. Our purpose is to promote professional design in Alexandria. With our …

Loudoun County is a great place to start up your business! We are fortunate to have some of the brightest, hardest-working, most innovative, technological, affluent and motivated professionals in the country. Let's get together and develop the latest innovative and disruptive companies.

The MIT Enterprise Forum is the preeminent organization of entrepreneurs in the global innovation economy. Since 1978 the MIT Enterprise Forum has produced programs and events about innovation, technology and entrepreneurship for an engaged community of 50,000+ thought leaders through a worldwide network of chapters. Founded in 1978 as part of the MIT Alumni Association, the MIT Enterprise Forum offers over 400 educational and networking events globally. MIT Enterprise Forum participation and in …

The Sustainability NEXUS Our mission is to focus the expanding environmental and social innovation movements of Greater Philadelphia - further empowering the region’s sustainability initiatives and businesses through collaboration, innovation, and education of citizens. We welcome members interested in building a dynamic community that can demonstrate new models for collaboration and economic development rooted in environmental awareness and new technologies. Cowork with us on Good Coworking! ht …

hey guys, we're a group of creative students inspiring each other to impact the world thru social change. we're from Drexel, Temple, UPenn, St. Joe's, La Salle, UArts, Art Institute, PAFA, Hussian, Moore, Curtis, the Rock, and if you don't see your school here, come and represent them! we're taking on projects that need everyone from business majors to creative and fine art majors, and techies are welcome too! ** this is a group for students only, if you'd like to get involved as a contributor …

The NTEN DC 501c3 Tech Club is now (re-)revived! Come join other techies, programmers and strategists to talk about innovative ideas in the nonprofit world. Come support the nonprofit technology sector! DC 501c3 Tech Club has been hosted by NTEN (www.nten.org), NPower DC (http://www.npowergdcr.org/) and Community IT Innovators (http://www.citidc.com).

How is technology, entrepreneurship and innovation making Philadelphia better? The Technically Philly Meetup is a fast-paced evening presentation and demo event that explores how the local tech community is impacting job growth/retention, digital access/education and government/policy reform in Philadelphia. The events will range from pre-hackathon receptions, civic app demos, digital access discussions and cross-city, cross-community and other partnered meetups. Organized by local technology ne …

Want to see cool new technology? Want to interact with other cool techies, startups, and business folks? Have some time in the morning? Then come to TechBreakfast, a monthly breakfast in Philadelphia (modeled after the existing ones in DC, Columbia, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia -- check out http://www.meetup.com/techbreakfast for that...) where entrepreneurs, techies, developers, designers, business people, and interested people see showcases on cool new technology in a demo format and inter …

The DC Health 2.0 STAT meetup is a venue for Health 2.0 practitioners in the greater DC metro area to meet, share with and learn from colleagues dealing with similar challenges and issues. Our ultimate and driving mission is to contribute to the healthcare system innovative ways to use technology - with a focus on the patient or constituent. Technologies and topics we will cover include, but are not limited to: * Web 2.0 and 3.0 * Social media platform technology (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, et …

Come experience good food, good wine and good times in the company of fellow food lovers! Join us as we explore a variety of different cuisines, sample innovative concoctions, learn about wine, and occasionally enjoy our own cooking. Activities include: dining at restaurants, enjoying happy hour, attending wine and food festivals, cooking for theme parties, exploring food and wine pairings, and more! We’ll also occasionally leave the Central Pennsylvania area to experience food and drink in othe …