The ABEST Mission: To promote business and employment opportunities for black engineering, science and technology professionals so they may realize their full potentials, make enhanced contributions to their respective fields, and make enhanced contributions to our communities. http://www.blackbiztech.com - Our Social Network All Meetup members, please register on our blackbiztech site! This is our main communications hub. http://www.abestonline.org - Our Corporate Site Visit this site f …

SEMPO Atlanta is the local working group of Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization (SEMPO). We are open to SEMPO members and anyone interested in Search Marketing, SEO, PPC and other search-related topics. About SEMPO: www.sempo.org Official SEMPO Membership: www.sempo.org/join/ SEMPO Institute: www.sempoinstitute.com SEMPO Email: info@sempo.org OR call: +1 781.876.8866

PIMA - Professional Internet Marketers of Atlanta - is a meetup group for people whose income, job and/or livelihood depends on successful internet marketing. We'll focus on specific advanced topics for internet marketers, including: - Dominating the search engines (white/gray/blackhat) - Design strategies that maximize sales & lead conversion - How to build trust & increase sales through email marketing - Psychological tactics that lead to greater sales online - Why & How to use webinars & te …

The Atlanta Songwriters Group exists to bring together talented individuals who have the gift of turning musical ideas into songs. The group is intended to be a networking resource, a learning center, and a mentoring place for those seeking collaboration, instruction, education, and growth in the field of songwriting/music production. The group welcomes all musicians, songwriters, lyricists, vocalists, composers, arrangers, audio engineers, producers, and anyone else who desires to share their o …

Georgia Internet Marketing Explained (G.I.M.E) will set out do exactly what the name suggests and that is to “Explain” Internet Marketing to you. The goal of the group will be to take a concept (i.e. Website Development, Generating Free Traffic, Search Engine Optimization, Mailing Lists, Shopping Carts, etc.) each month and thoroughly explain exactly how to perform each step. Is this group for you? If you can answer ‘YES’ to any of the following, then join this group. 1) Do you like to have …

Atlanta Macintosh Users Group Founded in 1984, the Atlanta Macintosh Users Group is a dues supported not-for-profit Georgia corporation organized and operated exclusively for the purpose of providing education and assistance to its members in the use of the Apple Macintosh computer and software. Made up of many members, AMUG consists of Macintosh enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds: artists, technicians, programmers, designers, consultants, publishers, accountants--users of a variety of Ma …

My name is Iris Gathing. I am the President and CEO of ITG Communications Group, an Atlanta-based image consulting firm. I recently launched a new division "Style Does Matter" that is all about fit, form, and style. I became the organizer for this group so  I can meet some of my fellow bloggers in hopes that we would cover Atlanta's fashion events and then tell everyone all about it. Atlanta Fashion Bloggers is a group for those bloggers who want to build a community outside of your computer, fo …

Grow Your Business with Referrals In today’s bleak economy, smart businesses are using every outlet to promote their services. The American Business Network is the perfect place to develop a large passive referral sales force. Learn what others do and offer and refer them when you come across someone needed those services. Likewise, as our members get to know you, they will refer your services or products as well. It is a win-win situation and the perfect marketing tool. How This Works Your gene …

The Atlanta Internet Video Marketing Association is designed to keep its members up to date on all the latest techniques for video search engine optimization and generally improve the marketing capability of video on the internet. It is especially useful for video production companies, internet developers and marketers. It's a great place for those representatives to network and collaborate. ATIVMA brings in speakers of interest to video marketers. Please visit the ATIVMA web site to find out m …

A gathering place and forum for discussion of all things related to Cloud Computing. Originally, the "AWSome Atlanta" group (with a focus on Amazon Web Services), this group has become the vendor-neutral (but vendor-friendly) braintrust of the Atlanta Cloud Computing community, rife with architects, developers, engineers, consultants, salesfolks and newbies alike! Come join us, and take part in the (r)evolution that is Cloud Computing!

Hello World! Have you spawned? Do you hail from the land of Dragon*Con? Do ANY of the following phrases have meaning or resonate in your heart?: Han shot first; Captain, we are being hailed; Cylons and Daleks and goram reavers; In brightest day, in blackest night; Kneel before Zod!; all your base are belong to us; Android, Apple, ubuntu (or any *nix); nes; binary; Why so serious? Excelsior True Believers! Then you're one of us! Join your comrades in this Guild of Calamitous Intent to soci …

Our meetup group is designed to help business owners, bloggers and amateurs to start their own website using Wordpress.  In addition, you will learn how to enable your site to be found online as well as general small business web marketing and advertising techniques. This groups convenes normally on the Second Tuesday of every month. If you are starting a business or need help promoting an existing business, this is the meetup to be in. By attending our meetup, you will learn the following: Cr …

Paid Search Atlanta is a group for anyone interested in paid search engine marketing. We wanted a group where we could all come together to learn about new approaches, technologies, strategies, and best practices! While the focus will primarily be on Google AdWords, we'll also try to cover developments in Microsoft adCenter (Bing and Yahoo!) and touch upon Google Analytics and other PPC (pay per click) tools/platforms from time to time.  We may add or remove things to better suit your interests. …

I'm used to being the only female software developer on a team, are you? Or if you work in UX design are you dismissed as being "not technical enough" to run with the big boys? I want technical women to shine in their career fields (ok, outshine their peers) and to do that we have to identify our strengths to be bolder and better than our competition. You should join this group because you wish to participate in sharing information ( "hey I just got into the Flex 4.6 beta program and ..."), stru …

I am starting a meetup group for Performance Engineers. If interested please signup for Meetup....

This group is for all Christian parents that are raising son's.  If you have son's or grandson's that are ages 7 yrs to 15 yrs and not very interested in the jock lifestyle, then this group is for you.   Let's stopping putting the development of boys on the back burner, since they should be cultivated to become the future leaders of the house-hold, and learn to be gentlemen.  All boys are required to wear collared shirts or tees with a V-neck covering it.  We also require all boys to get the log …

A place to connect with others in Metro Atlanta interested in learning about the new Julia mathematical programming language being developed for scientific computing. http://julialang.org/ http://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/ Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical …

This meetup is actually a class that will allow anyone the ability to learn HTML, CSS, MySQL, PHP, and programming methodologies.  The class is run by our Sr. IT Recruiter, Zach Sines, and has three different flavors: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Here are the class breakdowns: Beginner Classes: Learning the basics of web development, we will cover front-end web development, database development, and programming methodologies.  These classes will lead into the intermediate classes, but s …

Butcher, Baker, Robot Maker.. you know who you are. You want know how things work. You want to understand it. Conquer it. Redesign it. You want to MAKE it yourself. Welcome! Our goal is to keep the spirit of the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire alive all year through monthly open houses to the various makerspaces and studios in the area, and to build stronger connections between the members of the community.

The mission of Atlanta BDPA is to bridge the digital divide in the Metro Atlanta area by providing training, support and networking opportunities to all people, technical and non-technical. Through sponsorship and volunteerism, the Atlanta Chapter strives to develop and support programs in the community. Whether you're a seasoned professional or a high school student interested in technology, we have opportunities that allow you to explore your possibilities.

What is Yotta Robota? We are a non-corporate, student managed FRC robotics team for home schoolers based in the north Atlanta area. Mission Statement: Yotta Robota has been formed and is dedicated to creating a championship focused FRC team.  We will focus on all aspects of the FIRST experience to field a first place contending robot. To fulfill our mission of fielding a tournament winning capable robot we recognize that a broad set of skills will be required. FIRST demands more from its best …

At Whole Foods Market, we believe that focusing on these four pillars of healthy eating offers the greatest health benefits, no matter what dietary path you follow. Whole Food Choosing whole foods is a simple way to ensure that what you eat is micronutrient dense and free of unnecessary additives. A "whole food" is any food in its most essential, pure, delicious and basic form: an asparagus spear, a lemon, a scoop of quinoa or a fillet of salmon. Whole foods are the best ingredients for creating …

We will get together regularly to learn about Oracle database technologies and network with other Oracle professionals. All Oracle professionals are welcome including roles like: administrator, developer, data warehouse, engineer, architect, DBA, and data modeler. We will explore all Oracle technologies that relate to databases including RAC, Data Guard, PL/SQL development, tuning, Middleware Applications including Weblogic, Golden Gate, SOA, as well as some of the newer technologies such as Exa …

Inside this MeetUp we will discuss the ins and outs of growing a web design business (aimed at small digital agencies and freelancers looking to grow into an agency). We will share strategies and tactics to increase rates, get more clients and more. The purpose of this group is to build a community that supports each other in the growth of a web design company. There seems to be so much focus on learning new tools and new technologies, but what about learning new techniques to run and grow your …

This group is for newbies and pros to get together to present & discuss topics centered around creating digital content.

Atlgentec is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology. We are looking for professionals, educators, students and anyone interested in accessing a biolab in Atlanta. This concept is being modeled after GENSPACE an organization in Brooklyn NY (genspace.org). Although we have no direct connection, we are planning something similar to GENSPACE in Atlanta. If you work in genetics or bioengineering and you want to access a lab for your own projects or …

For those which are interested in pushing the limits of modern understanding, developing ideas which have the ability to shape the future, and turning them into reality. Ambitious innovators seeking to form a network with like-minded individuals.

Social networking mixer created to connect businesses within the community. Mission: To empower, educate, and connect small businesses with the community. Company Overview: Chocolate chat Atlanta is a business/social networking meet up conducted on a quarterly basis. We welcome business owners, bloggers, and the local community. General Information Business/Social Networking Meet-up.