BNI (Business Network International) is a business and professional networking organisation that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly to gain new business by the passing and receiving of referrals. With chapters throughout Canada and over 5,800 chapters worldwide, BNI is the largest professional business networking organisation. By becoming a member of BNI you will be able to; - Expand your business network - Develop your confidence - Meet new suppliers - …

This is a group dedicated to bring together the few International MBA's that live and work in Vancouver together. It is primarily targeted at the top business schools in the world like Stanford, Chicago, Insead, London, Kellogg, Tuck and Harvard,etc. We try and hold quarterly gatherings over drinks and are introducing a speaker series.

EIO is an international, collaborative organization developed by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.  Our aim is to flip the 96% failure rate of startup businesses upside-down on its head by providing emerging and established entrepreneurs with the know-how, training and development in a community of like-minded, high-performing peers. Free For Guests - Our Meetups are every Thursday! At ING Direct 466 Howe Street Vancouver from 7-9 PM.  Learn practical business take-aways while networking with ot …

Meet other internationals and Canadians. If you are new to Vancouver as an immigrant, it is a great opportunity for you to meet other immigrants who share similar experiences with you in struggling to survive, being adapted to Canadian cultures while maintaining their pride in their heritages, building up a circle of friends outside their ethnic community,  and pursuing successful careers. If you are a Canadian, you will find it intriguing to communicate with the "world", represented by such a d …

I want to start a Not-For-Profit ballroom dance club. It would focus on group beginner-intermediate International Style Ballroom dance classes as well as practice room times and social events. The model would be similar to the Victoria and London, Ontario ballroom dance clubs. The club would be based in North Surrey. The goal is to launch a small venture in the fall. Anyone interested in International Style ballroom dancing is welcome. At this time, the focus is to find a core group willing to h …

The IIBA is an international not-for-profit professional association for Business Analysis professionals with a vision to be the leading world-wide professional association that develops and maintains standards for the practice of business analysis and for the certification of practitioners. For more information on what the IIBA is doing at the International level please visit http://www.theiiba.org The objectives of the Vancouver BC Chapter are to: Advance the role of the Business Analys …

At EWB Vancouver, our focus is to build local awareness and enrich the discussion on international issues by partnering with other development organizations to help coordinate and execute events! Despite the name, EWB is definitely NOT JUST FOR ENGINEERS! If you are interested and passionate about international development, we want you to join us! With our dedicated and talented network of volunteers, we have put on major annual events, such as the Bridging-the Gap Conference (March) and the Run …

The Vancouver International Group serves as a forum for Vancouver professionals and academics involved internationally in humanitarianism, development work and industry to network, train, and share their ideas. Many of the events we attend are not hosted by us, but rather by various like-minded groups and organizations throughout Metro Vancouver. If you have an event you think our membership would be interested to attend, please let us know. Please visit our website: www.vancouverinternationalgr …

The International Internet Marketing Association started in 1998 to bring marketers, agencies and professionals together to discuss the capabilities and potential of Internet marketing. It’s been over 10 years since our first event and our association remains focused on its original mandate – education. Each year, the International Internet Marketing Association delivers a series of networking and speaking events hosted by subject matter experts, thought leaders, experts and panels of marketing …

CRONONET ESL CLUB is an international language exchange group that brings together native and non-native speakers of many different languages from various countries around the world. The group provides a fun and relaxed atmosphere where you can practice speaking a new language and make new friends with people from all over the world completely for FREE! The weekly meetings allow participants to keep practicing their second (or third, or fourth, etc...) language with lots of new people.  We are a …

CUSO-VSO is a leading development charity that sends volunteers to work abroad with full financial support. We would like to sponsor and host meetups open to all members of our community who are interested in international development and global issues. Meetups will be held on specific issues troubling developing areas. Join us if you are interested in traveling, volunteering, social issues, international development, global concerns, and connecting communities across political borders! Here is …

We are a group of passionate cinema fans, we are aiming at viewing the most recent (International/Award Winners/Non- Hollywood/Indie) movies with people who share the same interest. Every week we are going to watch movies from all over the world,and get time to chat over the movies & share the experience. Meetups for indie local films will be organized to help introduce our local film makers to a bigger audience. Meetups will be also organized for International award winners Playing in Vancou …

If someone asks you "Where are you from?" and you always have more than one answer, then this group is for you! This group is intended to bring together people of diverse cultural backgrounds in the Surrey-Langley-New Westminster area. Come and meet other globally-minded people and share with everyone the unique path that has brought you to where you are today. If you're new to Canada, join us to make some new friends and acquaintances that have likely gone through the same initial adaptation pr …

Clearmind International is a counsellors training and personal development school. They teach in a modality that marries psychololy and spirituality that is based on the premise of A Course in Miracles. Founders, Duane and Catherine O'Kane give a once monthly, fantastic, heartwarming and insightful lecture that is free to the general public with the request of advance tickets. $15 at the door.This group is to let you know the topic and date of the lectures so you may come and be inspired and sta …

Welcome to the Vancouver International Adventure Travel Club! Simply put, this group is for people who want to make friends and travel the world. The group tries to Meetup locally in the Vancouver area to bring adventurous people together to talk about where we’ve been and where we dream of going… with the ultimate goal of traveling to amazing and adventurous places around the world with a group of other liked-minded people (see our events). As much as we are looking to find other adve …

BNI (Business Network International) is a business and professional networking organisation that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly to gain new business by the passing and receiving of referrals. With chapters throughout Canada and over 5,800 chapters worldwide, BNI is the largest professional business networking organisation. By becoming a member of BNI you will be able to; - Expand your business network - Develop your confidence - Meet new suppliers - …