Our goal is to discuss, develop and demonstrate practical scenarios that are enriched by semantic technologies. We will meet up to swap ideas, share experiences and expertise to foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism.

InsightfulCRM is a consulting and system integration firm, with clients across Australia and New Zealand. We help organisations better engage with current and future customers by developing customer-centric strategies, which we bring into being through innovative use of technology.

Product Mavens (est. 2009) meet up on a regular basis to discuss all things product! Whilst it's oriented toward people working in product management, we encourage and welcome anyone with an interest in collaborative innovation. What is a Maven? According to Malcolm Gladwell, a Maven is someone who "accumulates knowledge and who has information on a lot of different products or prices or places", which pretty much sums this group up! So, if expending and sharing your product knowledge, explori …

Ever wondered about the future of money? What's the impact of Facebook credits and Bitcoin? What role can traditional banks and financial institutions play in today's world? What's the true impact of phasing out cheques? How can we support the un-banked? Here's what you need to do to get started: Join our group and add a topic you're passionate about eg. How could virtual currencies be taxed? Come along to our meetup, have a drink, have a chat and explore the future of money. Each meeting we'll …

Interested in the future of education? The Khan Academy, Sir Ken Robinson and Daniel Pink have changed the way we think about the way students learn and the way teachers should teach. Let's accelerate change by starting a conversation about Education in Australia.

On the last Friday of each month Young innovators, change-makers, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers come together with established industry professionals across the media, technology, social and creative sectors to hear rapid fire talks from the heart from 5 young people on the 5 C's of innovation: creativity, connection, collaboration, commercialisation, and community. Breakfast and networking happens before and after the talks.

How can Social Media be used to benefit all? This Group for anybody that is interested in using or developing innovative Social Media solutions. Come and share your ideas, the applications you built, or even the ideas you would like to see turned into reality! Bringing together users, innovators and developers is a great way to really understand "what is possible with social media?"

Creative Minds Sydney is a platform for connecting creative and inspiring people in these interesting times. We encourage collaboration between the creative, innovative, and ever-courageous people that come to our events - those speaking, and those listening The network and information society offers huge chances and possibilities. At the same time the ages of prosperity and growth are ending and society is changing. As an old Chinese saying states: "When the winds of change are blowing, some pe …

“Intrapreneur” is an employee of a large company or a Government agency who is running or promoting a “startup within an enterprise” – a highly innovative project that promises great returns or great savings. An intrapreneur can focus their energy on a new product, or on using new tools and processes to support and improve existing products. In all cases intrapreneurs have to rely on their vision, on “validated learning” through the project and on gradually building the support rather than on ca …

Why was the group started? When I first arrived in Australia I searched high, low and in dark corners for a craft group where I could create beautiful projects and meet other individuals who understood that I didn't want to make something exactly as it looked in a book. Sadly, I didn't find very much on offer in Sydney and nothing in my own area. How better to solve my problem than to be the solution...and so, The Ministry of Home Economics was born! What's the purpose of the group? We are a ton …

ACS Young IT (YIT) organise and run events and programs specifically for young, up and coming ICT practitioners. The events and programs we run include local career days, professional skill and technical seminars, networking opportunities and social activities. We also organise the Annual Young ICT Professionals Conference (YITCon). YIT Meetups give you the chance to meet and share experiences with other Young ICT pratitioners at seminars and social events. You can also seek advice, make lifelon …

The Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney provides a forum of support and technology to Rich Internet Application professionals of all levels and industries. Whether you're a designer, seasoned developer, or just starting out—the Adobe Platform Users Group, Sydney strengthens community, increase networking, unveil the latest technology innovations, and reveal the techniques that turn novices into experts, and experts into gurus. This group generally meets on the last Monday of each month  to discus …

Meetings to share what is being done with open research/open data, and what might be done.

Calling all retail owners and stakeholders interested to learn and discuss The Retail Disruption & Innovation Meetup is aimed will facilitate disucssions such as: Business and Operations * Keeping up * Brick & mortar, Online, Hybrid models * Choosing which business model is right for you * Restructuring, transition and timing * Staying Relevant at Scale * Manufacturing * Customer Service * Warehousing versus Drop-Shipping * Demand forecasting & ERP * Logistic and delivery Marketing and Growth * …

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 …

About Us Startup Wars is a twice monthly meeting between anyone who wants to come to an event and network, share their ideas, have fun and make new friends. The catch is that you are given a week to form groups and develop a new product/app/whatever you want. The Mission Obviously, Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was it built in a week, so we don't expect your next revolutionary idea (keep that to yourself :P ). The main point is to try new things, develop your skills, build up your netwo …

The UTS MBITM Community is a network extending beyond alumni, teaching staff and current students. It is a strongly bonded network of people who have similar aspirations and values. Events and community Meetups are arranged independently of UTS on a not-for-profit basis.

Bringing together the people mad to make change, to do health better, to use technology to advance population health and use technology to improve clinical practice. We are people with ideas, problems, possible solutions, skills to make it happen and a whole lot of positive energy and momentum for what's possible

If you're building a business, we know it can be as tough as it is rewarding. What's more, if you're working from home or cafes it can be isolating too. That's why we want to bring you together with other business owners and tech startups from the North Shore. We run events around StartNest, the new co-working incubator in Crows Nest.

Bringing together people with very different perspectives on what digital means for the way we work, live, and look at the world; across all its guises; social media, online, enterprise collaboration, mobile…..Past gatherings have included a wide mix of people from writers, start-ups, entrepreneurs, management consultants, independent thinkers, and academics. Perspectives vary widely. The common thread is a passion for the positive impact of digital and how to get value from it. The ultimate aim …

Calling all engineering innovators and like minded people. Tired of the formal engineering scene peeing on your battery. No need to reinvent the wheel, the Digital age is here, China is bursting with great cheap machine parts. 3D modelling packages cost pocket money. American hobbyists software gurus are practically giving their control software away. You don't need a million bucks but is it enough to design, build and fly your space MacGyver, you still need to sell it. Wouldn't it be great to m …

Calling all who want to help the world and their local community by building innovative technological solutions to problems from the community. If you're interested in taking part in the Random Hack of Kindess (RHoK) event in Sydney please sign up. We're after those who can contribute to problem ideas and help with solutions to those problems. RHoK was started in 2009 by Google, Yahoo!, Microsoft, NASA and The World Bank to bring computer types together with experts in things like natural disast …