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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

We Welcome You to OWIB- Orlando Women in Business Orlando Women in Business is a different kind of networking group. We are a relationship building group. This group is dedicated to helping women in business reach high levels of success. This is an invitation to all women business owners, entrepreneurs or women who work in any capacity in the business world. Our members spend quality time with each other really getting to know each other. Our groups have a limit of 30 per chapter and each attend …

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.

Welcome to Live Music Adventurers. This group is for people who enjoy experiencing live music. The group focuses on events that always involve music, but may also feature food, wine, theatre, art, socializing, or other lifestyle attractions. We also hold networking meetings that incorporate live music. Many of our events also have activities facilitated by our event organizers so you make new friends or connect with old ones. Or, you can simply come and enjoy the music. Check out individual even …

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!

Hi ladies!  Let's get together for a great book read and brunch.  We will meet every 4th Sunday at 11:00.  The other difference is the place and the book.  For our first meeting, bring your reading list so that we can fill the calendar for the year with our book every month.  I want you all to enjoy every book that we read! See you on June 23 at the Elephant Bar!

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, …

The Central Florida Wedding and Event Professionals group will meet to discuss the industry, current trends and how to make our businesses better. We will network with each other to enhance the industry and to promote professional hiring. Professionals create successful events and happy clients. We Strive to support this mindset thereby enhancing the industry. This is a meetup for Networking, Panel discussions, Themed Photoshoots and efforts to make the industry better! Please only join if you a …

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, …

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 …

This group is for members of Central Florida Mensa. Our larger events will be posted here so we can manage RSVPs, guests, etc. PLEASE NOTE: If your Meetup.com profile name is not the same name under which you are a member of Mensa, you will need to contact the CFM Membership Officer at membership@cfm.us.mensa.org to provide your real name or Mensa member ID. For the security and privacy of our members, only current Mensans are eligible to join the group. About CFM: CFM is Mensa Group #327, Regio …

The main purpose of this group is to meet other paddlers and spend more time paddling. All those who enjoy kayaking in the ocean, flat water, and whitewater are welcome to attend! Discuss gear, destinations, and kayaking expeditions. Folks who prefer canoes, rafts, or stand up boards are all welcome to join and paddle with the entire group. The more time we spend on the water the better. All members can create, coordinate, and lead paddling trips. Monthly full moon paddle, weekly day trips, ann …

This group is for atheists, agnostics, free thinkers and anyone with a critical thinking mind who would like to socialize around Florida, mainly in Orlando, on a regular basis with like minded people. This group welcomes people of all backgrounds, politics and philosophies, we encourage free thoughts and open conversations. The main aim of this group is for rational thinkers to get together, and know how we feel about organised religion but want to have fun away from it too. There are no paid m …

Whether you are experienced or new to meditation, you are welcome to join us for open group meditation. Experience the power of the gathering and explore the inner landscapes of stillness, bliss, and pure spiritual love through a blend of guided meditations, instrumental music, and silence. We are open to people of all faiths, cultures and professions. We meet regularly conversations on methods and tools to enhance your lives and meditation experience. Please visit our calendar of events. Watch …