Membership is comprised of Women either in the Information Security field or wanting to enter the field. The purpose of this group is to advance women in Information Security by promoting networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing, and opportunities. Regular workshops will be offered to bridge the gap of theory and/or minimal hands-on labs from a course you took or self-studying. You will get to learn and practice in an environment of like-minded women. Workshops will be led by SME's in …

Maryland Open Hack is a place for people to get together and have open discussions and be involved with live demos on various skill sets. There will be guest SME's each week who will answer questions, interact with members, and demonstrate new and hot hacking skill sets. No topic is off limit and creativity is welcomed! Discounted and free training is offered to all members! Another goal of ours is to put together a capture the flag team to show off the talents of our top members. Meetings will …

Calling all HP VLS 9000 and 12000 users! You are some of the top data protection pros in the business, so let's learn from each other about the best practices, swap software war stories, and discuss how you are going to handle hardware and software issues.

In honor of the CitySec movement started several years ago, this is a local infosec meetup run by NovaInfosec.com. We basically meetup in at a local bar every 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of the month and talk shop, drink a few good beers and maybe grab a bite to eat. It's the perfect way to wind down after a long hard hump day.

The TriState Executive Network is for Company Executives, IT Executives that are responsible for the overall health of Information Technology for their organizations. Join us with other executives, to network, and talk about the issues and challenges that your organization faces, and through this group get insights into how you could address these issues and challenges.

We currently have a 1600+ SF space located in Severn, MD. This space is open to the public, anyone can join, and is available for people to come and collaborate on their projects. The motto of the space is Teach, Learn, Build! FYI most of our members don't use meetup.com, so it doesn't look like many people are registered, but nearly every event posted has had 10+ people.

Welcome to the online home of NoVa Outdoors & Paddle Club. More than anything Meetup is about "meeting people." We require potential members submit a clear photo of *themselves* with their application, because we'd like to be able to recognize them! Please keep reading if this does not offend your sensibilities. We are a club for the active and experienced out-doors people. On some trips we welcome the inexperienced. However, we are not a club for inactive members. We ask that members attend a c …

The Washington OSINT Roundtable is a 501(c)(6) Organization established to promote Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) through community building, advocacy, and thought leadership. Membership in the OSINT Roundtable is fully open to any individual or organization with a common interest in expanding the use and development of OSINT capabilities in both the Public and the Private Sectors. The OSINT Roundtable believes the consistent application of proven best practices coupled with the use of existin …

The Federal Big Data Meetup group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for Federal Government agencies to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, the Federal Government is at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from Government employees, contractors and technologists, Federal Big Data aims to …

NoVA Working Moms Network is centered around supporting, encouraging, and providing an outlet for working mothers in Northern Virginia. With regular monthly events for mom alone as well as the whole family, our focus is on fun! Please note: Our group membership is limited to 100 members (active + pending) to foster close friendships among our members and their children. Who We Are Active working moms with active families throughout Northern Virginia Moms who can have a blast both with their ki …

*NOTE: YOUR QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED. HOWEVER, IF YOU SEND A MESSAGE VIA THE CONTACT TAB, PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE TEXT. FOR SAFETY REASONS, MEETUP APPLICATIONS DO NOT PERMIT A DIRECT REPLY TO YOUR EMAILS. ALF is a meetup site for all lifestyles.  Everyone is welcome.  Whether you're monogamous, poly, swinger, bi, gay, straight, trans, D/s, BDSM, you have a place to go.  The only people unwelcome are cranky, judgemental people.  We want everybody else to feel welcome. We're not …

We are a community of likeminded people with the purpose of fueling accomplishments with open minds, partnering in your success, and you in ours. Learn.       Share.       Grow. Most entrepreneurial efforts fail because they do not receive appropriate financial backing, mentoring and leadership. We'll explore low-cost, high profit opportunies, home based business compensation and the three most critical skills needed for success. Topics will include start-up techniques, strategies for successfu …

BON is a business networking group dedicated to helping small to mid-sized businesses. Connecting a diverse group of business owners and/or key contacts, BON provides a forum for sharing ideas and best practices, and most importantly, for producing referrals that lead to increased revenues for our members. Members include business owners or leaders who would like to create reliable, trustworthy, business relationships. Our group offers two ways to grow your business. 1.    Open networking opport …

Hello Fellow Change Agents, In ancient Greece, Socrates was reputed to hold knowledge in high esteem. One day an acquaintance met the great philosopher and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend?" "Hold on a minute," Socrates replied. "Before telling me anything I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." "Triple filter?" "That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my friend, it might be a good idea to take a moment and filter …

Deploying and supporting mobile capabilities for an enterprise is easier when you know what works (and what doesn't). The goal for this meetup is to share notes, ideas and insight regarding deploying mobile capabilities for enterprises.

This relational small group meet together to have fellowship and learn in small group bible study. We use a variety of formats from book series , DVD series to instruction (e.g. Willow-Creek, Hybels, David Platt, etc). We empower the participants to be a part of the disucssion and everyone has an opportunity to share. The group is limited to 10 people in each location to maximize group dynamics and involvement. Once the group achieves a sustained maximum of 10 people, we open up a new Bible Stud …