We’re bringing everyone on the team together to talk about what makes products great. Each month, we will pick a key product development topic and feature a speaker who’s kicked ass at that topic to share their story. Join us if you love disruptive products - there is plenty of room for group discussion and learning!

Product Manager Breakfast is a relaxed conversation between Product Manager peers. The goal is for this to be a safe place where we vent, trade tips, and discuss the challenges and opportunities for our role. Note: this event is only for Product Managers. We've found that having people in other roles - even if they know a lot about product management - can make the conversation difficult.

This is a community of mobile product managers, UX researchers, developers, and designers who meet to share our experiences with the process, challenges, and joys (!) of developing mobile products (apps and mobile web too!) There are lots of awesome Meetup.com groups that focus on the dev/tech side of building for mobile. The emphasis of this group is on research, requirements gathering, definition, UX, product management, and design of mobile apps and sites. Come on over, we'll put on a fresh p …

There are lots of developer skill building talks/events etc but not enough meetups for Product Managers to get together and share lessons learned, tools, processes, tips/tricks etc. That is what this group is for. A way for tech/web/startup Product Managers to get together and hang out with other PMs, to learn, share, and network.

This is a group focused on getting together at SF coffee shops in the morning to peer-pressure each other into staying productive on side projects. Peer-pressure is one of the best ways to build good habits (http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/04/whats-the-easiest-way-for-a-college-student-t/), and we're going to do just that. We'll meet around 6:45am - 7am one morning a week, and spend the first 10-15 minutes quickly introducing ourselves and our projects (writers, designers, coders, whatever). Then …

ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in San Francisco and the Valley to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, as well as Lean, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include short talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, design and development as well as plenty of time for networking and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to com …

Welcome Filmmakers! The goal of the San Francisco Film Club is to set up an environment to help filmmakers finish their projects by going through all the necessary stages from Development, to Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production and finally Marketing & Distribution. We also have R&R Nights to go out to the movies and have a good time as well as field trips to practice shooting in unique locations. If you are interested in this or would like to learn more  just stop by any meeting to check …

The San Francisco Project Reboot Group is a group of production companies and production services vendors working together to revitalize the Bay Area Film, Television and Digital Media production community. Upcoming event on Thursday June 13, 2013 from 2:00pm-9:30pm.  See our Meetup page for more details. The Second Annual Project Reboot extravaganza “reboots” the San Francisco film production community on June 13th, bringing together industry professionals and clients to venture out and network …

Introduction The SF/Bay Area Ableton Live User Group is for anyone interested in Ableton Live, music production and performance. The goal of the group is to create a community around music making and performance through the sharing of ideas, projects and lectures on a wide variety of Ableton and music production related topics. This group is rad! Meetings These meetings center around User Group members sharing their projects with the group alongside lectures given by Ableton Certified Trainer …

This group is for wearable tech professionals, industrial designers, R&D groups, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to engage in the fashion/tech field through product presentations and workshops. Product engineers/designers, 3D printing professionals, researchers, gamers, crafters, tinkerers, inventors, gadget creators and/or tech artists engaged with mixed prototyping to converge fashion & technology who add digital dimension to their works by fusing advanced materials such as etextiles, wearable …

This group is for professionals interested in developing their organizational skills to improve personal productivity, management ability, and to influence their organization to become more effective. Learn the principles and practice the disciplines of getting things done. Weekly workshop with monthly focus on: Personal productivity - getting things done Team productivity and project management Organizational effectiveness The workshops will integrate different approaches to personal and grou …

A meetup consisting of casual evening talks and demos on the challenges and solutions of building and maintaining Wikipedia and associated sites (Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikiquotes, …) at the scale of a top five Internet site with over half a billion monthly uniques. This will be followed by Q&A and other informal lively discussion before and after. This consists of a range of topics such as the MediaWiki software (one of the largest open source web projects), website architecture and inf …

Balanced Team is a group of people interested in furthering processes and methodologies to create great things. We include product managers, developers and designers who see multi-disciplinary collaboration and iterative delivery focused on customer value as a source for innovation. Please join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/balancedteam

This Groups Is for RED Digital Cinema users and those interested in RED products.

Are you a solo-consultant or running a consulting firm that provides engineering or design in the San Francisco area? Or are you an entrepreneur who might need to contract or partner with such a business? Join our community of people in the area helping to build products and make ideas into reality. Our meetup welcomes engineers and designers from all disciplines and the businesses that support them such as product-based startups and other firms who write custom software. We'll have regular even …

We all know the Bay Area has tons of software meetups, but where's the hardware love? We're bringing together anyone who interested in building a business in the world of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. The purpose of the group is to start to build the hardware startup community by: bringing people together, bringing in experts in the fields of hardware & form entrepreneurs who've done it before, and also to build a better picture of the hardware scene so we can all find …

Picnic Dash Productions coordinates fun running events in Golden Gate Park that sponsor the Brighter Sky Foundation, a nonprofit that places social workers in public schools with high dropout rates. Races are held every 4-6 weeks and are sleep-in-and-enjoy-your-weekend friendly (races start at 2pm). Food and drinks are provided after each race, along with zany and useful prizes for the top competitors.

To apply for a demo, please use the on-line form. This group aims to be the point of contact between User Experience Professionals (product managers, designers, researchers, front end developers, technical writers, customer support professionals) and the developer community in the Bay Area. The purpose of the group is to help the User Experience community talk to who needs us, help you network and find new gigs with some exciting startup that need some UX love and care. Although the main focus …

This group was created to assist bay area locals in learning more from each other. We facilitate small in person classes everyday for groups of 10-20 on all sorts of awesome subjects like  film, photography, graphic design,  cooking, business and technology subjects like programming. We will be holding classes, as well as professional networking mixers in the south bay, and soma Citizen Space locations. What is Citizen Space? We take the best elements of a coffee shop (social, energetic, creati …

This group is for industry professionals, educators and students who strive to change the way new products and services are developed through human-centered design research and strategy.

This group discusses techniques and equipment related to HDSLR photo and video production. Anyone who is interested in the latest and greatest technology should join. We can learn from each other, swap stories and even equipment. Check out our member resource page for talent information.

This is the official Ponoko Meetup group - based in San Francisco. Attending our regular meetups is a great way to meet other people who are interested in making extraordinary things, using the latest tools at our disposal. Ask questions from our Ponoko team members and other attendees, check out materials & example products, and learn some invaluable tips for making with Ponoko. If you're not in the Bay Area and would like to host your own Ponoko meetup, you're welcome to schedule your own h …

Since the dawn of mankind, insects have been a key part of the human diet - although in recent Western culture, the culinary spotlight has shifted elsewhere. As the global food supply chain reaches its limits, a multitude of individuals and organizations across the world are helping bring about a revolution in food production. Entomophagy - the human consumption of insects - is starting to make a splash. This group is for anyone interested in the emerging entomophagy industry. We aim to provide …

Design&Startups is a group for the best web, mobile, and graphic designers in the Bay Area. With growth and focus shifting from only technology to beautifully designed technology, Design&Startups wants to be the central place to learn about it. We will interview amazing designers, provide access to great products, and showcase beautiful work. Join us if you believe in a more beautiful web.

This group is for startup founders and entrepreneurs who are experimenting with Lean Startup practices. We started this San Francisco local group as a place to play-test many of the great tools and products that are coming out to help entrepreneurs iterate their products and find Product/Market fit faster. If you have an idea for a product, or if you have an early-stage tech/mobile product that you are working on, this group is a place to experience new ideas, tools and approaches. Disclaimer: L …

The SF Bay Area User Group (SF-AUG) serves the San Francisco Bay Area with the following objectives: * Share and learn Atlassian product knowledge, best practices, and case studies with fellow current and prospective users. * Address the needs of both Atlassian product system administrators as well as novice and experienced product users. * Network and socialize with fellow Atlassian product users. * Meet 4 times a year on Wednesday or Thursday evenings in locations throughout San Francisco, th …

Silicon Valley New Technology "Entrepreneurs & Founders Showcase" is one of the first meetups that also welcomes consumers.  At the end of the day, all new technology will find its way to the end user! At this meetup, investors, co-founders and consumers will have an opportunity to be early adopters of the New Technology being launched in Silicon Valley! All types of technology are included with the purpose of educating, investors, co-founders, end users, dealers and consumers about the features …

Let’s start networking with the people who are in this business. Shooting photo, editing images and selling products online. Product photography could well be the single most important design aspect of any e-commerce website. Without the ability to touch, hold, smell, taste or otherwise handle the products they are interested in, potential customers have only images to interact with. Ultimately, the softer, tastier, flashier and more attractive your products look to shoppers, the more confident …