The Austin Design and Visual Arts Network (ADVAnet) is a group for designers and visual artists of all types, including professionals, job seekers, students, and those curious about getting into the field. We usually meet once a week, with two meetings a month during the day, and two or three meetings in the evening. We were formerly known as Austin Texas Design and Media (ATXDM) from July 2009 to July 2012, and before that it was founded in 2003, called simply Austin Designer Meetup. We're Meet …

To promote basic homesteading skills and techniques for those interested in buying land or developing a homestead for family or groups. If you are interested in learning about Homesteading, Urban Survival, Wilderness Survival and classes covering all the skills needed to survive in a primitive setting all the way to surviving in a city. School for Urban Homesteading and Urban Survival Skills. Gloria and I are preppers, plain and simple. Between us we have 60+ years of preparing for any emergency …

Refresh Austin is an organization of Web professionals working together to foster new ideas and refresh the creative, technical and professional aspects of their trade. The Web Design Meetup is set up to funnel new Austin web professionals into Refresh Austin. Head over to http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin for the discussion list and view http://refreshaustin.org to see what's in store for this month's meeting. Meet fellow web developers and designers near you! Come to a Web Design M …

This is the official MeetUp group for the Austin chapter of the American Marketing Association. You do NOT need to be an AMA member to join this MeetUp group! We welcome anyone with an interest in marketing located in Central Texas. The Austin AMA represents the very best in marketing talent. With more than 275 professional members, plus more than 100 student marketers from three area universities, Austin AMA is one of the premier professional associations in Central Texas. Our Vision: The Austi …

The 8 Minute Ripple is not your typical business networking function. In fact it is quite the opposite! This connection building event successfully demonstrates one of my long held contentions that relationships (especially those in business) can be significantly enhanced when people step outside their traditional boxes and connect as individuals. Participants witness the fun and unpredictable connections that can develop by crossing paths with those they might not ordinarily meet.

Austin Veterans is designed to provide a social network for active duty, separated and retired veterans and spouses alike. We are dedicated in creating a family of service members from any branch of the military and providing support, education, entertainment, and networking.

What our organization wants are members who are passionate, success driven, respectful, loyal, active and dedicated aspiring models, actors, photographers, make up artists and all stylists in the art of modeling photography ( fashion, commercial, print, kids to preteens, beauty & glamour, athletic, sports, petite, portraiture and more... ). The purpose of this group is to learn, help, share, to develop our skills and provide more opportunities... Beginners, amateurs, novices, enthusiasts, semi-p …

Artists, Musicians, Makers, Dancers, Crafters, Designers, Reiki Masters, Massage Lovers, Tattoo Lovers, Lovers of the Weird, Tarot Readers, Burners, Hoopers, Fire Dancers, Yogi's, and just interesting folks who love life, love connecting and creating and sharing. It is more of a state of mind than a particular job or hobby that brings us together at "The Weirdery". We are not just "outside the box" thinkers, we have grabbed the box, painted it, added a few feathers and turned it into a cool lam …

@austinapi http://austinapi.com Are you obsessed about APIs? Are you building an innovative new API for your company? Are you creating tools to help reshape the world through API usage? Do you create mashups for everything? Are you frustrated that no one understands what you do at your API-related job? Join us for beers, discussion, and some expert perspective.

We're a group of fun people working in the IT biz. We meet for: Happy Hours, dinner, lunch/brunch, potluck dinners, card & board games and more! The goal of this group is first and foremost to have fun! Also, meet other IT folks, discuss and share your expertise with others and in turn, learn about other areas of IT & new technology. Also, if you're searching for a new position or have a friend you'd like to help, come to learn about job openings in Austin (I'm a Technical Recruiter, btw). Don't …

Women & Wine on Wednesdays connects women: Being a woman is a wonderful balancing act and that's exactly what Women & Wine on Wednesday's is all about. This is a great opportunity to meet other women in Austin that are looking to balance their own needs with those of their families, jobs, community, as well as maintain their own personal overall well-being. Events are hosted the first Wednesday of the month. Locations vary each month and there are no dues or fees to participate. To sign-up for …

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. Look at our www.swiggis-austi …

This group is for people interested in iOS development whether it's their full time job or they've never opened XCode. It's also for the convenience of people who live or work in South Austin, but everyone is welcome. Not gonna lie, members should have programming experience, but not necessarily in Objective C. No social media experts. No recruiters.

The roamfit Movement is a grassroots morning workout squad - it is Free - $0 all the time, every time, forever. A few months before our very first workout, we each realized that what we were doing wasn't working. Working out solo was not fun, nor motivating. Waking up early was hard. Paying to be a part of a gym/class was getting too expensive. Why weren't there any options that were free, fun, and really challenging? So we banded together, and created a formula that proved successful. We crea …

What's the first impression when you meet someone? Come find out. Here's your chance to get an honest assessment from "perfect strangers" on ways to improve your looks & personality for dating prospects, job interviews, or just adjust that important first impression. What would you like to be assessed on? * Appearance? Personality? Voice? * Overall first impression? * Quirks & mannerisms you may not be aware of? We aren’t out to hurt your feelings, just IMPROVE your life. Come prepared with an …

AustinSEM.org is a group of non-affiliated professional internet marketers in Austin and surrounding areas. We don’t care where you work, as long as your job is Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization or Social Media. If you don't do this for a living, we respectfully ask you look for a group more suited to learning about SEO/SEM. This is the place for professionals to get together and discuss relevant events and topics. We are there for each other to be a support group of sorts. Thi …

Imagine if there was a place, where at one table an entrepreneur meets her next $100,000 investor. A designer meets a new client, a web developer with a great internet startup. A Ruby engineer meets a charismatic founder that excites him with her vision, so much so that he can picture leaving his day job for the exhilarating experience of working tirelessly for technology stock options that could be worth millions one day... We're building this community. --- Part of the Tech Happy Hour Allianc …

This is a group where Sales Professionals in the Austin area from all industries meet up to socialize, network, and grow professionally. We are here to help provide support amongst each other through mentoring, sharing of ideas, and presenting the latest innovations in our field. We get together to celebrate our successes and meet others that share our interests. Most importantly we are here to have fun and grow as individuals. I welcome you to join me on my journey. You can expect the followin …

This group is for any design professionals looking to meet other designers in the community. I started this group because I love talking design and hearing what others are experiencing with their jobs and clients. We can all learn so much from each other! Let's meet up at a coffee shop to chat and check out local design events together.

Exchange business leads, Share job opportunities, Hear exciting speakers, Promote your business, Socialize