We all procrastinate to a greater or lesser extent. Sometimes, however, procrastination can become a powerful habit that seriously and negatively impacts our lives. This meetup, organized by Jerry Arthur-Wong, Registered Clinical Counsellor, will explore some common causes and aspects of this problem and seek solutions that work.

We are happy you found us! Simply by finding this group you are developing self awareness (well at least a little bit!). This Group is created so all people interested in personal growth can come together and be able to take their life and relationship to self and others  to next level. Every time you read something constructive or take some sort of positive action in your life you will increase your overall consciousness and become a wised, happier, and more appealing human being. Self explorat …

Welcome to Collaborator IoT! Collaborator IOT is an uber-casual meetup for all those interested in getting together to talk about the Internet of Things and finding people to collaborate with in order to realize those projects. Overview of what kinds topics could be covered over time? Robotics (Oceanic/Undersea, UAV/Drones [air/space], Driverless Cars, Industrial, Healthcare, Surgical, Household) M2M/ Machine to Machine Machine Learning User-Driver Entertainment (Gaming, Television, Film, Spor …

The Vancouver Community Experience Group (VanCX) represents Vancouver-based online community developers, managers, designers and participants! Do you own, operate or participate in the management of an online community or social network? Are you passionate about cultivating online community? Join up and share your experiences with the rest of us.

VanMoodle User Group is a community website dedicated to connecting Moodle users locally by helping organize local gatherings, known as 'VanMoodle user groups'. This group is being formed to get Moodlers together to discuss how they use it, what their issues are and see if we can help each other solve these issues - and hopefully have fun while doing it! Come and meet other users of the Moodle Learning Management System. Share your problems and solutions, frustrations and successes, with …

OVERVIEWDo you work in the IT (Information Technology) field in British Columbia? Or are you an IT professional who is planning to move to British Columbia? Network with other people who are working in the same field as you.Some, but not all, areas you might be working in include:- Enterprise Systems- IT Infrastructure- Databases- Project Management- Security- Applications and Development- Mobile Technologies- Sales and Marketing- Human ResourcesBENEFITS OF JOINING THIS GROUP- sometimes it's …

Become a part of the largest not-for-profit Internet Marketing Meetup In Canada The Internet Masterminds Group Meetup The purpose of this group is to develop our businesses, marketing, share ideas, discuss strategies, and talk to people who get exited when we talk about internet marketing. We get together every Monday at 7pm to discuss various issues that we rarely get to talk about in the "real world". We are an internet marketing mastermind group that discusses: * Internet Marketing * Social …

Join our learning group as we explore the evolving field of Neuroleadership, which applies neuroscience research to enhance leadership, communication, collaboration and facilitate change. Meeting once per quarter, we will introduce models, research and the latest developments in this field to improve thinking and performance in the workplace through video clips, research papers, presentations, guest speakers and group activities. Our goal is to foster interactive learning and discussion, and sha …

This is a group for people interested in multilingual marketing. We'll speak about social media all over the world and multilingual marketing campaigns. We'll organize presentations and networking events with Vancouver Marketing Managers. Most of our events will take place at the HiVE Vancouver (co-working space).

A place for construction (and related industries) industry related to connect and share experiences, stories and best practices to help each other succeed in today's challenging environment. All industry professionals are welcome from architects and designers, to contractors and developers, to finance and insurers. So join us and share your story. It is also an opportunity to network across related fields with professionals that have an interest in the construction industry. Join us to continu …

Agile software development means that you provide the client what (s)he doesn’t want in the first 30 days rather than after 180 days. You use the remaining 150 days to build what the client really wants with a “show as you go” strategy following each 30 day iteration. In 2001, Ken Schwaber, Kent Beck, Martin Fowler and Alistair Cockburn amongst others came up with the Agile Manifesto as follows: We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through …

Meet other Vancouver users of Joomla, the Web's grate dynamic content management system (CMS). Whether you're an absolute beginner learning the ropes or a power user blogging daily, or making professional web sites with Joomla, you are welcome to come out to exchange ideas, network with each other, and have a good time. We will try to learn from each other and have few training sessions on any Joomla topic included: Templates, Modules, Components, Development, Structure and lot more. VanJoomla. …

This is a group for anyone interested in self-healing, health and wellness, yoga, stress management, relaxation, alternative medicine, and energizing their life. As a family physician, certified medical intuitive, mind body medicine practitioner, author, yoga and meditation teacher, reconnective energy healer, angel therapy practitioner and a MOM…I created this group to meet and help guide others on how to improve their own health and overall well-being. Let’s get together, wake up our own inner …

This group is for CEOs, CMOs, CFOs, Digital Marketing Managers, Affiliate Managers and anyone interested in affiliate and performance marketing on the merchant/seller/advertiser side. We will collectively discuss industry best practices in affiliate marketing for merchants, help each other push forward in reaching new markets segments, & grow sustainable and profitable affiliate marketing programs from beginners to advanced level internet marketing experts. This group is lead by one of the most …

Imagine expanding your business into the business of your dreams now. The purpose of the Hot100Business Association Vancouver is to help create and manage accelerated growth now, instead of waiting for it to happen later. The economy may be a challenge but…. it’s not the primary determinant of growth for a well-run Hot100Business. Right now, a growing number of the Hot100Business Association members are working on accelerating their own growth and helping other members to do the same. Monthly: W …

The Vancouver Professional Recruiters Community is dedicated to professionals who have made it their career to connect amazing people with amazing employment opportunities. Come meet other local recruiters, HR professionals and hiring managers while we discuss topics that include recruiting strategies and tactics, eRecruitment, social media, talent management, best & next practices and building business relationships. Corporate talent acquisition practitioners are especially encouraged to join t …

Join us in the Trenches of Agile Methodology We are a group of Vancouver based professionals involved in software development who strive in the path of excellence and personal growth by building a community of mixed roles and different levels of prowess; meeting new people and exchanging notes on our real world experiences from what we read in books or see in conferences. We follow the principles of the Agile Manifesto, and wish to create a welcoming environment for people new or curious to Ag …

The number of ExpressionEngine users is growing rapidly, and Vancouver has been a leading community of EE development for several years. The purpose of this group is to share knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for Expression Engine. I'd suggest the format might include some informal 'show n tell' presentations where members can demonstrate how they have used ExpressionEngine to meet their needs. Anyone who develops websites using ExpressionEngine should definitely join this group. Those curious ab …

//collaborate here Canada's largest tech meetups RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and …

Effective communication is the key to success and happiness ... at home, work and play. Evergreen 973 Toastmasters Club is over 60 years old. We continue a fine tradition as a not-for-profit organization that helps those who wish to improve their public speaking skills. We also teach leadership and meeting management. Evergreen is people helping people in a safe, gentle atmosphere of practice and fun. Guests can drop by for free. When you become a Member of Evergreen 973, you automatically becom …

The Local Marketing Strategy Group is a meetup for marketers, developers and entrepreneurs to discuss strategies relating to mobile development, marketing and local business marketing. The purpose of the group is for members to share ideas on mobile and local marketing for small to mid-size businesses. This group meetups discuss trends in marketing such as social media marketing through mobile, SMS text message marketing, application development for iOS & Android, location-based services, near f …

Are you overwhelmed with living a hectic full-on life? Do you feel you are living other people’s expectations? What would it be like to live your life fully with clarity, balance and freedom? As overwhelm becomes more common in our hectic world, it consumes people’s lives. But how is this really living? With people increasingly expected to carry a huge weight of responsibility and pressure in various areas of their lives, overwhelm wreaks havoc in relationship breakdowns, challenging family …

Social Media and Web Innovators come together with Social Change Makers and Nonprofits to mix, swap stories and ideas, and build new relationships. Learn more at http://www.NetTuesday.ca Net Tuesday welcomes sponsorship proposals. Learn more about our sponsorship packages.

We gather together usually at "The Edge on Yukon St., silently sipping coffee, or even tea, while looking vacuously into space. When the first person cracks and speaks, the rest of us watch, listen and gaze in amazement. Then we all start to talk. Some listen, some even think about things. Or knit. Sometimes we manage to mumble, mutter, or splutter a few disconnected words to each other, the droning conversation has been known to ramble on for a couple of hours. A conversation that is kept aliv …

Welcome to the Food, Rooms & People Creative Photography Meetup Do you like to shoot... The Food, Rooms and People Creative Photography group is designed to allow photographers to collaborate together to: a) get nicely setup food photos, b) find great locations for room photography, and c) ATTEND MODEL SHOOTS with creative lighting. We are doing a lot of model shoots with creative lighting right now and tackling a whole range of genre's, from glamour fashion to nude boudoir and everything in …

Our Twitter Hashtag: #IACSVan These are meant to be working definitions to help us keep the meetup group on track. Information Architecture From the IAInstitute (http://iainstitute.org/en/learn/resources/what_is_ia.php) Information architecture is defined as: The structural design of shared information environments. The art and science of organizing and labeling web sites, intranets, online communities and software to support usability and findability. An emerging community of practice focused …

R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis and graphical visualization (it generates beautiful charts very easily!). It is the de facto standard for statistical computing in academia and is becoming increasingly popular with commercial users in areas such as business intelligence, predictive analytics, data mining, machine learning, computational biology and quantitative finance. While R has an estimated 1 million users globally, the local Vancouver user b …

A meetup group for those interested in Data Sciece.