This meetup group is an outreach effort of the Austin Area Electric Vehicle Association, aka AustinEV.org. You don't have to be a member of AustinEV to come to these meetups; anyone who's interested in electric vehicles (homebrew conversions or commercially produced electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) is welcome to come join us. We typically meet on the second Saturday of the month, in various locations. Most of these meetings will just be dinner at a restaurant and conversation with like-min …

Hi, do you dream of having intelligent, kid-free conversation with other nice moms at least one morning a month? I do! So here’s a new meetup, Not Brain Dead Moms of Austin. Who: Fun moms that want to meet new friends and have some intelligent conversation. No children, please. And don’t worry, you don’t need to be an expert on any topic or even a good public speaker; we are all learners here!! I hope to have a small group (8 moms max) that is committed to meeting regularly so that we can build …

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Exploring life and finding friends for fitness and fun. Enjoy everything Austin has to offer….This new meet-up  group (July 2011) is for ladies and men, single or married, in their fifties (no ID required). People looking for people with a wide variety of interests who want to meet new friends for walking, working out, watching movies or sunsets, live music venues, hiking, swimming, kayaking, bowling, playing tennis, dancing, volunteering, and/or enjoying dinner or coffee and conversation.

The goal of the Advanced Spanish Conversation Meet Up Group is to provide a local forum for Spanish speakers (of advanced proficiency levels) to engage in lively discussion. This is not an instruction-based group and therefore is not intended for beginners or intermediates. YOU SHOULD EXPECT TO PARTICIPATE IN SPANISH AT A PROFICIENT LEVEL FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS. We have a large attendance of people with diverse and interesting backgrounds. Join us!

Austin area folks that like to (or would like to learn to) converse in German.

… Our activities are widely diverse, ranging from: Basic French practice, Advanced conversation, French Movies immersion, International Dining, French cooking parties, Wine socials, Coffee & Discussion, Dance lessons, Dance parties, French Karaoke, Games, pic-nic, group travel...etc.      The group belongs to all our Members :  Organizers are only volunteers who assisted with organizing events.  All proceeds go to Meetup.com website fee, administrative costs, and group organizing expenses. A.F.L. …

I moved from Dallas to Austin about five months ago. I ran four separate book clubs while living in Dallas and amongst alot of other things, I miss my book club peeps. The great conversations, some friendships and so much laughter. Please join me in my new adventure if you have a GREAT sense of humor, love books off the beaten path (but sometimes on) and can commit to reading one book a month.

Whether you are learning turkish or have an interest in turkish culture and language, this group is for you. Let's get together, drink tea (çay), eat baklava and make muhabbet (conversation). Make new friends, talk about trips made or planned. Connect with other lovers of Turkiye!

The Baha'i Faith and its principles will be discussed in informal conversations at each meeting. Topics will include spirituality, prayer, the unity of mankind, the elimination of prejudice, the agreement of science and religion, the equality of women and men, the need for universal education, etc.. Come and let your heart be inspired! If you're not familiar with the Baha'i Faith and would like to learn about it, a good starting point on the web is www.bahai.org.

… If you don't like someone you have to stay a long time with them possibly engaged in akward conversation. No so, with Social Speed Friending. You will have very short interactions. Our events are structured to keep conversation lively. You will quickly talk with multiple people and not stay in a conversation with any one person too long. At the end of our event you can get into conversations with people that YOU want to get into. The event is structured in a way so that you get an icebreaker wit …

… If you don't like someone you have to stay a long time with them possibly engaged in akward conversation. No so, with Social Speed Friending. You will have very short interactions. Our events are structured to keep conversation lively. You will quickly talk with multiple people and not stay in a conversation with any one person too long. At the end of our event you can get into conversations with people that YOU want to get into. The event is structured in a way so that you get an icebreaker wit …

We wish to gather a group of people on a regular basis to communicate in French. Sharing opinions, discussions on current events, book club, grammatical explanations, film club, French board games, occasional organized trips but most of all, the opportunity for each of us to interact and make new friends who have a common love for the French culture and language. Your level of French is above average or fluent (we have two groups) but more than anything you are crazy in love with Molière languag …

… There are other travel groups out there, but I wanted this one to be about like-minded people who have a passion for international travel getting together to enjoy interesting conversation, as opposed to meetups involving presentations from cruise operators and other commercial interests.

… - Book Group (open for the first two weeks only) Also, our web site often features lively conversations, within a culture that values civil discourse. "Civil discourse is engagement in discourse (conversation) intended to enhance understanding." -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_discourse We are always open to new ideas, so come and share your thoughts at one of our meetings. SCROLL DOWN FOR DETAILS

… Good conversation & lots of laughs are paramount, so be prepared to jump right in! Trying to fade in to the background with this group probably won't work real well...in a good way though! We are DEFINITELY a fun, articulate, sometimes boisterous group that enjoys good food, good drink, good conversation & good friends and we're not shy about showing those sides of our personalities in public!   We hold meetings several times a month; sometimes as often as weekly.  We try to move the venues aro …