The Science Fiction Book Club meets in central London on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month & is open to Men & Women who enjoy discussing the themes & issues found in Science Fiction Novels. We read, meet & discuss character-led Sci-Fi novels for grown-ups at the more literate end of Science Fiction spectrum. Anything from Atwood to Zelazny that helps us become 'Well Read in SF'. Our books are usually from the 60's onwards & can include anything from Alternate History, Cyberpunk, Dystopian Sci- …

We're slowly making our way through the Guardian's list of 1000 novels everyone must read, which covers novels about love, crime, comedy, family and self, state of the nation, science fiction and fantasy, and war and travel.  We work our way through the categories each month, and invite members to nominate books from the list. Once nominations have been received, all members vote for their choice. The book club is for people living in and around Chiswick, as well as those who don't mind travelli …

Welcome to Big Data London - Europe's biggest Big Data community. Big Data London brings together people working on Big Data projects. If you're using Hadoop, Apache Cassandra or any other NoSQL related technology, if you're involved with web apps, enterprise apps, data analytics, financial apps or storage at massive scale, or simply want to learn more about the space, then you'll find something interesting here. So come and join us.

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We are the coolest SINGLES group in London. True. Meet other single people with shared interests while enjoying London's extraordinary science exhibitions, talks, stargazing and other events. Our usual events include talks or exhibition at the Royal Society, the Dana Centre, the Royal Institution, UCL or Imperial lecture series etc - these are almost always followed by a trip to a pub or bar afterwards. We also do regular visits to the Science Museum Lates and The Natural History Museum After Ho …

"If you have yet to experience the Magic of a Gong Bath - you are in for a very special festive treat!" Aiden Mckytire, a highly accomplished gong player and gong master…. Bathing us in waves of beautiful and timeless vibrations; the Gong Bath has been likened to a mini-vacation; the powerful vibrations of the gong transport us to another level of being and place where healing naturally occurs and the stresses of everyday life are gently washed away. A gong bath is a waterless bath where the gon …

About Londata: We created Londata to provide a space where people interested in the commercial opportunities presented by data can come together, listen to a great speaker or two and share war stories. Our aim is to make our attendees and their companies even more successful. Check out the 60s second digest from Londata III with Moshi Monsters below... If you want to follow us @londataevent the hash tag is #londataevent

The Talliston Writers’ Circle is a challenging and supportive group for all levels of talent and experience. Offering monthly meetings in a unique environment, our aim is to inspire writers to create their best, most engaging new work – and to share stories that delight and surprise. Authors will discover a creative hub of feedback and support, while newer writers gain the confidence to tell their story. • Talliston Presents Our Talliston Presents talks, lectures and workshops enable us to focus …

A chance for Bedfordians interested in technology to get together (probably in a pub) and chat. Likely topics: gadgets, operating systems, gadgets, cameras, the internet, gadgets, space stuff, cool new science, maker projects, inventions, apps, data and gadgets.

This group is for people with a zest for exploration and adventure, both in the outer and inner worlds! Life is a wonderful adventure to be enjoyed:) I believe the greatest lesson we can learn is how to feel good inside ourselves, when we have mastered this we can share this wonderful gift with others. Meetups and events will cover: How to raise your level of consciousness, heal yourself and really increase your quality of life through meditation, lucid dreaming and astral travel. Exploration o …

Cafe Scientifique is a place where, for the price of a cup of coffee or a glass of wine, anyone can come to explore and debate the latest ideas in science and technology.  Meetings have taken place in cafes, bars, restaurants and even theatres, but always outside a traditional academic context. The Basingstoke Café Scientifique meets once a month on a Monday evening from 7.30pm. You are welcome to arrive at the meeting venue any time from 7.00pm onwards for drinks before the talk which lasts 30 …

We're bringing geometry out of the classroom and into the boozer. Guided by John Stillwell's The Four Pillars of Geometry, we'll be looking at the development from the classical geometry of ancient Greece through Renaissance perspective drawing to the non-Euclidean spaces underpinning relativity. We're a diverse group of artists and designers, mathematicians, philosophers and other interested parties. Previous mathematical knowledge is NOT required, and we'll be providing support for anyone who …

This is a group for anyone interested in Space exploration especially designing and building Space-crafts and Rovers which would go to Space. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group to meet other Space enthusiasts. There is Discussion Board here at Meetup at the top of the page but I am configuring Forum based on phpbb which will give us much more features.

Do you want to positively impact a billion people in one decade? Are you inspired by the power of exponential technologies? Singularity University was founded by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil "to prepare humanity for accelerating technological change." This meetup is organised by SingularityU alumni and is open to anyone interested in using technology to help solve humanity's global grand challenges. Events starting in London 2013, possibly extending to other cities in future. Come and join u …

An invitation for a selection of meetup organizers to bring their members to a mixer in a lively salon space, recreating the artists' cafes of old, where lively-minded people can come together to talk, drink and share ideas. In the early part of the evening, each organiser hosts their usual meetup around a common theme, only this time we'll each be met by a crop of fresh faces and a lively atmosphere and environment in which to circulate afterwards, and widen our circle of acquaintances and inte …

"Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?" ~ Jim Morrison. Do you understand the life you're living? Do you want to try to make more sense of it all and add value and meaning to your world? Are you ready to try? Meet, greet and share your spiritual journey with like minded people who are awakening to their own Truth. Wherever you are on your path rest assured you are not alone. We are all Truth seeking travelers of the One Soul trying to recall why we are here and …

At the Coach House  promotes creative living, placing the local environment, people , plants, geography and architecture at the heart of all we do. This is a group  and space for people interested in exploring and learning new skills, experimenting with ideas through creativity in the arts and crafts, sciences and beyond. We meet at the Coach House ones of Brightons best kept secrets.

A collaborative environment for pushing the boundary of citizen science and engineering regardless of qualifications. Looking forward to hacking satellite and space in general, environment monitoring device, brain computer interface (etc, if you can think of more, ping me) together. Oh, robots too if you have/want one of those! Let's make science into tangible projects! If you have any suggestions or feedback, don't hesitate to get in touch: contactme [at] citizeninventor [dot] com