Meetup with other local professionals who are interested in the Online News Association (ONA) and the Western Washington chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Gather with writers, editors, photographers, producers, and all with an interest in the production of news for digital presentation. For more information or to become an ONA member, check out http://www.journalists.org. For more information or to join SPJ, visit http://www.spj.org or http://www.spjwash.org.

NEW Schedule! Now we're on for the fourth Tuesday of every month. 911 Media Arts Center welcomes local documentarians to our documentary community group DocuTalk@911. Every third Monday of every other month 911 provides an opportunity for documentarians to network, share knowledge, find feedback and mentoring opportunities, and gain support in the pursuit of their work. Come prepared to be inspired and make connections with regional documentary filmmakers and all others who love the document …

>> Art, Live Band & Knowledge <<    We find the best bands playing at book stores and coffee houses. Bring your art, knowledge, digital media and creativity to the table.  Look for the people sharing art supplies.   6:00 till 10:00pm  - Enjoy the band  ( see Event Calendar )   - Get some work done on that project  - Share your art  - Get some writing accomplished  - Get some help on the computer ( Excel, VBA, Windows, Media, Website Design, Photoshop, ect... )  - Engage in open minded conv …

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The global reach of the Internet has democratized entrepreneurship.   Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning drive to succeed,  to make it big in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.  Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, f …