Would you like to participate in a community of Web Developers, Graphic Designers, and Programmers to share tips and tricks, discuss CSS, PHP, XML, Web Standards, Illustrator, internet security, Photoshop, logo design, SEO, writing proposals and contracts, project managment and other related topics? Goals: *List meetings/ events for other local programmer/ developer groups and conferences: hidden tech, western mass developers, .net, NAYP, western mass drupal group. *host graphic design works …

The mission of the Mohawk Trail Toastmasters club is to provide an accessible, mutually supportive and positive learning environment for residents of western Massachusetts in which every individual member has the opportunity to develop oral communication and leadership skills. Since 1924, Toastmasters International has been recognized as the leading organization dedicated to communication and leadership skill development. Through its worldwide network of clubs, each week Toastmasters helps more …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 30 cities across the country. Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 100-1000 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels a …

An exciting real estate association where you can meet and network with experienced real estate professionals! The CT REIA is the largest real estate investors & apartment owners association in the Northeast and its mission is to provide education,networking and business-to-business opportunities for entrepreneurs in the real estate investment community. In the past CT REIA has been featured on CNN Financial News, The New York Times, Hartford Courant, Meriden Record Journal , Channel 30-WVIT an …

If you are looking to become the best version of yourself in order to make the most money, help the most people and live your best life, then this is the group for you. Leaders are Readers and Success Leaves Clues. Our definition of Success is TRUE HEALTH: mental, physical and financial. In this group we will address all three because that is the ultimate life! Throughout the year we will take a journey on the path paved by the greatest motivational leaders of our time by reading the books that …

If you are looking to become the best version of yourself in order to make the most money, help the most people and live your best life, then this is the group for you. Leaders are Readers and Success Leaves Clues. Our definition of Success is TRUE HEALTH: mental, physical and financial. In this group we will address all three because that is the ultimate life! Throughout the year we will take a journey on the path paved by the greatest motivational leaders of our time by reading the books that …

Would you like to increase your communication skills, learn to be a better listener, learn to be a better speaker, or learn to be better at evaluations? Would you like to lead a group? Perform better on job interviews? Gain clients for a business? Gain confidence in yourself? Speech Weavers is one of many toastmasters international groups located in Enfield, CT. Many of you may have heard of it as a place for public speaking, but it is so much more than that! You can learn communication skills, …

The Central New England Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) is dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship, academic excellence, professional development and professional ethics in Chemical Engineering. The Section covers the northern half of Connecticut and the western half of Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the University of Connecticut and Worcester Polytechnic Institute are in its coverage area.

The Downtown Worcester Club (http://www.downtownworcesterclub.com) is a business network and career website that makes professional networking affordable, effective and fun! Join our DWC Worcester meetup group to meet local business in the area and stay informed about our local events.

We are a Toastmasters club in Northampton, MA.  As a Toastmaster, you can practice public speaking, work on your leadership skills and have fun. We meet on the first and third Wednesday of every month at the College Church in Northampton.  You can find it at 48 Pomeroy Terrace. 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 …

Welcome to the Greater Hartford Python Group! Learn Python. Or, learn more Python. Join us and become a more effective software architect and developer! Welcome to the Greater Hartford Python Group--where you will meet fellow software and Python enthusiasts and professionals--as we work to build and strengthen the community of software architects and developers; Python and Python-based application developers, architects and designers; and other computing technologists in Connecticut. Python is a …

The goals of the CT chapter of the User Experience Professionals' Association include to: 1. Provide a local network through which user experience professionals can share information about the techniques and methodologies in the profession. 2. Create an inclusive community for those interested in user experience, whether it is their primary focus or a related discipline. 3. Change new product development processes to include a concern for the people who use them by presenting the business case f …

45% of people in the US make New Year's resolutions but only 8% of those people achieve them. This group creates a comfortable environment filled with support and accountability necessary to be part of that 8%! Lead by a Professional Life Coach, Personal Trainer and Nutrition Consultant, this group will help you set effective goals in every area of your life. You'll also ACHIEVE those goals this year! This is a free group that will meet monthly. Between sessions you'll have a clearly defined act …

Are you a Keene State College Graduate? If so, you should join us for networking and alumni events across New England and beyond. We've had a few events so far and looking to expand!

Looking for a BNI alternative? The Breakfast Club is a group of committed networkers, each an expert in their own field. Our focus is to give leads and intros to our fellow members, get to know each other as individuals, and understand each other’s unique businesses and changing needs. We have a positive energizing group that meet twice a month. We have a productive process to pass leads and intros to each other. Guests can come for free up to two times. One member representative per industry. C …

Referral Partners is a business networking group dedicated to growing each other's businesses through the exchange of relevant information and business referrals. Each week, we come together to get to know each other and the businesses we're growing for the purpose of helping each other achieve greater levels of success. We are a BNI Chapter and to become part of the weekly group, you have to apply and be inducted. We are each responsible to each other to help grow our businesses and the chapter …

The goal of Up & Running is to give entrepreneurs the tools they need to succeed and grow. Meetings will promote skills required for starting a new venture. Meet Ups will also include lots of group discussion, collaboration, and networking. Running Start offers coworking space and critical services to entrepreneurs in the Worcester area.  Learn more

This group is to help small businesses, entrepreneurs and those who want to start a business, get together to exchange creative ideas, resources, referrals and network amongst each other. My goal is that through my experiences as an entrepreneur both the negative and positive is to share this information amonst each other and teach others and move forward and become more successful.

This group was formed for people in the Hartford area who use Adobe products, like Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Business Catalyst, etc. It's a great way to meet like-minded people and to learn more about design and development. All levels are welcome.

'Big Data' is here to stay and Hartford is the Insurance Capital of the World - if you can see the connection between the two then this group is for you. Get your ideas off the ground! This group is for software entrepreneurs who are interested in launching or growing their startup company. Our events are about the best entrepreneurial practices and business networking that will benefit your venture. These include customer development, business planning, lean startup methodology, marketing and f …

A group for people who are interested in (or fans of) WordPress. Beginners to professionals can all get together and share tips, ask questions, answer questions, and build a support community for WordPress users in the Hartford, CT area. We will also be discussing the possibility of organizing the very first WordCamp Hartford for sometime in the future.

Are you the first in your family to attend or complete college? Do you know that the longer you stay in college the more of a statistical anomaly you are? In fact according to NPR: "only 15 percent of first-generation college students complete their degrees within 6 years". Lubrano, in his book, 'Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots/ White Collar Dreams' coined the term 'straddlers' to describe the unique challenges, blind spots, anxieties, and pressures faced by people who are the first in their family to …

This group is for Catholic Young Adults (21-35)ish looking for fellowship within the Church. I developed the group because I am fairly new to the area and would like to find some people who share in the same beliefs that I do. So if you are looking for people to help you grow in your faith through prayer and community, please feel free to join!

The Connecticut Java Users Group organizes monthly meetings on new and emerging Java technologies. It aims to help professionals stay abreat of the latest developments in Java and related open source projects. Meetings are free and open to the public. The group was initially founded in 2000 as a special interest group of the Connecticut Object Oriented Users Group. It is presently chaired by Ryan Cuprak who assumed leadering of the JUG in December of 2002.

Google Technology User Groups (GTUGs) are user groups for people who are interested in Google's developer technology; everything from the Android and App Engine platforms, to product APIs like the YouTube API and the Google Calendar API, to initiatives like OpenSocial. Check out code.google.com for the full list of offerings. There are chapters of GTUG world-wide and this chapter for Connecticut residents and those in the near-by cities of Massachusetts. I started this group because I was aske …

A monthly gathering of techies around Hartford. Nerds, creatives, entrepreneurs, and investors welcome! We hope to create a community similar to the NY, NJ Tech Meetup groups, without the long drive for those who live and work in between the metro areas. We want to bring Hartford students and faculty together with experienced professionals so they can benefit from each other's advice, knowledge, experience, perspective, and energy. Each meeting should have some demos, a group discussion about a …

Welcome to Meet by MetroWest (MXMW) group. MetroWest is far enough from Boston to have its own group. This group is primarily focused on Web, Mobile, New Media related design and development. We will grow the group to be helpful for working professionals, current and future entrepreneurs, and students. We will try to structure every meeting with a little bit of web, mobile, and new technology with focus on one of the functional areas such as design, development, strategy, innovation etc. We …

This is a community site to share health insights that we have learned over the years. We are all experts on aspects of health, illnesses or our recovery. We can agree that we are not short of information but the "know how" to put it all together and the community to help us keep healthy and focused. This meet up is primarily devoted to helping people develop healthier habits and getting rid of old habits that no longer serve our purposes.For smokers, quitting tobacco is THE key change needed  t …