WELCOME TO OTTAWABABEL! OVERVIEW In Ottawa we have lots of Meetup groups dedicated to one particular language or where Meetups take place in coffee shops or parks.  OttawaBabel aims to provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere in a bar environment where speakers of many different languages can come together to practice speaking a different language in a real-world context with real people and make new friends with people from all over the world for FREE! Since our gatherings take place in a bar, ther …

Nuestro grupo se encuentra varias veces al mes en un café del centro y en otros lugares. Las conversaciones son informales y sin estructura, y son siempre agradables. Conversamos sólo en español. Tiene que estar al menos al nivel intermedio para unirse a este grupo. This group is not for beginners. Una bienvenida especial a los hispanohablantes. En ciertas reuniones en el Bridgehead, se recoge un dólar por persona para pagar los gastos de la página web de Meetup. The Ottawa Spanish Meetup Group …

Ottawa Ruby is a group of programming enthusiasts that get together once in a while to hack, present, and talk about the Ruby programming language. Join us on our website and mailing lists at http://www.ottawaruby.ca/

Looking for Tennis, Badminton, Squash, or Ping Pong partners? This group is for you. We will be periodically organizing games for Tennis, Badminton, and Ping-Pong. All skill levels are welcome. Beginner - Advanced.

Calling all geeks! Socialites and shy; trekkies and star wars buffs; cosplayers and bookworms; fluent in MS-DOS and Objective C and those who don't even know what those are; workers, students and non-workers; alliance and horde players! The Ottawa Geek Social Club strives to provide meetup opportunities that reflect the many facets of geekdom and beyond! Main member interests include strategy games, comic books, computers, anime, movies/shows, videogames, conventions, and books. Members are enc …

Whether you are new to Ottawa, looking to expand your social network or just looking for things to do in the Ottawa area, Yasoo.ca is THE place to have fun, meet, and socialize with new friends. We have many different activities scheduled each week including a pool league and a trivia league, hiking events, movie nights, wine tasting events, sporting events and much more. What we are: We cater to active, social people who are around 25-40 years old looking for interesting things to do in the Ott …

Group for Javascript and NodeJS enthusiasts in Ottawa. We meet to share information, demos, new technologies and promote client-side and server-side Javascript innovation in the local tech community.

Let's paint the town red! Or pink... My main goal for this group is to create the largest, most exciting, young ladies social group in the city with the best meetups as well as perks from local businesses around Ottawa.  We are looking for friendly, socially active members! Why join a social group if your not going to come out and be social? I am opening up the site for members to suggest meetups, and we love to get feedback from the members through group reviews or by rating events you attend! …

CANADA'S SOCIAL MEDIA MEETUP Explore new developments in social media and online community building

Are There Limits To Free Inquiry? Where Do Values And Ethics Come From? Does Science Have All The Answers? Should Multicultural Rights Trump Universal Human Rights? You’ve Got Answers? We’ve Got Questions. The Centre for Inquiry promotes and advances reason, science, secularism and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavour. CFI Ottawa is a branch of CFI-Canada

A group dedicated to Web Development, Web Design, User Experience, and User Interface Design. Meetings are held on a wide range of topics with interesting people throughout the industry to gain insight and knowledge for what's happening on the web now and what's coming in the future. Topics include (but not limited to): Content Management Systems Web Technology (HTML, CSS, Javascrip, PHP) Online Strategies (SEO, Online Marking, Online Ads) Design Best Practices User Experience Design Usability …

This group is for anyone interested in playing darts and it welcomes all skill levels! I started this group as a way for people to find other people who also enjoy playing darts. My love for the sport began a few years back. I would get together with some buddies after work. We would go to a local pub, grab some pints, and throw some darts. It became known as our "Oak 'n Darts" night. I want to continue on these dart nights, but expand it to other people who may be interested in learning or play …

The group is open for New people in Ottawa, and ALSO for people who lived in Ottawa for years, you are all welcome to join our group and hope to see you in our meetups. I started this group because, as a young person who just moved to Ottawa for work, I realized that there are lots of other young people out there just like me-- who are social, outgoing and vibrant personalities, but who were just having trouble meeting other like-minded young people. This group is for anyone (ideally between 20i …

Meet fellow travel enthusiasts near you! Come to a Travel Meetup to relive adventures, share photos from around the world and get first-hand recommendations on new exotic destinations. Couples and singles of all age groups are welcome. Find fun, laughs -- and maybe even a new travel buddy!

This group has been put in place to embrace everyone as they are now, and to share many tools that may be beneficial to you on your own inner journey. Through experience, awareness, and open hearts, we are here to open ourselves to you and share tools to assist in the creation of yourselves. Certain topics that will be explored are meditation, energy healing, spiritual enlightenment, healing foods, positive thinking, book reviews etc. We are also open to hearing and discussing many other techniq …

Are you seeking to further expand your friendships? We seek to bring together "foodies" for small-sized casual get togethers at Ottawa cafés, bistros and/or restaurants with great food, which may also include desserts. We also invite singles who may be seeking singles-oriented events. E-mail us for more information.

Want to start or grow a business? Then join this group! All aspiring, new and experienced entrepreneurs in Ottawa are welcome. We will be discussing and sharing general tips on becoming a successful entrepreneur in Ottawa.

Hi and welcome to the Ottawa Backpacking Group, We are an informal group of people with a common interest in day hiking and multi-day backpacking trips. All skill levels welcome.  Have an idea for a day trip, weekend trip or multi-day adventure? Post it to the group, suggest a meetup or start a thread on the discussion board!  Anyone can coordinate a trip and anyone can join a trip. Hope to see you all out and about, Adrienne Note to trip coordinators (i.e. if you post a trip): 1) You don't hav …

Recently graduated and working for the government? On FSWEP or government co-op? This group is for us to hangout and network! Feel free to post your own event suggestions and Youth Network events from your departments.

Have fun meeting people more like you. Help build our community of singles, by participating in our events. We only want participants.  By joining, you agree to sign-up today for an event or two or even propose one that you want to help host. Event organizers welcome too. Since December 10, 2007 we have brought together thousands of highly active singles through nearly a thousand events, to experience new things and meet new people.  Truly, we are a club that makes married friends jealous of our …

Extraordinary Living Ottawa meets to learn and apply effective strategies for creating conscious change and growth in ordinary lives. It was started to bring people together in community to raise awareness of the choices they can make to build the lives of their dreams. People ready to take action, raise their standards, and do what it takes to bring what they want into their lives, will love the wisdom shared in this group.

A group for those interested in IT (software development and operations/support/admin) to get together and discuss these and other common interests. This meetup is composed of three intrest groups: ODNC (Ottawa Dot Net Community) OttawaSQL.Net OWUG (Ottawa Windows User Group) Register to our newsletter to know about our upcomming event with this link Click Here...

The Rideau Hash House Harriers (RH3) is a mixed social running club in the true Hash House Harrier's tradition which meets fortnightly (every other week) in various locations in the Ottawa area in rain, snow, sun, or the dark of night. It seems as if nothing deters this group of mad hashers from enjoying an evening of fun and frivolity! The Rideau Hash r*ns every other Thursday night at 7:00 PM. Our membership draws upon other Hash groups in the area and we currently have a group of 20+ Hashers …

While we are a book club, our Meetups tend to focus on the beer drinking aspect! You are encouraged to read the book, but if you're not able to in time, feel free to come and join the conversation - it's always entertaining! We've created a relaxed and informal atmosphere... just an opportunity to discuss some great reads and meet some new people.

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Welcome to Lost 'N Found - The Ottawa Group for Depression. This meetup group was founded to help us all deal with this illness and make new friends. Please join us for meetings where you don't need to pretend to be happy, and can be in the company of people who understand what you are going through.

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