Hello fellow Hacker News readers living in Northern Virginia and DC. This town is a volcano of startups waiting to explode. Let's help it happen. Join this meetup group where we can put together some regular meetings at local bars and pubs to talk technology.

… Post ideas for events here: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/calendar/suggest/ Some of our events have also been in the news.  You can read (and see) more here: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Waves_In_The_News/   2) KOREAN LANGUAGE RESOURCES: * Korean Alphabet - Hangul: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Language_-_Alp... * Korean Language - Learning: http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pages/Korean_Language_-_Lea... * Korean Language Videos - http://www.meetup.com/koreans/pag …

Meet other women in the Washington DC metro area to discuss saving, investing and debt reduction! Gather with women in your local area who share the same goals and interests as you such as learning more about personal finance and how it can empower you to change your life! We're doing awesome things as we've been featured in the Wall Street Journal, ABCs Good Morning America, NBCs Today Show and The Nightly News, Fox 5 News and other local newspapers. Check out our blog at www.girlsjustwannahave …

This group is for people who have passion and love for illustration, animation and graphic and fine arts in Northern Virginia area. We try to have a once-month gathering to meet, exchange ideas, arrange drawing sessions (indoor and out-door), exchange news, jobs, new technologies, critic each other works, have workshop and tutorials in digital and traditional illustration and animation, trips for visiting museums, shows, exchanging news, in a fun, relaxed group to support each other, enjoy and l …

Are you ready to take it off. . . . to look and feel your best, then this is the group for you. Slimtrance is a NEW technique recently seen on ABC, NBC and CBS news. People are dropping weight at an amazing rate. Learn this new approach to old problem, it isn’t complicated, but you can’t do it if you don’t know how. You will also be in a group of like minded people who cheer each other on to success. Why not you, what do you have to lose? Check into the most comprehensive program ever developed …

The purpose of this group is to facilitate a way for those interested in exploring the mind-body-spirit topics found in the Edgar Cayce psychic readings to find each other and meetup together to explore the readings as they relate to personal transformation spiritually, mentally, and physically. Also, if you want to keep up with local events, meetings, and news concerning Edgar Cayce’s non-profit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment, Inc. (A.R.E.), this is the group to j …

I'm starting an in-person meetup group for DC MRA's and PUA's. If you are a fan of Roissy (roissy.wordpress.com), The Spearhead (the-spearhead.com), Delusion Damage (delusiondamage.com), A Voice for Men (avoiceformen.com), Men's News Daily, Tom Leykis, Chapin's Inferno, and others, this group is for you. If you are not familiar with these sites, google them. As a man in western society, it is well worth your time to visit these sites and learn what is really going on all around you. If you are f …

We want to spread the gospel, the good news! Come join our informal bible discussion every Tuesday at 7::30pm If you are interested in learning more about the bible and how to apply it to your every life, this group is for you.

In the past year, our party is getting weak because of the misunderstandings that some of the special interests like FOX News is causing in conjunction with the Republicans! We need to tell them we are still as determined as we were when we voted President Obama to be our commander in chief! We need to tell them we are still hopeful for a better future! And we need to tell them we will still bring the change that America voted for! You should join this group if you think Democratic policies …

In 2012, the oldest of the Baby Boomers turn 66. Every day for the next couple of decades, another 10,000 people do the same.   What does retirement look like? Traveling? Golf? Hiking? Learning new things? Finding a retirement Job? Exercise? More time with Family? Learning how to use Social Media to keep up with news and family?   Let this group help you find activities, friends and learn new things. If you were born between 1946-1964, Live in the Washington DC metro area and want to do any of …

This is a non-profit unlike any other. We are not specialized in helping the homeless, the poor, or needy children in Africa. This non-profit is going to enhance everyone's life across the globe through random acts of kindness. It is our passion to help others and to do nice things for no reason at all. We are inundated with news stories of atrocities, war, and murders happening all around us. We need to make it a point to come together as a human race and embrace one another. This non-profit w …

This group is an outreach of the IIBADC, the Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis for the Washington DC Metro area. The group is an informal way for BAs to get together to discuss our craft and spread the good news about how Business Analysis can help save the world. It is in addition to our regular monthly meetings, where there never seems to be enough time to get to know each other. If you are a business analyst, systems analyst, requirement analyst, quality analyst, pro …

… In that sense, CSI shares certain goals with investigative reporters and news organizations. However, it differs from them in significant ways because it can also offer negotiation and other expertise and thus use the information towards the goal of conflict resolution. We run events, shoot film, have a channel on Youtube and engage in interesting research. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.csiorg.org, read our entry on Wikipedia or join our Facebook group.

This meetup group will be a resource for ones interested in the fashion industry. From Gucci to local designers, photographers, models and those who have a fashion fetish! What is a Fashionpreneur? A fashion risk taker, a fashion organizer, a love for fashion beyond recognition by their peers. One who has a fashion fetish, who LOVES EVERYTHING ABOUT FASHION, LUXURY, STYLE & COUTURE! Here you will find news, events, blogs, websites on fashion, designers, models.         

… We may even be asked to perform it during some of the October Halloween parties and dances and on YouTube or TV (for your 15 minutes of fame if the news channels happen to be present!). Or at least we'll all have it on DVD to show the grandchildren someday!

… You'll have friends to share your good news and bad. You'll have a "wingwoman" to 1) talk to when you need a friend with whom to talk, 2) help find men together perhaps or just be there for the other to find a new guy, 3) have each other's backs, 4) find a workout partner, 5) share adventure and fun, 6) share good conversation, 7) make and retain quality friendships, etc. Come join and start having some fabulous times with other friendly, warm, adventuresome, interesting women. I look forward to …