A group for events in the San Francisco Bay Area hosted by Microsoft. Join if you're a developer or IT professional interested in Microsoft technologies such as Windows 8, Windows Server, Windows Phone, Windows Azure, SharePoint, Office, Dynamics, Xbox, etc. Also join these groups run by community members: Bay.NET San Francisco .NET Developers San Francisco Bay BizSpark San Francisco SQL Server User Group Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group Bay Area Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group A …

We mainly explore the San Francisco Bay Area’s many hiking trails, but we also keep our eyes open for other outings such as free summer concerts (Stern Grove anyone?) and the occasional jazz club... and likely more. The hikes are 6-10 miles long and are of an advanced beginner to intermediate level of difficulty. Let’s go out and enjoy the many wonderful outings in the Bay Area!

This group is for otherkin in the San Francisco Bay area. All kinds are welcome: elves, faeries, sidhe, Tuatha De Danann, dragons, angels, nature spirits, unicorns, gryphons, and any other kind of mythical, magical, fantastic, or spiritual non-human folk. This group is primarily intended for otherkin, not therianthropes. Therians/weres are not barred from joining if they identify with a mythic and otherworldly "feel" or maybe just want to talk to some otherkin, but the focus is on otherkin (such …

BAFUG ( Bay Area FreeBSD Users Group ) is a users group for Open Source Unix like operating systems, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our primary emphasis is on FreeBSD but enthuist of other Open Source Unix such as FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, NanoBSD, DragonBSD, etc. are welcome. Since BSD is the preferred base operating system for companies like Apple (Apple OS), Juniper, NetFlix and their products, BSD truly is one of the most robust and popular operating systems in the world. Companies, de …

If you can code in C/C++, you can code in any language. Moreover, you can tackle any programming problem you want. No other language can make as powerful a claim. My thinking is that there are other people who would like to learn how to program in C++, and we'd love to be the one to help them, while brushing up on our skills at the same time. Convoluted languages like Java & Ruby dominate the scene, despite being characteristically less efficient, more difficult to scale, and just plain more dif …

Here you can track MeeGo related activities in San Francisco Bay Area. Propose genuine MeeGo meetups or casual meetings after interesting events. MeeGo is a platform for mobile devices developed under the auspices of The Linux Foundation - see http://meego.com

We're all about the Application and SaaS business models and monetization mechanisms ranging from Freemium to Premium, IAP (in app purchases), Bundling, Customer Conversion Analytics - whatever it takes to actually get users (consumer and business) to pay for Apps! We typically have two or three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the software monetization and business models.  All of our speakers will discuss Freemium, since it's the monetization model du jour, …

Basically, We Want You to Come Sing with Us. Are you a former or current member of a chorus or acappella group in search of a new outlet for your dazzling voice? Or maybe you sing in a band that performs on campus every now and then? Or maybe you're just a guy with a good voice who never really thought about pursuing it before? Then Pacific Standard might be the perfect ensemble for you! How's that for a marketing pitch? But seriously, we're a new men's chorus in the Bay Area that hopes to offer …

Silicon Valley Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics The group will start as a mashup or compendium of other events and groups in the area that relate to the above broad topic area. The meetups will spotlight groups and series which you can subscribe to individually. Suggestions for getting together before or after events to discuss the topic of the day are encouraged. Meetups might also include discussion of books or on-line lectures. SVSTEM is centered around Silicon Valley in the S …

This free meetup group offers support to women and children who want to protect themselves from bullies and attackers.  Monthly meetings are hosted by professional self-defense practitioners.  We will discuss real-world scenarios in which self-protection training can protect us from injuries and even save our lives.  We will introduce self-protection skills applicable in situations such as bullying at school and at work, abduction, mugging, break-ins and domestic violence. We serve individuals a …

שלום, this is קפה הפוך, an activity group for single Israeli and hebrew speakers in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our goal is to create a fun environment to meet for hikes, dinners, and other fun activities -- in an environment where we don't have to break our teeth in english -:) Our married friends are great, but often are not free to get together, and we'd like to meet other single Israelis and hebrew speakers... so join us! להשתמע, mark.

We are the premier all-age marching band in the San Francisco bay area! The Spirit of Sunnyvale Marching Band is an award winning, independent community marching band, based in Sunnyvale, California. We perform in local parades and standstill concert performances throughout the year. We like to entertain the crowds with fan-friendly music. Spirit likes to have fun at our rehearsals, yet be very professional in our performances. We have opens in all sections (woodwinds, brass, percussion, guard). …

ADVAITA is an eclectic group of friends interested in meditation, yoga, enlightenment, self realization, non duality teachings (Advaita Vedanta, Zen Buddhism, Sufism, Taoism). Francis Lucille, a long time friend and student of Jean Klein, is a spiritual teacher of the Advaita Vedanta tradition. There are 7 week long retreats every year and meetings every week at his home in Temecula, California. There are also retreats in Tampa (Florida), Paris (France), Barcelona (Spain), Munich (Germany) and S …

This is to meet and compare notes with managers, engineers, trainers, consultants, and writers involved with Lean manufacturing implementation n the San Francisco Bay area.

Folks, This is for the first time any startup is asking you to be their CEO, all of you members would be the CEO of this startup that focusses on empowering education to eradicate poverty and improving lives of underprivileged people globally. The kind of meetups we organize would give a new direction to our company, which will soon be launched to public. It is currently an invitation only for users. Type of meetups where you will be invited and asked to provide your inputs and first thoughts. Y …

WE'VE MOVED!  See below. ------------------------- Hi Everyone, Thanks for checking out our single parents helping single parents group. Things have been slow to get going in this group on the Meetup site.  The consensus is that Meetup is not the right vehicle for a group of this nature.  Meetup is designed for specific events at specific times and is not a very good communication tool.  It does have a discussion board, but it is clunky and no one uses it. So we're moving. From now on the GO …

We're a fun-loving group of diehard Steelers fans who live, work, and play in the South Bay Area. South of San Francisco, California, that is. Whether you've lived here a long time, or you've just moved to the area, stop by on a Sunday and help us help you cheer on the one, the only: the black and gold!

The Deconstruction Front meets intermittently in weekday evenings, around Downtown Mountain View and other places within San Francisco Bay Area which are reachable thru public transportation. We have a theoretical head count of 12 people who know each other on- and off-line, a wide variety of marginally inter-connected topics and no agenda.

This is a Bayesian Statistics interest group for the San Francisco Bay Area. We will have a mix of talks, training sessions, and other events based on member interest. We also have message boards for discussions and job postings (http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Bayesians/messages/boards/).

At the San Francisco Bay Area Start Up Basics Meetup we will discuss fundamentals that all businesses must understand from getting 'off the ground' to successful flipping, IPO or franchising. Getting a well trafficked web presence. ROI for good marketing and sales. Effective Networking and more. Got business fundamentals down? Come learn with us.

This group is for those in the Bay Area that love playing any of the various incarnations of Rock Band and Guitar Hero and are looking for others to rock out with. There's nothing quite like getting together in a room and having a full band playing together, most importantly having fun while rocking out to your favorite songs. We can also go to any public events that have Rock Band/Guitar Hero nights. This is first and foremost meant to be a social group that is purely for the joy of having fun …

About Kannon Do Bay Area Zen Meditation Group: We aim to bring the spiritual practice of mindfulness to the San Francisco Peninsula and the South Bay, emphasizing its relevance in the modern world. Our purpose is to bring balance to busy lives faced with constant distractions, work and family pressures, and demanding deadlines. Our practice goes beyond relief of stress or health concerns to benefit the whole person. It emphasizes living an authentic life and expressing our inherent true nature …

Meet fellow shutterbugs and models near you, from San Francisco to San Jose, and beyond! Although we are based in Sunnyvale, we have no geographic limits to our endeavors! Network, attend workshops ,group shoots, and socialize with area professionals. Experiment with different lighting, posing and photographic techniques. Open to all levels of experience, from professionals to serious amateurs and beginners. Learn and share from the experience and knowledge of our experienced photographers …

Rainmakers started as a series of miniconferences focusing on entrepreneurial education for startup founders and professionals to share their experiences and grew into the perfect networking group for San Francisco Bay professionals who want to connect with other professionals. Make new business and personal connections, build your network, find new clients, and identify business opportunities. We make our networking events easy by having greeters at the door to not only welcome you - they intro …

This group is for all ages.Hike anywhere around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara).We offer local hikes that meet on the weekends. These hikes are generally from 6-8 miles and easy to moderate. Some of our hikes will be longer. FOR THIS GROUP ONLY: We will plan longer hikes(10-15 miles) and backpacking, camping, ATV.....moreMembers are encouraged to have social events for the group as well. If you have a location or event you would like to suggest for members please contact the …

When we started several years ago, our goal was to explore Silicon Valley (aka "The Valley of Heart's Delight"), in part to show people there was more to the Bay Area than San Francisco.  Now we've visited just about every local museum from Gilroy to Santa Cruz to Millbrae, so we tend to journey farther afield for cultural/historical walks and day trips.  Our events include mundane after-work "well, it's better than just sitting on the couch" walks in local neighborhoods as well as more ambitiou …