You know when you spot a beautifully designed site, have finally got a great blogger to talk about you or have unearthed an amazing bit of data? Then you look up, and see your colleagues giving you an old-fashioned look? Well, that's the time that you need a break, a warm drink and a chat with fellow digital immigrants and natives. If you work in or around the charity/not for profit sector, social enterprise or CSR, and are just bursting to share your digital opinions, then swing on by. This is …

The aim of the group is to sit together General Managers, Assistant Mangers, Directors, Chefs and all those involved in providing any kind of service in the Hospitality industry. Main points: - Service vs time management (do you get busy to the point that you feel that your service is not as good as it could be?) - Online to offline (transforming your online users on twitter and facebook into real sales) - Cooking delicious food (make food a special thing that everyone comes for more) Any other …

Who We Are: We are the London chapter of the Alliance for Independent Authors (ALLi), an association of the world's best self-publishing writers and advisors. Meetups are for members only so Annual Membership of ALLi is required to join our local chapter. We cordially invite you to attend your first meeting for a nominal fee -- and see how we can help you on your publishing journey. What We Do: We discuss and develop skills in all areas of self publishing a book: getting it written, getting it p …

If you're interested in discussing the major issues facing us all in the 21st Century then this is the place to be. GlobalNet21 is the leading forum in the UK for discussing the major issues in the 21st Century. We share a common concern for the sustainability of both our planet and the people on it. With over 10,000 members in the UK and abroad, we are making the debate, and democracy, more accessible by enlarging the Public Square and using social networks. The network is a place for people t …

Join adventures with likeminded people. In London, UK and abroad: from kayaking & surfing weekends to ski & watersports holidays and big overseas expeditions. We also meet up once a month to listen to an inspiring talk from an explorer and have a few beers. Bear Grylls: “Explorers Connect helps aspiring adventurers to make significant steps towards their dreams – and we all need a little help sometimes!  It is about sharing skills, knowledge and resources with like-minded folk and making the wor …

FULL DISCLOSURE: Night School is a space for individuals seeking to live a greater level of fulfilment in their lifestyle and experience, through the development of a greater relationship with themselves, the world and of course, their lovers. This place is an opportunity to explore working avenues and techniques to create a greater level of happiness in your life. The main focus of this group, is heterosexual relationships plain and simple. This means, relationships with sexual partners but als …

BCAA Leadership Club aims to develop future leaders. If you want to become a leader please join. All of us would like to get promotion. As a student, or fresh worker,we need to build up our leadership skills to get ourselves ready so that we can grasp the opportunities when it comes. BCAA Leadership Club will organize regular workshops/seminars related to the leadership skills: Presentation skills, Communication skills, Emotional control, Teamworking, Decision making, Action planning, Problem-so …

The 'reactivity series' is an old joke with a best friend to relate to the experience of our emotional buttons being pushed and thus the lack of control we have over our responses or reactivity to events in our environment. This group has but one implacable aim... To make its members as emotionally sensitive as facilitates our goals and positive life experience. If that means you get shouted out.. so be it. If that means you must approach strangers in a bar... so be it. The only rule of The Conq …

iBehave is a meetup focused on the usage of technology as an enabler of behaviour change by enabling behavioural transition from risk behaviours to those akin with positive health outcomes. Our mission is to provide an OPEN INNOVATION ecosystem designed to: 1. Enable the achievement of game changing health outcomes by showcasing, encouraging and accelerating technical innovations where game mechanics related techniques can be used to drive behaviour change and compliance. 2. Foster a community …

The Location Based Marketing Association is a international group dedicated to fostering research, education and collaborative innovation at the intersection of people, places and media. Our goal is simple; To educate, share best practices, establish guidelines for growth and to promote the services of member companies to brands and other content-related providers. Members of the LBMA include retailers, agencies, advertisers, media buyers, software and services providers, and wireless companies. …

SPANGLISH is a Spanish/English language exchange event taking place in bars in the heart of London. It will take place soon in Bogotá, Colombia as well. Participants come to practice a foreign language at the same time they make new friends in a warm, themed and friendly environment. How does it work? The event last two hours, during the first hour participants take part in a series of 1-to-1 conversations which last 12 min each: 6min in Spanish, then 6min in English before participants switch t …

MAPmen, The first MAP meeting of the 2013 course is on Tuesday, 7th of May! Men are looking to kick start their year big time and places for the 6 month course are filling up fast. So if you are interested, become a member and contact me asap to confirm your seat in the pack. Read the reviews, the MAP open evening was a real buzz and a great way to get started. For those that missed out on the action a summary below covers the key points. What is MAP The Men’s Action Project is a practical …

Through Meetup, I've been having some great discussions with people interested in all kinds of meditative practices - into which I've chipped bits of my knowledge and experiences of Nichiren Buddhism, which I've practised for many years under the lay 'sangha' of Soka Gakkai International UK. Whilst SGI-UK discussions on this very dynamic form of Buddhism take place in all London neighbourhoods, I'm regularly involved in a rolling series of well-attended public introductory talks at the London Ik …

This is a group for those who would like to meet in a Russian language environment in, around or within reach of London Bridge, a vibrant and historical district. Activities are social, educational, civic and business related. Membership is open to all who know or are interested in Russian. HOW TO JOIN: 1. Sign up for the group on meetup.com - NB a recognisable photograph is required, preferably a nice head and shoulders shot; 2. RSVP yes for an event to confirm your membership. Opportunities t …

This group has been formed to explore and discuss the practice of Live Cinema and its related technology, approaches and possibilities. Its goal is to bring this diverse collection of artists together to share knowledge with the aim of forming a new legal entity under the title "Live Cinema Foundation". This new organisation will to support the presentation, development and publication of new forms of analogue and digital culture that exist at the intersection between film, music and the perform …

OPERAMORE London Centre for Italian Opera-starting up commitee Our plan is to create a centre of promoting Italian culture in the United Kingdom by means of Italian opera - one of the most representative and widely known artistic expressions of the Italian cultural identity. OperAmore will offer: -meetings and talks before and after opera performances, aperitifs, dinners and parties in which famous singers and musicians will be the guests of honour, - group outings to opera-related events …

OperAmore, London Centre of Italian Opera project www.operamore.com Our plan is to create a centre of promoting Italian culture in the United Kingdom by means of Italian opera - one of the most representative and widely known artistic expressions of the Italian cultural identity. OperAmore will offer: -meetings and talks before and after opera performances, aperitifs, dinners and parties in which famous singers and musicians will be the guests of honour, - group outings to opera-related eve …