The San Mateo Professional Alliance is a business strategy and networking leads club. The club provides each small business member with business networking opportunities to promote his or her business or profession in a friendly business referral networking atmosphere.  Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's business by promoting and marketing each other! To do this network marketing we meet every Wednesday for lunch to learn about each other's businesses and to exchange business leads …

Since 1924, Toastmasters International has helped millions of men and women become more confident in front of an audience. Our network of clubs and their learn-by-doing program are sure to help you become a better speaker and leader. Why pay thousands of dollars for a seminar when you can join a Toastmasters club for a fraction of the cost and have fun in the process?

If you are an entrepreneur, small business owner, sales/marketing/technical professional, investors or anyone else who is trying to embrace the power of networking, then this Meetup group for you! We hold regular meetings with small group settings of no more than 30 people so people really get to know each other well. Everyone introduces themselves and tell their stories. We'll have a topic for each meeting with one or more presenter. Then people stay afterwards and chat to each other while enjo …

Dating Coaching for Midlife Singles Making Midlife a Great Life! I provide a variety of dating coaching services for men and women in midlife. I offer workshops, one-on-one dating coaching, seminars, flirting safaris, and packages for online profile makeovers, image consulting services relating to your wardrobe or your home and more! More info: http://www.GetaLoveLife.NET 877-745-5678 Annie: annie@getalovelife.net I'm is available for presentations at your single's events as well. I'll tai …

Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache Open Source Search Engine/Platform for the San Francisco Bay Area.

Sharing our dreams, ambitions, skills and works. All levels of interest are encouraged, from those just curious about "the arts," to amateurs and published or shown artists. We all have something to teach, a unique gift for the world, drawn from our personal life experience. This community is about learning how to - Express ourselves more completely and comfortably - Develop our craft, techniques and presentations - Support one another in being successful An open and supportive group of Cr …

Join biohackers from across the bay to get the latest in techniques and technology to radically improve yourself. Bay Area Biohacking holds presentations on topics ranging from how to enhance cognition with nootropics to dietary modification that can end hunger. Every night gives you the opportunity to meet other people to share info on biofeedback, behavioral modification, nutrition, self-tracking, mnemonics and pharmacology. Find connections to help you craft better experiments. Share product …

Participate in our Dojo as we to work together to leverage and expand your skills in digital media storytelling. Storytelling is the fundamental component of how human beings relate to the world around them. Stories are present on multiple levels - there are personal, local, global and civilization stories. Whether it is politics, soap operas, or sports, it is the stories within them that give each topic meaning and influence our actions at each level. Your brand is becoming it's own media outle …

Business Executives for Measurable Management is a group formed to welcome Robin Byrne, founder of Measurable Management, to the Bay Area. Mr. Byrne management initiative was recently nominated by the United Nations (UN) to receive their prestigious Positive Peace Award. To celebrate this nomination, Mr. Byrne is touring the country and sharing his management methodology with Corporate America. He plans to stop in San Jose in May 2011 to deliver a free training. ABOUT MEASURABLE MANAGEMENT I …

Share the adventures and challenges of managing agile software developers and teams. Each session will start with a short presentation on a topic of interest. After that comes a facilitated discussion where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free! Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.

This is a Real Estate, Entrepreneur & Investment Community where members empower members through Networking, Investing, Education, Support, and Resources. Our mission is to encourage successful relationships by creating a network community where members can connect to other members, where ideas can be exchanged, projects are presented for collaboration. Collectively, we expand our opportunities. Together we can educate, promote partnerships, and discover creativity in investing. We invite you to …

SoccerLabs presents its first official soccer bootcamp on Tuesdays and Thursdays (6:30 am sharp) at Franklin Park (17th and Bryant). Come join us for a high intensity workout all while having fun playing the beautiful game. Expect an array of activities running from working on individual technique, small sided games entwined with core and arm exercises for a full body work out all before you leave for work. We welcome all levels. This special offer is for a free first session ( donations are app …

Welcome to IONS~SF, The Institute of Noetic Sciences – San Francisco Community Group. Astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell founded this organization to explore the frontiers of Consciousness and to integrate science and spirituality. For those who want dynamite, cutting edge, life expanding information, we present amazing speakers on a variety of topics at monthly programs with a wonderful group of people attending. IONS is an increasingly vital family with community groups around the world, sharing and …

Are you a confident speaker needing advanced feedback and program development? Want to promote your business by speaking as the expert at public events? Do you need to move beyond PowerPoint to really connect and move your audience? The advanced Toastmasters club "ProToasties" might be the perfect place to join like-minded professionals who will help you boost your skills in public speaking as a career tool. Guests are always welcome and there's never a charge for regular meetings. So come check …

Meditation for Daily Life To help improve health, reduce stress, increase well-being, improve concentration and understand better who you are and what you want. Learn everything you need to establish a consistent meditation practice. We will practice techniques for sitting, walking, standing and lying down, using a variety of meditation objects including the breath, a repeated word or phrase, kindness, compassion, forgiveness and mindfulness in the present moment.

The voice of the Divine Feminine is re-emerging in human consciousness bringing with Her a new vision of the sacredness and unity of life. Her voice is needed during these chaotic times. Our stressful, fast paced culture that emphasizes masculine ideals such as competitiveness, control and domination often confuses and dis-empowers women. Confused as to what is appropriate feminine behavior, many women become over-involved in care taking others, are afraid to say no, or to set healthy boundaries …

This four-week course teaches a variety of meditation techniques that can be used in daily Life to help improve health, reduce stress, and develop a better understanding of who we are and what we want. Each class will include instruction and practice. In this four-week period, students will be given all the tools necessary to establish an on-going, consistent meditation practice. There will be techniques for sitting, walking, standing and lying down, using a variety of meditation objects includi …

*** Fun, Value & New Friends - BAC - Bay Area Snow Sports Council - Clubs - Year-Round Activities & BenefitsAre you interested in fun, value & new friends?Bay Area Snow Sports Council (BAC) www.skibac.org is a nonprofit, volunteer-run association of more than 30 snow sports clubs founded in 1947 covering the entire Bay Area from Monterey up to Napa and out to the Sierra Foothills. There is no cost to join the BAC Meetup group but we would like to encourage you to consider becoming a member of o …

Are you interested in enhancing your leadership skills for your business and your career? Join us for engaging presentations by successful leaders and leadership experts, interactive networking events with like-minded professionals, and training programs. This networking group offers a distinct perspective on leadership development: Centered Leadership is built on the premise that personal development is crucial for professional growth. Learn how to become conscious about your personal impact …

The ever popular Doc Wong (free) Riding Clinics have been going non-stop for the last 15 years and this Meetup Group is an extension of that. This is a community meeting place for all those who have attended or want to attend any of my Doc Wong (FREE) Motorcycle Riding Clinics. The purpose is to help you improve your riding and to create a Doc Wong Riding Clinic Community where we can share ideas, improve your riding and go on some awesome rides. Also, please note that while there may be only 10 …

This is a community forum for developers in the San Francisco Bay Area to learn, discuss, and extend the JavaFX platform. We meet monthly in person with presentations on JavaFX tutorials, topics, and bleeding edge news. Our meetings are always free to attend or watch online. IMPORTANT: Remote attendees should now sign-up for meetups. You will get asked whether you are attending online or local during registration, which helps us plan for food at the event. To attend remotely, please use the …

The Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry is a fraternity including men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. This discussion group meets monthly to discuss subjects important to humanity. From philosophy and religion to science, history and politics, this group ponders any subject which helps us to bett …

Welcome to San Francisco Style! AJ Patell's "San Francisco Style" Meetup Group is the place to be to get together, discuss, share and collaborate on the topics, trends and styles of the San Francisco Bay Area. Model your outfits and styles. Get constructive feedback. Make-up, hair and nail workshops, portraits and more. Lots of good times to be planned, so join up and let's style! Regarding EVENTS and LOCATIONS: I want to post a range of meets all over the Bay. This is ensure that everyone in …

Are you a kickass web designer and or web developer? Do you design drool inducingly beautiful websites and/or code PHP in your dreams? Come by at our social mixer for some great food and super conversation. This event is sponsored jointly by StopTheHacker and our partner Dreamhost. We would love to get to know you, chat about what kind of websites you design and what you use, how you handle challenges through the process and post delivery. Dreamhost and StopTheHacker will present a quick deck of …

This group cooks elegant and delicious food together using fresh ingredients straight from the Farmer's Market that are grown locally, sustainably, humanely, and taste sublime. We pour premium wines sourced from our extensive private cellar that pair with the meal. No cooking experience required. We provide the wine, recipes, kitchen, and the ingredients that are purchased the morning of the meetup from the Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market. We will typically meet on Saturday at our home in Burlingame …