This group is designed to match tabletop game designers with playtesters. The idea is that everyone wins when we play each others prototypes and share our experience. You don't have to be a designer to join. You just have to want to be part of a community that helps games get made.

Handbag Designer 101 is a Meetup group for aspiring and established handbag/accessories designers and fashion industry professionals. Our goal is to provide designers and industry professionals to connect, learn and leverage the talent and resources in New York City. Group meetups will bring to life Handbag Designer 101, the ultimate handbag resource that hosts the Independent Handbag Designer Awards each year.

As an independent fashion designer, you're a creative and an entrepreneur. Let's come together to collectively advance our work! There are a lot of opportunities in the city that become a lot more accessible when shared across a couple people. We can discuss renting spaces for pop-up shops / shows, group trunk shows... or getting a booth at Capsule, MAGIC, or PROJECT. We'll tap various areas of discussion that don't get taught enough in design school - business and monetization. Let's share our …

We are the Greater New York Independent Publishers Association (“GNYIPA”), a small, select professional level group of people involve with book publishing, writing, book design, book promotion, and self publishing. Our published works comprise a wide range of subjects and genres, including: non-fiction, fiction, self-help, history, LGBT literature, art, photography, playwrights, memoirs, children’s books, and other genres. You do not need to be a published author to join GNYIPA, but you need to …

A group of designers and artists are planing to start up a multifunctional Architecture/Interior Design_Arts/General Construction Coop which will be owned and operated by its members. Currently we are engaged in initial planing/discussions.  Why a Co-op? As a collective of different disciplines, we can provide a very broad range of services. We'll provide a professional approach to any project, large or small. We'll bring clients, designers and artists together to integrate great projects and …

New York Small Business Support & Networking Group If You're Looking For Support & Networking, We Aim To Be Your Group! In this group, it's "business as usual" which means it's when you improve on how you do business so does your professional life! ...if you need a great sales letter or content writer, help with automating your social media marketing campaigns, recommendation for a good business accountant, or maybe you want to sublease some commercial space? Perhaps you need advice on manag …

New York Game Makers focuses on designing, building and releasing a new game each month. Through a series of weekly workshops we will explore the process of making a new game each month. There are two track, one for beginners and the other for more advanced game developers. Our goal is to contribute games to OneGameAMonth.com with a focus on Cross Platform technologies like HTML5, GameMaker, Unity and more.

This group is for Fashionistas and Entrepreneurs who are into fashion and having a good time. If you're looking to meet others with the same interests, then this is the group to join. If you'd like to attend UNIQUE meetups other than the typical movie, drinks and dinner, then join. Of course we'll have movie, drinks and dinner nights, but I've also planned other events as well. CHECK US OUT!!! This group is also for established for aspiring Fashion Designers, Entrepreneurs, Prospective Fashion …

The HTML5 Games Meetup is a meeting place for anyone interested in creating HTML5 games. It will provide a platform for learning and collaboration around the development, distribution, and monetization of HTML5 games. The list of HTML5-compatible platforms and devices is constantly growing--Desktop, Browser, Facebook, iOS, Android, Windows 8, Kindle, Nook, etc. We will explore general approaches, business models, design considerations, platforms, and technology. Look forward to presentations and …

The aim of this Manhattan-based group is to serve as a social outlet for creativity, and to produce fun-to-watch short films of acceptable quality for the film festival circuit. No experience necessary! We may not produce as impressive a product as we want, but we’ll make movies, learn a lot, and we’ll have fun. Films will be written and directed by its members, and we’ll decide collectively which will be the next project. Any collective, and certainly this one, will require frequent compromise, …

FASHION + TECHNY is FASHION+TECHSF's east coast chapter. Fashion+TechNY’s mission is to provide an open dialogue that serves as a forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As a thriving epicenter of independent talents, ‘FASHION+TECHNY” features local entrepreneurs, fashion designers, students, blogg …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in NYC. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. This a take 2, about 2 years ago I created "NYC I …

What is this group for? This is a group aimed at Book publishing professionals, and those connected to the industry. We host events in Europe and are now looking to expand the network to the US - with interesting people to meet at events, and a website full of up-to-date industry news, views and interviews Who goes to BookMachine parties? Well, a combination of people really. First of all you've got publishing professionals - designers, editors, publishers, marketeers, sales professionals. Then …

We're a community of cast and crew supporting one another through networking parties, classes, workshops, debuts, and premieres. Everyone who works in the film and theater industry is invited to join us. We work behind the camera, in front of the camera, on stage, and behind stage. We're producers, directors, writers, cinematographers, gaffers, grips, actors and actresses, makeup artists, hair stylists, sound mixers, sound editors, set designers, costume designers, motion designers, and all ot …

The new and improve Unity3d meetup group. Ours Goals Are: 1) Building a deeper understanding of Unity technology in the New York area. 2) Bringing together like minded developers, artist, designers, musicians and others interested in creating great game play experiences.

New York City has a huge population of talented filmmakers and upcoming artists. This is a networking group for people who are involved or who want to become involved in Film & Video Production: Producers, Directors, Writers, Cinematographers, Shooters, Editors, Audio, Actors, Composers, Set Designers, etc. My goal is to have an event at least every couple months: networking events, staged readings, movie nights, screenings of member's films, and Q&A sessions. I envision this group as being a re …

A community for educators who want to engage their students, who use games in the class, or who want to start; a place for game designers and developers to meet and learn from one another tips and strategies for making games that effectively teach; a place where "serious games," "alternate reality games," and "gamification" might fit in the same sentence with "edtech," "curriculum" or "Common Core Standards." NYC's #1 group for people who concern themselves with the overlap of learning, design, …

Welcome To The Artist's Way To Creating Visibility Meetup Group! This meetup is designed for all types of artists, writers, actors, poets, sculptors -- anyone who creates art and desires to share it with the world. Regardless of your past creative experience, or the amount of success you have had with your career this group is open to all levels, types of artists and those associated with the arts professions. Our mission is to learn from each other, be inspired, and gain a fresh perspective wh …

A gathering of all those interested in the discussion and study of signs, meaning systems, web science, thinking, language, and knowledge in digital and web spaces. Open to all disciplines: All interested individuals are welcome, including academics, philosophers, advertising professionals, communications professionals, independent researchers, computer scientists, digital anthropologists, linguists, designers, information architects, user experience, human interaction, developers, localization, …

The workplace is drastically changing. A December survey showed that a whopping 84% of people planned on leaving their job in 2012, up from 60% just two years ago. Some will look for more pay. Others will look for a better opportunity. But a growing number of passionate workers will strike out on their own, abandoning the safe corporate life to pursue a side project or dream that has been burning inside them. Are you working in a full-time job you hate? Do you have a great business idea inside t …

Sure, writers join writer's groups, actors join actor's groups, directors take the credit, and producers . . . well, they produce, but has anyone thought to hold a recurring party where people who work in different aspects of film can mingle and get to know each other? I started The NYC Filmmaker's Karaoke Group to create a fun place for people who work in film -- that means you set designers, makeup artists, and production assistants -- to meet and mingle with other film professionals. Anyone …

-I am looking to bring designers, seamstress and tailors, models, make up artists, hairstylists, photographers, reporters and anyone who loves fashion. -we are looking to promote and encourage up start fashion designers. -http://fashionnotes.streakmusic.com

Jo7a Crew! Thank you for stopping by. The purpose of this group is to support the activities of the Independent Fashion Designers of JustOff7thAve. Models, photographers, bloggers, stylists, videographers, editors, PA's, writers, directors, actors, web designers, graphic artists and anyone else interested in participating in fashion shows, videos and events, development of promotional tools and are willing and able to participate in both the planning and execution are invited to join. This is no …

Hello Ladies!! This is THE meetup to join if you wanna shop socially - like a shopping tour in different neighborhoods. So, here's the idea - we start at the most affordable stores and work our way up from there - there might be a Steinway Street Astoria shopping tour where we shop independently for a couple of hours and then share our finds at a laid-back cafe! Once we're done with that, our next shopping "circuit" could be 34th street where we again shop independently or in pairs or groups and …

This meetup is for those interested in filmmaking. You can join no matter what your experience level is. This will be a very hands on meetup and will allow everyone to practice their craft, meet other artistic people and CREATE, CREATE, CREATE. Whether you are an actor, production designer, grip, screenwriter, film critic, director, producer, art director, sound engineer, costume designer, production designer or cinematographer, you can join up for this group.

The Xilver Factory is a collective of artists who can creatively work together, or independently bringing fashion industry closer together: - Hairstylists - Make-up Artists - Photographers - Fashion Stylists , - Male & Female Models -  Event Co-ordinators - Magazine Editors - Art Directors - Fashion Designers - Jewelry Designers - Model and Artist Agencies - Bloggers Events & Activities: - Photo shoots - Fashion Shows - Meet Ups

Allow me to introduce you to the world of option trading. There are people today who are making money in the stock market in this economy and you can too. You can supplement your income and may eventually replace it. This FREE session is designed to share information and teach novice investors how to minimize their risk and maximize their profits in option trading.  The purpose is to help turn novice beginners into skillful traders (from the seller’s side) by modeling strategies in Excel before …

This is the place for everything crowd-related. The founders of the Crowdcentric Network have 30 years experience in the entertainment and IT industries, and are currently the founders of a global crowdfunding platform which will soon be a major crowdsourcing portal too. We started this meetup group to bring together like-minded individuals interested in everything crowdcentric. We will hold regular networking mixers, and panels with industry experts and successful entrepreneurs so we can help e …