Meet other local professionals embarking on a major career change...or already there. Gather to share experiences and advice with others who have taken the plunge toward job fulfillment. Open to 30+ and those with a career change in mind.

… The idea is not against dating, it is about dating people that you actually want to date. It is also about making more friends because even if someone is not right for you, he or she may have friends to introduce you to that are. We will host events in NYC and Hoboken like diners, brunches, and Happy Hours that allow people to get together and mingle. The age range for this group is 22 to 42ish. Everyone must have a clear picture and fill out the profile questions to join the group.

Every month, we will post links to three unrelated web pages, usually news stories, to discuss at dinner. People are to read these articles (and other sources if they so wish) and come and have dinner to discuss them. The intent is that this REQUIRED reading will take about 2 hours.  The events will generally be on Saturday evening to give people time Saturday afternoon to do the reading. The idea is to be like a book club, but with far more modest demands on peoples' time. RSVP's will be limite …

Innovative people who look for other innovators like themselves. A great group to make new connections and friends as well as exchange ideas and resources. A nice Catalyst network.  Creating and supporting good businesses.  We like to dream here! Everything starts with a dream.... then we design a plan to make it come true! Social Entrepreneurs and Social Architects are people who have many interests and see the interconnections that every field has. As Social Entrepreneurs, these are people who …

Freelancing is great, isn’t it? But sometimes it can get a bit lonely... If you love the liberty of freelancing but sometimes hate that feeling of daytime desertion, why not join our meetup? We can all hang out in a cafe together one morning a week; you can chat with or bounce ideas off your fellow meetees if you want to, or you can just sit there quietly - happy enough to be surrounded by people like you.

Welcome to NYC Socrates Cafe! Socrates Cafe groups are held all over the world - all groups are similar in many ways, but each is also unique in its own way. The purpose of this group is to bring together people who enjoy discussing philosophical ideas in a roundtable setting. The group focuses on a new topic each week and all members have a chance to share their ideas. At Socrates Cafe, everyone is a teacher and everyone is a student - we all have brilliance to offer. Together we can contribute …

In 1968, Czechs & Slovaks under soviet-dominated communist rule yearned for a say in the governance of their own country. A blossoming of political discourse in cafes and pubs led to demands for self rule in the capital. Unfortunately, the Prague Spring uprising was crushed with Soviet Tanks, but their spirit inspired our group's desire to exchange ideas on the domestic and international affairs. Prague Spring was founded in 2003 in New York City. The group picks a topic, identifies articles or …

Socrates Cafe is a movement to bring philosophy outside the academic setting. It started in Montclair, NJ about 12 years ago to help those of us who are not professional philosophers develop our critical thinking skills by interacting respectfully and actively with others who share a love of ideas. There are hundreds of Socrates Cafes across the US, in the Americas, Europe and Asia. We meet on the last Monday of each month from mid-September to early June. During the summer, we meet on one …

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A first of its kind dynamic...where like minded adults can meet and socialize in positive, uplifting alcohol-free venues..such as cafes, tea houses , after work parties, dances....meet & greet & make new friends, who do not need booze in order to enjoy themselves..great for all in the arts, & those in holistic fields...to help produce our multi-media events...and please..feel free ..to join the "sister" ( brother?) group to this...Smart Party in NYC Without Alcohol..now has 583 members...a very …

Ideologi (pronounced “ideology”) is an open source, peer-to-peer system for facilitating high-performance group brainstorming on the Internet.   It works by integrating a wide variety of interactive processes—gaming, auctions, brainstorming, debate, peer-review, swarm intelligence, prediction markets, and genetic algorithms—to create an entirely new and engaging way to harness the wisdom of the crowd.   More information on Ideologi and its objectives can be found at www.ideologi.org   Gather wit …

Knit PH is an all-seasonal Stitch n' Bitch based in Prospect Heights and South Slope, Brooklyn. Knit, swift, wind, unwind and trade ideas. Crocheters are welcomed and men are encouraged. From fall into spring we meet with regularity indoors at Prospect Perk Cafe, Sharlene's Bar, and Freddy's. Durign teh summer months we slow it down and knit outdoors in the park. If you are on Ravelry.com, join the KnitPH discussion group.

  This is a group for people who love to read and enjoy sharing ideas and opinions about books. We meet once a month in a cafe or restaurant in the Forest Hills, Queens area.   Books read so far:   Rats (Robert Sullivan) What Is the What (Dave Eggers) The Extra Man (Jonathan Ames) The Namesake (Jhumpa Lahiri) A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith) North River (Pete Hamill) On Chesil Beach (Ian McEwan) World's Fair (E. L. Doctorow) The Emperor's Children (Claire Messud) Everything Is Illuminated …