"This is a group for anyone interested in improving their performance. We will be exploring specific issues around, Corporate, The Internet and Social Media, Area's around your businesses and where you most need help, How to identify your competitive advantages in this ever changing market. If you want to explore and share in a participatory environment for learning, teaching and improving all areas of performance, you will want to attend these events.

This is a group that provides Ottawa women in business with networking possiblities and support without the exorbitant membership fees like other networking business groups. Our mission is to offer professional business women with comfortable, casual opportunities to discuss yours buisness needs and to partner with other Ottawa Connected Women.  It is a place to share new ideas and learn new strategies for your business.  We even socialize now-and-again! Everyone has something to offer! Come fin …

Hello! Welcome to the Single Parents Club of Ottawa (SPCO), a sister group of Ottawa-Social. SPCO is all about events and activities geared towards our children. You can suggest meetups and activities for children by simply clicking on "Schedule a New Meetup" located just below where it says "Activities for children" on our home page. As always, whether you are a single parent, a single adult, in a relationship or married with children, the group called Ottawa Social will have events exclusivel …

A group for everyone that is a fan of, or curious about ... karaoke! Everyone is welcome: karaoke singers, wannabe singers, not-so-sure-I-have-the-guts-to-go-up-and-sing-but-I'll-come-along-and-see'ers, as well as people who just want to hang out and watch the entertainment in a fun, friendly, supportive, and social environment. Everyone is welcome to join, whether you're a karaoke veteran or not, please come and join in the fun. If you decide to come out you there will be no pressure on you …

This is a group for women seeking interesting discussions, socialize and building new friendships with other women. We will focused our discussions on variety of intellectual, controversial and meaningful topics. Diversity is one of this group values all women are welcome to join. There is no specific location for this group, generally we will meet at public locations. The goal is to meet in a relaxed and nice atmosphere so each woman will feel comfortable openly sharing her reflections and opin …

Oasis: A shelter serving as a sanctuary, providing safety, peace, and rest in the midst of difficult and troubled times in a chaotic culture. Looking to start a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals to live with in community as we work together towards making a significant difference in our community, and the world, by first making that significant change within ourselves. This journey, if you so choose to embark on it, should be viewed as one of great fun and adventure, full of lear …

Getting together to be among the first to address the broad social issue of those of us, in numbers now, getting older: being alert, "alive," in uncharted territory. Starting with a chapter from a book (Shock of Gray, even, Meeting Death), to talk about personal, familial and societal existence in the next years.

Welcome to  'Ottawa International Connection' (OIC). Our motto is "Global thinkers in a global city." OIC facilitates safe connections with new coming internationals and established Canadians. The international community of Ottawa is full of brilliant and creative thinkers, academics and humanitarians. These folks are sometimes the closest thing one will ever meet to modern day heroes. Ironically, it is not uncommon that their initial plight is one of tremendous challenge, loneliness and even  d …

Live Music Metropolis provides social networking environment both online and offline that connects people and keeps live music alive.  We are now having meetup events in two different countries! Ottawa, Ontario Canada and Nashville, Tennessee USA. This partnership allows us to offer lots of exciting perks for all who take advantage of becoming a member in their local chapter! Why join Live Music Metropolis? Interested in going to see live music acts or musical events and are looking for someo …

Are you looking for a challenge? or maybe you're just looking for others to play with? Attend fun social events and meet new people and  as we pick different arenas for this friendly battle of the mind. This group is for anyone with the love of chess. Whether you are a beginner wanting to learn how to play better chess or an advance player looking for the same, the goal is to learn from each other and have FUN. Or maybe you're just a big geek like me. Whatever the case may be, welcome to the w …

Did you just buy a pair of inline skates or ice skates and are looking for some people to go with? Look no further! Sign up for Ottawa Bladers and we'll figure this out together! Inline skating and ice skating is a great low-impact exercise and social activity! Roller skaters (people with the old-fashioned skates) are welcome too! All experience levels are welcome! If you are an experienced in-line/ice skater or roller skater, and wouldn't mind showing some newbies some tips, we would love to ha …

A group for young adults in Ottawa suffering from a chronic illness/condition of any kind! These include Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, Crohn's Disease, Chronic Pain, Dysautonomia, POTS, Lyme Disease, Gastroparesis, Social Anxiety Disorder, Depression etc. It would be great to get together as a support group for one another. Dealing with a chronic illness as a 20 something year old makes for a very different life than the average person my age, and I thought it would be fun to try to ge …

Do you want to have some friends to enjoy Ottawa's nightlife with? NIGHTLIFE - Ottawa is a group dedicated to organizing outings to local bars and nightclubs for the purpose of having fun and meeting new people. Nightlife Ottawa caters to this need for people in their late twenties and thirties.. To be approved membership to this group YOU MUST have a FACE PICTURE or picture where your face is clearly visible and read the  Disclaimer and Rules ************************************************* …

Formerly known as GOAL - Guitar Ottawa Acoustic Lovers. MOJO is designed for individuals who share and interest in playing music. This includes any style of acoustic instrument (guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, harmonica, ukulele, bass, etc...) and a basic fundamental knowledge of chords (A, C, D, E, G, etc ). Our objective is to create an environment where people can jam in a relaxed way. Participants have varied skill levels and we typically play a mix of music that allows less skilled people …

Are you a business Owner, an Entrepreneur or a start-up? Do you believe in real business community engagement and ready to join forces to help each other Boost our businesses? Are you ready for a new, out of the box networking business community? If yes, we would be happy to welcome you to Bizsavings Community Force.

This is a group for anybody who is looking to make new friends in the Ottawa area. Whether you are new in town or have been living here for years, feel free to come out and make some new friendships. My hope for this group is that it will provide a fun and safe place for people to come together and create new memories!

Barrhaven does not have a Running Room so I am starting this group as a way to mobilize myself and others into running on a consistent basis. I would enjoy running with a small group to help with encouragement and motivation and thought maybe others would too. It also might be fun to find different locales within our community to run at - trails, pathways etc.

Technical communication gatherings.

The Ottawa Skeptics aim to promote the use of the scientific method, critical thinking and rational thought in our community. Ottawa Skeptics supports high standards of scientific integrity, academic freedom and the free exchange of ideas. We have one bias: Science is the best method for determining objective truth. Please contact us if you have any questions or information about local strange occurrences or claims. We enjoy researching and answering people's questions about the paranormal, cons …

With the recent flurries and drop in temperature the season for our Road Riding Meet-up has come to an end. We had a good turnout for our weekly rides with at least a handful of riders on a weekly basis. For the winter months we may host some indoor training sessions and if/when we do they will be posted to events.mec.ca. Have a happy winter! Glenn

Cocktails & Conversations is the event that brings young business professionals together in a relaxed space that would serve as a work wind-down alternative. This event is well tailored to unwind you from the stress of the day, week and month! However, because we understand the dynamics of individuals likes us, we foresee this to also be a great networking opportunity for all our guests. BUT our foremost goal is always going to be to RELAX and have fun, over great cocktails and great conversatio …

Drop in for an open run led by one of our highly trained staff. Pick up tips on your form and meet other runners for a 30-45 minute run. Meet each Thursday at the store (366 Richmond Rd.) at 6:30 pm. There will be a 10-20 minute talk pre-run on a different topic every week. All levels are welcome! For more information call 613-729-2700 or visit mec.ca/events

Hi there! Welcome to Flash Mob Volunteering! Do you want to meet other people where you'll be engaged in meaningful, inclusive and *fun* activities which make a difference where you live? You do? Then you've found the right place! The idea is simple: We meet at a local event, fundraiser, organization or agency, roll up our sleeves, and then volunteer. That's it! Simple, eh? Our group is aimed at creating a place for like-minded people to meet while helping their community. Bring yourself, your f …

I am calling on women who experience sexual abuse and harassment in the workplace and are willing to share their experience and move forward in life.

Calling small business owners who would like some free tips and also some possible tools to take advantage of mobile marketing and interacting with customers in fun and exciting ways like email, texting and facebook. Mobile technology is here for all of us to use, all we have to do is try it.

My goal is to establish a solid Node JS community in Ottawa, aside from discussing our experiences and sharing our current road blocks we will discuss everything from creating simple api's, social integration, Database integration, coding style and ethics, rapid prototyping and of course production deployments. Please Join me at this Node JS round table.

A group that gets together once in a while, usually in Ottawa, Canada to plan events and knowledge sharing activities that will help improve public policy and service delivery across all jurisdictions.

Join our community of next generation startups. Let's get together to network, socialize and share best practices about the new way of building and running your business more efficiently and competitive than ever before. We will organize various events and workshops with the support of the world's leading online work platform. These events will be a great opportunity for you - as an entrepreneur, small business owner or startup enthusiast - to network with like-minded people in your area, learn …