The American and European governments talk all the time about international issues. But regular Americans and Europeans don't meet often enough to discuss the big challenges we are facing, whether it's the Euro crisis, Afghanistan, or why we have a hard time finding interesting jobs in each others' countries. The US-Italy Global Affairs Forum promotes informal but meaningful exchanges of views on issues facing Americans and Italians, but also Americans and Europeans more generally. And most of t …

The Global Development meetup is hosted by the Center for Global Development in DC. This meetup is for anyone interested in international development issues and topics. Our meetups are intended to be informal group discussions and community building events. Hope to see you there.

We're in Washington, D.C., we love Wikipedia and Wikimedia, and our vision is to empower individuals around the world through free access to the sum of human knowledge! We get together for various reasons, like taking some amazing pictures for Wikimedia Commons, expanding articles on Wikipedia so that people can learn from them, or discussing various issues related to Internet, culture, art, museums, libraries, history, or whatever we'd like to discuss. And we're done, we make sure the whole wor …

To share knowledge and experiences about using information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for enabling international development. A gathering place for those of us working (or interested in working) in the field so we can share our projects, reports, and applications so that we can learn from each other.

The idea behind "International Best Girlfriends of DC" is to create a tight-knit group of international young and ambitious women living in Washington, DC only who are originally from somewhere around the world and who miss having a best girlfriend to share the pleasures and hardships in life. DC is a transient city composed of young professionals and internationals with whom we share fun and important moments in life; however, we all know how difficult it is to maintain these true and intimate …

The Burma Roundtable is a monthly meetup usually held on the third Tuesday of the month for those interested in the arts, culture, politics, and economics of Burma/Myanmar as it transitions to a more open culture and society. We welcome and regularly have in attendance journalists, policymakers, think tank employees, students, and those completely new to the subject of Burma. All are welcome and presentations are designed to be accessible for newcomers and wonks alike. We hope to see you soon.

We intend to engage the population of D.C. in discussions that clarify the axioms underlying the policies shaping our world. We do not adhere to any one political, economic, philosophical, or religious ideology; rather, we value critical Socratic style discourse and have aspirations to influence the culture of D.C. and the world accordingly. You should join this group if you have a passion for ideas that spans many disciplines and wish to enkindle the Socratic daemon in today's world.

Whether you're in the military, studying conflict resolution, or working as a consultant for the DOD, here's a great opportunity to mingle, network, and make friends. I figure we could start things off by meeting for drinks every few weeks, though I'm certainly opened to taking suggestions on other activities (movies, museums, lectures, etc.). Also, if you're keen on helping run the group, that would be much appreciated. (I just want to get this thing off the ground!) Cheers, Damien

The Rotaract Club of Metro Washington, DC could be just what you are looking for, giving you an instant group of new friends, a fun social calendar and lots of opportunities to help your local community. "Rotaract" stands for "Rotary in Action" and is a program of Rotary International for young adults between the ages 18-30 focusing on students and young working professionals. It was established in 1968 by Rotary International and clubs are found in over 160 countries around the world. Our club …

This group is for adults who grew up abroad, whether with the foreign service, military, or any other reason. Were you raised in multiple countries and cultures? Do you feel somewhat disconnected from your own culture or any one particular culture? If so, this is the place for you! I hope this group will bring together people who feel this way and who will be able to relate to eachother through our similar experiences and nebulous blended cultural identity.

Thank You For Joining & Welcome To The Community! Drupal is widely used by many government agencies, hi-profile businesses, not-for-profit firms and community-based organizations to build their websites and applications. Internationally, Drupal powers millions of websites and applications in many countries and is built, used and supported by an active, passionate and growing world-wide community. The Drupal Technology Meetup is a resource for the growing community -- including professionals in …

Connecting DC's Global Professional Community... Have you ever wanted to meet and build relationships with other local Expats who can share your common experience or those who love cultures of other countries ? Imagine being able to meet others, to share in social events, business connections, food and music. The DC International Professionals Meetup is a network of professionals in the Greater Washington, DC area. Our group is made up of individuals who have lived and worked in countries al …

Toastmasters International is a world leader in communication and leadership development. Our membership is 280,000 strong. These members improve their speaking and leadership skills by attending one of the 13,500 clubs in 116 countries that make up our global network of meeting locations. A Toastmasters meeting is a learn-by-doing workshop in which participants hone their speaking and leadership skills in a no-pressure atmosphere. There is no instructor in a Toastmasters meeting. Instead, membe …

The DCPP is open to all artistic, enlightened, vibrant entertaining individuals who respect and appreciate spoken word and poetry. Divisions If you have questions about the Open Mic series, Entertainment and Media Relations, please contact Jae October. If you have questions about the International Outreach, please email Rodrigo Mariscal Paredes. If you have questions about the Writer's Workshops and other educational programming, please email Michael Anthony Ingram If you have questions about co …

eet other local Humanists, people who believe in the basic goodness of the human spirit without supernaturalism ========================================== ____________ http://www.wash.org/ _______________ ========================================== The Washington Area Secular Humanists (WASH) was incorporated in 1989 as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) educational organization in Maryland. Our purpose is to promote scientific literacy and critical thinking, to provide a forum for humanists and others to ex …

FREE networking alliance of many related Meetup Alliance groups including social entrepreneurs, consultants, community organizers and very successful marketing executives and mentors regularly attend as members of the Organizing Committee. (Please do not expect to meet only marketing people at this event. You will be meeting prospective clients, associates, community leaders and other blessings in disguise. This is for  people who want to network with everybody, not just marketing professionals. …