In year 2012, we have more activities.  Of course, we have the First Saturday Quad, yes that's usually on the first Saturday of the month, which starts on January 7. The other major event is the Third Saturday Swiss starting on January 21. We have already started the Road to Mastery Chess Program, which aspires to bring its students to the expert level, in preparation to be come a Master.  We will try to provide the tools for the student to increase his or her rating while he/she goes up the lev …

SEE OUR LATEST PROGRAM IN "FILES" The Chez Nous Reston Salon meets monthly in Reston, typically on Sundays from 5-8pm to enjoy a generous buffet and lecture on a broad range of eclectic topics... from mathematics, to nature to art, decision science...coral reefs and even the universe. I launched the salon in May 2008 to explore fascinating topics and build on an idea for "thoughtful entertainment" in Reston, Virginia. Over two dozen speakers have offered evenings of remarkable interest. Every …

This group is designed to give people an opprotunity to learn, experience, and practice Hypnosis and NLP. People of all ranges of knowledge and skill are welcome to attend.

Visit us at http://www.novapython.org/ The Northern Virginia Python Users Group gets together on the third Thursday of the month at the VMWare location just off the Dulles Toll Road. We talk about beginning topics as well as more advanced applications of the language.

The purpose of this group is to bring together Clojure users in the Washington DC area.

This group is for anyone interested in developing mindfulness in daily life through meditation. We welcome everyone from any background. We want to provide a supportive environment for practicing meditation and developing mindfulness. Byoma Kusuma offers guided meditation sessions which are designed to help you develop mindfulness and its resultant benefits through Shamatha (Calm Abiding) and Vipashyana (Insight) techniques. Group sessions provide a supportive environment and group synergy, and …

The Google Technology and Developer Group (GDG-DC) is a developer group designed to discuss, discover and distribute Google technologies. This will cover Washington DC Capital Suburban area including Northern Virginia and Maryland. GDG-DC meets on as often as we could find good topic, location, sponsor and interested techies! Please visit our website and join our groups to participate and register in Meetup to attend. Oh.. don't forget to follow us on  Twitter Check out http://developer.google.c …

What others are saying ... "I learned so much from all the speakers. I feel better about my situation knowing that I am not alone." "I recommend the program as a beneficial starting point to educate yourself about all the categories of change [that you will be facing]." More information and to register:  www.EverChangingRiver.com. Workshops:  Northern Virginia (Ashburn) and Montgomery County (Rockville), MD A basic Divorce 101 workshop for when the flow of your personal river might be taking you …

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 …

The greater Washington DC area's oldest and largest java user group, established in the mid 90's golden era of Java and going strong to this day! We host the annual DevIgnition conference focusing on the interests of the DC area's Java community.

We'll share spiritual workshops, chant, drum, and meditate with the intentions of love and joy for our Mother Earth and all creation, to bring peace, sustainability and balance!  We affirm the Global Oneness by building on various sacred traditions (Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Native American, Sufi, Celtic etc) Let us know what kinds of workshops or sessions you'd like to offer or attend.  Most programs will have suggested donations to pay for the space and support the talents of the leaders. We …

NAMI Northern Virginia (NAMI NoVA) is the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation's largest grassroots organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons with mental illness. NAMI Northern Virginia sponsors local support groups, educational programs, and advocacy with the goal of affording individuals with mental illness opportunities to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Anyone interested in knowing more about mental illnes …

LUNCHES Each month, Nicholas Hartigan and Chris Talmont, the Co-Chairs of the PMIWDC Reston Luncheon committee, strive to bring you interesting and informative speakers from a wide range of professions. They present these speakers to you in a casual restaurant setting that allows you to network with other professionals of the PMI.  All restaurant venues offer maximum seating of approximately 50 guests and each monthly the event sells out. Pre-registration is required. Luncheons are held very thi …

JBoss is much more than an Application server.  With industry-leading frameworks such as Seam, Infinispan, and Hibernate, JBoss is raising the bar for enterprise Java. Our membership is comprised of industry practitioners, open source evangelists, and Java craftsmen.  Each month, we meet to highlight some key JBoss technologies. We are also active supporters of the DC area Technology User Groups community and coordinate regularly with them to hold joint meetings and share our insights and exper …

“O Holy Vibration, Boom on the shores of my consciousness.  Break the limiting boundary of my consciousness in the body.  Reverberate through my body, mind, soul, my surroundings, the cities, the earth, the planets, the universe, and every particle of creation.  Unite my consciousness with cosmic consciousness." Parahamansa Yogananda Welcome to your Higher Vibration World! Every year, a plethora of new methods and techniques to cleanse, purge, detoxify and infuse ourselves with vitality and a n …

Weight issues are not **just** due to the food we eat, it's our RELATIONSHIP with the food we eat! One of the reasons dieting does not work is because we are not dealing with the root cause of our excess weight. We have the healthiest weight management program, gentle, quick and safe as well as the tools to deal with all the emotional aspects of the weight management! Empower your self for good by changing your relationship with food and receive tools that you will be able to use for the rest of …

This is a ladies-only organization that is designed to help you remember who it was you wanted to be... With so many labels, "mom", "housekeeper", "cook", "professional"... sometimes we ladies need to remember who WE are and what we need. This group is designed to help women reach their full potential as strong, sexy, healthy women! Membership is open to all adult women who are interested in making friendships and who want to meet their potential professionally, physically and/or emotionally. Yo …

This is a group to all Fairfax area business owners who wants to grow your business with a referral exchange program. We can make our business successful when we all work together in our line of business.

This group is for anyone interested in Ethical Computer Hacking.

Calling all GWU MSIST Cohort XXII graduates! This group will serve to keep us all connected after the completion of our program. We will plan to get together once a month, in varying locations.

This group is for Inspiring photographers wanting to learn more about portrait photography in any environment. We will look at the essentials needed for creating that "I love it" portrait shot and the tools and programs that can enhance your capture.

Try this program for 90 days and get the results that you have always wanted! It's a total-body program that incorporates strength training, cardio, core work, and flexibility. The National Academy of Sports Medicine has teamed up with the makers of P90X®. The same evidence-based research that is applied to personal training, performance enhancement, and corrective exercise has been used take the worlds most popular home fitness program into the gym so that you can now take all of your favorite …

Kaliente Dance Fitness is an exhilarating 60 min cardio workout that will have you sweating, smiling and coming back for more! Our high intensity classes offers people an alternative method to burning calories, staying active and most importantly boosting ones self esteem.  We aim to challenge our students both physically and mentally. Kaliente Dance Fitness incorporates music  and dance styles from all over the world, aside from the typical salsa, merengue,  bachata, and reggatton,  we also us …

BTI360's Software Craftsmanship Series is an internal company event that focuses on taking your software engineering skills to the next level. This is done through discussing and diving deep into what constitutes clean code, what coding principles are often disregarded, and how to affect better coding practices on your team.

This is a group for parents who have young children and live in or near Reston. I started this group in order to provide a platform for parents to share the info of family fun events, interesting venues, free trial classes (martial arts, music, gym programs, foreign language learning, etc), preschool open house, kids club of gyms, etc. We also have playdate at park, indoor or outdoor playground. Normally, the venues are in Reston, Herndon, Chantilly, Sterling, Vienna and other places. I am a C …

This is a group for anyone who was part of BU's School of Management Program. I started this group because I cannot attend most of the Alumni meets that are held in Boston, or when they hit the Road. I've met some BU Alumni out here in NoVa, and think its a great idea to have regular meetups for this area. It would be a great forum to exchange notes on our MBA experiences, or news/updates on our favorite and not so favorite professors, and also share and learn from our life experiences post MBA. …

This group is for moms who want to look better than their pre-baby self. You don't have to be a mother to participate but we are making this a women's only hour at one of the best places to workout in Loudoun County. Underground Athlete has transformed hundreds of lives in Fairfax. If you're ready to take it to the next level join us at our Sterling location. Meetup members get one free session a week for 6 weeks. Additional sessions are only $10 each.

This group is for anyone that wants to have fun and share knowledge with UVA MSMIT Alumni. As Thomas Jefferson once said, "Knowledge indeed is a desirable, a lovely possession."