Welcome! Meet other people who are interested in learning about math, science and technology. We'll have book and science topic discussions attend science lectures, museum exhibits, planetarium shows, guided nature walks, science films and documentaries in Phoenix and the surrounding cities. Science topics include the environment, alternative energy, conservation, sustainability, agriculture; wildlife, nature, geology, archaeology; biology, chemistry, medicine; physics, astronomy; mathematics, c …

Come enjoy food, drinks, and good ol' fashioned conversation with others who reject pseudoscience and superstition. Not sure if you're a skeptic? Read this short summary of skepticism by Brian Dunning: http://skeptoid.com/skeptic.php Still in? See you at the pub!

The West Valley Writers Workshop (WVWW) is organized by writers for writers. Our whole purpose is to help you get published. And if you're already published (and several of our regular members are!) we'll help you become even more successful. Some writers groups are social affairs, we're a bit different. We meet for three hours (09:30 AM-12:30PM) on the first Saturday of each month at the Avondale Public Library, 11350 W Civic Center Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323. Enter through the northernmost door …

MEMBERSHIP: Our choir is open to anyone who loves to sing, and already has a working relationship with their singing voice.    We welcome people from different singing styles, degrees of experience and training.   Whether you are a professional vocalist, shower singer or freeway diva, we have a place for you!  Our choir members have a sincere desire to cultivate their singing voice, improve their musical skills through singing in harmony and develop greater powers of self expression in a network …

This fun and transformational free meetup is about you—and your happiness and health! You get to personally experience exciting new approaches to personal transformation. We meet the 1st Wednesday of every month from 7-9:30 pm to explore the infinite possibilities of transformation through energy healing. “Find Your Joy” meetup group is open to anyone seeking happiness, vitality, prosperity, fun, miracles and spiritual well-being. We help each other manifest our deepest dreams. Our get-togeth …

A part of the Central Arizona Speculative Fiction Society this friendly group of people meets every third Tuesday to discuss a different science fiction selection. Meet some people with a common interest in SF and Fantasy literature. Haven't read the book?  No biggie. Come on in and see what the rest of us think about it.

Participate in events connected to PBS broadcast programming on Eight, or in your area of Arizona. Look for ways to expand what you see on television with extra readings, video segments, interviews, and other related resources by participating in one of our local workshops. AZ PBS has a vast collection of content in a wide variety of areas. Connect with us to focus around specific areas: * Early Childhood Education - for center and home based care providers * PreK-12 Education & Technology - in …

We are now up and running in Arcadia! Centrally located at 5524 East Lafayette Boulevard in Phoenix, the Preschool and Kindergarten will start  on January 08, 2013. Call (602) 952-2616 to sign up! We have teamed up with some of the most accomplished educators in the Valley to make this school an amazing place for our children. What is the School All About? The German School will allow our kids to learn German from native German teachers as well as from one another. Only the highest standards wer …

Engineers Unite Meet-Up is an event for engineers, scientists, technologists, students and others in the science and technologies industries to meet, network and discuss local and global topics in the industry.

This group reads a book on a science related topic each month and discusses it. We rarely have the answers, but we have the curiosity to explore ideas. Anyone interested in the life sciences should join this group.

S.P.A.C.E. (Space Privatization and Commercial Exploration) Association is an organization whose primary purpose is to help its members reach out to the Aerospace and Astronautics Industry and to raise awareness in the public about the benefits of space commercialization and exploration. S.P.A.C.E. Association seeks to accomplish these goals by bringing the most recent news and information resources to its members, and by forging connections between its members and the industry itself. S.P.A.C.E …

The goal of this group is to form a small (ideally 6-8) gathering of writer's that can come together to review work, exchange ideas and generally help everyone involved become better and perhaps even (and dare I say it) published writers.

The Barony of High Oasis is part of the game Amtgard, a nation-wide, free-to-play, medieval fantasy combat sport. We are located in Phoenix Arizona, and belong to the Kingdom of Dragonspine. Members of our Barony are active in many Amtgard activities, including combat, the arts and sciences (including, but not limited to costuming, armor crafting, cooking, and painting), and theater arts. Amtgard combat uses safe, padded weapons and shields which are simulations of the real thing, and offers a f …

This is the Meetup Group for Away Team: Phoenix -- A 'Star Trek' fan group dedicated to bold adventure in the Valley of the Sun.

"Kundalini yoga classes are a dynamic blend of postures, breath, mantra, music and meditation, which teach you the art of relaxation, self-healing and elevation. Balancing body and mind enables you to experience the clarity and beauty of your soul. No previous experience in yoga is required for you to achieve results with your very first class. Men of great knowledge actually found out about the chakras – their workings, their petals, their sounds, their infinity, their co-relationship, their po …

This is a group that meets weekly to read and study the Urantia Book which the history of everything. It is about cosmology, the universe, science, energy, philosophy, the planet we live on, where we come from and where we are going. It has been said that this revelation is the most valuable gift ever given to mankind. We are all part of an immense plan, a gigantic enterprise, and it is of the vastness of the undertaking that renders it impossible to see very much of it at any one time and durin …

This will be a group for Fans who enjoy the sport of Boxing. Not just banging and fighting, but the sweet science of it. We will have forums and discussions about fights, fighters, techniques, styles, equipment, etc. We can get together to watch fights and even have some boxing classes and sparring for people who are interested. Another great idea is to get together to watch past fights so that we can discuss and critique them. This group is a free group with no membership or sign up charges. Th …

We want to have regular discussions of modern interpretations of Kabbalah. We want to look at current events through the prism of Kabbalah and try to find solutions to the problems facing society. We are open to all points of view and want to attract like minded people who are searching for a greater meaning to their lives.

Meet fellow Sci-fi/Fantasy Fans near you. This group is intended to be a friendly social group, with the common thread of Science Fiction and Fantasy. If you're passionate about reading and discussing sci-fi and fantasy books, film and television this is the place for you.  All adults are welcome to our SF Meetup to have fun talking about science fiction in television, movies, books, graphic novels, fanfiction, media, gaming and art. Watch Sci-Fi shows together, play games and travel with us to …

Welcome to our group! As parents, we know that children are born with a creative and curious side and when they engage in any type of activity that encourages it, they allow us into a world that only they see. Through creative play, they are able to express their true self at the most primitive levels of expression.  We all understand that while modern times require that they engage in modern technologies there is an intuitive natural energy within them that calls them to reground. It reconnects …

This is an IBM sponsored Big Data meetup group.  Geared towards developers, data scientists and all Big Data enthusiasts, our meetups provide an opportunity to work hands on with the solutions and tools in the IBM Big Data Platform. Meetup topics may include: - Hadoop-based analytics - Stream Computing - Text Analytics - Visualization and Discovery tools for Big Data - Big Data App Development - Deep dives into the technologies that makes big data processing possible - Anything and everything ab …

This discussion group led by Tom Lombardo, Director of the Center for Future Consciousness (www.centerforfutureconsciousness.com) and The Wisdom Page (www.wisdompage.com), will cover a very broad range of themes and topics, including all the general issues of philosophy, such as the study of wisdom, the philosophy of mind and consciousness, ethics, and cosmology. On the “futures” end of things, included are areas such as the future of science and technology, the future of the human mind, the fut …

The purpose of the U.L.T. is to spread broadcast the teaching of theosophy as recorded in the writings of Helena P. Blavatsky and William Q Judge. Theosophy is a universal system of ethics and human unity. A synthesis of science, religion, and philosophy.. U.L.T. meetings begin promptly and are free and open to all. The lodge is supported by voluntary contributions of time, money and work. All are welcome to participate. No dues, fees or collections. Ever. http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/ U.L.T. …