Local Events, Groups, & Media

Looking to meet more people who are making good things happen in Baltimore? Here are a few coworking spaces, events, meetups, and media outlets where they can be found.

Coworking Spaces

Baltimore Node  The Baltimore Node is a member-run space where people can hack, craft, and make interesting things in a supportive and collaborative environment. The Node follows the Hackerspace model that is flourishing in cities around the world. baltimorenode.org

Beehive Baltimore  Beehive Baltimore is a community of freelancers, entrepreneurs, and other creative professionals sharing a common workspace in Baltimore, Maryland. beehivebaltimore.org

Cowork Charles St  This is a nomadic coworking group that meets at cafes and coffee shops along Charles Street. Follow them on Twitter to learn where the next location will be.

Events

Amplify Baltimore  This event series, launched by April Garrett of Civic Frame, intends to facilitate conversations about Baltimore's direction and the community's vision for its future. civicframe.org/whatwedo-upcoming-amplify-mission.php

Baltimore Crowdpitch  This event brings entrepreneurs, innovators, mentors, support providers, and investors together and gives selected entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their company to a panel of experts & a live audience for 4 minutes, followed immediately by a 3-minute Q&A session with the panel. fundinguniverse.com/services/339/500/baltimore-crowdpitch.html

Baltimore Hackathon  Teams and individuals come together to build a hardware or software project from idea to prototype in a weekend. baltimorehackathon.com

Baltimore Start Up Weekend  Startup Weekend focuses on building a web or mobile application that could form the basis of a credible business over the course of a weekend. It brings together people with different skillsets - primarily software developers, graphic designers and business people - to build applications and develop a commercial case around them. baltimore.startupweekend.org

Betascape  Betascape explores the intersection of art and technology and includes a series of interactive demonstrations, exhibits, workshops, and social events. betascape.org

Bootstrap Maryland  Bootstrap Maryland, a not-for-profit group, brings together entrepreneurs and the necessary tools for running a lean and successful technology business. bootstrapmaryland.com

CreateBaltimore  This unconference brings together people from Baltimore's creative community, whether they are artists, entrepreneurs, or technologists. createbaltimore.org

Ignite Baltimore  At every Ignite Baltimore, 16 artists, technologists, thinkers, and personalities take the stage to give five-minute presentations, using 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. The goal is to spark new conversations and collaborations across cultures and disciplines. ignitebaltimore.com

Ignite for a Better Baltimore  A spin-off of Ignite Baltimore, this event features people and projects that are changing Baltimore for the better. Again, presentations last five minutes and use 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. igniteforbmore.eventbrite.com

Tech Crawl East  This is a one-evening event that brings together innovative early stage technology companies from across the East Coast. Select technology companies have the opportunity to give 60 second pitches to investors, media and other technology businesses. techcrawleast.com

TEDxBaltimore  TEDxBaltimore celebrates the power of ideas to positively change the world. TEDx conferences bring together a community's leading thinkers and doers for a series of talks, presentations and performances. tedxbaltimore.com

TEDxMidAtlantic  TEDxMidAtlantic celebrates the power of ideas to positively change the world. TEDx conferences bring together a community's leading thinkers and doers for a series of talks, presentations and performances. tedxmidatlantic.com

Think Big Baltimore  Think Big Baltimore, a day-long conference, aims to be an educational forum and launch pad for entrepreneurs, investors, and startups. thinkbigbaltimore.com

Meetups

Baltimore ACM  This is the local chapter of the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. bacm.us

Baltimore Business Book Club  This monthly book club is for people who want to have fun while developing stronger business skills. meetup.com/Baltimore-Business-Book-Club

Baltimore Drupal Meetup  This is an opportunity to meet other Drupal themers and developers and share best practices and experience. meetup.com/Baltimore-Drupal-Meetup

Baltimore Mobile  This meetup allows members to meet and learn from other mobile application and web developers. meetup.com/baltimoremobile

Baltimore NetSquared  Social changemakers and technological forerunners come together to mix, swap stories and ideas, and build new relationships. meetup.com/The-Baltimore-NetSquared-Meetup-Group

Baltimore Social Media Club  Social Media Club brings together the people who create and consume media and who have an interest in seeing the 'media industry' evolve. socialmediaclub.org/chapter/baltimore-md

Baltimore Washington Tech Meetup  This group discusses new trends, including rich Internet applications, social media, mobile development and the Outernet. meetup.com/Baltimore-Washington-Tech-Meetup

Baltimore WordPress Group  This group meets to discuss how to use WordPress. meetup.com/The-Baltimore-WordPress-Group

B'more on Rails  This community of Baltimore people who use the Ruby programming language and the Ruby on Rails application framework meets monthly. bmoreonrails.org

BmoreSmart  BmoreSmart is a monthly gathering of social entrepreneurs and socially-minded people to learn more about organizations and innovative projects. bmoresmart.com

Design Conversations  Hosted by D:center Baltimore, Design Conversations is a monthly event focusing on topics like food policy, public art, architecture, and social activism. dcenterbaltimore.com

Find-a-Cofounder  This event features "speed dating" mixed with a social happy hour with the hopes of helping potential cofounders meet each other. startupbaltimore.org/events/find-a-cofounder

Innovate Baltimore  A bi-monthly networking event for Baltimore's innovative community intended to get people talking about technology, entrepreneurship, and creativity. innovatebaltimore.com

New Technology Network (Baltimore, MD)  This meetup is an opportunity to hear about new technologies and opportunities to enhance your skills or grow your company. meetup.com/New-Technology-Network-Baltimore-MD

Refresh Bmore  Refresh Bmore is a community of web-developers and designers who meet once a month to share ideas related to the industry. refreshbmore.org

Social Enterprise Alliance - Maryland Chapter  This is the local chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, the leading membership organization in North America for social enterprises.

Startup Breakfast + Workshop  Startup Breakfast is a bimonthly breakfast club, where attendees meet to discuss startups, and is followed by the Startup Workshop, which brings in speakers on how to legalize, fund, and grow startups. startupbaltimore.org/events/startup-breakfast-workshop

Women.Tech  Women.Tech centers on the growth and success of women in the technology sector. Planned events include educational workshops and lectures, networking functions, and social engagements. womendottech.com

Media

Baltimore Brew  Baltimore Brew is a daily online journal featuring independent reporting and informed commentary about greater Baltimore. baltimorebrew.com

Bmore Media  A weekly e-publication for the creative, innovative, and thoughtful people in and around Baltimore who are doing their part to give birth to a new economy. bmoremedia.com

NewsTrust Baltimore  NewsTrust Baltimore is a local news experiment, which aims to feature the best news coverage in Baltimore, selected from a wide range of local online, print and broadcast outlets. baltimore.newstrust.net

Urbanite Baltimore  The Urbanite aims to cover innovation in Baltimore and connect its audience of socially, culturally, and intellectually engaged readers. urbanitebaltimore.com

What Weekly  What Weekly is a free multimedia magazine dedicated to Baltimore’s art, culture, and people. whatweekly.com