Half of New York City's best and brightest technologists live or work in Brooklyn, yet we travel to Manhattan every week for the best tech talks. Not anymore! BK Tech Talks are presentations about the most interesting problems and solutions that New Yorkers are working on. Presentations should be 30-45 minutes long and are for a technical audience. Don't be afraid to show source code. And if you're afraid to read code, this Meetup isn't for you. If you would like to present or there's something …

Free office hours for programming help - any programming language, all skill levels. The format is super simple: you come with your laptop, sit and hang out and code, and flag down one of the organizers if you have a question.  That's it! If we can't answer your question, we'll find you someone who can, or at least point you in the right direction. Note that this is a meetup for people learning to code. Experienced developers are more than welcome, though - we appreciate the help! Entrepreneurs …

This meet up group is open to all Big Data enthusiasts.  We are providing a platform to learn about new technologies, as well as to share ideas amongst your peers.

Every language for everyone. The internet gives us the potential to collaborate with each other regardless of distance, social position, or other historical barriers to language transmission. Our goal is to build new types of teaching materials that use the internet to open language instruction to everyone online. We meet up to learn how to make new materials, discuss our experiences, and meet some of the other people in our community. This is a community project started by the Wikiotics Fou …

Brubeck is a Python web framework that focuses on speed, flexibility, and simplicity.  It was created in Brooklyn and this meetup is organized by members of the Brubeck core team.

There's a growing tech community in DUMBO and we want to foster that. Come by for some breakfast and meet your tech neighbors!

DUMBO Developers is the group for enthusiastic software creators in DUMBO, NY. Follow on twitter @DUMBOdevs Support us on gittip.com: https://www.gittip.com/DUMBOdevs/ Find us on vimeo.com: https://vimeo.com/user16494215 Meetups: Currently hosting a monthly lunch and talks about software development in DUMBO, NYC. PLEASE NO JOB POSTINGS Also, don't contact other members about jobs unless they've contacted you first, or that's a chop.

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.

Django-nyc's goal is to create a community for those interested in Django to meet, share ideas, create, learn, and have a good time. The focus will be Django and web application design and development. Python will obviously be an underlining theme, but there are specific python groups focused on python solely and that's not us. We want to give Django the attention it deserves. Can't make it out to a Django-NYC meeting? Watch it live at http://www.livestream.com/djangonyc. Missed a meeting or wan …

This is a meetup for programmers who support, work or live in the Brooklyn community. It is a very loosely formatted  event and it involves showing code, talking about code and coding. This is not just a come, listen and network experience, you are the experience. Coders from all levels are encouraged to come. Designers need not fear us either. We have quite a few programmers in the group who started with a pure design path and learned to code. We especially encourage those wishing to start that …

The New York OpenAFS User Group provides a forum for OpenAFS Administrators, End Users, and Developers to meet to discuss OpenAFS usage, internals and futures.

Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming.

Fair Use Building and Research Labs (FUBAR Labs for short!) is a vibrant hackerspace located in central NJ. We feature lounge, classroom, and workshop spaces with lots of tools for making and hacking, including a laser cutter, lathe, mill, drill press, band saw, chop saw, 3D printer, mig welder, soldering equipment, electronic supplies, raw materials, expertise, and a fun atmosphere. Come hack with us!

In the flurry of the all the new mobile devices that are out there, I bet that the community has quite a few folks who can share their experiences with the acquisition, development, client feature negotiation, and testing on a wide range of devices. This is a group started by ODL-BK. We're a community centric, not for profit group that's started (slowly) a loaner program of devices. We've run into some interesting things with Droid testing and are curious to see who else is having similar discov …

This is a group for anyone interested in furthering their development skills and knowledge, by creating a collection of people interested in sharing their experiences, and learning from others'. We cover a range of topics from telephony to awesome jquery plugins built from the ground up. We're really looking forward to building up a meetup group in our area of consistent members to continue to grow the tech industry!

This is a group for web developers and designers who are seeking a positive outlet for altruistic programming. This is also a great opportunity for young developers looking to gain experience working with a design team, add to your portfolio, gain professional references, and to play a role in building a successful platform. I am developing a platform that serves the building and construction needs of non-profit organizations and community activist groups working in Brooklyn. Regenerative buildi …

Redis is a powerful and fast key-value store (www.redis.io) which is used by increasingly many companies in New York Area. Let's meet up, talk about Redis, NOSQL, startup community and help grow the Redis community!

Please join us on the 1st Sunday of every month for free workshop on introduction of Divine knowledge- which is the process of opening one's third eye/agya chakra, allowing an immediate & direct perception of divine light from within and allowing one to meditate upon the light, the source of which is within and that helps one in settling the mind. In ancient texts this knowledge is referred as Raj Vidya (Highest knowledge) and today the ancient yogic technique of meditation is taught free of cos …

This meetup is specifically designed for all levels of players to reach the next level in their tennis career. I am an intermediate/advanced player who has played for several years at courts all around the city. I enjoy playing with all types of players and learning from their play, I've also done a bit of research and picked up several different workouts and drills from varying sources such as books, tennis magazines, internet, tennis channel, etc... Amongst other things I am a certified person …

Stand Up Paddle-boarding (SUP) referred to as "hu hoe hee' nalu" where it originated in Polynesia mixes the traditionaPolynesian outrigger canoe paddling with surfing. The result of this wonderful combination is a water sport that is easy for anyone to do. It is grown to be a year-round-global-water-sport largely due to pioneers Laird Hamilton (HI), Dave Kalama (HI) and Brody Welte (CA). Stand Up Paddle-boarding is the latest fitness sensation and fastest growing water-sport across the globe. SU …

"Muraqba is where we perceive our own selves. The past and future also become present before us, and with the help of these insightful rays, a happy and prosperous life prevails upon us completely." K.S Azeemi If you want to live a more fulfilled life, first you will want to know your potential, who you really are. Meditation is the route to that knowing.It is a methodology of science of awareness. During the Muraqba, all of the resources are applied through which the mind disengages from extern …

This meetup group Participants will be guided in physical Yoga, Yogic breathing exercises or called Pranayama (breath exercises) free of charge along with meditations which are holistic self healing tools that regulate the nervous system. We all must have heard of meditation, but meditation does not starts without a target to focus upon, and therefore the great yogis of India and Himalayas use to open the third eye or agya chakras of the practitioners for them to see the light within them and be …

The Lila Group is an ongoing womens' circle using expressive arts, ritual and games to explore ones relationship to Self, others, higher self, God, soul and life path. Lila in sanskrit means "play" or "divine play." Thus "Lila" describes the existence of everything as the result of the creative play of the divine absolute. What is Expressive Arts? Expressive Arts weaves multiple modalities planned and spontaneous: drawing, painting, clay, mask making, drama games, role play, music, journaling, c …

Explore*Attract*Create Inspired Action is a consistent and empowering energy source.  You'll receive, act out, observe, and directly integrate motivation and inspiration - intelligently exploring the self-awareness and fearless transformation it takes to live life by your own design. "You aren’t learning when you’re just listening to someone tell you how something is done.  You’re learning when you try to do that something - acting out the inspiration and then putting that inspiration into actio …

Please join us for free workshop on introduction of Divine knowledge- which is the process of opening one's third eye/agya chakra, allowing an immediate & direct perception of divine light from within and allowing one to meditate upon the light, the source of which is within and that helps one in settling the mind. In ancient texts this knowledge is referred as Raj Vidya (Highest knowledge) and today the ancient yogic technique of meditation is taught FREE OF COST. Benefit of spiritual meditatio …

We have created this sacred community for lightworkers to unite, share and tap into their spiritual healing energies. This community is a learning experience to open your heart and your soul to let the mind feel the beauty of love. Connect with your Divine Source. Join us as we create the beginning of the new future. Universal Healing for the Mind.. Universal Awakening for the Soul for Spiritual Enlightenment ..Love is the Eternal Light. Teri Gorbea Emanuele Buonamassa

New Jersey needs big changes that help people like you instead of Chris Christie's conservative con-artist gimmicks that benefit the richest one-percent and global corporations. If you are looking for better government service and fair taxes, you have to make sweeping changes in New Jersey's broken political establishment. Jim Devine has proposed massive changes to cure the Garden State's plague of 'politics as usual' ~ including plans to strip political bosses of their power and eradicate the c …

Leaders, healers and people interested in effecting change on a deep heart centered level. This work is about the deep exploration of heart. Thru this work a very practical relationship to self, heaven, earth, and the light shining thru a woman a human being is opened. Interpersonal skills are nurtured on a me first basis so we learn how to do the work we were sent here to do with out depletion. In this group we will practice medicine without form exercises as put forth by Thea Elijah. All with …