The Geek Group of Western Mass is a group formed to get a physical space where members can get together to share, learn, create and collaborate with each other. Anyone can join, regardless of experience. In order to help us with bring this dream to reality, we are teaming up with "The Geek Group", to become come their very first Chapter. So if you're interested in making things, hacking, programming or just hanging out with like-minded individuals, come join us. We plan on having tiered member r …

2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise. All meetings take place on the first Friday of every month from approximately 5 pm to 8 pm EST at the Starbucks located at 1244 Western Ave, Albany, NY You can join us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/228458960499805/ or on our website: http://albany2600.org

The Hudson Valley Drupal Meetup is a regular gathering of folks working with Drupal in the area to get together, share information, ask questions, and overall get involved with the Drupal Community. All levels of expertise are welcome, from Drupal professionals, hobbyists, to rank beginners just trying to learn something new. In our short time of meeting it's been an incredible learning experience for everyone involved, and people have picked up skills here that have greatly accelerated projects …

First off, we have an official website! -> http://squidwrench.org/ Squidwrench's mission is to promote the interaction of creative and technical people in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Squidwrench is a home-grown community of creative people. Our modes of creation encompass painting, composing and performing music, building high-tech toys, building low-tech toys, and probably a lot of other stuff, too. There is no limit to the problems people can solve, given the resources, the inclination, the assista …

This is group has been formed to bring together R users in the Upper Valley and provide a platform for sharing R knowledge and ideas. People from both industry and academia (students and faculty) who use R or are interested in using R are welcome to join.

Come join other enthusiastic computer programmers in the Hudson Valley. Members of this group should be interested in data structures, algorithms, and writing clever, powerful programs in a variety of languages. There will be a focus during the meetings about writing correct code that fits the philosophy of the language and paradigm it is written in. Some meetings will be spent going over old programming problems (perhaps from ACM or ICFP or TopCoder) and devising the best solution that we kno …

"Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of Humanity" (American Humanist Association) The Upper Valley Humanist Association's mission is to provide a fellowship group for the non-religious based upon science, reason, empathy and compassion for our community and our natural environment. We can live moral, meaningful lives, i …

Calling ALL women who are feeling frazzled, inauthentic, alone and starving for a community of powerful like minded femmepreneurs. I want to welcome you to Creative Alchemy SisterMind Group. This group calls to you because you see in the unfolding of your business and are longing for support. You are a femmepreneur who is resourceful, creative and whole seeking to do more with your gifts and talents, yet hungry for a like-minded collective to take you to the next level. A gentle blend of discuss …

The purpose of this group is to connect like-minded people seeking information and awakening about the path of Tantra yoga for healing, self-discovery, and spiritual awakening.  Tantra yoga is a way for singles and couples, by moving their sexual energy, to experience the energy of oneness and bliss.  All Meetup sessions are comfortable, informative, fun, fully clothed, and safe. Learn to attract a beloved, rekindle the flame of a relationship, bring your relationship to new heights, or move you …

It is rather simple . . . what one knows, what one believes, what one feels, and what one needs all influence the way one lives. First Connection is a group dedicated to learning wilderness living skills, and furthermore, to ‘cross-pollinate’ this sacred knowledge among many people. Everyone is a teacher, and everyone is a learner, and our goal is to learn the Art of Self-Sufficiency. This is a gradual process, and we do not do this to shun the modern world, which has been a source of both pollu …