Augmented Reality (AR) will one day change the way we interact with the world. AR technology has come a long way and is now ready for the market. It is now up to you - developers, designers, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, investors, artists, marketers, hackers, journalists, and more - to bring the augmented reality experience to consumers in a fun, productive - and lucrative way. New York City has all the ingredients to be the center of the augmented world. Let's not wait; let's mee …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

This group is people who want to form or join a start-up. It is a meetup for Hackers who built something that works and people want; and Hustlers who sold product/service, raised capital, and/ or built partnerships. - This is NOT a social outing to have a beer and gossip about the latest story on TechCrunch. - This is NOT a VC beauty show. This is a serious and purposeful speed dating for people who what want to build the NEXT BIG THING and have chops to prove they can do it.

Join the local New York City forum for the Volumetric Society ( http://volumetric.org ) an eclectic group of innovators exploring the arts & sciences of a new world of natural user interfaces between body, brain, and spatially aware computing for the physical world.  Come exchange ideas, demo your projects, or just get exposed to the volumetric future that devices such as Kinect, Emotiv/MindWare, volumetric 3D displays and cameras and telematic interfaces are taking us. Everyone is welcome - fro …

We are a group of pen-testers that love what we do (who doesn't?!). We meetup every month to discuss the latest techniques in pentesting. So if you love making sure security products practice "Truth in advertising" this is a group for you. We like to meet at least once a month (if not more). Depending on the topic/meetup we can have one or multiple speakers and maybe even a CTF tournament. Meetups follow hacker tradition with free Beer and Pizza for all. Remember this is a community built by …

This meetup exists because I was damn tired of being the only black person at other tech meetups. We aim to be a network of developers in NYC interested in becoming better, learning from each other and networking. Developers of all skill levels are welcome, from experienced hardcore, neckbeard hackers, to n00bs. If you want to be awesome, or more awesome, I hope you can find yourself at home here. If you're an MBA who's never written a line of code, and doesn't want to, this probably isn't the …

New York Travel Massive is a regular meet up in Manhattan that brings together travel brands, travel bloggers, and travel startups. Part of the global Travel Massive network, the purpose of this group is to connect people in the travel industry locally while sharing a drink or two along the way. Come join us!

nyhacker is a non-profit connector and mentorship organization led by hackers, for hackers. Our mission is to sustain and grow a hacker culture through shared resources, mentorship, programming, and opportunities. Please use this group to propose and organize your own nyhacker events and programs. If you need funding, volunteers, help, or anything else email us at brandon@nyhacker.org. tl;dr -- free events, pizza, beer, jobs, and funding for hackers (by hackers). Please Note: Our events ( …

Software powers the world, but insecure software threatens safety, trust, and economic growth. The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is dedicated to making application security visible by empowering individuals and organizations to make informed decisions about true application securityrisks. OWASP boasts 30,000+ participants, more than 65 organizational supporters, and more than academic supporters. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit worldwide charitable organization, OWASP does not en …

Are you a hacker, designer, or startup founder? Do you like playing ping pong? Then this is the group for you. We get together to talk about tech startups, discuss our latest software hacks, or get UI design advice; all over friendly games of table tennis. FAQ: Q: Why only founders, hackers, and designers? A: So we all have something in common Q: What if I suck at ping pong? A: That's ok. Noone's going to make fun of you. Everyone sucked at some point, right? Q: Do I need to bring my own ping p …

HackDays is a meetup based on the philosophy that: You're a lot more productive when there's a time limit When learning to code, the fastest way to learn is to make something The best way to be introduced to new programming concepts is by interacting with other hackers You don't have to be a code ninja - a lot of HackDays participants are brand new to programming. There are plenty of experienced CS students and hackers around to help. If you're a current college student (CS or otherwise) and w …

Every month we focus on topics related to generating revenue on the mobile platform - issues, solutions, strategies, and more - and engage New York's mobile and tech community (publishers, developers, investors, entrepreneurs, hackers, etc). Presenters may choose to solicit feedback from the crowd or simply discuss what their firms are doing in the space. Questions during the Q&A period may be directed at a speaker, to the crowd - whoever you believe has some insight to help you. Ultimately, we …

I love FPGAs. To me, they're a fascinating, exotic computer architecture. To others, they're high-bandwidth video processors, high frequency trading engines, network coordinators, and ASIC prototype platforms. Some people just want to use FPGAs for their hobbies, because they're curious. This group is for all of you. We'll meet to talk about the things we're doing with FPGAs--the languages we're using, the systems we're building, how we manage design flows and complexity, and other things of int …

Disruptive Technologists in NYC Meetup (Scroll down to the bottom for info on next Meetup Event) Collaborating with ATT Adworks on the upper west side we we hold meetups to celebrate, support, enlighten and advise each other on game-changing new products, wacky ideas, wildly entrepreneurial visions and then getting them to fruition. This will be a major mentoring group for people interested in succeeding in their ideas with exceedingly wise, inspirational and funny speakers and presenters. WHERE …

Hello Golfers, Looking to create a group to travel to golf destinations. Golfing trips in the the US and worldwide. We can meet and play locally as well. Looking forward to getting to know everyone!

Technology shifts and transforms, but the law often remains stagnant. This group asks a few simple questions: How can we use technological developments to address legal deficiencies? And how can lawyers start to think more like hackers? This monthly meetup challenges Legal Hackers to flesh out problems and then develop solutions through legal and extra-legal mechanisms. Join us as we tackle these tough issues and create tangible solutions. There are two requirements to be Legal Hacker: attention …

Welcoming all hackers in the GLBT community!

A collective of developers, designers, researchers, artists, occupiers, and hackers discovering new ways of relating to the Occupy movement through data analysis and transformation.

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 group is for anyone interested in leveraging telephony APIs to build awesome applications. Developers of all skill levels and experience using telephony APIs are welcome. It is my hope that once a month developers who enjoy building applications that leverage voice/SMS funcitonality (and those who would like to learn) can come together, share their projects and ask and address questions over a few beers. The ultimate intent is to learn and have fun! I look forward to meeting you all! You ca …

COOLLaboration (an offering of COOL Labs) is a monthly cross-border community makerthon. It joins the maker/hacker, design, artistic, educational, charitable, entrepreneurial and social communities once a month and during highly attended event weeks (SxSW, Social Media Week, Maker Faire, Make Music NYC, Figment, etc.) COOLLaboration: -involves communities working together across borders to address common problems of concern -enables communities to explore the role of cultural exchange and dialog …

This group is about getting the latest information on enterprise security trends in Mobile computing, Social Media, Bring your own device (BYOD), Governance and Compliance. The meetings will consist of a featured speakers, emerging vendor demos in the security space, hands on workshops, and networking. We are in midst of an era where Cyber Security is taking front page and enterprises are embracing new technologies to defend. Come and join us to both network and learn from one another.

Raspberry Pi hackers, users and dreamers! Get started using your new ARM Linux board*, show off your projects, and meet other enthusiasts in the New York City area. *: Raspberry Pi, Beagle Bone, APC, etc.  If it is small, ARM based and runs Linux, you're invited.

We are healthcare data hackers. We pull insight out of healthcare data whether that is medical claims, pharmacy claims, EMR data, lab data, clinical studies, or anything else. We will soon be hosting networking sessions and presentations. Feel free to recommend speakers.

Are you coding a Django app? So are we! We want to get together and hack with other New Yorkers, share tips, host office hours, and basically try to make it as easy and socially rewarding as possible for us Django folks. This group is for hackers. Our meetups will be about writing code, so if you're not doing that, there are probably better meetups for you to join. This definitely isn't meant to be anyone's free recruiting pool. We do welcome students, people just getting started, developer evan …

AngelHack Hackathon Workshops are a place for industry leaders, hackers, and entrepreneurs to come together in a relaxed atmosphere to talk about API's, SDK's, and how to use new and creative ideas to empower a new generation of developers.

fat cat fab lab is a new undertaking of the fat cat club, music, and gaming venue on 75 Christopher street. We are expanding to include a small Maker facility that will provide access to digital fabrication equipment and related hacker, maker, crafter, and hardware enthusiast tools and workshops.

This group is for data hackers, scientists, analysts, statisticians, engineers, enthusiasts, gurus, ninjas, wizards - whatever your preferred label, if you possess hands-on experience with data and use it to solve problems, then this group is for you. We'll cover a wide range of data topics, mostly those relevant to the tech industry: prediction, visualization, data cleaning, real-time reporting, user tracking, split testing, etc... The group is language agnostic but will emphasize ubiquitous/op …