This Meetup has free, short community learning and networking events in topics that help build a better world. Current topics include the major social media platforms, sustainability, profit sharing, positivity, empowered work places, and the social design of organisations. The main social media platforms we focus on at the moment are Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Facebook Pages, and Pinterest. Where relevant, courses will include relevant add on platforms. For example, with Twitter, we will …

We're excited to announce HootUp Melbourne, an informal get together of social media users and professionals of all skill levels. We talk a lot about HootSuite, but we'd welcome anyone with an interest of the social web and technologies to come along. We're aiming for 2 presentations each month, with the first focusing on HootSuite and the second focusing on a platform or general topic. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month and the venue is sponsored by The Lost Dogs' Home. Pizza and drinks …

Work in digital and care about the world? NetSquared Melbourne is your tribe of peeps. Each month we meet at York Butter and cover a range of topics that bring the worlds of technology and social good together. Check out our previous meet-ups to see what to expect. Netsquared Melbourne is coordinated by Richenda Vermeulen, a former -not-for-profit- social media manager who now heads up digital agency, ntegrity. If you have any questions please contact her at @richendag

We are the Melbourne Girl Geek Dinners! We are a chapter of Girl Geek Dinners which was founded in 2005 in London. Girl Geek Dinners is non-profit and we organise dinners, workshops and field trips. We have over 400 members interested in technology, the internet, craft, code, design, communication, social media, marketing and more! Most of our events are free as we try to find sponsors to help us pay for food and drinks. Inspire9 have been hosting us and allowing us to use their space for ages n …

Are you a facebook community manager? Are you tasked with the twitter account for your company / charity / organisation? This is the group for you. We'll talk about tricks of the trade, tech tools that work, and brainstorm any challenges you might be experiencing with your community.

About The Vault The Vault is a monthly get-together for creatively inclined folk held at Loop Bar (usually!) on the last Monday of the month. Our aim is to gather together creative people - be they artists, writers, musicians, media, marketers, entrepreneurs (etc) - who can meet each other in a friendly, convivial atmosphere to share and generate ideas. Format of evening: The first 15 minutes is for informal chat before the speaker's presentation at 6.15. We then tackle the discussion topic, af …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try to bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter and …

We love our Twitterati, but love even more when we get together in real life, mix it up, talk about innovations in digital and social marketing and have some fun. We're coming to Melbourne and we'd love to meet you.

The Fashion Boutique Melbourne Meet Up Group is intended for anyone actively involved in Boutiques and Retail Fashion in Melbourne. We’d like Boutique Owners, Fashion Designers, Fashion Wholesalers & Retailers, Fashion Industry Professionals and even avid Boutique Shoppers to get together socially to discuss all things fashion - including (but certainly not limited to): · new ideas & fashion trends · boutique marketing and promotional events · fashion retail trends, tricks, techniques and tactic …

This is a group for anyone interested in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. If you wish to learn how to buy, sell and trade in Bitcoin -- this group is a great place to separate fact from media hype. For those familiar with Bitcoin, this is the perfect platform to discuss your views on the emerging digital economy and meet other like-minded individuals.

Quora is an online web forum full of super interesting people having intelligent discussions about a huge range of topics. This is a group for those people and their friends to get to know each other and make new friends in real life. Popular topics are Social Media, Technology, Science, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Food, Travel, Politics, Books, Movies, Music, History, Business and Marketing. Please join us! Refer to http://www.quora.com and http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealLife

Have you ever wanted to start your own podcast? Or have you started one and want to improve/diversify/find more listeners? Would you like to find collaborators or help someone to start their own podcast? Are you part of a company, organisation or group that has a message and wants to get that message out via podcast? This group is based in Melbourne and aims to provide a place for people to meet, make connections, learn and share knowledge all about podcasts! We'd love to welcome anyone who …

This group is to gather Augmented Reality enthusiasts of all descriptions - technical, arts, sports, industrial, commercial, investors, entrepreneurs and simply any end user. There is a lot happening in this tech niche and in particular locally which beckons more co-ordinated face to face interactions and formal/informal meetup gatherings. Jump on board with us!

Meet other Melbourne-based bloggers, put faces to blogs and catch up on the goings-on in the local blogosphere.

Are you passionate about the transformation of consciousness? Do you want to make a positive difference to the future of humanity? Do you have understanding and knowledge in this area? Mind Shifters usually have a spiritual perspective on life and consciousness, and have some self-discipline or commitment in the area. This is an eclectic group, and people of all backgrounds, disciplines and professions are welcome. Mind Shift has been initiated by me, Marcus T Anthony. I'm a futurist, philosophe …

The vision for DAS is to bring digital artists and enthusiast together under one roof. Ideally a number of different roofs :) The group is formed for anyone who is interesting in creating digital art, such as vector illustrations, digital painting and drawing, animation or even digital photo manipulation etc. All skills levels are welcomed, my intention behind this meetup is to get use all together and expand into supportive community to foster one another skills, abilities and maybe even collab …

Welcome to  France in Melbourne - French Melbourne - French in Melbourne - Speak French in Melbourne - Connect with like-minded people to speak French in Melbourne, Francophiles, Francophones and French! . . . . Thank you for your interest in our global community & magazine (And french speaking events) A little about who we are... Ma Vie Francaise™ - My French Life™ www.MyFrenchLife.org The ‘must-read’ magazine for curious, savvy francophiles & French! – Tips, advice & informative articles on F …

Sick of the media's sexualisation of women? Worried about inheriting a world where our choices are limited and our lives are at risk? Want to discuss feminist issues particularly relevant to our women of our age? Join Melbourne Young Feminists - a group for young women to form friendships, discuss current events and share ideas for positive change. We respect and appreciate the work done by all feminists and women of all ages who fight for equality. This is a space to discuss the issues that aff …

Providing a forum for those who would like to have some rigorous discussion, debate and exchange on some of the big issues in life. The meetup is for those aged 40 years +.  Meets roughly once per month in Elwood, usually on a saturday evening. Core aim is to create the opportunity for face to face discussion and attract those who want to participate in that. Please read membership specifications at the bottom to see if the group seems a reasonable fit for you. Potential topics: 1. The Way We Li …

This group was started a couple of years ago because there was people involved in Internet Marketing who were struggling to get results on their own. It was apparent we needed to provide a support network for people starting out in Internet Marketing. Since then the group has evolved and there is a mixture of new and experienced Internet Marketers. The purpose of the group is to provide education and support for those people seeking to develop their online businesses. If you are a newbie or an …

Are you a women in Tech? Do you run an online business or are trying to get started with an online business? Or maybe your female entrepreneur running her own startup or business? Are you any of the following : a web marketer, app designer, social media person, web developer, web designer, software developer, (or some other tech related occupation I've left out)? Great! Do you get regular manicures and pedicures, but wish you had someone to go with to talk about topics that interest you and are …

Calling all professional working artists! If your art is your career, let us get together and share the passion. Away with those "pretenders" and "hobby-artists"; this group is all about authentic artistic connection by WORKING ARTISTS - professional artists and emerging artists whose main focus in life is their art. * We welcome visual artists, sculptors, illustrators, contemporary performers, cinematographers and those who feel their work is indeed of artistic merit. * Our aim is to meet with …

If you are interested in issues relating the Internet in Australia and worldwide, then this might be of interest to you. This Meetup group is an experiment to encourage Members of ISOC-AU and those who are interested in getting together for a chat about issues relating to the Internet in Australia. - Privacy - IPv6 - Security (Hacking, Law, Identity Theft) - Access (Disability) - Internet Governance - Human Rights (for Internet Users) - Social Media - Domain Names We are planning bi-monthly meet …

Meet a new network of empowered entrepreneurs to share tips, tricks & strategies to building wealth in any economy. Learn how to empower your mind, exceed your goals and boost your income. Every member will have the opportunity to share their knowledge, every member will have the opportunity to network with others and every member will have the opportunity to give back to society. We only like to align with people that think the same way, Success leaves clues is true so why not learn from other …

This group is for enthusiasts and specialists in Information Management who are / want to make Big Data real! Big Data has a huge potential for integrating untapped and existing data sets and turning them into real actionable intelligence. The goal is to analyse massive complex data sets, of all structures, in real time, and make real business decisions immediately. Some of us have already started to make this a reality, and some are just starting the journey - this group is all about sharing in …

"Complex social problems today outstrip the capacity of any single organization or individual to solve them. We don't need to grow non-profits. We need to grow networks for social change." Alison Fine, co-author of The Networked Nonprofit The Collaboratory Melbourne is a growing community of smart, passionate people with diverse backgrounds, skills and interests who believe that together, we can build better futures for all. We meet monthly at Hub Melbourne with special guests from the not-for-p …

KMLF – Melbourne Knowledge Management Leadership Forum The KMLF is a face-to-face education and networking forum, run by KM practitioners for KM practitioners. Meetings are usually held at least once per month in the central business district in Melbourne, Australia. Membership is free, and attendance at meetings usually requires a small donation to cover drinks and nibbles. Get to this MeetUp site quickly at http://melbournekmlf.org/! At KMLF meetings, members can participate in addressing and …

This is a group for people interested in co-creating a new maker lab / hacker space / social enterprise incubator in the old Cotton Mills in Footscray. We meet monthly in Footscray. The Footscray Maker Lab is a Hackerspace established to provide a place for transformative and commons oriented creative initiatives from many avenues. A place for pioneering new products, services, processes, artistic visions, and social change. In particular we aim to: Engage and support an emerging generation of …