If you are ready to make the change from "business as usual" to "working different" join us and this growing global shift.  Whether you are a technology enthusiast, a visionary and dreamer, videographer, graphic designer, geek, writer, engineer, entrepreneur, musician, sound engineer, poet, software developer... we are getting together to share and collaborate!  We want to bring together as many bright, passionate and creative right and left brains  to share knowledge and skills, ideas and visio …

Meetups at Bright Cowork promotes a diverse collection of meetups in Winchester, VA, hosting at least one meetup a month. We follow the Refresh Manifesto: Let's Gather Great Minds; Let'€™s Share All Of Our Knowledge; Let's All Grow And Learn; Let'€™s Promote Local Talent; Let's Be More Than We Think Can Be; Let's Make Our Cities Better. If you organize a group looking for a great space in which to meetup, we'd love to meet you. Please join us for our next regular meetup on the first Thursday at …

Welcome to the CEO Business Café Meetup Group where we connect startup, up-and-coming and seasoned entrepreneurs for the purpose of building more solid, diverse partnerships. CEO Business Cafe is a Coworking Community where CEOs and professionals meet, work, collaborate, network and host events. We are proud to announce that we have partnered with the DC-MD Small Business Owner Networking Meetup Group to bring you more networking and connections.  Come aboard and begin connecting, collaborating …

We're forming a community of collaborative coworking in Annapolis MD to create an open environment which fills the gap between 'remote offices' and working from coffee shops. Find out more at annapolis.coworkz.com.

OpenHack Winchester, VA: code together, code anything. Our goal is simple: bring together programmers of any experience level together to code. We meet on the third Thursday each month at Bright Cowork in the Bright Center on the Old Town Mall in Winchester, VA. Food is provided by a sponsor. You BYOB, your computer, and your hacker buddies.

Members of Smartly Spaced host a wide variety of events at Smartly Space on a regular basis. Events range from business education events to help your business run smarter to community events to bring friends and family together.

If you work are frustrated with your environment, coworkers or management, are starting to hate your job, and need/want to get support with strategies, solutions, and direction of your management style? I have experienced some challenging times over the last 10 years and I want to meet others who are experiencing those challenges now and want to be a better leader. All levels of professionals are welcome, including staff, supervisors, managers, directors, executive teams, company officers, and C …

Your potential is limited only by your excuses. Whether you work in a corporate environment or from home, whether you are a student or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills. Become a Better Speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to formulate and convey your ideas, you open a new world of possibilities. You will be more pe …

The name of this group is misleading, think less sex more city, lol! Have you ever asked yourself, how do I make or meet friends (now that I'm not in college and I don't really want to hangout with my coworkers all the time?)  When I watch shows like Sex and the City, Girlfriends, Seinfeld or Friends (actually I don't watch all those shows, but I get the premise lol); I desire a group of friends like that. This is a group for women interested in actually forming real, long-lasting friendships... …

This is a networking group for people who want to share information on opportunities for flexible work, telecommuting, part-time work, freelance/IC work, and other options for earning a living "in the meantime." You may be: between jobs, considering self-employment, seeking legitimate ways to earn money to pay bills while in transition, or just trying to achieve a better balance of professional goals and personal priorities. Whatever your reasons, this group seeks to be a forum for you to learn, …

Grab your girlfriends and hit the town with everything you want all under one roof. This one night event brings together the best in unique shopping, music, and food and drink. It's like shopping in a night club! Mix, mingle, network....make the night what you want it to be because whatever Lola's Ladies want, Lola's Ladies get! The night will also feature red carpet photos, tons of shop stops, complimentary cocktails, prizes, and swag bags filled with goodies. Attendees will experience a dynami …

Lake Ridge Toastmasters is a community club chartered in June 1992. For more than 20 years, using Toastmasters International (TI) Communication and Leadership programs, the Lake Ridge Toastmasters Club has been helping community members enhance their speaking and leadership skills; enabling them to strengthen their self-confidence and assisting them in becoming more productive leaders within the community and in their work places. Visit us to see why we are considered the "premiere" club in the …

You've got big ideas and not enough time in the day to see them through. Join us! BYOProject, your brilliant minds, and a willingness to help your peers.  Diverse backgrounds welcome, we are bounded only by our desire to get things done.

If you're a builder of web things or a creative designer, writer, or UXer who wants to get out of the house (or office) a bit, then come join us. We'll be the group of people nerding out over laptops in various coffee shops and art spaces around Arlington, Virg. This *is* a meetup catered to entrepreneurially minded folks who like to brainstorm actionable ideas with each other while developing, designing, writing, or making cools things. This *is not* a meetup group (a) to solicit web work (b) …

a collection of like-minded technology practitioners, hobbyists, and enthusiasts