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 …

The place to be for Google Android developers, users, startup entrepreneurs, involved in planning and implementing applications as well as those wishing to learn more about the development knowledge or the business opportunities related the technology. We get together few times a month to share projects, opportunities, and how-tos related to developing for the Android Platform. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We've enjoyed presentations from developers, …

Welcome to VLAB on MeetUp, an extension of www.vlab.org. Established in 1990, The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (http://www.vlab.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people. We host one of the leading ongoing gathering of Silicon Valley's leading entrepreneurs, industry experts, venture capitalists, private investors and technologists to exchange insights about how to effective …

Onyx is a Black Professionals group that plans various social networking events throughout the Bay Area but primarily in the Pennisula and South Bay. Once you join, please check out our frequently asked questions page at http://blackbiz.meetup.com/233/pages/Onyx_FAQs/

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 …

"The ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do" ~ Steve Jobs Welcome!  Thank you for joining!  If you are new to Ruby on Rails or an intermediate, advanced Ruby on Rails Engineer - you will love this group! I plan on offering the following: 1.  Variety of Ruby on Rails classes.  These classes will be offered for beginning RoR developers or intermediate/advanced level. 2.  Presentations given by guest speakers(RoR developers) from great startups. 3 …

The place for Google Chrome, HTML5 & cloud computing developers, cloud computing entrepreneurs, users, involved in planning and implementing applications for Chrome as well as those wishing to learn more about the business opportunities related Chrome. We get together monthly to share solutions, opportunities, and how-tos related to Chrome browser, and Chrome OS. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We've enjoyed presentations from developers, entrepreneurs, …

Meet other local current or aspiring engineering leaders who are interested in Engineering Leadership as a strategic competency. Discuss engineering leadership and its aspects: team-building, direction-setting, career planning, project experiences, education, certification, recruiting, organization structure, inter-departmental relations, etc.

BABW is one year old this month! It’s a funny time for an anniversary since we are still a couple of months away from backpacking season, but I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who have become members, come along on trips, and become organizers. When I started the meetup a year ago, I thought that maybe a dozen or so women would sign on, but we had more than 100 members within 4 days! In our first year, we’ve grown to over 300 members and we’ve gone out on more than 15 backpac …

Going step by step how to get through the network of starting out, funding, and making money without giving away the company. In a pre IPO, investors are interested in sales and how they will see a profit. Your plan should be based on current sales. We talk about how to get sales and position a company to be attractive to investors.

This group is for COEPians who are interested in entrepreneurship. As a COEPian if you want to network with other COEPians in Silicon Valley to learn, share, help, be helped, bounce ideas, form founding teams etc, this is the group. We plan to meet periodically in a casual environment to accomplish the above.

Join award winning UX designer Phil Dupré and team for a small, informal discussion at Maprehend about managing and collaborating on projects visually. Often times managing projects is too complex to depend on just words for communicating. We learn visually very easily so why can't we have a way to visually communicate easily? Especially when it comes to some of the most difficult things to manage? Like projects involving several complex facets with several complex people. Even if you’re sitting …

Social media is still a new field and there are no experts. If you think you are a social media guru, this group is not for you. The purpose of this group is: 1. To bring together like-minded social media aficionados in Silicon Valley to learn from each other (the good, the bad, the ugly) and network, online and at monthly dinners at Silicon Valley restaurants (you pay for your own food/drink) 2. To plan and execute periodic (at least quarterly) presentations/ panels on social media topics This …

Join us for the Founders Space Roundtables, where founders gather to share knowledge and work together to solve problems. Roundtables are geared to founders and C-level executives of growth-oriented companies for exploring critical issues and business opportunities with peers and subject matter experts. Each Roundtable tackles a specific subject, such as negotiating a term sheet, creating a marketing plan, filing patents, raising venture capital, etc. The session begins with industry experts, wh …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Palo Alto, San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are wi …

This is a crazy idea I have.  To create a kind of virtual, old-fashioned neighborhood of friends to do stuff with when its more fun to be with someone than alone. I have no idea if anyone else has a need for this kind of community, nor have I thought through the details of how to make it work.  I need folks to show interest, share ideas, and share in leadership. Purpose: Create horizontal community that transcends age and interests.  Community for the sake of community.  There is nothing wrong w …

This group welcomes both business and legal professionals. If you’re in business, you’ll inevitably come into contact with attorneys. Let’s listen to attorneys give presentations on ways to avoid legal pitfalls and/or succeed in business legal matters. In the end, you’ll learn how to avoid a lot of wasted time and legal bills. If you’re an attorney, join our events for legal professionals to help plan the presentations and to strategize, network, and collaborate among fellow attorneys and legal …

This is a group for professionals in the Bay Area who are involved with, or are otherwise interested in, Mergers & Acquisitions and corporate law.  This group is also an ideal venue for startup founders to learn more about corporate law applicable to the operation of their businesses and how M&A exits work. Each session will begin with a presentation highlighting cutting-edge issues from a legal, financial and technical perspective, followed by a Q&A session and then networking.  Food and bevera …

We represent angel investors and investment funds in the valley whom are providing seed funding for App. developers to grow their businesses. We will be planning a monthly meet where we invite all developers to pitch their ideas. We welcome any kind of idea as long as long as they are related to mobile apps or apps for IP T.V. Join our group, share your ideas, and a best date to meet se we can organize our next event this August.

An eclectic community gathering of all ages and all professions who are committed to becoming better public speakers. We support each other through regular meetings where you will have the opportunity to practice prepared speeches and impromptu responses. Several yearly workshops including speech evaluation, debate skills, and visual presentations. Please note that most of our organization and planning is done at www.menloparktm.org You are welcome to stop by as a guest to any of our meetings …

A community for people interested in new and emerging technologies for the food industry, including R&D, production and distribution. We plan to have mixers where FoodTechies can meet face to face and technical events including presentations and pitch sessions involving tech companies in the food space. Note: this is not another "foodie" group (although you can be a foodie) - our interest is in developing and exploiting new technologies, including inventors, producers, entreprenuers, angels and …

CommCamp is an ad-hoc gathering of passionate folks who want to share, interact and spread the love around the topic of communication design and delivery. This includes everything from storytelling, handling Q&A, elevator pitches, visualizing data -- to revieiwng the latest presentation tools and techniques. Bring your questions, ideas, or even slides to share at our events! Founded in 2009 as PresentationCamp and offered in an unconference (open space) style around the world, we realized that t …

We are a community of Slackliners here in the Bay Area. Our aim is to promote and get more people involved in this great sport! It can be very meditative and relaxing and challenging and fun. We plan to hold weekly sessions in the Bay Area. We're currently re-energizing to meet at various locations in and around the Bay Area hoping to hold regular events in the South Bay, East Bay and North Bay areas. The beauty of slacklining is, we can setup on beaches, in parks, at events or just about anywhe …

Real Life Super Heroes, Masked Crime Fighters, Costumed Vigilantes, & Uniformed Mystery Detectives meet to share case files, organize citizen patrols, review investigations, analyze crime statistics, discuss law enforcement support, teach new techniques, tell success stories, plan charitable and educational events, send inspiring messages, and learn about resources for solving cases. Whether fighting crime, solving cold cases, researching records, or otherwise, this group is a support team for t …

Your friends and family are great but sometimes they just cannot be there for you when you're going through a rough time. Sometimes the subject matter triggers them and they shut down. Or they cannot imagine you doing the option you're considering.  Or they just don't get the value in this. But you want to talk. It would be really good if you could find someone to just sit with you while you talk about whatever it is. You could hear yourself think and probably figure out what's best for you eve …

This is a group for developers, designers, entrepreneurs and investors who are interested in creating, making, hacking, funding wearable devices, accessories and applications. Examples include Google Glass-based apps and devices, Pebble watch. Initially, we will focus on talks and demos. As the ecosystem grew, we plan to bring hackathons and contests. Ideas are welcome, so are volunteers.

This supportive group will follow the format towards a happier life as laid out by Gretchen Rubin in her book, "The Happiness Project". We will also consult her blog located at http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/. Members may join at any time. All I ask is that you read the book before joining and come prepared to meet at least one goal towards furthering your own happiness!! Meetings will begin on a bi-monthly basis however we can meet more often as needed to support each others …

Women coming together and sharing the road to healthy eating, love and a harmonious life with soulful exercise and excursions, food tastings and meditations. Destressing, decluttering and body awareness included! We will be creating your own whole foods eating plan, address the underlying psychology of eating, look at the spiritual connection we have to food and do some self assessment exercises to get a snapshot of your current state. We will enjoy a safe platform to inquire within and explore …