… GROUP SPONSORS: Over the last 3 years The NYCBNG has been proudly sponsored by the following companies: American Express, Microsoft, AT&T / Hewlett Packard, GE ecomagination Challenge, HP ProBook PC Powered by AMD,  Regus Business Suites, Constant Contact, NY Enterprise Report, Amazon & Delivering Happiness (Zappos),  Microsoft 7, NYC Business Solutions, NYC Business Express, Capital One Bank, Banco Popular, Wachovia Bank, New York Life, Kaufman Foundation of Entrepreneurship, Madison Square …

Weekly Lunch with a 45 minute presentation from a Subject Matter Expert on the different disciplines needed to succeed in business. Agenda: 12-12:15 Open Networking, 12:15-1:00 Presentation, 1:00-1:15 Q&A, 1:15-1:30 Open Networking. Cost $20.

… Congratulations Ariel on being our new Club Secretary, and thank you for all the efforts to improve SISD communications with Facebook and Constant Contact. Thanks Kevin for running a Kickass website at www.sisportdivers.org. Thanks to all club members who helped with any and all club events in 2010 (Rich Dewar, Marty Evensen, Joe Schiavone, Frank Saulle, Tony Rose, Patrick Kearns, Gerry Coffin and others). Thanks to those who donated wrapped presents for children at Project Hospitality. Thanks t …

… As the board is floating on water, the paddler must constantly recruit deep stabilizing muscles of the pelvis and spine just to stand on the board and paddle it. Taking it further, adding core-based exercises such as yoga and pilates to the board will enhance the recruitment of such muscles and provide cardiovascular benefits. This core balance challenge increases core strength, improves muscle mass and increases endurance. We recommend taking a lesson from a SUP certified instructor to learn th …

… Thoughtless awareness — mental silence — is a much-needed break from the thoughts that constantly bombard us all day long. Recent studies conducted by Dr. Ramesh Manocha suggest that thoughtless awareness or mental silence has more impact, experientially and physiologically, than simple relaxation or generic meditation. Sahaja Meditation's mental silence approach to meditation, when compared to a “non-mental silence” approach, was shown to be, on average, twice as effective in reducing work- …

… Founder, Chris Goff, wanted to create a REI Club where fellow seasoned Texas investors and budding entrepreneurs could meet to network, discuss a constantly changing REI world, share stories, make valuable contacts, and learn from each other about wise Real Estate Investing and effective Marketing. Hence, the birth of REI & ME... held once a month, with a new topic discussed each month, this is a group where everyone- from seasoned investor to Realtor to budding entrepreneur- can learn someth …

Beginners Comedy Improv Class - Manhattan. No Experience Necessary! Next class Tuesday nights in May. Contact jacqueline Kabat for more info.  In this fun workshop, we soothe our spirit and re-energize ourselves with laughter. Guided by comedy improv pro Jacqueline Kabat, we learn the basic principles of comedy improvisation to tap into our deeper dimensions and learn how to use these techniques to develop our personal potential in everyday life. Working together as a group to eliminate any indi …

The idea of the Open Source Fashion Meetup group is to bring like minded people together to openly share ideas, contacts, and expertise with each other for the benefit of the entire meetup community, and our individual projects. The continuous emergence of new technologies and products are constantly changing how businesses are being conducted.  Whether you represent a fashion brand, e-commerce portal, boutique, or fashion media outlet - we all have our own area of expertise.  Keeping up wi …