What do a neurosurgeon, a graduate student, and a garbage-man have in common? We all have something in common. And there is one thing that always seems to bring us together... Food.   Collectively we all make up an amazing group. Unlike other groups, NeverEatSolo is NOT set up around one organizer. Curious?   Getting involved is as easy as 1, 2, 3! 1. Host a dinner. Hosts don't pay fees! 2.We announce to bring people together. 3. Attend and expand your real social network. Birmingham is a mel …

The most popular site for caching, www.geocaching.com, encourages the posting of events; however, those gatherings are designed to get fellow cachers together to talk about the game/sport/hobby. This meetup group will do that, too, but the main goal is to offer opportunities to "hit the trails" together (although those "trails" might be in an urban area or along roads or highways). If you are new to geocaching, you might visit the home page for www.geocaching.com and explore their "Learn" and "V …

Come join our group of dedicated Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, WPF, Sharepoint developers each month as we talk and network. This will give you an opportunity to talk with people who may have run into the same issues you have as well as see new exciting projects that others are working on. We hope that this group will help grow and strengthen the Silverlight, WP7 community in Birmingham.   Also visit our official site at:  http://allaboutxaml.net or follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/a …

  How it works: One or two members of the “kennel” lay a trail with flour, chalk and/or toilet paper across every imaginable terrain in the area – we call them the “Hares”. The pack of runners & walkers or “harriers & harriettes” chase the hares by following the "trail marks" until they reach the end of trail or the “On In".   Along the way, the “Hares” will make diversions and stops (checks) of various types (including beer checks) to slow the pack down and keep the runners & walkers together. …