This is a group for anyone interested in learning and making videos for fun and profit. The main function is to bring together everyone interested in the video revolution taking place today. Now, virtually anyone can be involved in the creation of quality, entertaining programs by linking experienced and inexperienced individuals with a common goal. There is a great wealth of resources available in the San Francisco bay area available to everyone ranging meetup groups like this, to community tel …

DSLR Video Central, or DVC, is a group of DSLR (Digital Single-Lens Reflex) video users who want to come together to learn, and actually start creating videos. We will have workshops, challenges, contests, guest speakers, and more. So grab your Canon 7D, 5D MKII, Nikons, or any DSLR camera with video capabilities and join us for some fun!

The Cisco Users Group of Silicon Valley meets once a month to discuss products, services, and technologies to simplify network management with Cisco Prime products for enterprise and service providers. Cisco is truly dedicated to customer success. Our mission is to shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, partners, shareholders, and employees. Built for the human network. Disclaimer: The Cisco Users Group of Silicon Valley is an independ …

Have you ever listened to a podcast and wondered what it would take to get your message broadcast? Do you have a business, non-profit group or idea that you think can build an audience? Then join PodcastMe, this group will help you learn ways to easily and effectively produce podcasts, give you support and low cost solutions to help you get your ideas out there and share insight as you grow your show! Also, if you currently have a podcast and have insight or ideas that you can share, or if you h …

The International Multilingual User Group has been a forum for GILT* professionals and language technology users since 1987. We meet regularly in Silicon Valley. Read on...

We decided to start the group because most people who start a direct selling, MLM or home base business usually run out of friends and family to share their opportunity or products with, within a year after they start their business. We are here to help men and women network and share tips from each other on how to get leads and grow your business in direct sells. You should join our group if you're experienced with direct selling to share your tips with us all; if you're new and want to grow; o …

The SVForum Software Architecture and Platform SIG offers a forum for members to discuss and learn about new and emerging technologies in software architecture, development tools, and platforms. At the monthly meeting, there is a technical presentation involving software tools, techniques, platforms, or architecture used to capitalize on an emerging market opportunity or solve an enterprise computing problem. Software tools include emerging functional languages such as Scala or F#, HTML5 or new …

StrollerFriends is a group of moms from your area who are seeking a social group that is health-minded. Weekly play dates allow parents to regularly meet and discuss what’s on your minds while allowing your children to get in some fun playtime. We are powered by Baby Boot Camp and enjoy products from Earth's Best! The perfect combination of health and fitness for both you and your child!

As a voice for the local design community, the IDSA Silicon Valley Chapter aims to: Celebrate Silicon Valley design, and the people who practice it; extol the value of good design to business leaders and the public alike. Fan the flames of inspiration by providing opportunities to learn from and share knowledge with others. Bring people together, face-to-face, to form meaningful relationships with other designers and those in related fields.

The San Jose Networking & Sale Leads Group is now accepting members! Our mission is to promote the products and services represented by members, pass qualified business referrals and sale leads, motivate professional growth, and provide information regarding the business community in a comfortable, relaxed environment! As a team, we teach each other how to talk about each business and turn that knowledge into qualified leads. Each member becomes your new Sales force $$$ We understand that the on …

This is to start a group of entrepreneur that would like to share ideas, goals, new and unique products and services, and willingness to get to know other entrepreneurs like you. Come and join us to start supporting each other businesses and build a great networking group. Looking forward to meeting you all.

We have Hadoop meetups that brings awareness about Hadoop Ecosystem to an extent or that discusses about the future enhancements in Hadoop and products and things that can be done. But there is no proper meetup that can provide perspective of a real Hadoop Developer to the current market that can address any level of knowledge seeker. Also there is no meetup group where one actually working on Hadoop Ecosystem can discuss common issues they face and ask for help. This meetup group overcomes thes …

We are a growing group of dedicated volunteers with a goal of opening California's FIRST Co-Operative Brewpub! We are passionate about customer service, great food (supporting local and organic farms where possible), craft beer, livable wages and a democratically owned and operated business.  Our idea of Co-op will apply to both the member-owners as well as the paid staff that operate the business. http://sjcoopbrewpub.com​ Our member-owners will have great benefits (many yet to be determined) b …

Compelling content is key to many entrepreneurial ventures in Silicon Valley. Whether you are a content creator, agregator, or broker, you realize that content is king. Our calendar will have an array of activities and programs to help content entrepreneurs create, package, and market content online.

Digital Photography - Composition - Lighting - Photoshop This group is a place where any passion filled photographer at any stage can come join in the fun meet new friends and learn. The intent of this group is to provide a venue for all who want to learn to use their camera to its fullest and produce images that will astound your friends and family. Please feel free to share your interests in the type of images you want to shoot and we will see about helping you take your images to a next level …

API Management meet-up group will help create a community of API practitioners and implementors who can come together to share their experience and learnings on defining, designing, building, launching and managing Web APIs based on SOAP/REST/JSON/XML technologies. The group welcomes audience from various industries with diverse skills with below roles - API Architect - API Developer - Engineering Manager - Engineering Director - Product Managers - Mobile Architect & Developers

This group strive to enrich you by presenting professionals that provide insights on the latest trends in Agility, Leadership and New Domains.

We have Startups come in and do their "pitch" for Funding . Members ask questions, advise, then vote on value of best product or service. Startups can be recommended to a Biz Coach, Financial Analyst, Angel Investor or Venture Capitalist, as appropriate. If you want to do a Pitch, you must be pre-screened by the Organizer or his representative. Send in your Pitch for review. If you need help, just contact me for limited “free” Consulting. If you just want to come and see how it's done, you're …

Our mission is to promote the products and services represented by members, pass qualified business referrals and sale leads, motivate professional growth, and provide information regarding the business community in a comfortable, relaxed environment! As a team, we teach each other how to talk about each business and turn that knowledge into qualified leads. Each member becomes your new Sales force $$$ We understand that the one of the best ways to improve our own business is to utilize the netw …

Analytics is sometimes an “afterthought” rather than a core function as part of decision making in companies. There is often a disconnect between what model or dashboard an analyst is building and where the business is actually going. However, when companies and departments are able to align the two, they turn the business onto its head and give competitors a run for their money. This group is for business users who want to learn and apply analytics to manage their business. Connect with like mi …

Join us and join in the fun! Host a group in your neighborhood! Set up a playdate with other families at the parK! Have a game night for your child and other families at a local restaurant! All you need to do is schedule an event with the details, place, etc.  PHP will then approve it and your set. Meetup.com does most of the work of inviting and reminding people. Be sure to be specific about your target group in the title. Parents Helping Parents (PHP) strives to improve the quality of life f …

Libertarians: We are not primarily political, we simply respect property rights and thus live by a code of non-aggression. Property rights are sacred to us because civilization is built on social cooperation and social cooperation is only made possible by the clear delineation and respect of property rights. Entrepreneurs: in a general sense, we are the creative and energetic members of society seeking to produce value; weather it be economic, social or personal. The Society of Libertari …

For all artists wanting to meet and work with fellow creative people in Northern California! BAAU (Bay Area Artists Unite) is an organization dedicated to building a network for current, former, and potential SF Bay Area Artists who are interested in meeting, collaborating, and hanging out with other creative and like-minded people. We’ve been around for over ten years now welcoming artists from all creative disciplines and all walks of life! Our ultimate mission is to stimulate and enrich the B …

We understand that the one of the best ways to improve our own business is to utilize the network of people that other members have built. If one person can reach 100 people, then a group of 20 people can reach 2000 and that is very powerful. There have been many fruitful relationships built in our group that will last the rest of our professional lives, and we are looking for more people that share our enthusiasm. This and other Business related Meetups are dedicated to working with small, eme …

CLICK ON CALENDAR (at left) TO SEE A CURRENT LISTING OF CLASSES- Details about this group: Learn photographic skills from professional photographers; Mastering Your Digital Camera, Photographing Children, Formal Portraiture, Shooting Editorial Shots for Magazines, Travel, Studio Lighting, Product Photography for Websites, etc. Classes and events focus on learning to be a better photographer. Classes and workshops are offered in cooperation with local parks and recreation departments, university …

Special interest group for users of Adobe CQ and WEM products with an emphasis on global digital content strategy including globalization, localization, and multilingual website development.

Group for learning more about Dimension Data Cloud platforms, service offerings and usage.  Not just a sales meeting but more how to use our products, deploy cloud solutions, thought leadership from our executive team on succeeding in the cloud among other topics.

For people who are interested in embedded systems and hardware: Microcontrollers (ARM, PIC, AVR, MSP), Wireless (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, GSM/GPRS), DSP (TI) FGPA (Altera, Xilinx, Lattice, Actel, VHDL, Verilog) Sensors (MEMS, Image, Fingerprint, RFID) Operating systems that are used in embedded systems like Embedded Linux, Android, iOS, WinCE, TinyOS, uCOS) New product ideas in embedded systems. We will have regular talks on those topics. Please join us and grow together.