To discuss the value of self quantification and explore new technologies and methods that are advancing this emerging new field.  To discuss how the quantified self is changing the way we think about fitness, productivity, consumption, healthcare, and science.

… These community building skills as just as important for your overall success as a manager or leader in the technology business or industry. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! Note that this is NOT a Meetup group of ONLY IT professionals. If you are ONLY interested in talking shop with IT programmers and developers, this is not the event you are looking for because most attendees may not be IT techs or webmasters. They may own technology businesses, or invest in them or are people interested in networking w …

We are the DC Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery.  We help advance computing as a science and a profession.  We do this offline through lectures, workshops, discussion panels, and professional development seminars.  We partner with ACM HQ, ACM Public Policy, ACM special interest groups (SIGs), DC area technical user groups, and area university Comp Sci and Info Tech departments. Join us if you like any of the following categories: http://acm.org/sigs Suggest a topic or speaker, w …

We're a bunch of hackers, inventors, engineers, techies, developers and makers who love all things IT and security. Everyone is welcome - from advanced hardware hackers to those who would like to learn what can be done with these new technologies in the arts, sciences, healthcare, gaming, academia, and business venture opportunities. Our meetups are totally informal and are a great opportunity to chat about projects, create new ones, solve problems, mingle, network and generally shoot the breeze …

The Federal Big Data Meetup group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for Federal Government agencies to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, the Federal Government is at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from Government employees, contractors and technologists, Federal Big Data aims to …

… You have the content, media, front and back ends of the solution that may leverage many pieces of technology fused together to make everything look great and function well.  Some of us don't have the skills, time and/or resources to design, develop and maintain a website. For those members we will identify the best content management system (CMS that meets their needs such s WordPress and other popular CMS solutions.  We will also explore emerging CMS solutions based on Ruby on Rails such as Loc …

… We are looking for web and technology entrepreneurs to collaborate on social entrepreneurial and sector infrastructure projects for the public good. We also wish to acknowledge the fabulous technology platform and support assistance from Meetup.com headquarters team! We thank Meetup.com for their ongoing innovation and support for local organizers. Please look at the left column under Our Sponsors and click on the logo of our current Sponsor. Come and team up with other changemarkers and social …

This group explores the use of mobile cross platform development tools and web technologies such as HTML5 and Javascript to accelerate the process of designing and building mobile applications for the iPhone/iPad, Android, Windows Phone 7/8 and other mobile devices. PhoneGap, appMobi, Appcelerator, Corona and other development tools leverage web technologies including JavaScriptand HTML5 and compile to various mobile device platforms. We are going to cover new, emerging tools such as Adobe Shado …

Freelance Engineers welcomes engineers from all types of backgrounds. With so many talented engineers and no geographical constraints thanks to the continuous advancement in technology, the goal is to connect innovators with an engineering or technical background with other professionals with projects who are looking for people with specific skillsets. No matter what your background is, we’re sure you’ve heard that networking is the key to success. This group will hold Happy Hours in different c …

Meet other local Flash developers and designers to share ideas, learn and collaborate on projects. Focus will be on emerging trends and technologies within Flash Development Environment. Beginner and advanced users of MX 2004, Flash 8, Flash 9 BETA and Flash CS3 welcome and encouraged to join. Also, users of Flex Builder and the Flex SDK are encouraged to attend.

What are the best treatment options when it comes to my teeth? What are the new advances and technology in dentistry? How do I choose the right dentist for my needs? How do I decide between treatment solutions presented to me? How much does the proposed treatments cost? How do I choose a treatment option that best fits my needs and finances? These are some of the questions patients are faced with everyday and the answers are not always clear. More and more people are researching treatments pro …