The aim for this group is to share the experiences and knowledge with each other, share stories and contacts in the industry, get tips and pointers from each other, a way to meet actors and others close to the industry, create our own workshops and perhaps even have a chance to create and perform our own work. It is our aim to meet not only with each other but to bring in people such as... - Directors and Casting Directors for talks with the group. - Script writers with a script to test out - …

Zappers is a peer sharing community designed for those who believe in learning from each other and sharing testing knowledge. Zappers are from all walks of life, some are professional software testers for large international corporations, whilst others are computer science students looking to see how their skills match up, anyone with an interest in software testing would be most welcome to join us. Zappers believe in raising the standard of software testing internationally so most Zappers come …

This is a community for those who care and are proud of what they do. For those developers, regardless how experienced they are, who want to improve and master their craft. This is a community for those who believe that being average is just not good enough. The Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship As aspiring Software Craftsmen we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft. Through this work we have come to value: Not only wo …

A meetup group for people in the UK interested in various aspects of Automated testing including Unit Testing, Browser Automation (Selenium WebDriver), Load, Performance and Soak testing Novices to Experts welcome. Post new ideas for a meetup or come along to our quarterly social event.

Freedo www.freedo.org.uk is a journey of self discovery using acient power of symbols. Freedo is a process for manifestation, as you journey through it, you will see and feel you whole life change, you will begin to see how the whole universe works and how you can begin to tap into the secrets of creation, manifestation and transformation. The exercises used in Freedo are specifically designed to allow you to tap into your full potential, enabling you to shif your emotions so they can help you, …

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"Probably the best meetup in the world" - Tastourian Award-Winning FOOD AND DRINK EXPERIENCES exclusively for Bon Vivants: people who enjoy the good life If you're looking to meet great people... at well organised & unique events join this meetup group WHY JOIN??? Message from the organiser: "I started the group as a hobby as I love meeting new people and sharing experiences.  I wanted to attend food and drink themed events which were informative, fun and social... there was nothin …

This group is for anybody in Web Analytics (we call ourselves Analytics Ninjas!) irrespective of which tool you use: e.g. Google Analytics, Omniture, Webtrends, Coremetrics, Optimist, Maxymiser practitioners and/or users involved in AB or MVT testing, Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) and all other measurement related digital things! It does not matter if you are in eCommerce or not – please feel free to come along! The group has grown rapidly in a year to over 200 users. Some are students but …

Welcome to Agile Practitioners. This group is open to anyone who is interested in Agile, Lean etc. This is not a group for overly religious Agile evangelists. The goal is simply to hold regular meetings, with small numbers, so that we can learn from each other and improve. While we don’t plan to replace any of the existing Agile groups, we do intend to be intriguingly different. For those who missed it, here are the talks from our Agile 20x20 night.

We're a bunch of software developers that love to code, play, learn, improve and eat pizza! Every month we meet up in order to practice code katas, clean code, software craftsmanship, pair programming, Test-Driven Development and learn from each other for an hour or two. As it's after work, food and drinks are provided :) If you'd like to learn more about Software Craftsmanship, the best place to start is What Is Software Design? by Jack Reeves. If you'd like more in-depth material, Pete McBreen …

Behat Behat is a Behavior Driven Development (BDD) tool for the PHP applications developed by Konstantin Kudryashov who is known as @everzet on Twitter. Behat is a BDD framework for PHP. There are some tools available for BDD like Cucumber for Ruby, SpecFlow for .NET and Lettuce for Python. Behat is the first BDD tool for PHP applications.Behat can be used for API testing, functional testing and data-driven testing. London Behat users is a group of people following BDD practices using Behat in t …

Go-karts, motor shows, track days, motorsport events and the Goodwood Festival of Speed...it'll all be here. From beginners to experts, driver fans to champions - everyone is welcome to join. If you like motorsports or battling it out on the track, we will have monthly events to test out your skills and see some of the latest cars. Please spread the word. If you want to get involved, create events, or just join us down at a local track, step in...

Are you of above average intelligence? are you unique? do you like to have fun? Then this group is for you. Please don't be intimidated by these descriptions anyone who feels they are the above can join even if no one else thinks you are! Also just by having above average intelligence you will be unique in some way. Also fun here doesn't mean you like to spend your weekends clubbing and drinking all night! It means you like to joke and have a laugh, have interesting conversations and do and lear …

For people who are using Microsoft Technologies to test stuff or testing stuff developed in Microsoft technologies.

It's Simple. We go around testing cakes offered by London's famous cake providers. Then we write reviews after each event. As well as doing London's haunt's we try out cakes on the beaches and in the countryside. Cakes created in other parts of the nation will also be part of our quest. So too will examining the offerings of makers abroad through cake tasting tours in France and beyond! Not a crumb or a crust will escape our scrutiny to find the best cake makers and afternoon tea providers aroun …

FX FILMMAKERS FORUM THE PURPOSE OF THE GROUP: This group has been formed to serve as a central hub for those interested in shooting short movies in the sci-fi, action and horror genres. This group is also for those who may not be leading FX based projects but want to become involved with one. So this group is also useful for VFX artists, Makeup artists, those working with Practical FX, etc. This group also has a minor function as a hub for owners of the Panasonic GH2/GH3 cameras since I own a GH …

This is a group for software Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) professionals in London, United Kingdom, who are particularly interested in Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS). The user group meetings will cover all aspects of ALM including requirements gathering, performance metrics, all forms of testing, code management, configuration, build and deployment. The group will be of interest to Business Analysts, Requirement Engineers, Developers, Testers, Project Managers, Build Engineers a …

New technologies are constantly appearing and software development practices continue to adapt and evolve. Recently we have observed a new role emerging in the IT industry which has been labelled SDET or Software Developer in Test. This role has increasingly gained traction with the software industry and several employers have now started to recruit specifically for this role. The aim of the London SDET group is to bring together people who are interested in the SDET role to form a community whe …

Are you a mum who works in IT? Do you want to meet and chat and talk with other mums who understand IT and being a mum in London, then why not join me for a drink and a chat. Work gripes and family gripes encouraged !!!

This is a combined self-help & hands-on practice group. Like it's famous Californian counterpart it's motto is "You do the drills... you get the skills!" No previous experience is necessary. All you need is curiosity, an open mind and a desire to learn. Our focus is on practising self-treatment techniques and classical techniques such as hypnotic inductions with many partners so you get competent very quickly. We cover a range of hypnotic phenomena and topics drawing from Classical Hypnosis, Eri …

This meetup brings together people interested in pursuing an MBA, or are currently studying one, or have graduated from an MBA school. Join the community and share your experiences, network with other members, attend talks, workshops for applicants, etc., in a relaxed and friendly environment!

Connecting people so that they can collaborate and work together in the future. Providing a place for newer coaches to seek support Exchanging coaching skills and experiences Develop new concepts collaboratively that we can use when coaching Develop ideas that will support the discipline of coaching Having fun, sharing and collaboration The target audience is you, peers that you work with or have worked with, ScrumMasters, anybody with potential to be coaches, good ScrumMasters. Please feel fr …

Quarterly meet up for Heads of Test/ QA in London to network with like minded people.... Completely free! Each event will have 4 Key notes speakers discussing HOT topics including Testing in an Agile Environment/ The new role of a Developer in Test and a comparison of new Open Source tools. It will be held in the RBS Building- 280 Bishopgate- Capacity- 200 people. Free Wine/ Beer/ Soft drinks and nibbles. Time afterwards to network .....

Largely unknown on our planet in this year of 2013 is the fact that the process of living is knowable, predictable, understandable, and logical while it fulfills all of the natural instincts, abilities, longings, desires and dreams we as humans can create. There is a standard by which we must live in order to know truth. Life must be lived by following the a priori rules that we are designed to know as common sense. These are neither cumbersome or burdensome but are in some ways contrary to our …

Paddington Lean Coffee is in informal discussion group meeting in the Paddington area of London, UK. We share ideas and insights about Lean and Agile approaches to software development and delivery, using the Lean Coffee discussion format (see http://limitedwipsociety.ning.com/page/lean-coffee)

Look Out Londoners...The new way to run is coming...its fun, easy and safe Lazy Runner is the great new way to run... Cant Run? Always wanted to be a runner? Tried and failed? Used to run but having trouble getting going again? Try a Lazy Runner Beginnner's Running Workshop Its the best way to learn how to run the safe and easy way A 2 hour running workshop will set you up with all the skills you need to get out there and start running Nervous? Unsure about joining in a running workshop...when …

If you are a budding forager who feels that they dont get enough from simply attending another forage walk... ...or you are wanting to take a more structured route to learning the arts and crafts of wild food foraging, then this Foragers Apprentice group is designed for you! More high quality foraging tuition brought to you by Ipso phyto... https://www.ipsophyto.com and inspired by our sister groups here on meetup, the Town and Country Forager and the Bristol Forager Network, this group has bee …

IT IS TIME TO TAKE YOUR WORDPRESS POWERED WEBSITE TO THE CLOUD. No longer do we need to run slow loading websites. No longer do we need to rely on typical web hosting service providers, pay unnecessary fixed monthly fees and be unhappy when their service lets us down. WHY SHOULD I BOTHER WITH THE CLOUD? If you're using a free or a cheap web hosting service provider and a celebrity tweets about your business and you get a million users trying to visit your website at the same time, your site w …