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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

The premier monthly hackathon event that combines serious and not-so-serious productivity with a fun and exciting party atmosphere. SuperHappyDevHouse is a non-exclusive event intended for creative and curious people interested in technology. We're about knowledge sharing, technology exploration, and ad-hoc collaboration. Come to have fun, build things, learn things, and meet new people. It's called hacker culture, and we're here to encourage it.

Love electronics, computers, robotics and all things techie? Blaisrtown Hackers Meet-up is the place for you! Share projects and ideas, pool resources, swap parts and have fun.

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 ( …

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 …

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! For those hir …

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 security risks.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The purpose of the group is to organize players who love to play golf for fun. Serious but yet not too serious. The key being "it's all about the fun." We offer outings throughout the Lehigh Valley, Northern/Central New Jersey, Philadelphia areas. Our goal is to have our outings on most weekends, some weekdays, and a couple of overnight multiple round events. We also have lesson events, and look to ally ourselves with local PGA professional trainers with the idea that we improve our game we impr …

Scarlet Startups is a community of people with big ideas who are passionate about imagining and shaping the future. We welcome all NJ entrepreneurs, hackers, dreamers and investors. Rutgers students, alumni and faculty members are greatly encouraged to join. Discuss ideas with entrepreneurs or learn from experienced mentors either way your business will rock!

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 …

At Apartment Therapy we've always felt that the web's greatest asset was in creating community and that it should mirrored offline as well. Inspired by Scott Heiferman's NY Tech Meetup, which we've been going to lately, we've started a NY Design Meetup for product and furniture designers, architects, entrepreneurs, students and hackers. Our goal is to provide a unique, efficient and entertaining forum for designers - both professional and amateur - to offer solutions to our biggest problems and …

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unprete …

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, as always, offers opportunities and challenges. The education sphere has its own special needs. Let's get together to talk, share stories, and learn from each other. What makes students tick? What works when working with(in) institutions? How can technology help? Where are the opportunities to help the students? How can we help improve education?

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!