THE FREESTATE HAPPY WANDERERS IS AN ACTIVE VOLKSMARCH CLUB IN MARYLAND WHICH SPONSORS NON-COMPETITIVE WALKING EVENTS (VOLKSMARCHES) THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. For information on all walks in Maryland and the metro area checkout www.ava.org and go to Find Walking Events, then click on Maryland or state you are looking for a walk. Just a note to remind everyone that we post these walks for everyone to decide if they would like to attend.  We are unable to attend all of the walks but other walkers at the …

The mission of the NYC-Clojure Users Group is to meet with developers who are interested in the Clojure programming language in an atmosphere of collaboration and learning.

The J programming language is unlike any other.  It offers powerful tools for algorithm expression and experimentation by incorporating high-level data manipulation concepts as a logical, consistent notation. This allows you to quickly explore complex problems and express solutions succinctly. J is a functional language but with imperative forms for flexibility. J's concise notation and interactivity speed up algorithm development by orders of magnitude compared to more conventional languages. T …

Socially Functional is a meetup group for programmers that like to chat/scheme/vent about functional programming. It is also known as Functional Alcoholics, which is a hilarious pun except when people see it out of context and think you have a drinking problem. We have weekly hacking sessions at a coffee shop, and bar meetups at fairly random intervals. If you have an idea for a good bar or other venue, post it!

The NYC SharePoint Developers user group is a free monthly meeting where SharePoint professionals present on various topics related to SharePoint development. We try to vary the meetings so that they are not just about Visual Studio coding and the SharePoint API, but also about all the other programs you need to customize SharePoint: SharePoint Designer, InfoPath, PowerShell, etc. In addition, you'll get insights into the practical usage of the various SharePoint functionalities via the interact …

NewJerseyR NewJerseyR will be a free informal event, held quarterly and intended to serve as a platform for all local (and regional) R users to present and exchange their experiences and ideas around the usage of R. A typical meeting will consist of 3-4 talks of about 20-25 min to give plenty of room for sharing your R experiences, discussions and exchange of ideas. What is R? R is a language and environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S l …

This meetup is for people interested in learning iPhone and iPad Programming at a competitive price during the weekend (Saturday, Sunday). Topics covered: Creating Apps with iAd capability. Creating Apps that use the motion sensors in the devices. Hardware (accelerometer, touch screen, GPS Receiver, Three axis Gyro, Proximity sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Retina Display, etc). IPhone OS (Berkley BSD Unix, Core OS & Core Services, Media Layer and Cocoa Touch Layer). Cocoa Touch (Collectio …

A group for both learning functional programming and exploring the limits of the F# programming language. Programmers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome.

The LispNYC.org community is devoted to the advocacy and advancement of professional software developers in their adoption of Lisp-based and functional programming technologies such as Common Lisp, Scheme and Clojure. We accomplish this through targeted programs of education, outreach, monthly meetings, mailing lists, development projects and spirited conversation with NY metro area software develpment professionals. Our monthly meetings are held every second Tuesday, are free and open to all.

The Philly Area Scala Enthusiasts (PHASE) is a user group for people in the Philadelphia, PA, area who are interested in the Scala programming language. If you're interested in Scala, programming on the Java VM, or functional programming in general, feel free to join us. NOTE: This group is for Scala discussions only. Emails or posts that are not Scala-related may get you banned from the group.

Time to get back to loving ourselves as much as we love others! This is a support / social group where women can come together to share accomplishments, hurts, healing and empowerment. Our programs will consist of: Day trips Weekend Getaways Game nights Dinner Socials Luncheons meditation fitness sessions Book Discussions Business networking Community outreach & volunteerism Much More We will be having functions all over the MD, DC, VA and PA areas This group is the face to face branch of the po …

For Erlang, related technologies and interested technologists in New York City.

Semi-regular tutorials/discussions about OCaml language features and libraries. A meetup should ideally center around a topic which (1) contains some interesting core idea, (2) helps us get stuff done, (3) is reasonably accessible to people without a ton of OCaml experience (but who might be familiar with other MLs, Haskell, Scheme, etc...)

Devoted to all things Emacs.  Let's share our knowledge and experience of the many cool and kooky features of our beloved text-editor/IDE/MU-client/email-client/way-of-being.  To get us off the ground, here are some possible topics: org-mode, mu/mudel, ERC/rcirc, VM, w3m.  If you can think of any others, then please speak up!  Meetings can be formal talks, but they don't have to be; we could just as well gather around a café table and banter and share.

A yearly gathering of regional Scala user groups. Join the group to stay informed about the next symposium, and reserve your spot when registration is open.

A group for Haskellers in and around New York City.

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. We started this group to grow a more robust community of MongoDB Developers in Philadelphia and provide a place to share knowledge and experience on working with the database in different languages, frameworks and applications. 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 …

We're now offering weekly meditation programs in Somerset, East Windsor and West Windsor.  Join us for our introductory programs in September in East Windsor and West Windsor. What Sahaja Meditation Can Do For You Sahaja Meditation is good for heart, mind, body and soul. It's all about energy — Inner Energy — and everyone has it. Sahaja Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotiona …

Want to become part of a growing movement to use fashion for charity? Fashionable Causes is a start-up non-profit organization with a mission to use fashion to bring positive change to the world.  We collaborate with models, designers, photographers, make up artists, photo retouchers, event planners, fashionistas, bloggers, and volunteers who want to pitch in and help anyway they can.  This is an exciting opportunity to get involved in your community in a fun and fashionable way. At our meetups …

This is a group I envisioned where various groups could meet to discuss video games - The logistics of the games, whether they're opensource, GP/L, etc, languages and technologies, and all that - I'd love to have 1 huge group make a big game and market it together and split the proceeds but we'd have to decide the logistics of that and something tells me from the other groups I'm in, that the group will grow in population faster than the group is ready for in function. This group is for all fu …

Based on our experience running a funded e-commerce startup headquartered in New York City, we believe that the traditional disciplines of technology, product and marketing will increasingly converge in the startup setting. If you're currently working at a startup on the bleeding edge of innovation, this is not news to you. It's happening all around us. In some cases, professionals choose to take on a mix of these skills themselves, while in other cases it's more about a professional fully embra …

This Is The Official Meetup Page of Combat Tactics Group. This is for individuals that want to gain the knowledge of military combat from Combat Tactics Group. In signing up, you are agreeing that you want to be assault proof in the highest degrees of crime. By attending our workshops, private lessons, and seminars, you will be learning quick, efficient, and instantaneous tactics in ending fights within 30 seconds or less; easily handling anyone. These workshops are not meant for everyone so for …

What Sahaja Meditation Can Do For You Sahaja Meditation is a tool that can be used to counteract the strains and stresses that comes with our day to day living, it is good for heart, mind, body and soul therefore, everyone can benefit from it, young and the elderly.  Sahaja Meditation is a simple technique that allows you to become better balanced and better connected to yourself — emotionally, physically, and spiritually. It's easy. Anyone can do it. And classes are always free. Here are just …

The NY Haskell Users Group is for all programmers either interested in or experienced with the Haskell programming language. We want to build a community of Haskell developers in the New York area that can share knowledge, projects, and experience, and to generally foster and encourage strongly typed functional programming, in all languages, all settings, and all industries. Our events will center around talks, but we intend to have other sorts of activities, including social hours, code worksho …

In this group we'll make our way through the book "Seven Languages in Seven Weeks: A Pragmatic Guide to Learning Programming Languages," by Bruce Tate. It's a quick deep-dive into seven very different languages: Ruby, Io, Prolog, Scala, Erlang, Clojure and Haskell. I know almost nothing about these languages myself -- I'm a JavaScript guy with some very limited exposure to Ruby -- and do not expect to become an expert in any of them overnight, but I am excited to dive into paradigms I know nothi …

If you're interested in Clojure, Lisps, Emacs, Functional Programming, or just meeting with some other enthusiastic and experimental devs, come pay us a visit! We're using Clojure to build real systems and we're always looking to learn better ways of using this amazing technology.

All across the globe, people are seeking new sources of energy, yet within each of us lies the most transformative energy of all. It’s called Inner Energy or the Kundalini. Sahaja Meditation is a simple technique that lets you tap into that energy and harness its power to become better balanced and better connected to yourself emotionally, physically, and spiritually. If you're having trouble juggling the challenges in your life, Sahaja Meditation can help you manage stress, master your emotions …

Thought Machine is a group that's interested in building and discussing tools that help make working programmers more efficient and more effective. We're interested in languages, frameworks, utilities, philosophies, methodologies, and wild ideas of all kinds. What does programming look like in the future? Let's all get together and talk about it.