Overview The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)® is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill, and professional growth of its members. Goals The primary goal of the ISSA is to promote management practices that will ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information resources. The ISSA f …

This group is for people who are involved, or wish to be, in the next wave of web based businesses, AND non-profits. There is a $5 donation Each month we'll delve into the issues that e-business owners face. Bring your issues, problems, ideas, questions, business cards Expect to 'present' Come to share, connect, listen and give Who is Welcome: Individuals with businesses which are not yet web based, or who wish to take advantage of web based opportunities. Business owners who wish to gain a g …

This group brings together those who are passionate about their craft and believe in the Agile Manifesto. We will focus on promoting and sharing Agile practices to improve our profession and create opportunities for participants to learn more about Agile practices. We will share practices we have learned by studying well known methods such as Lean, Scrum, eXtreme Programming, Organizational Effectiveness, etc. but will also explore new thoughts. This group will be run by the Agile community, …

I wanted to start this group, to help share with the others the healing, restorative and transformational properties of meditation that I've realized in my own life.  Meditations are intuitively inspired and are always uniquely different and fulfilling. This meditation group meets every Monday at Angel House in Strongsville. This group meets at 7-8:30 pm and there is a $10 fee for this class. No prior experience necessary. I'd love the opportunity to meet with you and explore how meditation can …

This group was started simply to allow people to meet other people in a comfortable environment.  Although we are relatively new to Meetup, we have been holding our luncheons since the Fall of 2009. There are no attendance requirements.  There are no referral requirements.  There are no dues.  Everyone is welcome to join our luncheons. Whether you're a small business owner, network marketer, internet entrepreneur, or just simply looking for something that might be the right fit for you, you're …

The Makers Alliance is Cleveland's Hackerspace. We exist to bring hands-on technology and art to members and the general public, through workshops, talks, and shop space. We are a collective of hobbyists, hackers, engineers, and students that desire to educate, innovate, and make some new friends while we are at it. Please join the Makers Alliance Discuss mailing list and introduce yourself!

This meetup is for users of vim and those who'd like to use vim. Vim is a cross-platform text editor that focuses on speed and efficiency of editing text. It's highly extensible via the use of plugins to support complex textual transformations with minimal effort and supports just about every programming language out there. Come join us and learn how to edit text more efficiently!

Code Craft is a space for software developers of all flavors to come together and practice their craft. We practice casually at Coding Dojos and occasionally present more formally what we have learned at MeetUps. We tend to enjoy things like Acceptance & Test Driven Development, Pair Programming, User-Driven Design and all things Agile & Lean.

Welcome to the Lake Erie Moose Society Blogger Meetup! Whether you blog for fun or as part of your work, you'll find kindred spirits here, and if you're just thinking about writing on the Web, stop on by and see what it's all about. Our meetings start with a round of introductions (if you have a specific question or problem, that's a great time to mention it) and then we spend anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour discussing a specific topic about blogging. Most meetings have no specific end time, …

We meet up to destroy each other in head-to-head code competitions.

The 121 Fitness Center Running Club is FREE and open to all - membership to 121 is NOT required. The club meets 10am every Saturday at 121 Fitness Center. Whether you are interested in running your first race, looking to improve performance or just simply enjoy running, this group is for you! You will receive motivation and encouragement from your fellow runners and have fun while enjoying your weekly runs, events and activities with the group. Running Club leader and 121 Fitness trainer, Jason …

Jesuit Retreat House of Parma has been creating 'Meetups' since 1893...we joined Meetup.com so that people can connect with fellow spiritual sojourners. Our calendar is filled with spiritual programs and retreats that speak to the hearts and minds of contemporary spiritual seekers. Located just 10 minutes outside of downtown Cleveland, we are a place where people encounter God through the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius. With 57 acres and over 50 bedrooms, we are the perfect place for a pr …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning drive to succeed, to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, financi …

Bizdom is an entrepreneurship accelerator that helps entrepreneurs launch, fund and grow innovative, tech-based startups in Detroit and Cleveland. We'll be hosting Business Brunches, Speaker Series, and Networking events in Downtown Cleveland. Entrepreneurs at all levels, Programmers, Coders, etc should join in on the movement!

I'm a big fan of MongoDB and we use it quite extensively at my company (Cloud CMS). We'd like to promote the use of MongoDB - the premier document-oriented NoSQL database - among the Cleveland business and tech community!

The Cleveland chapter of CocoaHeads meets once a month for presentations and discussions of programming for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad.

The Cleveland C#/VB.Net User Group is a non-profit, volunteer based organization aimed at helping all levels of computer users, ranging from hobbyists to consultants. The objective of the group is to provide a forum for sharing information and networking with those who work with C# and Visual Basic.Net. We invite programming professionals, as well as hobbyists, to join us every 4th Tuesday of each month.

Are you a woman in tech? Or perhaps you've mentored and helped women in tech navigate the industry? Whatever your role may be, this group is to help address issues common to women in tech and provide constructive criticism, feedback, share stories, and do what we can to promote the tech industry to get more women involved. Whether we want online forums or to share our stories in person, we can do both here with the help of Meetup!

Non-competitive Business Mastermind Network for businesses that market to families. Kid businesses provides enrichment and continuing education programs to families such as dance, singing, computer, art, language, karate, health, etc programs. Let's Mindshare to get our programs into more schools, education departments, and recreation departments.

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

HER Ideas in Motion relies on the support of professional women and men, who share a commitment to empowering the next generation through creative and technology training. The mentors in our programs come from a variety of technical and creative backgrounds ranging from IT, web technologies, filmmaking, gaming and design fields who volunteer to teach kids what they do. In addition, mentors have the opportunity to network with other technologist, designers filmmakers, artists, community leaders, …

This group is for people who read Success Magazine (www.Success.com) and are looking for people who are committed to applying the principles found in Success to their own lives.

Tennis Player, We're connecting players on the tennis courts throughout Cleveland from Brook Park to University Heights and Beachwood Area. We allow players to put post meetups. So feel that it is acceptable to promote an event that you will take ownership of and we'll let the meetup group know about it. We'll be running certain tennis socials, weekend tournaments and get togethers for the passionate tennis players who want to play competitive tennis. If you want to meet up with other tennis …

Individual groups of Perl Mongers vary in what they actually do, but in most cases they get together periodically to discuss Perl and related topics. Meetings are usually informal and there's always a social element. There are currently 261 Perl monger groups around the world. The Perl monger group in Cleveland was dormant for too long. Let's bring it back!

Tribe of Angels is the world's largest community of Jewish technology investors, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers and executives. Membership is by invitation only. Participation is limited to members only. New members must be referred by a current member.

Just a group of folks in the Cleveland area that are passionate about every aspect of mobile development across all platforms. We tend to write a lot of code in this meetup, are very open to discussing what we know, what we don't know, and sharing what we're learning as we go. We hope to see you here soon!