Refresh Baton Rouge is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in Baton Rouge, LA. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. Let us know you're interested in getting together by joining the group!

Since March 1958, Downtown Toastmasters has helped people become better communicators and leaders. The mission of a Toastmasters club is to provide a mutually supportive and positive learning environment in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills, which in turn foster self-confidence and personal growth. Anyone is welcome to visit our meetings. Eliminate "uhm" "er" and "ah" from speech. Sound polished and professional and become a bet …

You've found the meetup of the official NOLA chapter of Health 2.0. We're a community of people from diverse professional backgrounds who share a common interest in healthcare technology and transformation. Join us as we learn from each other and collaborate in working towards a new and better version of healthcare.

This is a group for those of us who are still caught in the rat race of a job or Corporate America and are looking to escape! Have you realized that the "Go to work, Get a good Education, and Get a good job" philosophy isn't getting you where you thought it would? Are you an employee who has a dream of one day owning your own business and accomplishing all of your financial goals and dreams?Then this is the group for you! This group is all about creating a supportive environment that is conduciv …

The Job Search Support Group is for jobseekers interested in career development, job search, job search strategies, and networking. Come meet and interact with others facing similar challenges and exchange ideas on best practices and how to define and articulate your value to potential employers. If you are currently in the middle of a job search or considering a job change you should attend one of our meetups. The organizer, David Sickmiller, has worked in the recruiting industry since 2007. ( …

Work on your social and dating skills with us. Our meetups include presentations from world-reknowned dating coaches. At the tailend we have optional field trips, in which we go to public venues, meet people, interact and get useful feedback, sometimes from professionals, that helps us all improve our social skills -- especially with women. We have members who are as old as the most senior of senior citizens, but you must be at least 18 years old to join. We are also lucky enough to have contr …

A group where everyone from the crusty or hardcore to even the aging professional semi-sell out punk rocker can get together with like minded people or meet like-minded people, learn about each other, develop friendships, engage in stimulating conversation, get drunk, go to shows, get drunk, go to dinner, BBQ, bar hop, house parties, get drunk, play music, skateboard, ride bikes, and/or just have some fun... while getting drunk. Though, sober straight-edgers are welcome too! You do not have to d …

User Experience is more than a buzzword. It's a design philosophy and process that has been proven to work (think Apple, Inc., Hewlett Packard, IBM). Join to meet others that have experience using User Experience techniques and standards. Also, gather to perform usability testing for your site or a client site. If you're familiar with User Experience you know it's all about testing and gathering data on the users for the product, and not assumptions or decisions from the client or developer. Thi …

This page is a central location for all information about the New Orleans UC Users Group; a group dedicated to sharing information around all things about Unified Communications. The New Orleans UC Users Group is targeted at IT Pros and Developers interested in Unified Communications. Our goal is to provide New Orleans and surrounding areas with valuable information as it relates to Unified Communications. Our meetings will include both technical and business information relating to Unified Comm …

Join us today - Free Registration! Mission Statement The Artisan Food Guild is dedicated to improving public access to information about local sources of food by facilitating better communication, education and collaboration within the local food and beverage community. The AFG works with farmers, producers, distributors, retailers, restaurants, educators, nonprofits, public agencies and consumers to gather, organize, sort, prioritize, promote and manage great food and beverage ideas, products, …

The home for those interested in voice acting, voiceovers and other voice related topics. Whether you have a background in voice acting, film/stage acting, broadcasting or are simply interested curious about the industry, this is the place for you in the Greater New Orleans area!  We are one of the most the most respected voice acting communities in the Gulf South. This group is here to help you achieve your goals.  The creation and development of a strong voice acting community in our area is o …

This page is a central location for all information about the Louisiana Lync Users Group; a group dedicated to sharing information around all things Microsoft Unified Communications. The main contributors to this site are UC professionals who live and breathe MSFT UC on a daily basis. The Louisiana Lync Users Group is targeted at IT Pros and Developers interested in Microsoft Unified Communications. Our goal is to provide Louisiana enterprises valuable information as it relates to Microsoft Unif …