First and foremost, we wanted to create a place where everyone in the Bay Area can meet and make new friends doing something fun. This group is for all ages over 18!!! WHAT WE DO?   We do things around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara): We eat: dinners, pot lucks, happy hours, parties with food We have fun: zip lines, paddle boats, beach parties, camping, treat yourself to a massage/spa treatment, holiday parties, monopoly board games, social dances We get fit: hiking, walking …

A group of professional FoxPro and database developers interested in exteding Visual FoxPro and other database software development platforms.

We are the local group for ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Graphics). Our mission is to promote the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Our purpose is to foster a membership community whose core values help them to catalyze the innovation and application of computer graphics and interactive techniques. We meet roughly every month, usually on the third Thursday. Our local group has been me …

Business measurement, modeling and metrics have become critical to businesses of all sizes and across all industries. In today's competitive environment, executives need to be at the top of their game when it comes to understanding their business performance. There is data everywhere about the market, competitors, customers and businesses, but getting to the core of the information, and turning that data into an advantage is challenging. This group brings together executives from multiple indust …

This Meetup group supports the SF Bay ACM Chapter.  You can join the actual SF Bay Chapter by coming to a meeting - most meetings are free, and our membership is only $20/year ! The chapter has both educational and scientific purposes: - the science, design, development, construction, languages, management and applications of modern computing. - communication between persons interested in computing. - cooperation with other professional groups See official bylaws at http://www.sfbayacm.org/?at …

This group is for people who want to inspire each other to manifest their dreams Learn to connect with your spiritual source to know your authentic self. Visualize and "allow" your dreams to come true Change beliefs by changing your thoughts Based on Abraham Hicks Law of Attraction

Why this group is started: I want to meet new people and have high quality dialogue with other professionals, which might give you inspiration, knowledge, learning experience and sharing your thought for others' feedback...etc. “How do you spend your lunchtime?” This group gives you opportunities to share your visions, dreams and get some support for planning future and make actions…at lunch time. "How about getting out of your office and meet up for lunch once a month?" The purpose of this …

There are demands for good mathematicians to write algorithms that can churn through billions or trillions of data points and show where patterns emerge. The Economist data issue raised this issue as follows: "During the recent financial crisis it became clear that banks and rating agencies had been relying on models which, although they required a vast amount of information to be fed in, failed to reflect financial risk in the real world. This was the first crisis to be sparked by big data—and …

This group was created to bring people together who would like to add “sharing and discussion” as another spiritual practice.We support each other on our individual spiritual journeys. No matter where you are on your “path” this is a group where you can learn and grow, and have fun! We create and maintain a safe, sacred space within the circle by being fully present, honoring others by listening deeply and by sharing ourselves authentically. Our hope is for all members to explore their own spiri …

We're a group that uses hacking, stats, and machine learning to dig up information in the world or sports wagering. Programmers, betters, and everyone else who enjoys crunching numbers or sharing betting systems is welcome to contribute and work on ideas.

Let's feel, enjoy and discuss about what is visual communication here! We are crazy to find better way of communication which is visual based for fun. Welcome everybody who has interested in visual communication!

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 …

This is a group for Old School Butches and Femmes, that enjoy the Old Fashion BF Dynamic. Minimum age 35. Couples and Singles welcome. I am hoping to make a close-knit group of BF Peeps for socializing and attending events together in our community. LGBT Events, Volunteering, Movies, Dinner, Beach Days, Concerts, Camping, Picnics, Wine tasting, Horseback Riding etc. There doesn't seem to be much of a social outlet for us BF Peeps in the South Bay. I think it is important that we keep our Dynamic …

The Silicon Valley .NET User Group exists to bring together people interested in developing software using the Microsoft Stack. The topics are aimed at developers and other technical people, and we schedule experts in the field of .NET Development. In this group, you will see much more Visual Studio than you will Powerpoint. Our meetings are free, and are hosted on the Microsoft campus in Mt. View. Please come and join us.

Art Journaling enthusiasts come together and share inspiration as we work in our visual journals. Each month we'll take turns teaching each other techniques, share ideas and even supplies!

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 …

The Entertainment Storage Alliance puts on events and distributes publications on digital storage technologies and their applications.  You should join if you are interested in digital storage technology and its use in consumer or professional media and entertainment applications.  You should also join us if you would like to network with or meet other folks with similar interests in digital storage technology and its applications.  We put on quarterly Storage Valley Supper Club meetings as well …

Artists working in many disparate media are invited to join-- visual art, photography, fashion, hair, makeup, accessories, film, music, performance, mixed media and more.

Calling all newcomers transitioning to the field of Data Mining and Visualization in South Bay. Lets get-together to code, discuss projects, and materials that can help get jump started in this new and very exciting area. Looking forward to exploring and learning more about this field with you.

The Programmatic Advertising & Data group is for Savvy Marketers and Technologists to discuss the latest trends in advertising technologies, advertising tools and more. Though there is a focus on programmatic advertising there are other areas covered like mediation, aggregators, programmatic mobile, search analytics