#techdrinkup is a party for NYC's brightest and savviest people in tech to get together at exclusive NYC venues and mingle over drinks and food. #techdrinkup is not for everyone. Here are the people who should attend: Founders of tech companies Developers Designers Creative directors Strategists Product managers Online publishers Investors Tech journalists and writers

Welcome to the NY Tech Networking Roundtable (NYTNR). NYTNR is an amazing networking event to bring entrepreneurs, startups, engineers, developers, investors, innovators, job-seekers, service providers and sponsors of the New York's tech community together at one big table. NYTNR is one of the most innovative networking events in New York City. Meet up to 40 professionals personally. We will limit each event to 40 people max so you will have the opportunity to connect to everyone. You …

Gourmet Food Startups is a community for foodies focused on combining their Foodie passion and skill into profitable food related businesses - from apps, web based companies to new innovative gourmet product companies. Gourmeters, early stage companies in the food space, techies in the food space, designers in the food space and anyone else who is looking to leverage their food passion into a profitable buisness are invited to apply to join the community as we explore the intersection of food an …

Creative Village NYC connects creative industry professionals, businesses and organizations with local resources, talent and services. We believe in facilitating interactive events that create a platform to promote, exchange and empower. Members are committed to the success of the each other and meet for the purpose of learning, networking and building partnerships. WHO SHOULD JOIN? Creative Village NYC welcomes service providers from all industries, creative industry professionals, interns, ent …

Our goal is to get bright entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and investors all together in one room for a low stress networking session! We'll aim to have some introductions but no formal presentation. Just good people, good food, and good ideas.

What do a neurosurgeon, a graduate student, and a garbage-man have in common? They all belong to NeverEatSolo! We all have something in common. And there is one thing that always seems to bring us together... Food. Collectively we all make up an amazing group. Unlike other groups, neverEATsolo is NOT set up around one organizer. Interested? Getting involved is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Host a dinner. Hosts don't pay fees! 2.We announce to bring people together. 3. Attend and expand your real soci …

OUR MISSION This Meetup strives to make New York City a Model for 21st Century Democracy. We are committed to using technology to build a scalable, sustainable, flexible platform designed to engage more New Yorkers in their local democratic process, that can then be used to serve the Nation and inspire others globally. Never before has local government thrown its weight behind a platform that truly embraces the ideals of ‘by the people, for the people.’ Here, we will continue our conversation …

Everybody grabs some food (you have to pay for your own, sorry), grabs a seat, and talks tech. There's no particular focus other than meeting some new people and having some interesting conversations. Credit goes out to James Dennis and Sean O'Connor for starting the first "tech breakfast" in DUMBO: http://www.meetup.com/DUMBO-Tech-Breakfast/

LocalTech New York is about the convergence of small, local and tech. We want to connect New Yorkers who are into tech, engaged with their neighborhoods, and/or interested in merging the two together. Whether you're a small business owner looking for interesting new tech opportunities, a technologist trying to build a solution for local, or just someone who loves where they live...come join us!

Are you thinking about launching a food truck, a series of popup shops, or launching a clothing store on wheels? Come with ideas and mental blueprints. We'll brainstorm strategies, potential pitfalls, and best practices.

The tech scene in NYC is growing so big not even a body of water as wide as the Hudson can contain it. Since it has washed up on our shores--- it felt right to give it a name. Palisades tech breakfast gives a nod to the Palisade Cliffs just above the Hudson, from Tenafly to Weehawken. Though we'd welcome anyone with a 201 area code, really. Using the land of diners for our turf, and the skyline as our backdrop, lets grab some food (you have to pay for your own, sorry), grab a seat, and talk tec …

There are interesting trends emerging in Manufacturing. On-Shoring, 3-D printing, a resurgence of small shops in Brooklyn and Queens. With all the latent manufacturing expertise in the Tri-State area, I think it's time to wrangle a group together to capitalize on these trends. There's more going on around here than Social Media!

Attention brewers, bakers, butchers, canners, chefs and all other food industry innovators! The goal of this group is to raise the success rate of food entrepreneurs. We want you to "fail less". Not starting a company? That's OK, this group will also equip people at large food companies with the tools to innovate. We will explore the application of Lean Startup (Eric Ries) and Customer Development (Steve Blank) methods from the tech world to food industry startups. In other words, we'll learn ho …

NuSkool is a new Ed Tech Startup devoted to Real Life Learning. NuSkool specializes in using Popular Culture to enhance learning both inside and outside of the classroom. This meetup is for anyone working with youth in a teaching setting and would like to discuss effective strategies for student engagement. Every session we do a quick demo of the NuSkool platform and offer suggestions on how to integrate popular youth culture into your curriculum to create a student-centered learning environment …

Events will focus on Ruby on Rails engineering best practices and principles along with emerging Rails technologies. We will focus events on mixing Rails with new and emerging technologies as much as possible.  Examples of this will range from using Rails with Big Data and high frequency trading to using rails to develop apps for robots, and new medical devices. We will only allow the best RoR speakers to present, ensuring the quality of the content. Content will range from beginner to advanced …

A Visionary Entreptrneur & Trendsetter is interested in the next best thing. To enjoy the early morning watching the sun rise. People interested in the "Big Picture" such as solving the World's hunger issue. To think globally but act locally. Soup kitchens, travel, explore and submerse yourself in other cultures and traditions. Gourmet food. Cooking. Organic and Natural Food for a sustainable future.. Wine. Reading the paper, yoga, adventure living in the day.. The New. A good performance... No …

A network for women entrepreneurs to market their companies and products to Angel Investors, Lenders, the Media and Retailers for funding, buzz and distribution. Learn tips and insights before you pitch, and attend the yearly Conference to pitch to Angel Investors, Lenders, Media Reps and Retailers. The day is known to have changed women's companies and lives by securing funding, media exposure and retail distribution in Whole Foods and QVC.

We will be serving the rails community with educational content geared toward novice, intermediate, and advanced rails developers and enthusiasts. There will be guest lecturers, demonstrations by rails community members, hack-a-thons, networking with other startups, and hopefully fun. Food and beverages will be provided.

Gotham Media's FoodTECH is a devoted to conversation, ideas, and networking about the nexus of food, beverages (of all kinds) and technology. It's an spinoff of our Digital Breakfast and Cocktails Series that focus on media, technology and innovation. We hope you'll check out our Gotham Media Meetup as well. Oh yeah, almost forgot, we plan to make food and drink and integral part of our events.

Interested in meeting early-stage Investors in the Food Industries? Then register for the FundingPost Food Investing Conference on Thursday, August 29, at the International Culinary Center in New York City! If you are an Investor, Company, Service Provider, or Member of the Press in food, restaurant, food products, food tech, restaurant tech, services, consumables or packaged goods... either on the creative side, product side or the technology that supports it, such as logistics, ordering, marke …

The Foodtech space is about to explode, and nipping at its heels will be BoozeTech, where technology meets all things booze. This group is for current, aspiring, or interested entrepreneurs in the alcohol-tech space. Come grab a drink, vent about archaic government regulation, and meet others like you: bold entrepreneurs on a mission to save the world, one drink at a time.