This is a collaborative community, not just a meetup group.  Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want …

                  Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  Are you seeking a co-founder for a new startup?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet.  Want to contribut …

We bring together game designers, developers, graphic artists, storytellers, educators, marketers, organizations, agencies, companies...just about everyone who is interested in the serious games sector. Also see our blog at http://gamesgateway.typepad.com/gamesgateway/

Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presen …

… We'll be sounding boards for ideas, interview practice, resume and portfolio critics, as well as teams for design competitions.   As times go on, we will have speakers who will simulate the parts of the business that we may not have enough experience with.  Personally, I need more experience at the beginning of projects to see how projects in pre-design and schematic design operate.  Each of us will have our specialties which will help each other grow and develop while we're looking for work.    …

Refresh Rockville is a community of designers and developers working to refresh the creative, technical, and professional culture of New Media endeavors in Rockville, Maryland and the surrounding area. Promoting design, technology, usability, and standards. We have a special relationship with Montgomery College, who hosts the event, which gives us a regular meeting place and connection with upcoming design and developing professionals.

Collaboration is a key driver for innovation. MetroSprout is dedicated to bringing together the DC Metro area's technology community. If you are a developer, designer, hustler, or investor, then come join us. We will hold events so that entrepreneurs can learn, interact and innovate together. Please visit www.metrosprout.com to learn more about what we are up to.

… This is for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and straight allies who work in new media, Web 2.0 and 3.0 design and content, social networking, Adobe Creative Suite, graphic design, videography (YouTube, Vimeo), information technology, digital architecture, interactive, SEO strategy, open source, Drupal, computer networking and programming, telecom, and engineering. Gay and lesbian .com executives, LGBT bloggers, Obama administration IT infrastructure and Government 2.0 change-maker …

Meet other local Flash developers and designers to share ideas, learn and collaborate on projects. Focus will be on emerging trends and technologies within Flash Development Environment. Beginner and advanced users of MX 2004, Flash 8, Flash 9 BETA and Flash CS3 welcome and encouraged to join. Also, users of Flex Builder and the Flex SDK are encouraged to attend.

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Benevolent Media is an all-volunteer startup dedicated to celebrating storytelling and design for good. We do this in three ways: Solutions-based editorial content on our website; Monthly community events, hosted in partnership with cause-oriented groups; and, An annual festival, convening mediamakers and changemakers to share best practices, case studies and special projects. We focus on people, organizations and projects that compel audiences to care about a cause, take action on an issue, or …

This Washington DC group is for everyone interested in Web Design, Graphics, Software Development as well as in networking, building online businesses and achieving one's Big Dream. Sometimes only a few web designer show up, therefore, we collaborate with similar groups which will meet at this same event for more new contacts, better networking, fun and mutual support. We appreciate the awesome leadership of Jonathan Perrelli, Adam Z and others at thefort.vc and foster.ly to facilitate entrepren …

                  Got an idea for the next great  mobile app,  web service or product?  Are you seeking a co-founder for a new startup?  Are you a small business looking for resources to support or re-invent your brain-child?  If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you.  Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer?  Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner?  If so, this is where you need to be.  If you are an investo …

… This group is open to all individuals and/or business owners who have something to trade: Advertising, Artists, Consultants, Restaurant Owners, Electricians, Plumbers, Painters, Coaches, Graphic Designers, Web Designers, Tax Preparers, Tutors, House Cleaners, Auto Mechanics, Marketing Professionals, Handymen, Landscapers, anyone who has something in their professional repertoire, their attic, garage or basement worth trading for!

Metro DC Flash Users Group is here for multiple reasons, but the one reason that brings the flash community together is to enjoy, learn and develop Flash applications. En-powered by ActionScrip 3.0, Flash is now on its CS4 platform for delivering RIA content online and on desktop (AIR) . Not only that it is one of the easiest languages to learn and even easier to develop with. We will add Flex and AIR application development when everyone has an appetite to learn more exciting Rich Internet Appl …

Do you work at home? Are you a freelance graphic designer? Writer? Solo-preneur kicking your business off the ground? Perhaps you are between jobs and work full-time sending out resumes. Or, perhaps you are at a place in your life where you are just figuring out the next step. Join us for some mid-week, mid-day coffee, camaraderie, and commiserating, with a focus on getting our projects, ideas, and practices off the ground. We will encourage each others' new ideas, offer sounding boards for the …