This is a Technical Writing for the Vancouver, BC region. If you are interested in technical writing, or in need of a technical writer, this is the group for you! Topics that we regularly discuss include: Job Market - Prospective jobs Technical Writing Technology - Authoring tools, Content Management Systems Resources - Technical Writing Publications, blogs, books, organizations etc.

… These speakers are not paid, but they understand the value of giving back to the social community and sharing their lessons learned. Learn about business, internet marketing, sales, social media, SEO, startups and follow our hashtag #IMGroup. Here is why you should join Internet Masterminds Group: 1)  Friends, I believe many of the Internet Mastermind members would say they have made good friends from networking at the meetups. Many of us hang out outside of the group and outside the business/ma …

… Your restaurant will benefit more from a community of like-minded professionals, who share experiences, connect and learn from each other, and discover ways to contribute to  your restaurant’s success. This Meetup is such a community. Welcome to Restaurant Industry Professionals. *Note: this group is for anyone and everyone interested in the food industry, not only for restaurant owners.

Meet with others in the Vancouver region interested in building and strengthening the Drupal Community. We meet on the 4th Thursday of the month at the Jibe offices in Vancouver, BC. Come out for monthly Drupal training sessions, discuss new and exciting Drupal-related news, or just socialize with like-minded people from the area! The focus of our group is various Drupal related topics from theming, configuration, module development to how to run a successful Drupal business. Our official Twitt …

We are a group of spiritual teachers and practitioners who are sharing our knowledge and expertise with the community by offering group meditation sessions, healing drop-ins and introductory talks on a variety of spiritual topics. Our focus is on providing an opportunity to meditate in a group setting, to receive taster sessions of a variety of healing modalities and to explore topics relating to the spiritual journey, including opening your own spiritual abilities such as healing, clairvoyance, …

The number of ExpressionEngine users is growing rapidly, and Vancouver has been a leading community of EE development for several years. The purpose of this group is to share knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for Expression Engine. I'd suggest the format might include some informal 'show n tell' presentations where members can demonstrate how they have used ExpressionEngine to meet their needs. Anyone who develops websites using ExpressionEngine should definitely join this group. Those curious ab …

… Lunch topics will include: - How to get your organization social media ready - Social Media applications to investor relations - Brand management and business intelligence on the social web - Business to business applications to social media and social networks - Social media as a human resource management tool - Developing a social media policy and guidelines Format: 20 minute guest speaker 10 minutes Q&A 30 minute lunch and round table discussions Your Hosts: Shane Gibson is the author of …

Vancouver is home to many great individuals and companies working in the enterprise software space. Members of SAP, IBM, Microsoft, Salesforce, Vision Critical, OpenRoad, SwiftLaunch, Indicee and many others all call Vancouver home. This group is for developers, UI/design folks, project managers, sales reps and anyone else involved or interested in building a great community around enterprise software.

Join our successful events to extend your network, build business relationships, find out about hot topics from our distinguished speakers … This is a great opportunity to gain exposure in the business community! You do not have to be a member of the Board of Trade to join our group and attend our events. The Burnaby Board of Trade (BBOT) is Burnaby’s pre-eminent business association. The Burnaby Board of Trade embraces diversity and welcomes organizations within all sectors and sizes of our g …

Canadian West Coast Chapter PMI is the Vancouver-based chapter of the Project Management Institute. Our focus is to provide services to our members across British Columbia.

The How To RESET Your Life community and social network is for people who are committed to reaching their life goals faster! Connect with people to share thoughts, strike up conversations with others who are equally committed to hitting the RESET Button on their Lives.

Join us in the Trenches of Agile Methodology We are a group of Vancouver based professionals involved in software development who strive in the path of excellence and personal growth by building a community of mixed roles and different levels of prowess; meeting new people and exchanging notes on our real world experiences from what we read in books or see in conferences.   We follow the principles of the Agile Manifesto, and wish to create a welcoming environment for people new or curious to …

VanMoodle User Group is a community website dedicated to connecting Moodle users locally by helping organize local gatherings, known as 'VanMoodle user groups'.   This group is being formed to get Moodlers together to discuss how they use it, what their issues are and see if we can help each other solve these issues - and hopefully have fun while doing it!   Come and meet other users of the Moodle Learning Management System. Share your problems and solutions, frustrations and successes, …

… Chair - Learn to organize and lead meeting Table Topics Master - Learn to lead, ask concise question and help impromptu practice Evaluator - Learn effective listening, thinking,impromptu writing and presentation skills Timer - Learn time management Grammarian - Learn to use word effectively Ah-counter - Learn to avoid filter words that distract from the essence of your speech Impromptu Speaker - Learn to think on your feet Prepared Speaker - Exercise preparation and presentation sk …

… This group was started in an effort to unite like minded professionals that know that growing a successful business and enjoying a fulfilling life doesn’t require supernatural intervention, it requires ‘doing’ and being an active part of the community and world around us. When people get to know and like each other business will happen naturally. Let’s ‘grow by learning’ and share our unique authentic ‘why’ with each other in a business networking environment unlike any other. This group will al …

This group is started as a way for like-minded leaders to share experiences, knowledge and ideas from the daily grind of providing leadership in the workplace. The group members are from interested individuals in the Leadership class at Justice Institute. Every individual may be at different levels of their leadership skill acquisition stage but are looking to benefit from interacting with other leaders. We can discuss the material learned in class (or other courses you've taken) or practice fac …