Users and developers of the open source cloud, OpenStack.org. The group objective is to create a community for collaboration in the Austin Texas area. Please use the #OSATX twitter tag!

A Cappella Texas is Austin's premier men's chorus. We have a passion for singing four-part harmonies, with an eye for fun and excellent quality.  Visit our website at www.acappellatexas.org for up-to-date information about the chorus and our performance schedule. Our members range from teenagers to retirees, with doctors, teachers, engineers, students, managers, all getting together to create incredible music. We currently meet every Tuesday evening at Concordia University at 11400 Concordia Uni …

Austin Urban Sketchers was formed as a way for artists to get together and draw our city. This group was inspired by Urban Sketchers.org, an international organization that gathers people to draw and tell the visual stories they observe on location. Artists of all levels are welcomed in the group. The group is organized by artist/instructor Laurie Mann of LZM Studio and I am available during our drawing sessions to teach, give tips and help beginners. It is my intention that we all grow and lear …

The official meetup group of Travis Audubon, the Austin-area Audubon Society. We promote the enjoyment, understanding, and conservation of native birds and their habitats, and strive to inspire conservation through birding. We host a variety of events throughout the year, including weekly field trips, adult education classes and workshops, youth education programs, monthly membership meetings, special birding events, and more! Visit our website at travisaudubon.org for more information.

RowFree Program at Austin Rowing Club offers free beginner rowing lessons to staff and volunteers of nonprofit organizations, teachers, government employees. & seniors.   Instruction in rowing a racing shell, on Lady Bird Lake, by experienced members of Austin Rowing Club (Austin's only nonprofit rowing club). Lessons can be scheduled on weekday mornings, or if you have a group of three or more we can schedule an event on a Friday evening, or Saturday or Sunday afternoon. Email RowFree@austinrow …

A user group to meet and discuss the Go programming language (golang). Meetups are typically held on third Thursdays at 7. Follow us on Twitter @atxgolang and join our chat room #atxgolang on Freenode. From golang.org: The Go programming language is an open source project to make programmers more productive. Go is expressive, concise, clean, and efficient. Its concurrency mechanisms make it easy to write programs that get the most out of multicore and networked machines, while its novel type sys …

(1 minute video) This group is for people who value and enjoy deeper discussions with amazing people and who are also willing to rise to the occasion by joining us to help make these discussion opportunities an ongoing reality. The events held in this group are all about having fun nights of great people and 'deeper' discussions over dinner in a charming restaurant. This Meetup group was created by Glen Brauer as part of a non-profit global initiative using practical philosophy to bring togeth …

The only cycling event in Texas dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes. The CTX Tour de Cure promises to be the best one yet! Whether you are an avid or recreational cyclist we've got you covered! This year's tour is an all new venue - new routes that takes you through some of the best riding that the hill country has to offer, plus an amazing start/finish line at Reunion Ranch where you can enjoy great food, music and showers. Bring the whole family out to enjoy a full day of activities, incl …

Do you find yourself looking in the refrigerator or eating when you are not hungry?  Often people eat for reasons besides hunger, such as loneliness, boredom, anger, anxiety, or depression.  The holiday season can be a lot of fun, but for people who struggle with emotional eating, it can be a particularly stressful time. There may be occasions when people eat much more than they plan to eat, and feel regret or guilt afterwards. Karen Arluck, a Licensed Masters of Social Work with Jewish Family …

A new party to set about to change the corrupt political process in the US. We will be using the platform established by AmericansElect.org to run for President in 2016, so we need to start now. Both parties and our whole 2 party system are so corrupt that we need to get organized now if things are ever to change. We don't have time to reverse global warming, help the poor and save our democracy.  Our Motto, Liberal Goals with Conservative Accountable Government.

This meetup group is an outreach effort of the Austin Area Electric Vehicle Association, aka AustinEV.org. You don't have to be a member of AustinEV to come to these meetups; anyone who's interested in electric vehicles (homebrew conversions or commercially produced electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) is welcome to come join us. We typically meet on the second Saturday of the month, in various locations. Most of these meetings will just be dinner at a restaurant and conversation with like-min …

ColorCancer is the first program of a local Austin, TX non-profit. Our focus is to bring awareness and outreach to all cancers. If you are looking for a great group in Austin, TX to meet other passionate business professionals in your area, the ColorCancer Network is the place for you. We have monthly social opportunities as well and various volunteer opportunities for you to get involved in the Austin cancer community. For more information, check out are events at facebook.com/colorcancer. You …

Toastmasters at Riverbend is a local Austin Chapter of the International Toastmasters, Inc. Our Mission is to encourage Public Speaking and is open to all individuals. There are over 100 clubs in the Austin Area so please visit our website at http ://1410377.toastmastersclubs.org.

Austin, Texas, is home to about 170 species of butterflies. It is also the home of the Austin Butterfly Forum, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to butterfly conservation and to enriching people's lives through butterflies. The Austin Butterfly Forum is a butterfly club that holds field trips, conducts butterfly counts, promotes butterfly gardening, performs conservation activities, and meets monthly for an educational presentation. We are a community of butterfly enthusiasts who also en …

Have you adopted a pet from the Austin Humane Society? Or are you interested in doing so? This is the group for you! It's a great way to meet other animal lovers, share tips and tricks related to pet ownership and training, socialize your dog with people and other dogs, and stay plugged into the animal rescue community here in Austin! The Austin Humane Society is Austin's largest, longest-standing non-profit, no-kill shelter. Established in 1952, AHS offers adoption, free feral cat spay/neuter a …

The Circle C Central MOMS Club is dedicated to providing support for women who have chosen to stay at home with their children.  We are a local chapter of the International MOMS Club®, a non-profit international group with more than 2000 chapters in the United States and more than 100,000 members worldwide. MOMS Club International defines the physical boundaries for this club. Your home must be located in Circle C AND within these roads: West of MOPAC, North of 45, East of Spruce Canyon and Sout …

These sessions are about Practical Wisdom for getting the most out of Life. *Breathing Techniques to eliminate stress and tension *Skills for improving relationships at home and at work *Tools to handle your mind and negative emotions Gives participants the practical knowledge and techniques to unlock their deepest potential and bring fullness to life. Each participant comes away lighter, with effective techniques for releasing mental and physical stress and increasing his or her health, ener …

Applied Meditation is easy, effective and directly focused on improving our life. One of life's major challenges is figuring out what we really want to do and who we want to become (finding our "Heart's Wish"). The next challenge is then finding the energy to fulfill our Heart's Wish. Using a meditation practice called Heart Rhythm Meditation (HRM) we learn how to use our breath and concentration to feel our physical heartbeat and connect more fully with our physical heart. Then we learn other p …

Meet Austin artists who make and bind journals, blank books, and photo albums by hand, using a variety of media. Learn bookmaking techniques, share ideas, artwork, and skills. austinbookworkers.org

This is the Austin Pond Society's 19th annual pond tour. This year the tour will be hosted at twenty-one private gardens in Austin and the surrounding area. (9:00-5:00 PM each day) There will also be a night tour from 8:00 to 10:00 on Saturday, June 8. Tickets for all three events are $15 in advance and $20 at each pond during the tour. Tickets can also be purchased at Hill Country Water Gardens, Shoal Creek Nursery, Emerald Garden, The Great Outdoors and McIntire's Garden Center. Tickets can be …

Welcome to the Austin Virtual Assistant's group! We meet monthly, on a Saturday. The date, time and place will be determined by those who attend the previous meeting and will be posted as a new meetup viewable to members. There is no agenda. This is a relaxed and social-based group. We talk business, but it's more of a long-term mastermind. We are there to get to support and know each other on a deeper and more meaningful level. Helping each other in business is just one part of that. These me …

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution Our motto is "Not on our watch!" Please support our efforts by becoming an official member of Oath Keepers. Click …

AustinSEM.org is a group of non-affiliated professional internet marketers in Austin and surrounding areas. We don’t care where you work, as long as your job is Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization or Social Media. If you don't do this for a living, we respectfully ask you look for a group more suited to learning about SEO/SEM. This is the place for professionals to get together and discuss relevant events and topics. We are there for each other to be a support group of sorts. Thi …