The Inventors Network of the Capital Area (INCA) is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1993. Our members are interested in patents, the innovation process, product design, marketing, licensing, prototyping and other product development issues. Every month we host a meeting with a speaker and time for experienced and beginning inventors to network.The meetings are usually held third Mondays of the month at the Tysons-Pimmit Regional Library in Falls Church, Virginia. Private sector …
Design Thinking DC brings together people from business, design, technology and beyond to learn and share. We come together for radical collaboration on methodologies, practices and experiences to facilitate and deliver innovation in the world.
For those that want to learn more about design thinking here are a few links:
1)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_thinking
2)http://www.fastcompany.com/resour
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3)http://dschool.stanford.edu/our-p
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One idea, one team, one solution at a time is what it's all about. Conceptualize, design, develop and deploy a new app, web service or product every three weeks. Share in the fun, excitement and equity of the next big thing. No need to wait in line to pitch for a limited amount of spots to get your idea up and running. No need to pay to join a group of strangers for a few days hoping that you can put together something meaningful and move forward. Join our community of entrepreneurs, devel …
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Hi! ProductCamp DC is a 100% participant-driven event where professionals interested in building, launching and managing great products gather to learn from one another and share their experiences. If you are in Product Management or Product Marketing, this is the event for you! Whether you are in a large enterprise, a non-profit, government agency or event a start-up, this is the place you want to be to interact with the region's best and brightest on product strategy. Get involved and get acti …
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Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presen …
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This Meetup is for anyone interested in getting some hands-on experience with the various aspects of on-location portrait photography. This includes photographers, models, stylists, makeup artists, and location scouts/production designers. We will not use paid models or locations, so there will be no fees to participate in this group. We only ask that everyone help carry the equipment. If we don’t have a TFCD model for any particular shoot, we will also need to take turns modeling for each o …
This is a collaborative community, not just a meetup group. Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product? If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you. Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer? Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner? If so, this is where you need to be. If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet. Want …
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Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product? Are you seeking a co-founder for a new startup? Are you a small business looking for resources to support or re-invent your brain-child? If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you. Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer? Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner? If so, this is where you need to be. If you are an investo …
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Graphic & Responsive Web Design is very much its own form of art ... Some would even say that it's a lifestyle. If you live, breathe, love all that is web and graphic design, you've come to the right place. The goal of this group is to grow and work with an awesome niche of talent in which ideas, work, projects can be freely shared and collaborated upon. Let our group be another way to inspire you and take your talents to another level! Look forward to seeing you at our upcoming open house! …
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This inventor workshop HELPS inventors develop, design, prototype, and PROTECT their inventions. Patent Attorney/Inventor/Engineer/ provides tips to help inventors PROTECT and PROFIT from their inventions. www.jjosephpatentlaw.com
The DC Tech Meetup convenes technologists, entrepreneurs, investors and the broader innovation community regularly to learn and share. Each month, 800+ innovators gather to see demos, launch products and meet their future co-founders, partners and funders.
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As a color design professional, you know how critical color is. You know that “color sells – and the right colors sell better.” And if you’re involved in color decisions, you know your choices can have a tremendous impact on the bottom line. Creative decisions can be lonely…. or, they can be part of an exciting and stimulating process that involves fellow color experts from all over the world! Color choices can be educated guesses…or, they can be astonishingly on target – right on the cutting ed …
Welcome to MoDevDC- a mobile development, design and marketing community for DC, Virginia, Maryland and beyond. We provide a productive forum for technical and business expertise in order to successfully navigate the world of apps and the mobile web. - Join this group if you are a developer, designer or mobile marketing professional at any level, regardless of platform - Join if you are a company needing mobile expertise and support - Interact with some of the brightest developers in the bu …
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Welcome Launchrepreneurs! We're a community of creatives passionate about building and delivering impactful products and services. We created this Meetup Group to share ideas, skills and best practices. Each month we host at least one networking event featuring distinguished speakers. Based on your feedback, we offer focus groups in specific areas. Members are encouraged to offer their insights either formally or informally. Our mission is to help you develop and refine a skillset which will all …
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With over 10 years in the decorating industry, I have found that teaching and sharing is the best part of what I do. I love seeing people have that light bulb moment when they can think about their space in a new way. This group is for new condo owners who are interested in decorating their new home. We will learn decorator tricks of the trade, expore products that solve your design challenges, visit showrooms and learn from vendor presentations. This group will help each individual member crea …
Got an idea for the next great mobile app, web service or product? Are you seeking a co-founder for a new startup? If you are ambitious and hungry for success, this is the place for you. Are you a graphic/industrial designer, mobile or web developer? Are you an independent contractor, entrepreneur, or small business owner? If so, this is where you need to be. If you are an investor looking for opportunities, these are the people you may want to meet. Want to contribut …
Meet other local people who support Permaculture design for creating more-sustainable human environments. Everyone welcome, including all regional residents, friends & supporters! Permaculture offers practical solutions to many of the problems facing the world by using ecology as the basis of organizing systems of food production, housing, technology, economics and community. Please join us as we cultivate a beautiful, delicious and healthy tomorrow! Activities include discussion groups, tours, …
Monkeys with Typewriters (MoWiTy) is an extreme writing group bent on hammering out our novels (or whatever projects we're working on) and having fun too. If infinite monkeys can create a masterpiece, so can we. We do not limit ourselves to writing -- any creative endeavor a member feels like working on is appropriate for MoWiTy. During meetings, our members write, draw, blog, design, code, or work on whatever other project he or she is up to. The purpose of our meetup is to provide members with …
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Challenging economic times require us to re-think the way we get things done. Let’s get back to basics. Instead of paying cash for the services or products of others, why not trade the services or products you have for what you want! Everyone has something they can trade; skills, products, services, or just “stuff” that can be bartered with others who have something you want or need. That’s what this group is about! Let’s do direct and organized trading to help each other in these tough times. T …
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The DC Filmmakers group is a community of people passionate about motion pictures. We look at digital production and film production as two side of the same coin. The group is a resource to network, make films, learn, teach, screen films, discuss business aspects of the industry, and to make friends. Our members include Producers, Directors, Cinematographers, Writers, Actors, Audio Engineers, Lighting Gaffers, Grips, Audio Designers, Digital Artists, and Entertainment Lawyers. With kind regards, …
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