The Workers in Transition Technology Program is an intiative, held weekly at Microsoft in Waltham, MA, to deliver very low cost technology training in Microsoft products to displaced and underemployed workers. Classes are taught by Microsoft Certified Trainers or Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructors. Laptops are provided at no additional charge for these 4 1/2 classes, which cost $45.00. Registration for classes displayed on Meetup is through Meetup.  Interested students can view endor …

Come learn to program in HTML5. This meetup is for beginnners. If you are looking for advanced HTML5 programming, this is probably not for you.

This group is an attempt to bring together Groovy / Grails users of all experiences levels to demonstrate, instruct, and spread information about the Grails framework and the Groovy programming language. Our meeting schedule will generally follow a bi-monthly schedule. Every other meeting will be a presentation/lecture, while the others will be a social night at a different bar where we can discuss Grails and other technology with like-minded people. Join us!

Purpose? A joint effort to learn, discuss and tackle the fundamental problems and theorems of Theoretical Computer Science, including Program Synthesis, Theory of Computation (Turing 1937), Recursion Theory (Kleene), Incompleteness in Logic (Godel 1931, Rosser 1936), Paradoxes (Liar and Russell's) and any other problem related to the topics discussed on Googe Groups sci.logic If Godel, Turing and paradoxes (and even Rosser and Smullyan) turn you on, if you spend time reading about, thinking …

This is the R user group for the New England and Greater Boston area. R is a free and open programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. Along with this powerful software, comes a dynamic and vast community. The Greater Boston useR Group seeks to bring this community together to share ideas, discuss R related topics, and provide direction for new and experienced users. For more information on R, see The R Project at: http://www.r-project.org/

Meet other local people who use Extreme Programming (XP) for software development. Gather and discuss this deliberate and disciplined approach to software development. In the tradition of London's eXtreme Tuesday Club, we hold these discussions in local pubs. We announce schedules and locations of meetings on our blog at http://xtcboston.blogspot.com/ and we'll also be announcing them here.

Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerd (and proud of it!) women who are learning to program for the web so we can make awesome stuff online. If you have big ideas for new projects... If you want the satisfaction, control, and flexibility of building those projects yourself... If you're looking for a friendly community where you can share ideas and get inspired... And if you want to do it all in an open, supportive, intimidation-free environment with other women... then, welcome …

Developing for the BlackBerry platform can be a steep learning curve. But it doesn't have to be... Join us and other local BlackBerry developers at the New England BlackBerry Developer's Group. As an official RIM-sponsored BlackBerry Developer Group, these meetings will be a chance to learn about and share practical development tips and experience as well as to network with the local BlackBerry community. We'll have 8-10 meetings per year to share BlackBerry knowledge and to have some fu …

For Corona SDK developers to get together and discuss mobile development and technology, Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome!

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. With an emphasis on the useful application of supercomputing by practitioners, for practitioners. Note: We have a sister group that meets in New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York".

Our Origins on Meetup.COM:  This group is for parents interested in early childhood informal and formal music education as well as parents interested in learning more about brain-based educational curricula. SESMB Community Music School is in the process of developing a baby-toddler music program and would welcome input from parents on expectations for such a program. The inspiration behind our program is the founder/curriculum developer's 15 months old baby-toddler!   Our Evolution:  In order t …

The path more active, well-balanced life begins right here at New Balance Dedham! Our inMotion Program is a great way to keep your mind, body, and Soles in shape! Endulge in your wellness today. InMotion is a free 8-Week walking program offered by New Balance in Legacy Place. Work with an expert walking/fitness coach who will help you set goals, cheer you on, and facilitate your wellness. Get great offers and discounts at New Balance Legacy Place upon participation and completion of our in …

  Living On Purpose: Starting the Year with a Powerful Resolution and Resolve Each year, we make a commitment to ourselves for ourselves: to change something. Or to give something up. Or maybe to start a new project, or learn something. For most people, the coming year is going to be very important on many levels – financially, our relationships / interrelationships, and in our personal development. And the New Year is a powerful time to create this change and prepare for the coming year. We can …

TeenLife.com is an amazing resource for parents with older children 12-19. I started the site when I moved to Boston with my family, including two boys who were in 6th and 8th grade at the time. All of the parenting resources I found were geared to families with younger children. One snowy winter, I began researching local summer programs at my kitchen table and the rest is history. Today, TeenLife Media features more than 4500 local, national and international listings, including summer program …

MindfulBoston is a group of MBSR "graduates" who meditate using the practices they learned during a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intensive class. This group is specifically for people who have already completed an MBSR program with a teacher. This meetup group is not an opportunity for beginner-level learning. If you want to learn, please sign up for an MBSR class. Gena Bean is the Boston-area MBSR teacher who started this meetup. If you would like to take an MBSR program with her, …

There have been over 18,000 SMART Recovery Self-Help Group meetings in Massachusetts since 1990. All groups are lead by volunteers, most of whom are graduates of the SR Program. SR meetings occur weekly in hospitals (e.g., MGH, McLean, Mount Auburn, Salem, Jordan, Lahey Clinic, etc.), a few in community facilities (e.g., Middlesex Community College) and several in prisons. The SMART Recovery Handbook has be translated into 11 languages (e.g., Spanish, Farsi, Mandarin, etc.). There are SR meeting …