Have you ever wondered if God exists? Have you ever wonder if there is life after death? Have you ever wonder if stories of miracles are true or just wives tales? Have you ever wondered how your beliefs were shaped by what your parents taught you? Then this book club is for you! I grew up in a Christian home where my parents told me to believe in God. A series of tragic life events left me questioning if He was out there. Recently I wanted to settle that question on more objective reasons t …

Welcome to Random Readers! We are a diverse group that reads books from different genres. We meet the 4th Tuesday of every month. The purpose of this book club is to read outside of your comfort zone. If you love books, and you're ready to discuss them... you're in the right place! Ground Rules for Discussions: 1. You may find that you disagree with something that another member of the group has said. It is okay to disagree! 2. Inappropriate behavior and/or language will not be tolerated. 3. Ple …

Do you live for a passionate philosophical debate about matters of morality and justice? Do you love nothing better than to discuss controversial legal issues with friends over a glass of wine and a great meal? Are you open and receptive to the ideas and opinions of others even though they may differ greatly from your own? If so, this is the group for you! Each Dinner Party Debate will focus upon a particular legal issue facing our society and the moral, philosophical and even theological impli …

Leaving no page unturned, and no glass empty! A new twist on an old idea (a 'novel' concept, if you'll pardon the pun)...Book clubs and reading groups are great, but 'ABC Club' aims to shake those notions up just a bit.  'ABC Club' is for women only (sorry guys!) and meets at least once a month to hold a book discussion, and also to share in a yummy potluck gathering including appetizers (finger foods) and beverages (can be of the ‘adult’ variety, but doesn’t necessarily have to be). Books may b …

Orlando History Lovers is for anyone who loves local, Florida and national history and wants to learn more about it.  We will meet at the History Center to watch and discuss historical movies, listen to lectures and watch demonstrations.  These events are held and sponsored by the Orange County Regional History Center, housed in a restored historic five-story 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando, showcases the vast collection of the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. The museum features …

This History Book Club is for anyone who loves Florida history and wants to learn more about it. The Book Club brings in authors and meets bimonthly at the History Center to discuss books about Florida History. Meetings are free and open to the public. The Orange County Regional History Center, housed in a restored historic five-story 1927 courthouse in downtown Orlando, showcases the vast collection of the Historical Society of Central Florida, Inc. The museum features four floors of permanent …

Are you a woman who wants to make meaningful connections with other like-minded women? Let's get together and engage, discuss, and dialogue on topics that are meaningful to our lives! Lesbians of Color, affectionately known at LOC, is a peer group dedicated to the support, empowerment and positive visibility of lesbians of color. Share your thoughts on culture, relationships, gender, sexuality, discrimination, feminism, spirituality, and other thought-provoking topics! Come join us every 4th Tue …

Welcome to Plato's Cave where, as prisoners of this realm, we seek enlightenment through inquiry, reflection and cordial dialogue. If you are interested in discussing philosophy, philosophers, and related subjects, I hope that you will consider joining Plato's Cave. We are delighted that you have found us, and we hope that your participation with our group will be mutually enjoyable. I personally look forward to meeting you and introducing you to our band of amateur philosophers. Our meetings a …

Powerful Women Networking is a Central Florida based group of professional businesswomen who are passionate about what we do and are committed to helping each other grow personally and professionally. We strive to provide a positive, supportive, and encouraging environment, and are sincerely interested in the well being of our members, our business partners, our families and our community. We are Powerful Women because we know that working together, supporting one another and helping each other …

Imagine a roomful of baseball coaches, talking about the game, the greats, the might-have-beens, strategy, why on earth did the American League implement the designated hitter? Fun for those who love baseball. And then think about Thanksgiving. You wanted to talk about writing, but hesitated. No one would understand your need to write. And comments such as “that’s nice” and “it must be so fulfilling” would do little to satisfy. So you spent the rest of the day listening to spellbinding commentar …

Landscape Lighting  and Specialty Lighting Meetup Windermere to Lake Mary sponsored By : LIGHTSCAPES OUTDOOR LIGHTING call us today @ 407-895-9000 "Let's Meetup and Discuss Together all the NEW LANDSCAPE LIGHTING Innovations and ENERGY SAVING technology that is coming out today." This is a Meetup for all of us home owners and business owners that want to LIGHT UP THE NIGHT. Together we we can research ( access the mother ship - i-n-t-e-r-n-e-t), contact companies , design and install some incre …

Florida is establishing itself as a unique opportunity for residential property management professionals. In today's economic climate, more and more property owners are looking for a professional to help in the ever growing ever evolving area of property management. Are you are looking for more information about current Florida Property Management regulation? Are you looking to meet with other property managers in your area to discuss issues of the day? This is a meetup group designed to assis …

Did you know according to the San Francisco WordCamp 22% of all new websites in the world are now built using WordPress. Learn & discuss everything to do with WordPress - latest plugins, designs, themes, coding, SEO, graphics etc. No companies selling web services, just simple open source discussion and networking. The next meeting is always based on the votes of the previous meeting. This meetup is all about "The Press", from beginning blogger through to hardcore coder. Need a WordPress user gr …

Become a part of a revolutionary Succession Planning Professional Community! Sponsored by the International Succession Planning Association® (ISPA®) and The Rawls Group, this group will promote an environment for sharing ideas, leveraging resources and will provide access to cutting edge professional development, marketing opportunities and resources. THIS GROUP IS FOR YOU IF YOU ARE: An advisor who works in or supports the business succession planning process or one of the areas listed in t …

Whether you currently own a business or are in the process of starting one, Orlando Business Owners Support is a group where you can discuss your challenges and share your insights with other small business owners. There are plenty of groups for trading referrals and network for clients.  This is not one of them.   This is a place to share ideas, discuss concerns, get information, and support each other in our endeavors. We will discuss the topics that are on your mind – marketing, administratio …

Our group is designed to provide a forum for users and consultants of the QuickBooks suite of products including QuickBooks Enterprise, QuickBooks Premier & Pro, QuickBooks Point of Sale and the Online Editions of QuickBooks.  We also discuss add-on products that extend the functionality of the product.  Become a member of this group to join the discussions, view news, get answers or simply show your association with the QuickBooks suite of products. Our meetings are held in public libraries and …

The Orlando PHP meetup is for web development professionals looking to discuss and learn about the C-type programming language PHP, which is used in a variety of common web applications. We meet on the first Thursday of each month to present and discuss projects we're working on and trade stories from the workforce.

Design discussions on the second Tuesday of every month. Many of the topics will be focused around the web, but we are open to discussing any type of design.

Meet other local business women from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other women interested in Business.

At Agile Lean Coffee Orlando, we discuss any topics on Agile and Lean software development that are of interest to whoever is gathered. We prioritize our list of topics by multi-vote. We manage our discussions via a Kanban "board", timeboxes and Roman vote. Visit LeanCoffee.org or Watch this 2min video courtesy of Agile Weekly. Hope to see you on Friday mornings!

Come explore and experience with the others the joys of true discovery of your authentic self in relation to your personal, professional, relational, and spiritual realms. The purpose of this group is to find new ways to attain balance and move past previous barriers in your life. We look for ways to be inspired and find courage and passion to imagine possibilities and achieve dreams. Each meeting a subject that most of us find in common will be discussed and experienced.  We will discuss top …

We are a group who gets together to discuss current trends, algorithm updates, and techniques for improving search results. We also discuss web development, and its affect on search engine optimization, as well as online marketing techniques, and tools for measuring success.

The AD/HD Leader's Edge Keep Your Creative Edge - Manage Your AD/HD Anywhere between 10 to 17 million adults in America have ADD/AD/HD. Or, as the Wall Street Journal wrote a while back, “The symptoms of adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder seem to describe half the people in New York City: restlessness, impatience, impulsive, procrastination, chronic lateness, and difficulty getting organized, focusing and finishing tasks.” (1) And that probably applies to Orlando and environs,too, …

Are you interested in leading a healthy and enjoyable life? Real whole food is delicious, nutritious, and energizing! Preparing clean and slow food is so much fun when prepared and eaten with friends and family. Learn about what "real food" is and why it is so important for our health. During our meetings, we include workshops and conversations on the “Primary Foods” and how they impact the assimilation of our foods. Those primary foods include our relationship to Food, cravings, food addiction, …

Enjoy Shakespeare in a whole new way, where everyone participates equally. Here’s how it works: at the appointed hour, we meet and greet each other, and take our seats in a circle. We don't choose parts. Instead, the first reader launches into the opening lines of the play. When the speaker changes in the script, the next reader takes over, and so on. The first time around the circle, you might be the king, the next time, an unnamed maiden! If a speech is long, the reader changes every 8 lines, …

"There is a power for good in the universe greater than you are and you can use it." Ernest Holmes This group is sponsored by Joyful Living Study Group for the purpose of providing information about Science of Mind gatherings in the Orlando area and is not affiliated with any individual group, congregation or legal entity. We invite discussion about the principles of living as taught by Ernest Holmes and will respond to inquiries and discussion topics when added to this page.

Agile Orlando is a meetup for Agile practitioners in and around Central Florida to learn about a variety of Agile topics (Scrum, XP, Lean) and discuss how they can be applied to real world scenarios. We're a collaborative group, and want to know what topics you'd like to discuss. Please visit our GetSatisfaction site to give us ideas on topics, and to vote on ideas that others have suggested. http://getsatisfaction.com/agile_orlando Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/agileorlando

Surround yourself with others interested in Living their Passion in life or exploring what one is passionate about. We discuss using the "whole-person" approach which assists in integrating all personal, professional and spiritual aspects of oneself into achieving personal and professional goals and to live every day with passion, purpose and fulfillment. Many of us are becoming more aware of something deeper within and are willing to invest the time in oneself by exploring new ideas and possibi …