This is a group for anyone interested in big data technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analysis, data visualization, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I have started this group for big data professionals to network and learn the latest in the big data technology. Looking forward to having lively discussions about the cutting edge big data technology and its impact on the business world.

Have a cool data visualization to show? Questions to ask? Want to meet others who have a data driven mindset? Let's meetup and talk d3.js! http://mbostock.github.com/d3/

This group is for all those working with 3d animation & motion graphics. Join us for regular meetups in downtown San Francisco at TH studio. We will have brief talks about animation followed by some good old-fashioned networking! In the meantime, please check out our work (www.transparenthouse.com).

We are Access/Excel users and developers and are looking to spread the word about how some fancy tricks in Microsoft Excel (VBA Functions, automation) and a few power user procedures Microsoft Access can improve your work performance, take a load off your mind, fingers and eyes and turn nightmares into dreams with the click of a mouse. We will have free lessons and discussion about solutions.  It's a great way to network with other data professionals and learn how to use some of the advanced fun …

Occupy Data is a subgroup of Occupy Research, with the aim of analyzing and visualizing datasets related to the Occupy movement. We mainly organize hackathons, where teams of people worked on separate projects, with the goal of using free and open source tools to generate visualizations and other resources pertinent to the Occupy movement and the issues it has raised. Read more about previous projects, get inspired about what you might like to work on occupydatanyc.org or occupyresearch.net.

The Naked Club and the PhotoNaturals Project has now had close to 40 outings and events involving close to 300 people. We are a growing group of free-spirited adults who believe that being naked is a wholesome and enlightened way of experiencing life. The visuals we create is our message to the world that a truly open and accepting society starts with body-freedom. Nude people of any age, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation are all beautiful. Come with us on our uplifting clothes-free adv …

San Francisco PyData is a group for data nerds who use Python and the available libraries: Matplotlib, NumPy, Pandas, NetworkX, etc.

The San Francisco Bay Area Tableau Community with John Abdo as the lead organizer is dedicated to serving the needs of Tableau Users in the San Francisco Bay Area.

In the 21st Century successful teams are data-driven. This monthly meetup provides a forum for monitoring geeks to gather and trade new ideas, data, and war stories. If you love data, this meetup is for you!

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

A collectively organized group for the San Francisco Bay Area MicroStrategy Community. We are dedicated to serving the needs of MicroStrategy Users in the San Francisco Bay Area. See our LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-MicroStrategy-4820416?gid=4820416

Today is the age of Scalable Systems and Big Data. Providing a meetup where we can discuss innovation, solutions and have pub nights for drinking and socializing.

What is Lean Coffee? Lean Coffee is a structured, agenda-less meeting.Participants gather, build an agenda, and begin talking.Conversations are directed and productive because the agenda for the meeting was democratically generated. Who should attend? Everyone! From beginners to seasoned Leanists. Why attend? You like good coffee don't you?! ;-) And there are always great topics brought to the table; everything from "lean startup in large organizations" to "collective quality ownership" and "cus …

This group is for people of ALL skill levels and users of ALL versions of Microsoft Access. We also include SQL server topics in our discussions. This group typically meets monthly at various locations in the San Francisco East Bay. We were previously named the Berkeley Access Database Users Group but have expanded our area of geographical coverage and our area of technical coverage.

Our goal is to make R more popular especially among women. Inspired by the awesome PyLadies group, I decided to create R-ladies. Anyone with an interest in R is encouraged to participate. It doesn't matter if you never used R or if you are an R expert. The goal is to promote R, exchange knowledge and create a network among women. Come and join us! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ About R: R is a langua …

This is an organization dedicated to supporting an intellectually challenging and creative environment for anyone working in or interested in Analytics. The goal is to create a creative hacking culture within the Analytics community where people can have fun, feel challenged, learn and support one another, and network! When this group gets to five members I will organize the first meet up.

Art Journaling can be a catalyst for self-expression and reflection a way to give shape and form to the words, symbols and images that are part of one’s chronicled story. Carve some time to nurture yourself and free your creative spirit. No art experience necessary! Brief tutorial and guidance provided, emphasis will be on the creative process, loosening up and losing yourself in paper and art supplies. A safe and nurturing space will be created for all to explore and come out and play, particul …

Like you, I'm a parent who is always on the look out for fun, healthy and empowering social activities that allow the whole family to participate. Kinderfolkz works with theaters, museums, galleries, festivals, concert venues and more to identify free and low-cost high quality events for us to create playdates within. For example, we've partnered with The New Parkway Theater in Oakland, CA to present a quarterly family film festival and dance celebration honoring children's educational media: Se …

This Meet Up Community is for helping entrepreneurs and startups learn how to expand their creativity around business ideas, problem-solving, and team building to produce expansive results and competitive advantage. This group is being set up to offer a platform and space for creative coaching and guidance to help overcome challenges and learn new ways to be innovative- it makes having a problem, 'fun'. Did you know that most of us are trained automatically, through our education and societal sy …

This is a group for women at midlife and later who insist on continuing to bloom and thrive -- even when we don't always know how. We delve into our fears, pains, hopes, and joys and use them as the stuff of creativity -- drama, storytelling, music, movement, visual arts, and whatever you bring.

This group is for people who are seeking to establish deep spiritual friendships both with others, and with themselves. We will commit to co-creating an atmosphere that offers deep listening, unwavering compassion -- and potentially life-altering challenge to the status quo. This ongoing group will explore and practice ways to 1) Access our deepest wisdom, and 2) More completely integrate and embody that wisdom in all aspects of our lives. In this process, we’ll draw respectfully from many s …

What's the difference between a snapshot, a commercial image and a Fine Art photograph? The answer, of course, is subjective and very much "in the eyes" (and minds) of the photographer and individuals viewing the work. This group will consider what makes photography rather unique among the Visual Arts. Light, composition, intent, and technique are a short list of topics we'll explore, both in the studio and on location. Take a look at our past and upcoming meetings and workshops, and consider jo …

This is a group for anyone interested in research concerning artificial neural networks, deep learning, and so on. The format varies between discussion groups, guest speakers, and tutorials. Proposed topics include: training deep belief networks with unsupervised pre-training/supervised finetuning, recurrent neural networks, different optimization methods, scalable architectures for large networks across clusters, practical GPU programming (with Python!), NNs for NLP, using NNs in robotics, visu …

You want people to laugh at your face? Me and my film crew are making a short comedy sketch! We have legit prosumer cameras, mics of every stripe, scouted locations, a script, a shoot schedule and, hell, we'll even throw in some craft services. All we need is some actors! We're looking for folks of comedy improv and stage background for a dynamic, highly visual sketch. If this sounds like something you'd like to be a part of, please RSVP and we'll get back to you ASAP. As mentioned, we have a sc …

About us Join us for coworking with creatives and artists in the East Bay at cafes, live/work spaces, studios, and other suitable spaces. Occasionally we'll have lunch out. This is a private group for the organizers and their friends, who normally work independently from home or studio, and want an occasional break from working solo to meet others, and work with them side-by-side. For safety, one can join by invitation only from a member or friend of member. While working solo has its benefits, …

An intimate social gathering to escape daily life, where you celebrate with friends, neighbors, artists, and discoverers, tasting premium wines, the smooth freshness of a micro brew, local and imported delicacies stir your appetite, and the visual explosion of seeing for the first time one of a kind works of art that are both beautiful and functional. The discoveries are just beginning here, as you talk with the artist, gain insight into the motivation for the work of art, and feel the craftsman …

"This group is for all IT's, engineers, and software developers, that want to know about how your environment can have the best connectivity, power, redundancy, and security in a Tier 3/raised floor data center in SF, instead of a hot room onsite that can be a potential hazard for your business because of cooling or connectivity issues.This group will be useful for many data and cloud environment needs for start-ups, mid sized, and enterprise local business" The group plans on meeting twice a mo …

Let's use open source technology to fix the financial industry! Large financial institutions caused the Great Recession, but regulators have not reformed them. Before the next crisis hits, let's create a suite of open source financial models and feed them with big data. We can use these technologies to figure out which assets are risky and which aren't. Rather than wait for top down financial reform from Washington DC, we can do it from the group up.