Welcome to the group! Meet other local hiking enthusiasts to explore what our metropolitan area has to offer. It's our mission to visit some national parks in the country and international hiking destinations as well. If you're a nature lover who wants to take some time out of your busy life to get out in the woods and enjoy waterfalls, wild lives, and amazing views, you belong to this group. Enjoy life and stay in shape! Happy trails! This meetup group is for adults only. No kids allowed on any …

Welcome to the Washington Event Professionals (WEP) Meetup! If you're a professional in the field of meeting and event planning looking to network and grow with other professionals, you've come to the right place! Join us as we visit DC venues, attend fabulous events, network, and learn from others in the field! I'm Caneil McDonad, your Organizer. I've been a professional event planner for over 9 years. I'm always open to your questions, comments, or ideas! To hear about other events going on ar …

Do you read the Economist, Foreign Policy Magazine, Foreign Affairs, Newsweek, or any other magazine that analyzes foreign affairs? Can you name the 5 veto states on the UN Security Council? Then this is the organization for you! YPIA is for people who are interested in foreign affairs. If you work in the field, are looking for a job in the field or just have an interest come to our events. YPIA holds regular discussions about current international issues. We focus on events that allow you to ta …

Our goal is to join with local dancers in Ballroom, Latin, Salsa & Rueda, Hustle, Swing, Argentine Tango & more of all levels to increase everyone's skills in this dynamic and incredibly popular sport called DanceSport. Most events are in social settings outside of the typical bar and night club scene & are open to everyone. Membership approval is not required. There are many opportunities for training since in the US (unlike in Europe) many don't know the social dances. So we're making trainin …

The Washington DC Latin Community and Dance Meetup Group is intended for those Latino/a's and their friends who LLOOVE Latin music and dance. Our goal is for all of us to become more familiar with all of the Latin dances and different styles of Latin music. To accomplish that we have numerous upcoming classes and workshops, weekly Sunday Salsa & Rueda and Latin dance events (including the incredibly talented teachers and performers of the SAOCO DC Rueda performance team) and monthly 4th & 5th Sa …

Meet others from DC, MD, & VA interested in New Media, Web 2.0, Video 2.0, and Social Networks. Gather to discuss & learn: webcasting, internet video & video blogging, social media platform technology (Ning, Facebook, MySpace, openID, etc.), digital content, startups, funding & pitching, semantic web, new products & cool ideas & websites. We cover the following and more areas of web technology: * New media * Social web * Web 2.0 & 3.0 * Video 2.0 * Social apps/widgets * Microblogging & blogging …

Meet other Washingtonian Baby Boomers for exciting activities & foreign travel! Make new Friends or find Romance. Enjoy hiking, biking, horseback riding, sailing, skiing, winery tours, art galleries, fine dining & dancing. *OUR UPCOMING TRIPS:* - "HIMALAYAN EXPLORER", NORTHERN INDIA (July 27th- August 8th, 2009) http://babyboomer.meetup.com/104/calendar/10292176/ - "LEGENDS & PALACES" RAJASTHAN INDIA (August 8th- 18th) http://babyboomer.meetup.com/104/calendar/10292263/ - Adventure to Machu …

Tennis Player, We are the Washington DC / Northern Virginia / Montgomery County Online Tennis Community. With over 6,500 players we have the members who will want to meet up with you on the tennis courts. We allow players to put post meetups. So feel that it is acceptable to promote an event that you will take ownership of and we'll let the meetup group know about it. The community is large enough that we are able to run Socials, Tournaments, Tennis Partner programs and our primary product, Leag …

The Washington DC LGBT Ballroom, Latin, Swing & C/W DanceMeetup is the Meetup group for Lambda DanceSPORT DC (http://www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org) which supports the art and sport of partnership dancing of all styles for same-gender couples and LGBT-friendly mixed-gender couples in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area. Lambda DanceSPORT DC (http://www.LambdaDanceSportDC.org) is an affilliate of the LGBT DC Sports Connection, Team DC (http://www.TeamDC.org). DanceSport in C/W, Ballroom & Lat …

This Meetup Group is about men and women who have a passion for travel and love having a good time! We all know people who have a desire for travel and for whatever reason friends and family are not available to travel with them. The cure is to join "Sea The World" and have fun traveling with a group of like-minded, mature adults. NEW TRIPS ARE ADDED PERIODICALLY. Sometime the trips will have members from more than one area attending its trips, we do have members outside of the DMV. Sea The Wo …

The Washington Area Theater Group attends local theater and other performance arts!  Our events vary from local community theater, to musical performances, to comedy clubs, to broadway-style shows at the Kennedy Center and beyond. If you would like to join other theater lovers, this is the group for you!  Often we meet before the show to eat (unless it's a dinner theater!), either for lunch or dinner.  Please suggest your favorite theater or restaurant! By now most of you are familiar with meetu …

STOP DREAMING ABOUT IT! Single Nomad presents extraordinary adventure travel for extraordinary singles without the extra cost for being single. Single Nomad contributes to host countries non-profits that focus on children and environmental issues. I encourage while traveling that you buy local goods, learn local culture, refrain from aggressive bargaining and respect the environment of the country that we visit. To visit or to get more information on upcoming Single Nomad  Click here

Fun.  Friendly.  Welcoming.  Respectful.  Diverse.  Active. If you're looking to meet new people and socialize in the Arlington area, you've found the right group.  Arlington 30/40 is quickly becoming known as one of the very BEST social meetup groups in all of DC.  We welcome fun, friendly, respectful people of all ages, and we do our best to keep the creepy people away.  No BS with us - no agenda - our leadership group and our members are all about having fun, trying new things, making friend …

Are you 40 years old, or older? Have you've be interested in either learning how to run, or to take your running experience to the next level? You locate a running group only to find that most of the participants are young enough to be your children, and God forbid, your grandchildren? As a new runner, have you felt a bit intimidated by the seemingly fit looking, and faster paced runners? Are you looking to join a running group who's member's more closely reflect your stage in life, similar fitn …

Whether you want to save money, find one-of-a-kind fashions or home decor, or practice a greener lifestyle by reusing, recycling or refashioning, thrifting is for you! You'll learn where to shop and how to make the most of your thrifting trip, and of course, meet some new friends! We will show you how to find great treasures from thrift stores and maximize your thrifting experiences. We'll explore thrift stores in DC, Maryland and Virginia and we'd love to have you join us. This group was previ …

Abraham's message continues to evolve. Processes evolved into the Vortex Work and are now the Grid Work. What hasn't changed is: Most of us are lazy. :) We're going to do the work...later. We're going to find ourselves in the vortex and milk it...next time we remember to. Here:  kind accountability for doing the written vortex work. In ultra-small groups, in a lovingly supportive format, we post Abraham-based processes daily on a private forum with others doing the same thing (no more than te …

Asian American Young Professionals DC/MD/VA is a social-networking group that studies Asian languages, plays games (Mahjong, Chinese Chess, go, etc.) and contributes to the Washington DC area community via volunteer and charity events. We practice the "3 Fs"- Fun, Friendship, and Filanthropy. We also do club nights, happy hours, outdoor events, museum trips, dining out at Asian restaurants (dim sum, sushi, Korean bbq, pho, etc.)- pretty much anything fun. Our goal is to have a fun, productive, a …

An OpenStack DC Group for the Washington, DC metro area. Technologists, entrepreneurs, investors, government, or corporate employees are encouraged to join in this exciting and very promising world of open source cloud computing called OpenStack (http://openstack.org/).  Let's OpenStack & learn together.  We will be known as the OpenStackers. Are you interested in deploying a Private, Community, Public and/or a Hybrid cloud in the Washington, DC metro area or do you just want to learn or teach? …

Social Circle DMV is a group for people in the DC/MD/VA area to Make some Awesome Friends & HangOut. Everything that we do is Guaranteed FUN! Happy Hours, Movie nights, Live Music , Laser Tag, HangOut, Sports Sight Seeing, Clubs / Lounges , Bowling, Dining-Out, Spades & Boardgames Nights Comedy Shows, Dave & Buster's , Reddit ,Traveling, Gaming +MUCH MORE! If U have ANY Questions or Cool ideas - Text or Email me at: EpicDinnerRoll@yahoo.com / (240)-257-6366 IT HELPS TO HAVE A PHOTO ON YOUR PRO …

We are Tech in Motion: Washington DC. This is a group for all DC tech lovers and enthusiasts. Whether you are an entry-level programmer, an expert in the field, an open-minded entrepreneur, or just a hobbyist- we’d love to have you. We will be having regular meetups on anything and everything that we think will interest the tech community. This is a group for the people, by the people, so if you have any suggestions on topics or presenters, let us know! Thank you for joining, and stay tuned for …

Are you ready to get fit, make new friends, and be out on the water amidst our nation's spectacular monuments?  This club is for you. SUP is a sport growing in popularity across the world.  I wanted to start a SUP group after returning from HIHO 2012, an amazing 8-day SUP competition in the Virgin Islands. This group is for newbies who want to try SUP or pros who just want to paddle board in a group - all skill levels are welcome!  We'll be paddling primarily on the Potomac in Georgetown.  Check …

Welcome to THE place for adult basketball! We've been running recreational and competitive corp. leagues in DC for the past dozen years, and now we're forming some meetup teams for our upcoming fall league... Games take place on Mon. nights at the BRAND NEW Sidwell Friends Gym, just two blocks from Friendship Heights Metro, and with plenty of free parking. All ages/skill levels are welcome to join!!! We planning on approx. 10-12 players per team @ $75 each for 10 weeks or so, including playoffs, …

In a world where everything is ever changing, now is the time join Pentagon City Microsoft Store Business and Networking Group. Business leaders will have the opportunity to experience cutting edge technology through our workshops, classes and networking events. Upcoming topics will cover cloud services, collaboration tools and mobile solutions to increase productivity. Sign up today to take advantage of this unique opportunity.

We love group fitness, but sometimes classes can get expensive and crowded. To solve this problem we are taking fitness outside! Fit Fans: The District Outdoor Fitness Meetup is a place to find group fitness classes in the DC metro area that fit your budget and schedule. Sign up for an upcoming class and come meetup. Fit Instructors: This group is also about connecting great fitness instructors with people who are interested in getting a great workout. If you are a fitness instructor looking to …

DC's best Meetup for global adventure! This group is for people who enjoy events in the Washington DC area such as: international travel, embassy events, hiking, museums, festivals, kayaking, meditation, adventure travel, outdoor recreation, sports, spa visits, concerts, films, trips to the beach, ice skating, hot air balloon rides, and/or making friends while doing all of these things. YOU ARE: Single, married or in-between...young, old or in-between....students, professionals or in-between.... …

Hi Ladies! Welcome to the D-M-V (DC/MD/VA) BRIDES ONLY Meetup! This meetup is for women that are engaged and currently planning their weddings. My wedding will be this summer and I am looking to network and socialize with other brides to be! We will meet to network, learn from each other, attend bridal expos or showcases together, get advice from experts and more! Planning a wedding is exciting and exhausting and sooooo much easier with the help and advice of others. Join us! Note: the meetup is …

This site is dedicated to serving the Iranian community of Greater Washington DC by providing information on the upcoming events and encourage more community activities. All sections of this site are open to general public and you don't have to be a member to use it. By becoming a member you will be able to suggest events,  RSVP for the ones you like to attend, ask questions before the event, and leave feedback and review after the event, but more importantly, becoming a member shows your suppor …

The Atlas Performing Arts Center is a home for adventurous audiences, artists and ideas – presenting contemporary music, world music, jazz, film, dance, theatre and performance arts unlike anywhere in the city. An artistic anchor in Washington, DC’s historic H Street NE corridor, the Atlas is committed to its neighborhood and the arts community. This meetup group is great for those who know and love the Atlas Performing Arts Center, for those looking for a new and different arts scene, and for a …