We're a newbie-friendly Clojure user group oriented around talking about, learning about, and hacking on this awesome functional programming language on the JVM. We strive for openness and accessibility to all levels of experience. Our only prerequisites are an interest in building your skills in and furthering your understanding of Clojure, and your willingness to encourage and enable your peers to do the same. We also maintain a GoogleGroups list. You should consider joining this list if you w …

If you develop software for a living, you need at least one "dynamic" language in your toolkit. Languages that make it easy to do meta-programming are invaluable for many types of problems. If you are a Java developer, there are especially compelling reasons for investing in Groovy and the numerous Groovy-based frameworks -- Grails, Griffon, Gradle, Spock, Gaelyk, etc. The purpose of this group is to cultivate a local community for learning and sharing about experiences with the Groovy and Grail …

This group explores Domain Specific Languages (DSLs). If you are interested in designing, developing, or using DSLs, come hang out!

Storm Users Group is a community for Storm developers and companies using Storm. Storm is a distributed realtime computation system. Similar to how Hadoop provides a set of general primitives for doing batch processing, Storm provides a set of general primitives for doing realtime computation. Storm is simple, can be used with any programming language, and is a lot of fun to use!

Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. Scala programs run on the Java VM, are byte code compatible with Java, and can make full use of existing Java libraries or existing application code.

DC Perl Mongers meets monthly to celebrate and share Perl and related (generally open-source) technologies and cultures. Perl is a programming language which excels at text manipulation, and is additionally used for all sorts of software development. Also check out our website/wiki - http://dc.pm.org/ We primarily communicate via our mailing list. To subscribe, send an email to majordomo@lists.pm.org with "subscribe dc" in the body of the message (no subject necessary). You may then send mail to …

We're inviting Corona SDK developers (and future developers) in the Washington DC area to get together and discuss mobile development and technology (for iOS and Android), Corona tips and tricks, and the Lua programming language. Experienced Corona developers and newcomers are equally welcome!

Our mission statement: We are a social community in the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area sharing the Japanese and English languages and the best of both Japanese and American culture. We host events in MD, DC, and Northern VA.  Study Japanese and/or English with a community that shares the same language exchange interests as you.  People who want to speak (or hear) Japanese or English can join. It is open to all ages 18 and over and all levels of skill. Unlike a classroom setting, we mee …

Meet local Spanish language and culture lovers for conversation, cultural exchange, and fun in Northern Virginia, VA! Come to a Spanish Fanaticos Meetup event and make new amigos while speaking in Spanish, learning new vocabulary, putting your grammar knowledge into practice and/or simply brushing up your Spanish skills! Some of our events include: Spanish Grammar and Literature Workshops, Social Networking Events, Happy Hours, Dinners, Coffee Time, Hikes, Picnics, Movie Nights, Dancing and more …

Want to learn or practice the Lithuanian language and enjoy Lithuanian culture? Meetup with others in your area who are also interested in Lithuanian language, culture and travel. All ages and levels of proficiency are welcome! We welcome your ideas, suggestions and participation in Lithuanian conversation, social activities and cultural programs in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. If you are interested in coming to any of our events, please remember to RSVP!

Several of us attending the Montgomery College World Languages program completing French I - Part 2 wanted to continue practicing conversation during the January break. We're happy to have others join us who've had at least a semester or so of French.

This group is for anyone in the Washington, D.C. area working in (or interested in) Natural Language Processing. Our meetings will be an opportunity for folks to network, give presentations about their work or research projects, learn about the latest advancements in our field, and exchange ideas or brainstorm. Topics may include computational linguistics, machine learning, text analytics, data mining, information extraction, speech processing, sentiment analysis, and much more. If you're active …

Professional group of distributed computing practitioners.

Meet other developers who enjoy the agility and quality in writing automated tests. Come and hear experts demonstrate new tools and techniques. Participate in discussions on how to solve particular challenges. We target developers and expect to span both introductory and advanced subjects, including: Experience exchange Q&A Testing Behaviour Driven Development General tips for TDD This group is not restricted to particular programming languages, tools or platforms. Sign up for this meetup to b …

DC Python meets the first Tuesday of each month from 7:00PM — 9:00PM at BrowserMedia/nclud in DC. Talks range from core language features to cutting-edge techniques in the latest web framework. The optimal way to get a sense of the group and its culture is to attend a monthly meeting and/or visit our organization's official home page at www.dcpython.org. Come join us! You are bound to learn something! Or better, volunteer to present on technology you are passionate about and teach us something n …

JBoss is much more than an Application server.  With industry-leading frameworks such as Seam, Infinispan, and Hibernate, JBoss is raising the bar for enterprise Java. Our membership is comprised of industry practitioners, open source evangelists, and Java craftsmen.  Each month, we meet to highlight some key JBoss technologies. We are also active supporters of the DC area Technology User Groups community and coordinate regularly with them to hold joint meetings and share our insights and exper …

Visit us at http://www.novapython.org/ The Northern Virginia Python Users Group gets together on the third Thursday of the month at the VMWare location just off the Dulles Toll Road. We talk about beginning topics as well as more advanced applications of the language.

Meet others who love programming in Erlang, share information, and swap Erlang war stories. If you are excited about Erlang and want to meet other like-minded folks, or if you just want to see Erlang become more popular as a language, then join this group.

Open to all & everyone, who has love in his/her heart and interest in Pakistan & its affairs. This group's main focus would be to celebrate Pakistan's heritage, history, festivals, culture, languages, cuisine, national days etc. People of all ages, religions, cultures, nationalities are welcome. Meetings would be mostly held in public parks, restaurants etc Potlucks, Bhangra, Khattak dance, Ghazal nights events would be planned. Volunteering, fundraising, donations to send to help needies in Pak …

In 2001 I studied Chinese calligraphy at the Smithsonian Resident Associates with an artist from Shanghai. That summer I enrolled in Chinese language courses at the Northern Virginia Community College. I have been studying Chinese ever since. In 2010 I completed a graduate program at the Hopkins- Nanjing Center (HNC). Shortly after I returned to the US I started the Arlington Chinese Corner hoping to meet others in Arlington with similar interests and to find opportunities to keep speaking Chine …

I moved from NY to DC and was really going to miss the Hack and Tell meetup there, so I decided to start one in DC! (What follows is the shamelessly ripped off description of the original). If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool …

Asians and Asian Americans for One City,  3rd Sundays, 12:30PM to 2:30PM, meet in Chinatown, Wash. D.C. and connect with friends, old and new! EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! Asian American Professionals of DC's Friendship Archway Network are actively bridging cultural, digital and other divides in downtown Washington DC by coming together, working together and succeeding together! You are invited to join Asian American professionals and people of all backgrounds interested in Asian Americans, Chinese la …

This group is primarily for U.S. Government employees in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands Program. This organization is dedicated to strengthening the connections, knowledge and abilities between members of the Afghanistan and Pakistan Hands Program, particularly those members residing in the National Capital Region. The APH Network provides voluntary, informal interaction between hands, though in an organized manner, thus increasing opportunities for fostering camaraderie. The Network will also i …

Chinatown is a Great Place. We will bet you have eaten at some of it's tasty restaurants or strolled the streets getting to know the culture. And we want it to last for many years to come.  It is a hub of culture where Chinese, Americans, Chinese-Americans and people from all over the world visit as part of their visit to Washinton D.C. It represents what can be some of the best ideas for our ONE city. Join us as we discuss the future of CHINATOWN and our ONE CITY, Washington D.C. We hope to mee …

We invite you to join us for Conversations for One City to bridge cultural, digital and other divides. We are allies and friends for "ONE CITY, ONE LOVE, ONE WORLD"!  Let's engage in conversations for friendship to strengthen harmony and unity of purpose among people from different groups and backgrounds. Let's get to know each other better for mutual understanding and support! Also sign up at www.meetup.com/ONECITY/ EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! Join us for conversations over lunch (self-pay) on the 3 …

WELCOME TO UNITED LATINO PROFESSIONALS! Friends. Culture. Community. ANYONE WHO LOVES LATIN CULTURE CAN JOIN! EXPLORE THE CULTURE! MAKE NEW FRIENDS! GIVE BACK! “Si los ciudadanos practicasen entre sí la amistad, no tendrían necesidad de la justicia.” - Aristoteles ULP Vision: United Latino Professionals(ULP) will be the leading social networking group in the nation, with chapters in all major urban areas. Our activities will continue to unite people and celebrate Latino culture. ULP Mission: …

This is a volunteer-run group for those interested in supporting child development projects mainly in Uganda. Christalis includes a tuition assistance program, a meal program and an orphanage. There is also an annual holiday gift-giving program in the Baltimore/D.C. area called Lilly's Gifts.

The Venezuelan Cultural Institute branch Washington, D.C. is committed to enriching the relationship between venezuelan culture and the rest of the world by sharing venezuelan's vibrant cultural past and present with the local community. Establishment in january 2013, the Institute is in search of presenting diverse, ongoing cultural programs and become a thriving artistic center in the heart of Washington area.