The Philly Area Scala Enthusiasts (PHASE) is a user group for people in the Philadelphia, PA, area who are interested in the Scala programming language. If you're interested in Scala, programming on the Java VM, or functional programming in general, feel free to join us. NOTE: This group is for Scala discussions only. Emails or posts that are not Scala-related may get you banned from the group.

Welcome to the Washington DC Software Craftsmanship User Group! This group is for software developers in the Washington DC area that care about the quality of their work and want to practice and improve their programming skills, share what they know and learn new things from others. This is a hands-on coding user group with no presentations. Each meeting will be a dojo where we will go through a challenging software craftsmanship exercise that focuses on clean code, test-driven development, des …

Have you heard of the Ruby programming language, or Ruby on Rails, the web development framework? Whether you create software or websites for a living, are a graphic designer, student, or are just looking to learn more about computer programming, these tools are well worth taking a look at. We're an informal Ruby users' group in State College, PA (next to Penn State University). We usually have a presentation of some sort, as well as some time to be able to just hang out, talk, and learn more a …

A group focused on the Go programming language(golang). We want to learn about Golang's role in highly concurrent network services, concurrency, language design, and other related topics.

Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. Scala programs run on the Java VM, are byte code compatible with Java, and can make full use of existing Java libraries or existing application code.

This is a group for anyone interested in learning to program. I'm trying to teach myself Ruby/Ruby on Rails/Git/general programming and I feel like it would be more fun in a group. I would love to meet regularly and work through a beginner book or building a program. Please let me know if you're interested in joining me!

We're a newbie-friendly Clojure user group oriented around talking about, learning about, and hacking on this awesome functional programming language on the JVM. We strive for openness and accessibility to all levels of experience. Our only prerequisites are an interest in building your skills in and furthering your understanding of Clojure, and your willingness to encourage and enable your peers to do the same. We also maintain a GoogleGroups list. You should consider joining this list if you w …

You are invited to join us for networking conversations over lunch with local IT professionals,  webmasters and people of diverse professions and backgrounds to exchange experiences in programming, administration, hosting, development, design, and/or just to meet to chat and learn from non-webmasters to understand where clients are coming from for greater overall long term success. These events are great for practice skills required to build business ventures and develop mutually supportive and …

This is a group for veterans with PTSD and others who are suffering from a past trauma who are tired of getting nowhere in their treatment with the Veteran's Administration or with traditional treatment programs. This group will explore hypnosis, hypnotherapy, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), EFT, EMDR, Reiki, Qi Gong and other healing modalities available for healing PTSD and it's symptoms. The group will meet in Northern VA, Southern MD or Washington DC depending on interest and membersh …

If you develop software for a living, you need at least one "dynamic" language in your toolkit. Languages that make it easy to do meta-programming are invaluable for many types of problems. If you are a Java developer, there are especially compelling reasons for investing in Groovy and the numerous Groovy-based frameworks -- Grails, Griffon, Gradle, Spock, Gaelyk, etc. The purpose of this group is to cultivate a local community for learning and sharing about experiences with the Groovy and Grail …

A group for Python ladies of all levels of programming experience, in the Washington, DC area. Developers and aspiring developers only, please! Let's keep this group primarily focused on Python programming. We have zero tolerance for anyone who comes just to recruit developers. Join us on IRC - #pyladies or Ask us questions in our local Google Group: https://groups.google.com/group/pyladiesdc

Strollercize is the original stroller fitness program started in 1995 by Elizabeth Trindade! Strollercize offers prenatal and postnatal classes with a stroller in many Manhattan Parks. Memberships include classes, HEALTHY LUNCH BUNCH PLAYGOUPS, MARAGRITA MOMS (served skinny of course), meeting new moms, workshops and daily motivational emails to keep a new mom fit. Single classes start at $5.00 Are you looking to meet other new moms and get your workout in too?This program was created by a mommy …

This is a group for Healers that have taken at least Level one of Healing Touch International or HT program that get together to practice Healing Touch of all levels. We have been meeting for the last three years. Our second Sunday meetings are strictly a practice of techniques from Level one and two HTP.        Our Third Sunday meetings are for the practice of HT along with a wide variety of Healing techniques combined. We usually work in multiple hands on sessions. We are looking to expand our …

Adding an awesome social/local/in-person study group experience to the excellent edX online learning program for the Philly metro area. (Also open to other MOOCs beyond EdX as well!)

USA Fit Baltimore is a running group for novice runners, experienced runners, and everyone in between. We are training for the Baltimore Running Festival's Full and Half Marathon. We also have a 5K Family Run Program. We are also training for the Rock n Roll Half Marathon in Philadelphia. It doesn't matter if you've never run before, our training program will help you overcome the mental and physical barriers you've never thought possible. Join us!

Crime is continuing to escalate in epidemic proportions, in particular crime involving physical force. The need for women to be prepared in case of a life threatening emergency is paramount. In order to survive a physical attack, victims need to be trained and become familiar with a few well-executed techniques. Such techniques are now available to women of Philadelphia! The Chair of the United Karate Association has designed an effective and affordable program created with women in mind; Sanity …

PhillyCocoa is a Philadelphia area Mac and iPhone programming group, a chapter of the worldwide CocoaHeads. All skill levels are welcome. The only requirement is an interest in Apple-related technologies and moderate tolerance for geeking out. We hold our CocoaHeads group meetings on the second Thursday of every month at Indy Hall.

Meet others who love programming in Erlang, share information, and swap Erlang war stories. If you are excited about Erlang and want to meet other like-minded folks, or if you just want to see Erlang become more popular as a language, then join this group.

If you've ever dreamed of making it through the finish line but don't know how to get started, this program is for you. This class is designed for the beginner and to accomplish a 5K run (3.1 miles). You'll learn about running form, injury prevention, increasing speed and distance, and choosing the right shoe. Program starts Wednesday, October 20th. Meet us at Downingtown Running Company for Informational Meeting and 1st walk/run session. 10:15 AM and 6PM Sessions. We are training for the 1 …

You are invited to explore the extraordinary realm of Ericksonian Hypnosis, Brief Psychotherapy and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). This group is for Coaches, Counselors, Psychotherapists and those people who are interested in seeking knowledge and skill in these fields. The mission of the group is to set out on adventures in learning to enhance skills for achieving excellence both professionally and personally.

This group is for parents & educators who want to teach computer technology and design. We want to have regular meetups to exchange ideas and also to also provide opportunities for kids to learn programming, design, and robotics skills.

Pennsylvania's State Parks recently won a gold medal ranking as one of America's finest park systems. SE PA parks offer a wealth of innovative programs that draw people into state parks in new ways and connect them to nature through outdoor experiences. From a nature walk to backpacking, a kids' camp to rock climbing, park educators, volunteers, and friends groups offer activities galore. Join us to find out more!

This is a group for users of the SAS statistical programming and analysis package in the Baltimore Metro Area. Professionals, students, researchers -- all are welcome. Writing sophisticated macros in a UNIX enviroment? Come share your knowledge. Just learned the difference between a PROC step and a DATA step? Come join us, too!

This group is for those who want to truly be empowered. I'm willing to offer meet-ups and to share this amazing information with you in the hopes that you'll share what I do with others to either take a training with me or come see me to work on particular goals. Let go of your negative emotions, limiting decisions/beliefs, and put goals in your future, which makes manifesting even easier! One way to explain what I do is say for example a weight loss client who would come to see me not because d …

Hey folks! We've got online courses in HTML and CSS starting January 6th. Come nerd out with us... HTML: Welcome to Tagville CSS: The Basics Web Start Women is a group of smart, nerdy women who are taking over the world 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 g …

We are a group of people in the DC-MD-VA area who are interested in hypnosis and/or NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Some of us have no experience in hypnosis or NLP and some are professionals of many years, with others everywhere in-between. All who are interested are welcome. We will hold meetups where members can learn and share, and enjoy themselves. Join us and participate!

Meet people interested in personal growth, inner and outer aspects of self-empowerment, advancement. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! We believe there is the opportunity for self-empowered people in the Washington D.C. area to play a very important role in the 21st century. These free monthly events on 3rd Sundays are a fun way to meet people passionate about personal growth and self-empowerment, as well as people interested in related topics including spirituality, A Course In Miracles, Conversations wit …

The Baltimore Perl Mongers is a group of people local to the Baltimore, Maryland area with an interest in the Perl programming language. Some of us are new to the language, some are well-acquainted, some use it on UNIX, others on Win32, but all are welcome. The group meets on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Tindeco Wharf building on Boston Street. Our pm.org site is http://baltimore.pm.org!