This group is dedicated to building a community that helps keep each other in the know about what is going on in the restaurant industry in NYC. Monitoring trends in legislation, technology, management best practices, and the food and beverage industry in general is the main focus of our group. We encourage you to post news, gossip, resources & information, events, questions, ideas, suggestions and more, so long as they pertain to the hospitality industry.

Meet other theater artists in your town to talk about the industry.

This group is for those involved in fashion who want to take their talent to the business level. We will organize shows, open boutiques, and attend networking events that are designed to help up and coming artists turn their talent into money. Photographers, makeup artist, designers, models, stylist and marketers are particularly encouraged to join, or any others interested in this community on a general scale. We will host fashion shows, and other industry related and random events(Feel free to …

Network with other fashion designers actively working in the industry. You need to be currently employed in the industry; recent graduates of the major design schools are welcome as well. This is a group intended to help active designers continue to develop their careers, to share tips and success and horror stories, and to offer job search advice to others. Starting in April 2008, we will be meeting primarily in Second Life, which will allow us to start getting ready for the coming changes t …

Got an invention and want to learn how to license or launch it? Are you an entrepreneur or small business with intellectual property worth protecting? Want to better understand patent and patent rights? Learn business strategy from other innovators? The Inventors Association of Manhattan is for you. Every 2nd Monday of the month, we feature an expert guest speaker, lively discussion among inventors. We foster professionalism, trust and support: All Welcome! Easy online registration. Miss a mee …

Online media and digital technologies are drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. The first online community of fashion innovators, Fashion 2.0 has been on the frontier of innovation since 2008. Fashion 2.0 meetups, presented by Style Coalition, bring together the people leading the fashion revolution online - entrepreneurs, bloggers, publishers, developers, industry insiders, PR & Marketing reps and other influencers. The group accepts only …

Adult Entertainment Professionals Meet fellow Adult Entertainment Industry Entrepreneurs This group is intended to help both real world industry people as well as those that work in Cyberspace. Websites, Blogs, Technical, Creative,Legal, Financial, Operational and Content Providers should explore this group. All are welcome regardless if you have an established business or are planning to open one in the near or distant future. Please come and network and lets all jump start each others busi …

"We are a group who are prepared to help each other elevate our careers" This is a Private Group by Invitation Only. We are trying to provide a tremendous opportunity for members at all levels to meet and network with each other and with individuals who can make an impact in their career members have gone on to successful collaborations on projects or advance in their profession through the contacts they’ve made !

Presented by Tilzy.TV, the New York Web TV Meetup is a monthly event devoted to celebrating and supporting innovation in the exploding digital entertainment industry and bringing together the dynamic web television community. Each month, we’ll take anin-depth look at the processesand people behind some of the most successful entertainment products created for broadband distribution, followed by networking with industry peers, artists, executives, producers, and up-and-comers.

The landscape of the beauty industry is rapidly changing in the web 2.0 era. Welcome anyone interested in the beauty industry - media, brands, retailers, agencies, startups, bloggers, and broadly, anyone who’s interested in social commerce, social media, social game, social graph, real time search, web 2.0, technolgy, entrepreneurship, innovation, startup, and like to connect with other beauty-istas and technologists! The group will invite beauty industry speakers, panel and enthusiasts to disc …

By being in the industry for almost 10 years, I understand how challenging it can be to maintain Christian values and stand up for what you believe in. I wanted to create a group where members could share their experiences in the industry on a monthly or even weekly basis to gain support and a Godly perspective from fellow Christians in a non-churchy environment. If you are a professional in the Fashion industry and want to follow Christ but could use the support, I'd love to meet you!

This film series provides a forum for local and independent filmmakers and video artists to share and discuss their work and ideas. Each month we'll screen one or more works and then circle up for an intimate conversation with the artists or guest speaker. We'll focus on "art" films, both abstract and and narrative, primarily by local filmmakers, as well as hard-to-find foreign classics, and new documentaries. We have also started to organize and attend seminars on various industry topics like h …

This is a group anyone who aspires to be in the film industry and want to not only create some cool projects but also connect with others in the field, learn new things, make new friends, and of course have fun doing it. If you have a strong desire to create movies and a love for the industry then this is the group for you. Ready...camera...ACTION!

Model Lounge is a networking group for those in the fashion and model industry - Including experts and professionals within the field of visual and performing arts. Our goal is to provide a forum where we can meet, share ideas and learn from one another. Join Model Lounge to connect with people that shares your passion and can serve a purpose for your advantage

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 group for the people out there that work within the natural product industry. You make your living in the vitamin, supplements, green, organic, natural, nutrition, and health food industries and possibly shop in health food stores too! I started this group because the natural product industry is and has always been my passion dating back as long ago as my teenage years. I have made my life and my living from this industry and I would love to meet others who work within this industry as …

Many spiritually awakening individuals are drawn to the entertainment industry. Why? Its many challenges and the uncertainty of the pathway is a great way to discover the illusions, insecurities and fears of the mind in order to transcend them. In this sense it is very much a spiritual pathway. If we are truly to experience a mass shift in consciousness the far reaching potential of the entertainment industry is one of the best ways to create a paradigm shift. In the last few years we have seen …

The TechSeri.es(TM) is meant to be a platform for its members to: 1) be introduced to the LATEST CUTTING EDGE TECH & PEOPLE who are changing traditional industries 2) create NEW NETWORKS with people from different backgrounds, mindsets and expertise levels 3) gain EXCLUSIVE ACCESS to top names and minds in the industry For more info, check us out at: *http://techseri.es *@ts_Access *facebook.com/TechSeries Note: Panels are available to members and the general public.  Certain events are exclus …

Decoded Fashion Startup Showcase features monthly discussions and demos centered around different topics and challenges facing the Fashion & Retail industries. We invite a highly-curated group of Fashion Tech startup founders, retail executives, investors and influencers to share their stories, advice and opinions with our with engaged community of entrepreneurial and forward-thinking leaders.

The Emerging Designer Meetup Group is for fashion designers and industry professionals that want to connect, learn and develop a strong network of peers. The group was started as a way to bring online relationships from our blog, The Emerging Designer, a resource for up-and-coming fashion talent offline.

We are a group of restaurant workers fighting for the rights of restaurant workers nationally, on a legislative level. Did you know that there are 13 million restaurant workers in United States and that we hold 10% of the jobs. WE generate 632 billion dollars in sales annually and are working in the second largest private sector industry (only after the retail industry ). Yet, just like many of our brothers and sisters in the retail industry we have No Paid Sick Days ! No Vacation Time ! - no ma …

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

Welcome to Fashionably Social. A Fashion Industry Networking Group. This group is for those in the fashion industry including, but not limited to: models, photographers, boutique owners, designers, hair stylists, makeup artists, fashion bloggers, etc. The goal for the group is to get together periodically for industry social mixers where members can collaborate on upcoming projects, sign up for learning workshops and seminars and attend and support each other's projects and events. I plan to fac …

The New York based Flair Affair meetup welcomes any and all lingerie enthusiasts and professionals! Who are we? We're enthusiasts who simply have passion and love for lingerie. We’re professionals, who are talented, creative and tech savvy, working as designers, production coordinators, traffic controllers, models, photographers, sales specialists, merchandisers and more within the context of lingerie. We're entrepreneurs, who are opportunists and/or savvy business people, who have started, wil …

This is a group for anyone working or interested in the pet business / pet fashion industry / pet media industry in the NYC area. There are a fair amount of peeps in the NYC area working in the pet business. It would be great to network in order to share industry insights, increase business and raise the awareness of the pet industry overall. All levels of professionals and businesses are welcome: seasoned executive, mid-level professional, and newbies; small, mid, and large businesses; folks fr …

New York is home to some of the most talented people in the world. We’re all doing and creating amazing things. You have artists, actors, producers, models, photographers, designers, bloggers, and many more. Lets get to know each other, collaborate, socialize, and make things happen. We’ll like to invite you to #theMIXER. A free after work music/creative industry social event.

Raising Ur Bar (RUB NYC) is a new organization dedicated to connecting, educating, & entertaining the bar professional--Other hospitality professionals welcomed to join. We are hoping to fill a networking need in New York City whereby bartenders can exchange industry info & ideas with each other & expand their knowledge of this age-old craft. RUB NYC especially encourages having pride in your work & fun at your job. Take your profession & your business to the next level...

Super Formal Fridays strives to find connections between seemingly disparate occupational fields while expanding personal and corporate networks. In the past these events have brought together doctors, lawyers, music industry people, web developers and many more from the greater New York City area through elegant nights on the town while expanding business contacts and acquiring new clients.