London ICT4D Meetup is an informal networking opportunity for people with an interest in the use of Information and Communication Technologies for Development (ICT4D). Regular attendees include folk from international development agencies, CrisisCommons, FrontlineSMS, IT journalists, ICT4D academics and various 'geeks with critiques'. This is an open group which anyone is welcome to join and we actively seek to include new members from the Crisis Mapping community, the Standby Volunteer Task For …

This website is dedicated to promoting badminton in London. Here is a list of the best clubs for all standards: 1) Sobell Badminton Club is one of North London's best-known badminton clubs and is part of Sobell Leisure Centre. 2) London Badminton Academy is club for the development of players of all standards. The club has a number of qualified coaches, including advanced coaches and an assessor appointed by Badminton England. The Sobell Badminton Club The club is very friendly and welcomes a …

This is a walking group for people who wish to walk along the Thames, from the Thames Barrier Park where the Thames meets the sea, upstream to its source in Gloucestershire. It is a 180 miles walk, the only walk of its kind which follows the river throughout, with 90 % of the route being a public walkway. The intention is not to try and cover the whole 180 miles in one day,  but over a period of time. The walk is divided into 15 segments, each segment is between 10-15 miles, which makes it a g …

Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

… Members are trained in the following exploration methods: Lucid Dreaming Out-of-Body Exploration Remote Viewing Deep Meditation Research activities include: Refinement of Exploration Methods Shared Explorations Manifestation Mechanics Telepathy Consensus Database (mapping reality) And More... If you have an exceptional desire to know, and have the discipline to learn and develop the necessary knowledge and skills for becoming an active and valued member of our explorers team - then we invite …

Meet with other volleyball enthusiasts to play, get to know new faces and excercise. OPEN TO ALL levels and ages but ideally you should have played before. We welcome anyone else who's interested. Our secondary goal is to make a great map of great cofee places around London . We will try and have a different one everytime Please feel free to provide input. It is welcome and necessary

The Oracle community meetup for all things relating to Oracle and Big Data / Hadoop / NoSQL within an Enterprise environment.   For less specific and more general Big Data and Hadoop community discussions please see two excellent London meetups: Big Data London meetup Hadoop User Group UK meetup  Also for a perspective on the business value of Big Data try LonData.

Come along to this lovely, lively Life Drawing class taught by Adrian Dutton (http://www.adriandutton.com/lifeclasses.html ) in a bright and lofty space in Bethnal Green, London E2, minutes walk from the Tube (Central Line). We have been getting together for serious drawing work (and the odd drink afterwards!) for 12 years. Newcomers always welcome! This class suits people of all levels of experience. Adrian has trained with some of the countries leading painters, such as Francis Hoyland, John L …

This group is for anyone interested in walking, living and experiencing the Olympics 2012 and the regeneration of East London. What an exciting time for the UK and moreover an event that will take place and change East London for ever the Olympics 2012. This is a Walking and Exploring Group, I would really love everyone to join this group and experience an event that we will only see once in our lifetime 2012. We will all be meeting at Stratford Stration outside Marks & Spencer at the exciting W …

West End Club - Italiani A Londra - Nomikai London is a weekly social event which was established in July 2005. This conversational event at a PUB's function room is for people who speak English or other languages  as their main language and wish to improve their skills of Multi-Languages or English language, make new friends and learn about the culture.   Practise your  English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean, and Russian  meet new people and make new friends. A multi-la …

Start the week in a calm environment, learn skills to help you let go of stress and nagging thoughts, and meet some great people.  Learn a natural way to deal with addictions and improve you sense of self worth and confidence. The evening attracts between 20 - 30 men and has a great vibe, very friendly and relaxed. Classes every Monday except Bank Holidays. Doors open at 7.15 for a 7.30 start. Finish at 9.30 pm Class fee: £8 donation. More or less according to what you can afford. Evening includ …

Come and join us for Badminton at Michael Sobell Leisure Centre this Saturday. Saturday Badminton not only provides a place for badminton but also provides a good and relaxed social environment. Beginners are welcome, we have players of all levels Cost: £4.00 Refreshments are provided Spare rackets available (No charge, 4 available) Shuttlecocks provided. Place: Sobell Leisure Centre, Hornsey Road, London, N7 7NY Map: http://www.aquaterra.org/islington/sobell/Where.shtm Tube: Finsbury Park & …

HOME is a weekly WEDNESDAY NIGHT dance class that doesn’t have set steps or moves and you can dance any way the music moves you – there’s no way to get it right or wrong. Movement is a simple, powerful and creative way to open up, shake it out, settle the mind and discover the deeper, wider, fascinating parts of who we really are. The 5 rhythms is a movement practice designed to navigate us through th sdiscovery.  It maps out and guides us back to our essential, spontaneous and vital selves.  …

We're here to put black images in film back on the map. Tired of the same old maintream excuses such as “Black film has too limited an audience” or “there’s not enough depth in Black film”.  BCC will try and serve up to the diverse people that we are, movies that tell stories that reflect us and our imaginations. BCC's aims are multifold 1. To provide consistent big screen outlets for new & classic black film/documentary 2. To provide a forum for film/documentary lovers wishing to have that shar …

Guys & Dolls Badminton Group was founded in 2005 by a group of social badminton addicts. In the space of a few years, we have attracted intermediate, advanced and ex-professional players from all over the world to share in the fun and passion of badminton, and our league teams have enjoyed considerable success in the last two seasons, with our ladies’, men’s and mixed teams all gaining promotion. Club website: http://www.gdbadminton.co.uk/ Club shop: http://www.meetup.com/Guys-Dolls-Badminto …

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