We believe that organizations must see social media communications as an integrated part of all major business functions. Jumping into this space without laying the groundwork is like giving your kid the keys to your car without a driving lesson or a curfew, and then wondering why things went bad. This monthly social media lunch is focused on helping senior executives and team leaders tackle the challenge of socializing their company, and maximizing return on effort in your social media communi …

Counselling Psychology Book Club is an enlightening, safe, professional, and fun place for experienced and novice counsellors and psychotherapists in Vancouver. At the Counselling Psychology Book Club, we are researching new titles from authors writing about counselling and psychotherapy theories as well as practices. We hope that the books we read will offer a fresh perspective on the way we think, live, and practice. Being a competent counselling and psychotherapy practitioner takes more than …

A place for entrepreneurs sales managers, leaders and Sales Professionals to connect and share best practices. Network and discuss sales techniques, strategies, and build your network with other professionals etc. Hosted by Shane Gibson author of Closing Bigger the Field Guide to Closing Bigger Deals and Stephen Jagger founder of Ubertor and President of Reachd. Each month we have a guest speaker. Future events will include well known sales, business and personal development authors, comedi …

This meetup focuses on Theravada Buddhism which comes from Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Theravada (pronounced “terraVAHduh”), the “Doctrine of the Elders,” is the only survivor among the early schools of Buddhism, and is generally regarded as the oldest, most orthodox, and most conservative form of Buddhism. It is relatively uninfluenced by other indigenous belief systems. It is believed to have survived intact from the 500 Elders, who followed in the tradition of the monks of the first Buddhi …

A meeting in New Westminster every second Tuesday at 8 pm, with stories ready for critiquing by a valiant band of fellow, aspiring scribes. The mission is to get us writers out of our chairs (or into our chairs, rather) and put pen to paper. And moreover, to get our work primed and ready for publication. Plenty of great writers knew each other from their own writers' groups (Ginsberg, Kerouac and Burroughs anyone?) and there is a reason why they became great. Because they challenged each other. …

Men's Breakfast Vancouver is designed to provide an opportunity for men to meet together in an informal environment where they can network and feel free to discuss their beliefs, values how to become a better leader of society. This group is for men who want to become better husband, champion to women, example to our children, and to become an authentic member of the community. This group we have top financial, top men leaders, men of authority in their field guest speaking on our events.  This …

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 …

Ultimate LOVE and Passion (ULP for short) is a community of like-minded individuals creating friendships and relationships that stand the test of time. Using principles from top authors, trainers and coaches we can ALL learn to have fun, playful, passionate relationships with the right person. Have you tried all those "other" dating sites? Do your friends try to set you up on blind dates? Have you been in relationships where you just don't have that "spark" everyone talks about? Are you on a jou …

The goal of this Meetup is to share ideas and help each other become better traders. If you have a trading idea that you would like to present, please send me an email with your presentation at least a couple of weeks before the Meetup that you would like to present at. All levels of traders are welcome, and as many successful traders may testify, there's always something that can be learned from sharing and teaching, too. Just be mindful that trading is a commitment and isn't for those who …

The BC Health Information Management Professionals Society (BCHIMPS) is the premier not-for-profit organization for those involved with all aspects of managing health information within BC. Members are drawn from a wide variety of health organizations including health authorities, provincial agencies, provincial government, academia/students, and the private sector  A key focus of BCHIMPS is member education. The Society sponsors regular symposia and other educational events featuring nationally …

This is a Technical Writing for the Vancouver, BC region. If you are interested in technical writing, or in need of a technical writer, this is the group for you! Topics that we regularly discuss include: Job Market - Prospective jobs Technical Writing Technology - Authoring tools, Content Management Systems Resources - Technical Writing Publications, blogs, books, organizations etc.

    Welcome to the Marketing Dangerously Social Media Challenge   Where we do our best to answer one simple question: Does social mediawork for business? If you‘re in business you‘ve been told you "have" to be on Facebook…you‘ve "got" to be on Twitter…or at least on LinkedIn – not to mention YouTube, Digg, Squidoo, Reddit, MeetUp, Naymes, Plaxo, MySpace. STOP. And, if you‘re like most of the business people we work with, you don‘t "want" to be on any of these sites. You don‘t …

Discover mindfulness awareness meditation. Learn to stay peacefully with whatever arises in your mind and in your world. Every Sunday between 10am - noon we offer instruction and group practice in Mindfulness Awareness meditation. Teachers are Authorized Meditation Instructors in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. Deepen your personal practice in a community of meditators.

… We gather at least twice a month (and for occasional special events) to share our love of books, authors, sweets, coffee and ginger beer! You don't have to be a BookCrosser to come to a meeting but do come prepared to take books home with you!

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The goal of this Meetup is to share ideas and help each other become better traders. If you have a trading idea that you would like to present, please send me an email with your presentation at least a couple of weeks before the Meetup that you would like to present at. All levels of traders are welcome, and as many successful traders may testify, there's always something that can be learned from sharing and teaching, too. Just be mindful that trading is a commitment and isn't for those who …