Austin Writers is a meant as a source of positive reinforcement and community for writers of all kinds in the Austin area. During a regular month, we have 2 meetups; one in South Austin & one in North Austin. (I am in the process of expanding that to 4 meetups a month.) These will be discussion based where people bring examples of their current writing for sharing (read silently) and to spark discussion. The goal is simply to help foster a community of writers in Austin, and provide continuity …

A contemporary fiction book club in Austin that will focus on current and recent authors such as: Haruki Murakami Ian McEwan Julian Barnes Khaled Hosseini Richard Russo... and many more. A monthly meeting with a lively book discussion and socializing with food and drink. Looking for anyone that has a joy of reading and discussing books and that would like to meet others with the same interest.

Welcome to Whose Turn Is It? Games MeetUp page! Due to high demand we decided to change this group for anyone interested in hosting events at Whose Turn Is It? Games. or WTII (pronounced witty) for short. WTII Games will also use this MeetUp group to organize store events, such as Pathfinder Society Nights. Fine Print: Feel free to host events on this page if you are interested but WTII does not currently have a table reservation system. This means that even if you have created an event doesn't …

Through dozens of premiere events every month, Bump Club and Beyond connects moms and moms-to-be in Austin with one another and the best resources, experts and products around. Visit us at www.bumpclubandbeyond.com/austin. Mission Bump Club and Beyond strives to provide moms and moms-to-be with the best resources Austin has to offer, while at the same time, connecting them through our many events with other families in the city. Overview Bump Club and Beyond is the largest event company in Austi …

Network After Work - Networking Events for Professionals is a national business and social networking event company that launched in June 2009. We currently host events in 19 cities across the country. Events are created for professionals who want to expand their network and create new business opportunities, events range in size from 150-600 professionals and take place in each city's top nightlife destinations. Events draw a diverse mix of professionals from all industries and career levels an …

Games for mobile devices, the web, and other new platforms are a growing part of the industry. They feature smaller teams, faster dev cycles, iterative design, and innovative business models. This approach is more conducive to experimentation than most AAA projects. Yet, Austin seems to be lagging behind other cities in embracing this trend. This Meetup group is designed to help change that. We welcome any current or aspiring contributors to the Austin mobile/web game community, including coder …

AAFT is a non-profit, volunteer run, trading and investing association of traders and investors serving Central Texas. AAFT is dedicated to providing members and the Central Texas community with current information and education on a wide variety of investing, and technical analysis subjects. AAFT members have a wide variety of interests and time frames for their particular approach to investing or trading. Instruments of interest include, but are not limited to: Stocks, ETFs, E-minis, Forex, …

This group is for older women(Cougars)and younger men (Cubs)to meet each other and form lasting relationship, Also to support those who are already in current (cougar/cub) relationships. This is a safe place where we can grow, share,play, and love free from the judgement of society. We encourage all members to spread the word here to recuirt other potenntial members All Meetup's for this group are child friendly unless other wise stated. So for those who have children, please feel free to bring …

Drinking Recreational Activities & Fun Times Austin's newest and baddest Social Sports League! DRAFT was established in Fall 2012. The organization was created for young professionals who are active, fun-loving and are always up for a great time. If your new to the city, wanting to grow your circle of friends, or looking to find that special someone this is a great place to start. Simply put, DRAFT is a rapidly growing community of people just like you who love to have fun and live life to the f …

Professional commitments have prevented the founding organizers of this group from continuing as the leaders, so we're in the process of re-booting and expect to resume meeting in March. Current members:  We'll stick pretty close to the group's original set up, and we hope you'll continue to participate.  New / Potential members:  Here's what we're about... This group is for writers who are seeking inspiration, grappling with writer's block, need a nudge (or shove) to get started, or are inter …

We are Women Who Code: in any framework any level of experience any size of company or just code for fun! We meet weekly for technical study groups and monthly for larger format events including tech talks, career trainings and hack nights. Current and aspiring coders are welcome. Bring your laptop and a friend! #wwcode http://fb.com/womenwhocode

Professional Writers of Austin (PWA) is a free, members-only networking group for professional and aspiring writers. Our Mission Develop a supportive and informative community for Austin’s writers, editors, and interactive content creators. Goals Provide opportunities for Austin’s discrete journalistic, literary, and new media content-creating community to meet, share resources and job tips, improve career skills, and form lifelong bonds with like-minded people. Members We represent individuals …

Organize your own Moto Sixpack ride or join a planned ride The Austin Moto Sixpackers is a venue for motorcyclists to organize smaller adventure rides in Texas. Lower impact on the rural roads and their residents More flexibility to alter plans than larger groups All members organize and post rides Gather a group of dual sports for a rural ride, offroad bikes for a dirt ride, supermotos for an urban ride, cruisers, cafe racers or sport bikes for a day trip For rides near or far, overnighte …

This group is for those people in Austin who are interested in studying Druidry/Druidism from a uniquely Welsh perspective. The outer form of this group is mainly based on the teachings of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids, yet is based on a firm historical grasp of the uniquely Welsh form of Druidry. The focus of this group is to build community between those of the Druid path and to share our skills and experiences as we walk through the grove. This group will be in English with the oppor …

Welcome to the Austin Virtual Assistant's group! We meet monthly, on a Saturday. The date, time and place will be determined by those who attend the previous meeting and will be posted as a new meetup viewable to members. There is no agenda. This is a relaxed and social-based group. We talk business, but it's more of a long-term mastermind. We are there to get to support and know each other on a deeper and more meaningful level. Helping each other in business is just one part of that. These me …

We need Central Texas volunteers in a lot of different areas with a lot of different skills and interests. Here's just some of what we have to offer you. Do You Want To Meet People, Use Your Skills, Plan Events? Relay For Life Event Planning Volunteers. Ever participated in a Relay For Life? It’s a combination county fair and slumber party where teams work together to raise funds, honor survivors, and remember those who’ve been lost to cancer. It’s also our signature event and a big reason why w …

Serving Others Using Language, or SOUL SLAM...is a group of Austin Writers and Poets and Spoken Word performers who desire to come together and not only write and better their work as a group, but who also hope to better the world around them with their words. The group is open to people of all different backgrounds, beliefs, and levels of experience in the field of writing. Whether you love reading poetry, and merely appreciate it as an art form, or whether you are working on being published or …

Mamashine was founded by mother, acupuncturist, and oriental medicine practitioner, Mari Kurko L.Ac.Mari provides holistic treatment programs for maternal health needs from conception to early motherhood. Her treatments are based in herbal medicine, supplements, whole foods, acupuncture, and lifestyle changes. She has a particular passion for preventing and treating postpartum depression through alternative medicine. She is also a singer/songwriter and online entrepreneur, and offers talks, …

Are you a fan of symphonic prog, prog-metal, 80s or 90s neo-prog, math rock, avant garde, space rock, or just classic 70s prog? Come join us at one of our meetups where we'll talk about and share* music we all love and introduce each other to albums and artists some of us haven't heard. We'll also see what's going on in the local Austin scene and in the current progressive rock culture around the world. *Share as in play on speakers for each other, not distribute copies to take home.

In December of 2008 Photojournalist Kevin Vandivier founded TGOP and late 2010 Pulitzer Prize winning Photojournalist Skeeter Hagler joined Vandivier to help carry out the goals and vision that brought TGOP into existence. Both photographers bring years of incredible success in the field of photography to TGOP. Hagler began his career professionally in the early 1970's and over the years has won mutiple awards and has been published in many of the top magazines including National Geographi …

This meetup began as the Austin Mike Huckabee for President 2008 Meetup Group. Since that dog died, and since the organizer believes in something called Christian Democracy, the group has been changed to reflect this. Everyone from Huckabee days is welcome to stay, and all others that are interested in Christian Democracy are welcome to join. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN DEMOCRACY? Christian Democracy is not a religion. It is not a church. It is not Christianity per se. Christian Democracy is a 130 year …

Meet fellow Social Networkers near you! Come to a local Social Networking Meetup to make valuable social connections and cultivate relationships with other young professionals like yourself! This club isn't only about networking, but also about meeting new people and having a good time! If you like happy hours, house parties, game nights, trying new restaurants, going to movies, or just an occasional cup of coffee with friends, this club is for you! I am a REALTOR® here in Austin and a gr …

This group will be dedicated to recognizing current market conditions and brainstorming profitable trades accordingly. Ideally the group will incorporate technical analysis, fundamental analysis, risk sentiment, and risk management to forecast the forex market and make good trades. We would like to welcome traders of all styles, whether short term scalper, long term fundamental trader or anything between.

Developers, Designers, Users and curiosity seekers looking to share information about cross-platform mobile/desktop apps using Appcelerator Titanium. What is Appcelerator Titanium you say!? Appcelerator Titanium is a software platform that helps developers to create and deploy cross-platform desktop / mobile / web applications through their Javascript driven API. It allows you to target multiple platforms, currently Windows, Linux, Mac OsX, iOS (iPhone and iPad) plus Android. There is a Blackber …

RuffTail Runners (formerly "Jog-a-Dog") is a program brought to you by Team Spiridon, that encourages runners to run with shelter dogs, giving the dogs a little more exercise “off-campus”, away from the stressful shelter environment. As a result, they are better-adjusted, healthier, and therefore, more adoptable. This program is for runners, or at least walkers who can get the dogs out for a few miles - higher paces keep the dogs more focused and gives them more exercise, and makes some of them …

SWIGGIS is a professional and social organization. Our meetings provide women geographers with a positive and productive space as well as a supportive and engaging environment in which we mentor each other, enhance our intellectual climate, and are innovative in our strategies to promote the professional status of women in Geography and GIS. Our goal is to meet monthly, and our meetings will be scheduled alternatively as educational sessions and social happy hours. Social Hours are available to …

We've been an active group promoting vegetarianism in Austin since the early 90s. We've decided to start a meetup group for our organization to make it easier for new people to find out about our group and it's activities, and for our current members to interact with each other. We typically have two meetings each month, a potluck dinner held at one of our members' homes, and a restaurant visit for lunch or dinner a a local vegetarian or vegan establishment, or at least one with a vegetarian-fr …

July 2012 – Our women’s investment club is almost three years old but we are still open to accepting new members.  You don’t have to have any previous experience.  You just need to have an interest in learning about investing and the stock market.  None of our members claim to be experts; we have an interest in educating ourselves and would like to make some money in the stock market. We meet once a month for approximately 1 ½ to 2 hours.  Our monthly dues are $20 per person. That is about avera …