Want to learn how to code? Have a great idea? Don't be shy. Develop it. It can be intimidating for women to learn and ask questions when they are in an extreme minority. While open and welcoming, today's budding developer community is up to 91% male. There isn't a comfortable place where women can learn at their own pace and not be afraid to ask "stupid questions." We decided it was time to provide a place where all questions are OK and everyone can learn in a supportive environment. Our courses …

Seattle Hacks 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.

WEARECHANGESEATTLE.ORG Meet other local citizens who are interested in educating the public about the 9/11 false-flag attacks, confronting the media, and peaceful demonstration. Take action on this and related issues such as ending the Iraq War, Impeachment, stopping the North American Union and New World Order, repealing the Federal Reserve Act, and protecting our Constitutional Freedoms. Visit the We Are Change Seattle youtube page for videos of past TruthAction events. Get involved. Your voic …

Overwhelmed with all the technical advancements in software development?   Come join a group of fellow geeks and we'll go through them together. While the internet provides a plethora of information, there is nothing like being able to discuss and bounce ideas off of fellow developers.  The study group gathers once a week to watch courses from the Pluralsight library, discuss the material, and get some coding done. Every participant receives a free one month subscription to Pluralsight the first …

Our mission is to create an inclusive community that fosters collaboration, learning, and networking for nonprofit organizations, social-minded individuals and technologists to drive positive local and global social change. We will hold events in Seattle every month or so. Hope to see you there! --NetSquared Greater Seattle Team Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NetSquaredGreaterSeattle Follow us on Twitter: @Net2Seattle

For people interested in self-tracking, tools for self-tracking and self-improvement.

This group is open and available to any Mac user in Seattle and the surrounding area. Whether you're brand new to Macs or have owned them since the beginning, everyone is welcome to come and meet other Mac users. You can discuss your favorite products, software, rumors & gossip, or just network with other people who share similar interests. We'll soon be applying with Apple to be an officially recognized "Apple User Group". The actual events and meetups will be decided based on your suggestion …

A branch of the edX Global Community for people who live near Seattle, WA, USA! Meetup with other people taking edX courses, have study groups at local coffee shops and libraries, and celebrate your successes!

This is a group to discuss current affairs - both national and international. Possible areas to discuss include current national policy options, economics, international affairs, and general political theory relevant to current times. The discussions could focus on a specific topic, discussion of a book, or magazine (e.g. Foreign Affairs) article.

This group started out as a study group for the Gamification class offered at Coursera. It now serves as a group to organize meetups around gamification for folks in the Seattle area.

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success. For more information visit www.StartupGrind.com or follow us on …

If you're a rails dev, you already know, there aren't a whole lot of resources out there for us, not like there are for php, that's for sure. I thought it would be helpful for all of us railers to interact, learn, share, network, and hang out. As far as I know, our RoR group is the biggest and one of the most active in Seattle. We have laid back hang-out style meetups weekly, and every 4-6 weeks or so we try to hold an educational/networking meetup where we can all get together, network, and lea …

MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization part of a network of 28 worldwide chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. The MIT Enterprise Forum is managed by Technology Review, an independent media company owned by MIT with a global readership of 2.6 million. An active chapter since 1971, MITEF NW’s mission is to inspire, connect, and educate entrepreneurs in the Puget Sound technology and business community. We cater to the ne …

This group has been created to share information, explore technology, provide solutions, promote learning and collaboration, assist fellow editors and artists, and encourage professional growth. This group is obviously geared towards users of Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX, but will also incorporate other tools as well. Membership in the Seattle Final Cut Pro Users Group is open to all individuals at absolutely no cost. All you have to do to belong is participate!

Startup Spirits: Improving Your Startup One Drink At A Time! Startup Spirits is a community-driven event dedicated to connecting tech entrepreneurs with information, opportunities and most importantly....Distilled Beverages, aka: Spirits! Our Co-Organizer and Master of Whisky, Ari Shapiro, is one of 16 to have achieved the title Masters of Whisky in the United States. He educates bartenders, chefs, whisky enthusiasts (and those soon to be) on history, production, differences in style and how to …

Please visit our ongoing project with The New Hive : Zeitgeist Seattle Resource 1: Compassionate Seattle Heart Map What does Zeitgeist Seattle do? We are part of a larger sustainability advocacy movement. Our mission embodies the principles of network weaving locally in the Seattle, Washington region through collaboration with local sustainable and community sharing organizations. We offer community outreach by promoting local Sustainable, Technological, Environmental, and Social Change projects …

MentorMeMentorYou is a group of mixed ages women to come together to exchange life experience, ask questions, listen, and share from the heart in confidence that what they say will be heard and respected without being judged. The idea is that we all have valuable pearls of wisdom that were hard earned and often came at the end of a long road of pain and struggle. These strengths in some cases could not have been gotten any other way; we had to learn our life lessons the hard way. However, that d …

A gathering place for all those utilizing the latest in digital technology to record, perform and create great music in the Pacific NW. Looking for potential event hosts who own or have access to studios where we can facilitate these meetings. This is an open learning environment where we discuss and share insights, tips, techniques, etc. into the world of digital audio and beyond. This group is run as an affiliate of the non-profit org Songwriters in Seattle (http://www.meetup.com/songwritersi …

What is happening around the country? The globe? The solar system? The universe? Is Humanity at the Edge of an evolutionary shift to a new paradigm? To a new way of living? To a new mindset? Or to maybe even a new dimension (5D)? This participatory forum seeks to recognize that the time we are in is a unique time of events, one of opportunities limited only to our own Points of View (POV). The intent of At Wits Edge (5D) is to meet in person and focus on sharing our experiences from as close to …

The Seattle Business Intelligence (BI) Meetup is a professional organization whose purpose is to enrich members through networking, education, and discussion. Professionals of all levels are invited to attend the monthly meetings. Topics range from strategic overviews to deep dives into a particular technology. Incentives for involvement include: Members: Learn more about technology in your current skill set and be exposed to new or unfamiliar tools. Speakers: Hone your presentation skills and …

Analyst like Gartner and Forester claim small merchants are quickly going extinct. Your odds of survival grow slimmer by the day as giants like big box retailers like Wal-Mart and massive online dominators like Amazon grow their market share affording technologies and resources that just aren’t available to the common merchant. E-Commerce - Social Commerce Mobile and Tablet Commerce Groupon, LivingSolcial, etc… Presence on Facebook, Pinterest, FourSquare, etc… SEM and SEO Amazon, eBay, Etsy, et …