An opportunity to regularly practice stillness and the philosophy of Eckhart Tolle through silent meditation and watching short video segments.

With the growing interest in Cyber Security and the various certifications, this is a club where like minded Ethical Hackers, Penetration Testers and Network / Computer Security professionals can come together and share knowledge and mentor those looking to break into the field. If you have or trying to get a Network+, Security+, CCNA, CEH, CISSP, CHFI...etc, lets get together and expand on our knowledge by cooperating in lectures, hands on labs and group discussions about all things network / c …

The New CFFA Alliance is all about bringing the Combattitude program to you! As of April 2010, we officially closed the CFFA (Combattitude Fighting Fitness Academy) and became the NEW CFFA! We are now the Combattitude Fighting Fitness Alliance! Within this new metamorphasis, we will be spreading out and sharing the fun in the form of CFFA Circles. As these Circles form, we will post the locations and names here at meetup. We hope to start ongoing Circles all over and then get together for one hu …

Meet nearby Boardgame Players! Come to a Boardgames Meetup to play old favorites with new friends. All players aged 0 to 100 are invited! This group is specifically dedicated to parents and their children. There are many games suitable for children. Sometimes we will all play together, and sometimes children will play independently while the adults play something more complex.

This group is to bring together professional females with similar interests out in the Howard County area.

Do you love the arts? Whether your passion is for music, dance, theater, film, writing, painting, photography...or all of the above, this group is for you! Come share your artistic skills or just mix and mingle with other creative types. There are many artistic events happening locally and in the greater Washington DC/Baltimore area. This group is to bring together like-minded creatives within the local and nearby community to build friendships, share creative interests, and attend a variety of …

Hello mothers of Columbia and surrounding areas, Columbia Moms Meetup Group was formed while I was searching for a group that would allow me to meet up with other mothers in the Columbia and surrounding areas to share stories and build friendships. Being new to the area I found it very difficult to meet other mothers. I wanted to form a group for the modern mommy. As mommies we find ourselves so caught up in our daily routines. It's difficult to find time to build friendships and a support syst …

F Stop International, a mentor program, has been in existence since February of 2006 and became a Meet Up member in September 2009. Our group's training staff consists of several degreed photographers who are also Certified Professional Photographers. We welcome all to come and observe our meetings and see if FSIPPA is for you. We cater to the very experienced to the newest beginner in the DC/VA/MD area. So don't let our name discourage you. Thank you for your interest in FSIPPA and we hope your …

I thought this would be a good way to get myself studying for the GRE on a regular basis. The initial meetup will be in Downtown Silver Spring since I live up in Howard County and there would be more members from the DC area than the Baltimore area.

We get together to discuss various topics in science and skepticism. Anything from recent science news to rants about the latest paranormal or pseudoscience scams. We are also considering some field trips to local museums and events. Everyone is welcome. As you can see on the right of this text, this group doesn't have a group photo. Yes, I agree, we need to change that. So, if you have a suggestion, upload one or more pictures here: http://skeptics.meetup.com/127/photos/upload/?photoAl …

We are a CEO to CEO connection local resource here in Maryland. We assist entrepreneurs, business owners and CEO's in accelerating Business Growth. We do this in between the larger national 20 year old forum were we meet 5 times a year. This group is for seasoned CEO's and Entrepreneurs to learn more drop by our local meetings or go on line to www.ceospaceinc.com

We meet every first and third Wednesday evening of the month to exchange critiques of our writing. This is a group for dedicated writers of young adult and juvenile genres working towards publication.

Columbia Dogs on the Go is a community of dog lovers in and near Columbia, Maryland! This is our membership site, hosted on Meetup.com. We organize and promote events that get us out with our dogs--meeting other dog lovers and their dogs! Our Meetups are usually easy leashed group walks--about 2 miles round-trip. We often include a local dog-friendly bakery ("Paws-n-Pastries"!), ice cream shop, cafe or pub. Most CDOG Meetups are free or low-cost. We welcome all friendly dogs--small, medium or l …

A walking group especially for moms or dads with strollers! Our walk schedule is during the weekday mornings, so this is great for stay-at-home parents or those who work later shifts.

A group of database technologists that discuss data technology of all types, but with a focus on the PostgreSQL relational database. Open to developers, admins, and engineers of all types!