Informal meetup to share knowledge and stories from our own experience, to provide peer support, and to discuss anything related to agile, design and UX. We are part of the agile ux retreat family. Developers, (UX) designers, scrum masters, agile coaches, product owners, project managers, ... all welcome.

About Us and About You This is one of the best social technical group, positive and progressive meetup group. We are a small and enthusiastic group. We can give you good advice and guidance and support your adventure into owning a website; from planning for one, building one, managing one and connecting with commercial and social market places. Our group does not just focus on one web technology, we experience an array of web technologies.  Join us and you will have wished you started earlier. …

Innovators, designers, creatives, clients, crafters, makers, writers, doers... and those of you who span it all, please join us. In our meetups we'll be: Exploring what creative, design and innovation projects need to succeed Looking at the impacts of new and emerging technologies and practices Exploring our experiences in and expectations of the design industry Getting dirty/hot/sweaty testing emerging mapping tools and techniques By doing this, I hope that we can all learn more about design, …

How do you take a product from that eureka moment to a fully working product and scalable business? This group has been set up to help you get your startup started, focus on what's important for you and allow both new and experienced startup folks alike to share experiences – both eye-watering successes and grandiose failures. Our events will have a lean startup slant but won't exclude people that aren't lean 'believers'.

MiniBar - London Your Monthly Face To Face You think about creating the next Last.fm, flickr, or Web 3.0 start up? You think London lacks opportunities to meet up and discuss those ideas? Then come to MiniBar. MiniBar is a social evening in Shoreditch, which offers people a chance to snaffle some free beer while discussing mobile web, web applications, start ups, social networking, investment and general Web 2.0 mayhem & fandango. There is usually a brilliant mix of around 300 web entrepreneurs, …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

Are you making educational games and apps, thinking about making them or just interested in the application of new technology to education? The aim of this group is to link people involved in or interested in getting involved in making educational games and apps. Often people in this field have a particular skill (e.g. teaching, coding, subject-matter expertise, design) but need to find others with complimentary skills. This meetup group would help people get together and share knowledge and ide …

Are you thinking about gamification at work? Are you wondering how to go about gamifying your team, organisation, product or service? Or do you just want to use gamification in your marketing campaign? Well this meetup is for you! A chance to meet others involved in gamifying their workplace, team or online community. We'll be holding meetups for about an hour or so in a centrally located coffee shop.

So we've managed to get the very kind people at London Southbank University to donate a great space for one evening per month. It's the 8th floor of their conference building and has space for about 40 and also multiple breakout rooms with views over London... Free Drupal training - we'll pick a basic book for a crutch to run intros to Drupal. Might be good for PHP people thinking about transitioning, Uni students thinking about getting a job after graduating etc. Intro to contributing to core t …

Who is this group for? This group is for all people involved in fashion who are currently playing or would like to play an active role in the London fashion scene or industry. What is your Aim? We aim to support those whose work is to reach a wider audience.  To acknowledge the contributors, and those who are inspired by black culture, style and fashion within the following areas; Designers, Fashion Labels, Hair and Beauty, Modelling, Photographers, Writers, Bloggers, Stylists, Event Planners, P …

This is a group for screenwriters, entrepreneurs or anyone interested in learning how to access their latent creativity. Our group sessions are run by two Lecturers from the UK's number one University for Animation and creative arts who have developed a series of games designed to access the creative, right side of the brain. The next session will take place on the Tuesday the 28th of May and will be held in Camden Community Center from 7 PM till 9PM. As well as being a mind gym for the neglecte …

This personal development group is for people who want more out of life. More happiness, more fulfilment, more success of any kind, whatever these terms mean to you. Check out "Group reviews" on the left hand side to learn more! About me: I help people to identify and achieve their goals. I’m known as the ‘no bullshit coach’. Because I'm very direct with my clients and more importantly, I don’t let them lie to themselves, we achieve the results they want fast! I also teach, empower and inspire …

Where the Creative Types Go, is a social gathering of like minded creative types in London. If you are a professional, dabble here and there, or just simply want to meet new people...Where the Creative Types Go, is the place to be. There will be meet ups in London to creative events, exhibitions and shows, in design related disciplines. I.e. graphic design, technology, illustration, photography, art, fashion, new media, film and anything in-between. There will be opportunities to get to know …

We've set up this meetup group to engage London's wider digital community in a constructive evaluation of the current and future shape of digital. We're excited about the emerging social, commercial and cultural possibilities enabled by rapid advances in technology and we'll be opening the floor to a combination of forward thinking Reading Room colleagues and guest speakers. It's been a year getting around to our first event but our hope is to establish a semi regular programme of meetups so if …

This is a Watering hole group for people involved in start ups, Founders and those want to be involved in start ups to meet over a few pints and chat about all things start up. If you know someone who you think would be a good member of the group, please do invite them.

London Sencha Touch User Group is focussed on the Sencha Touch mobile JavaScript framework for developing mobile web apps. Members include people with a passion for developing mobile web apps specifically utilising HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, designers and developers currently working with the framework or thinking about using it and anyone else interested in expanding their understanding of designing and building for mobile. Regular topics will focus on the features available through Sencha Tou …

This group acts as a hub for people to hear about and advertise skill sharing meet ups. How it works: Members are invited to suggest topics they would find useful to learn about by clicking the "Suggest A Meetup" button. Members can also volunteer to run a tutoring session on something they are good at by uploading an event on "Suggest A Meetup" or by responding to someone else's meetup suggestion. PLEASE NOTE: If someone has added an event do not edit the details of their event (e.g. time and …

Love life, love home, love living there. This is a sociable group aimed at those who are thinking about carrying out any kind of home improvement, big or small, around London. Come along for a drink & a laugh to share your stories and ideas, ask questions you’ve always wanted to know the answer to, from people who can help you on almost anything home related! Do I need planning permission for my loft conversion? How should I decorate the nursery? Will a downstairs loo add value to my property? …

We are the coolest SINGLES group in London. True. Meet other single people with shared interests while enjoying London's extraordinary science exhibitions, talks, stargazing and other events. Our usual events include talks or exhibition at the Royal Society, the Dana Centre, the Royal Institution, UCL or Imperial lecture series etc - these are almost always followed by a trip to a pub or bar afterwards. We also do regular visits to the Science Museum Lates and The Natural History Museum After Ho …

The purpose of the group is to be an open forum for anyone who is interested in polyamory and able to attend, to meet poly people and find out more about polyamory, socialise with others who understand the concept and discuss anything you want to really. It is NOT designed as a "cruising" or "picking up" event, so don't come expecting everyone to be looking for new partners. We meet in a pub which is accessible for wheelchair users, not too noisy, not too expensive, serves food, is central  ... …

Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking and leadership skills. There are more than 280,000 members who improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,500 clubs in the 116 countries making up a global network of meeting locations. Our newly created Experience French Toastmasters Club aims to provide an environment for its members and gu …

This group is for people with a zest for exploration and adventure, both in the outer and inner worlds! Life is a wonderful adventure to be enjoyed:) I believe the greatest lesson we can learn is how to feel good inside ourselves, when we have mastered this we can share this wonderful gift with others. Meetups and events will cover: How to raise your level of consciousness, heal yourself and really increase your quality of life through meditation, lucid dreaming and astral travel. Exploration o …

We're a London study group on Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (SICP). SICP is a classic programming text (even if you don't program in lisp) and the breadth and depth of the ideas in the book will certainly improve your craft. But don't take my word for it. Peter Norvig gave a review of it: ".... The book doesn't directly tell you how to design and write an object-oriented program using the subset of object-oriented principles that show up in the syntax of Java or C++. Rather, …

Hello hello! This group has been designed with the aim of bringing together people who are keen to tap into the abundant arts/culture/entertainment scene that London has to offer, while also making some new friends at the same time! It is open to anybody with an interest in the above but I should point out that if you're already a veteran of London's musesums/theatres, it may not suit you - it has been designed to bring together people who are only just starting out on the creative delights of t …

This is a group for people starting or thinking of starting there own venture who would like to learn more about about branding their company and using digital marketing to build their business. You will also benefit if you're looking to rebrand or even if you're involved with a small to medium sized company who do not have access to a marketing or advertising agency. Branding encompasses design, advertising, marketing, service proposition and the culture of your company. Digital Marketing makes …

"The #1 Secret to Protecting Your Future Through Uncertain Economic Times is Financial Education" "Conventional Ways of Thinking About Money are Invalid!" For most people, the financial crisis began in July 2007. The truth is we have been mired in a financial crisis ever since 1971. The problem is that the conventional way of thinking about money is null and void. Saving your money in a bank account won't help you. Simply putting your money into the stock market won't help you. And the beli …

Are you tired, stressed out, want to get away from the city? Do you want to lose weight, gain vitality, or just detox your body? Do you want to meet a fun group of like -minded women? Do you want to relax in the beautiful English countryside and enjoy nature at its finest? Do you think that you can’t afford a quality, healthy weekend away? This group has been designed to offer affordable relaxation and a healthy dose of detoxification for your mind, body and spirit. With small groups of up t …

YOUTUBE CLIP WITH MEMBERS SPEAKING ABOUT THE GROUP- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBk_fpKtc3k Welcome!!! This is an all-allowing, expansive meeting, designed to take thought and manifestation to the next level! Based around the powerful Law Of Attraction (Abraham-Hicks/The Secret), we will study and implement a variety of video and audio clips, discussions and practical take-home techniques, which will really help inspire you to manifest your dreams into a reality. Whilst bringing you into alig …