This meetup group was created by the Boston Entrepreneurship Center (BEC) in order to connect the international population in Boston with local professional and academic initiatives.  For the past two years, BEC has been cultivating an international community concerned with socially impacting the world.  Boston is the premier source of incredible initiatives and opportunities for incoming international professionals and students. This network is ideal for people who want to learn more about the …

It's been said that "You are the sum of your 5 closest friends and acquaintances." That means that if you're trying to be successful, you should spend time with successful people. Connections are tough to make in Boston. It's a cold city where people keep to themselves. That's why networking is the most important things you can do to get somewhere in this town. It's all about who you know. You've heard it before because it's true. You create your own opportunities to move up in the world by util …

We're new (started on June 11th). Please come join us and play soon (don't forget to RSVP) Soccer at 12:00 to roughly 2:00 every weekday for people living and working near Boston or Cambridge. All skill levels welcome. Bring a white shirt and a darker shirt or shirt with a color so we can easily divide into teams. Cleats or turf shoes recommended, but not required; shin-guards optional. We play at different locations around Boston and Cambridge depending on day of the week and time of year.  Se …

Greater Boston has by far the highest concentration of both hospitals and Pioneer ACOs per capita in the country. It is a leading hub for innovation in many market sectors, and the healthcare space is no exception. This group has been formed to build more of a community for these various innovators to connect and interact. It will also hopefully provide them with resources about which they may not have otherwise known.

Are you Looking for more friends and dates?? Do you want to meet more people fast? New to Town and wondering how to make new friends quickly? If you are, This is how!! Speed Friending Events are for you!! Come see what everyone is talking about. Speed Friending Events is a fast new, super fun, and very low pressure way to make lasting friendships around town. Our events are the quickest, safest, most effective low-pressure way to meet new people in town. This is the ONLY place in Boston wher …

Welcome to the foodies and food curious of Boston! Let's meet up at dinner parties and pop up restaurants to connect, meet new people, and try cuisine from guest chefs. Explore the Boston food scene outside of the typical restaurant.

The Boston 13s Rugby League Supporters Club is dedicated to promoting and supporting the growth of Rugby League Football in the Great Boston Area and New England as a whole. Created for the growing community of fans, supporters and ex-pats, this group is open to everyone interested in Rugby League Football. Through meet-the-team events, social gatherings, and healthy development of the local community through sport, the Thirteens strive to deliver the excitement of game and the camaraderie of …

Big Data Boston is for people with a passion for analytics & insights that are derived from the extreme information generated today. This group is for the small start up and the big company, the individual and the group, anyone in Boston that wants to make it the capital for Big Data!

This is a group for all those young professionals from all over the world who now live and work in Boston. People from all fields of work/study are welcome. We all know how busy our life can get with our work schedule, daily commute, and getting accustomed to a different place/culture from the one where we grew up. Due to this daily routine, sometimes we don't find the time or the opportunity to meet new people. This is a good way to connect with young professionals of different cultures, jobs, …

If yinz wanna go dahntahn 'n 'at to watch some Pittsburgh sports, join us! This group is for those who live in or visit Boston but still bleed Pittsburgh black and gold. We welcome Yinzers or Non-Yinzers, from the 'Burgh and not from the 'Burgh...as long as you're a fan, we call you "Friend".  :)

Calling all adventure lovers! Experimental Travel is a way to explore a place by turning it into a game. That makes it a prime strategy for discovering things in your own city that you never knew existed (even though you probably pass them every day). Every other week, we'll try out a new theme. Past events have included a blindfolded tour of downtown Boston and a Fibonacci scavenger hunt in Cambridge. Join us on our adventures!

This is a social outtings group for Boston-area lesbian, bisexual, queer femmes and those who support them. The first and foremost aim of this group is to have fun! We're all easy-going here, not a lot of rules, certainly no judgement, and just a lot of laughs and good times. Events will range from the sedate (brunch, perhaps) to the active (old school roller skating!) to the zany (scavenger hunt, anyone?) and to the absolute wild side (?????!).

For people involved in developing Facebook Platform Applications in the Boston area. Meet with great speakers and engineers who are developing Facebook applications. Do a lightning demo of your Facebook product or idea!

We get it. You love running. You love Boston. And, oh, you love that cute little RunKeeper app. Let's weave this together into a one-of-a-kind group for anyone interested in running, improving their fitness, and connecting with other cool-minded folk. Running with your audio cues might be helpful and all, but we're super excited about meeting in-person to hear all about your race accomplishments, training tips and challenges along the way.

This group brings together Kinect users and developers in the Boston metro area. We'll share experiences, cool demos, and learn about developing with Microsoft's Kinect sensor and related products.

Boston Badminton is about socializing, meeting new people, and having fun while playing badminton. From beginner to self considered pro, this club is open to everybody. We may even get a drink or two after we play.

The "Non-Scene" Gay 20-Somethings of Boston is just that, a resource for gay men and women in their twenties (Ages 20-29) to hang out, make friends, explore the city, and have fun doing a wide variety of activities typically separate from the gay bar "scene." We'd love for you to join the group and introduce yourself! About half of the group events will be during weeknights, and the other half during weekends. To give you a better idea of what we do, possible/upcoming meetups include: - Trip t …

Treffpunkt zum Quatschen, Kaffee trinken für die Mamas und Krabbeln für die Kleinen (0-24 Monate) im Großraum Boston und Cambridge.

FRIENDLY IN BOSTON - Be cool.  Be kind. Do you love living in Boston, but not the not-so-friendly Boston vibe? Well, you’ve come to the right place! Friendly in Boston is a newly founded community, whose goal is to funkafy Boston with a more friendly vibe, as well as explore the concept of kindness/friendliness. Who we are and what to expect. Do I need to be a “touch-feely happy person” to join? Simply put, no. While we may “do good”, we are not innately a group of “do-gooders”, but rather a gr …

Boston Biotech Brits is a group of Brits in the Boston area and collaborators in the UK with a shared interest in promoting ties both between Boston and the UK and within our own life sciences community. Boston Biotech Brits has objectives of providing networking events and opportunities between local Boston Biotech Brits, providing a forum for interaction between UK companies seeking business opportunities in Boston area by utilizing local ‘Boston Biotech Brit’ contacts, and to provide local co …

Google Developers' Group Boston (formerly Boston GTUG). Bringing together experts, beginners and enthusiasts alike to meet and discuss a wide array of topics related to Google technologies and writing code that uses Google product APIs. We hold the occasional hackfest, and we get involved in Google developer challenge events. Follow us on Twitter (@BostonGDG) and add us on Google+ . Some of our talks will be posted as Hangout On Air videos to our G+ feed. We typically hold meetings in the office …

Come join the "Boston Meditates" meetup group. Initiated by Boston-based young professionals and students from MIT and Harvard, Boston Meditates is a new movement to spread awareness about the benefits of meditation. We organize and host meditation and breathing workshops, meditation mixers, free meditation experience sessions and more fun activities in the area. Bostonians are known to lead hectic professional and personal lives. The busier one is, the more one has to meditate. Meditation helps …

Code for Boston is a Code for America Brigade - a volunteer civic innovation organization created by Boston-area developers, designers, urban planners, and data geeks with an interest in solving civic and social problems through the use of creative technology. We feel that Boston was the driving force in the creation of Government 1.0; we should be leading the way for Gov 2.0. We seek to leverage the revolutionary spirit of New England to help open, improve, and engage our local governments acro …

MTG Boston is a Meetup group for causal players of the card game Magic: The Gathering in the Greater Boston area.  It was so popular in our gaming group, Boston Cards and Conversation, that we have created a new group just for M:tG players! Some of our members are tournament players, but for the most part, this is a group of casual players using fun, non-tournament decks. Whether you are a 15-year veteran or are just beginning how to play, you'll find MTG Boston to be the best place to get your …

The Ivy League Alumni Club of Boston Welcome, Boston Ivy Leaguers! We are a face-to-face social network of alumni from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Upenn, and Yale. We host professional networking events and publish a weekly newsletter with job postings catered to alumni of these schools in the Boston area.  We also organize career enhancing professional events weekly and monthly in our city. In order to become an official member of this group, you must verify scho …

Created in 2008, Boston's City Girls is a Women Only Group for true Socialites at heart. Boston's City Girls consist of Boston's finest Socialites who want to get out into the city, meet new people, and try new things. We have a mix of events, from trying new restaurants and going out for drinks to checking out museums and beaches. We are a very friendly group, so please come ready to talk!! If you are ready to "see and be seen”, enjoy yourself while getting to know your fellow City Girls and cr …

A meetup is where people with similar interests get together and hang out. A vegetarian meetup is where vegetarians with similar interests get together and hang out.  Of course, we're a diverse lot, so we'll meet LOTS of folks whose interests are somewhat different from our own, but who share the vegetarian interests with us. Join us AND the other Vegetarians-Of-Boston Meetups for the Vegetarian Happy Hour [Happy Hour with Vegetarians] 6:30 pm-8:20 pm We hold other events at an all-vegetarian r …

Boston New Technology is a forum for entrepreneurs, developers and technology enthusiasts to present and discover new technolgoy products, get feedback from early adopters, form partnerships, share ideas and get inspiration to start new ventures. We facilitate and promote networking and collaboration among innovators, investors and supporters from all around New England and beyond. We showcase what's new and cool with startups and technology from the Boston area. Our presenters demonstrate their …