Media140 is an independent global movement creating unique conferences, events and experiences to explore the future of the real-time web. To foster discourse, collaboration and innovation within journalism, media, advertising and technology. We bring together global thought leaders from journalism, advertising, politics, entertainment, brands, marketing, government policy and technology to help you understand how the real-time internet will change the way you do business and help you understand …

The Australian Social Media Association is a supportive trade association for the dynamic social media industry. AuSMA is a membership based organization comprising of professionals, individuals, partners, corporations, non-profits, government agencies and students. AuSMAs objective's is to support our members through education, advocacy support, and certification, and to support the diverse people of the world through social media intelligence and technology.Vision: AuSMAs vision is to bring th …

THE DIGITAL MARKETING CLUB A free community created to exchange knowledge and explore ideas related to the new world of digital marketing. Both beginners and advanced users will benefit. Events include discussions related to online business strategies, e-commerce, social media, mobile apps, community engagement, display advertising, proximity marketing, SEO, SEM, converging traditional and digital marketing, online privacy and more! See you at our next event! Anna Maria Alba The Digital Marketin …

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 …

SOCIAL DINNER CLUB We’re lucky to have the best of the worlds’ cuisine in Sydney. Yet most often when we try a new cuisine, we don’t learn much about the food or the culture. We believe discovering a new cuisine should be a unique experience. Social Dinner Club is here to create this experience. Social Dinner Club is your new monthly dinner party where you sample different restaurants and cuisines from around the world, find out more about the cuisine and culture, not to mention meeting new an …

Held during the week, these classes suit creative people with a few hours to explore their inner creativity through drawing painting mixed media in a contemporary way. From beginner to experienced all of us can contribute and learn. Classes conducted in English by experienced teachers with oportunity to learn new techniques and use new materials and share ideas.

G'day, and welcome to Sydney's first Transmedia based meetup group. Exciting isn't it? For those of you who don't know what transmedia is, here is the definition as taken from www.henryjenkins.org "Transmedia storytelling represents a process where integral elements of a fiction get dispersed systematically across multiple delivery channels for the purpose of creating a unified and coordinated entertainment experience. Ideally, each medium makes it own unique contribution to the unfolding of t …

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 …

A group for people interested in making a difference in media.

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?"

This group is focusing on small business and solo business people and the problems we face. We will discuss issues from brand building to social media, networking to staffing and everything in between. Members will be encouraged to suggest topics for future meeting and presenters. Group member will be encouraged to share their skills and stories. Together we can grow and secure our businesses. We meet each month at the Ettamogah Pub on Windsor Road at Kellyville Ridge.  It is a landmark in the a …

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 …

The goal of this group is to bring together people working across a broad range of creative industries, within a relaxed social environment. The purpose of the group is to facilitate business and creative connections, to enable collaboration and provide motivation, and to allow the cross-pollination of ideas and concepts between different creative disciplines. Overall it is our belief that these things can most effectively be achieved only by meeting face-to-face with other like-minded profe …

Feminism: A movement founded on the belief that women are entitled to the same rights and opportunities as men, and that these rights should be always upheld, defended, and codified This group intends to: Provide a community for women and men who support the notion of gender equality; Create a space to discuss, debate, air grievances and offer ideas and solutions; Set up a platform for activism; Be a welcoming place for people who have suffered as a result of sexism. The organisers of this group …

The Fashion Boutique Sydney Meet Up Group is intended for anyone actively involved in Boutiques and Retail Fashion in Sydney. We’d like Boutique Owners, Fashion Designers, Fashion Wholesalers & Retailers, Fashion Industry Professionals and even avid Boutique Shoppers to get together socially to discuss all things fashion - including (but certainly not limited to): · new ideas & fashion trends · boutique marketing and promotional events · fashion retail trends, tricks, techniques and tactics · fa …

Are you having trouble keeping up with all the updates in Social Media which are happening weekly? Are you taking advantage of marketing your business online to generate new leads and referrals? Marketing Your Business Through Social Media Meetup is designed to educate and stimulate your creativity to connect and engage through Social Media. Learn what's new, what's hot and how you can apply traditional marketing principles using today's Social Media. Join this group if want to stay ahead of you …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter a …

Welcome, My name is Victor and if you, like many other Australians are concern in the way our politicians are mismanaging our great nation by placing their selfish political agenda ahead of the interest of the people coupled with the increasing violent nature of our society, the lowering of ethical and moral standards, and the devastating effects of drugs and alcohol in our society and genuinely believe that our society has lost its way, than you will be interested in what I am in the verge of …

Thanks for joining us as we explore, clarify and demystify Online Marketing. We intend to create a regular, informal meeting place for people in business who want to know more about the elements that are essential to effective online marketing. It's a meeting place for small business owners, entrepreneurs and start up's and like minded individuals who are interested in business and Internet Marketing Over time we will explore some of the following: Understand why it is necessary to have an onli …

Want to start a business? Want a job or promotion to manage a small business? Do you want to buy and run an existing business? Our Cert IV in Small Business Management course uses nationally recognised training subjects and real world interviews with business owners and small business experts. The purpose of our meetups are to network and meet new people, learn something new to help start, manage and grow your small business and contribute your experiences to help others in the group. Here are s …

We are all about NFC... Will it be the next big thing? Of course it will - if our group has anything to do with it! Calling anyone who is interested in developing NFC applications, exploring NFC business models, or working out how to run great NFC campaigns. Lets learn from each other as this exciting new area unfolds! Apple, Google, Android, Windows... we hope to cover the lot as we meet in interesting places to explore what it will take to create the perfect NFC experience for customers. We al …

This is a group to watch and discuss documentary films from around the world. What I hope will mark this group out as distinctive, is that the documentaries we screen and discuss will be those that take a different angle on what may be the mainstream views on an issue. Or that they deal with topics that do not get much coverage in the dominant media.  The aim will be that no topic will be off limits. We are also a discussion group, hoping to generate interesting conversation after each screening …

Online Marketing Sydney is a monthly meet up for any one working in Digital. Based in Walsh Bay we aim to bring like minded SEO, SEM, Analytics, Display and any one else interested in having a few drinks and talking about digital marketing.

Work in the arts and media? Passionate about using your creativity to create meaningful change? This group is for artists, film makers, musicians, dramatists, writers, actors, journalists, media players and anyone in the entertainment industry, or who simply loves the arts, who wants to create or be part of enlightened, transformational, entertainment that ignites positive change. Network for projects, connect with like minded and empower your vision. Meetings in Rozelle each month.

What is Techmeetups? TechMeetups has been setup to create a global network of Tech communities from San Francisco to Sydney. We believe that Tech communities are isolated and great things can be achieved if we connect within our cities and outside our borders. Our goal is to create a global Tech cluster of over 50 inter-connected Tech communities by 2013. Our global community started out with the launch of the London Silicon Roundabout Tech community in December 2010. Following it's success in …

This group is for anyone working in a franchise organisation that wants to get started or get better at using social media to connect with customers using social networks. We will be holding monthly events with a guest speaker on a social media topic that takes into account how it applies in a franchising context. Upcoming discussion topics include: How can franchisees get the most out of social media, can you use social media to sell franchises, how socially savvy is your franchise.

"Calling all Small Business Owners/Practitioners in Sydney" We're masterminding, we're networking, we're growing our businesses and we're having a heck of a good time doing it!! WHO ARE WE: We are a group of small business owners, practitioners, and service oriented professionals. Some of us haven’t quite jumped into our fields yet (maybe we’re still finishing our studies or we’ve just started a blog) while some of us have long established businesses and practices. We come from a variety of back …