Calling all travelers: rookies, veterans and dreamers. Gathering the tribe to share stories, toast to future travel plans and inspire others to take to the road especially the one less traveled! George and I are the Los Angeles hosts for the National Travel event: Meet, Plan, Go! Learn more at http://www.wesaidgotravel.com/ Put down your briefcase, Pick up your backpack! Stop Dreaming and Start Packing! Join us for events to meet other travelers, inspire others with your travels or dreams, …

Meet other single foodies (most in their 30's and 40's) at restaurants in all price ranges that are rated the "Best In LA." We notice outstanding food reviews from LA Magazine, LA Weekly, LA Times and Zagat and make reservations at those restaurants for our Meetup group. We also enjoy temples appearing in Bon Appetit, Food & Wine and Gourmet, as well as gourmet food trucks and brand new restaurants that are wonderful enough to be swooned over in the food press and blogosphere. Being able to join …

This is a Meetup for those of us affected by the job market to find support and the opportunity to be reinvigorated to enjoy life in spite of the difficulties created by unemployment. See us in the News: Happy Hour Interviews-NeonTommy/USC: http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/12/job-seeking-horror-stories-enliven-support-group-sessions-unemployed OUR Member Ann NG, NeonTommy Interview with Video: http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/12/ann-ng-jobless-two-years-not-losing-hope Happy Hour Intervi …

Its so hard to meet REAL girlfriends these days. You know..the ones that have your back, love you unconditionally and you can share everything with. I have lived in LA since age five, and find it difficult to find sincere, cool and fun girlfriends in this crazy town! So...I am starting my own group of friends in which we support one another, share in interests, have fun, and network all at the same time! So...if you're looking for REAL WOMAN who are fun, cool, hip, kind, and sincere..contact me. …

Meet some of your local Facebook friends and shake hands with real people! Unique, exclusive, fun and exciting one on one business and social dating. Network and connect with other business owners and professionals who know the great benefits of referring our best resources. Expand your circle of influence and get noticed locally. Join us for an opportunity to form and nurture lasting business and professional relationships.

This meetup group gets together for hiking, theater, wine tastings, concerts, museums, art galleries, and more. We are single, fun, smart, not stuffy, easy going, and looking for interesting conversations. As you might not be able to attend all the events, you can find more smart singles online at: Brainiac Dating. Over 25,000 members! -Lawrence

2012 is YOUR year!! Take control of your health and fitness this year.. no excuses! Join the Active Body Challenge beginning January 8th at 1:00pm. If you want to lose weight, drop body fat percentage or have an unbelievable before and after picture, this is the challenge for you! Participants: Those who are looking to take their physique to the next level. Challengers who are looking to take their body and fitness somewhere they have never been able to achieve. We want to work with people wh …

Welcome to the hiking group formally known as The Weekday Hikers. This group -- the original and pre-eminent weekday hiker's hiking group -- was originally created for anyone with a weekday to him/herself. Our group is currently in a transition. My new work schedule prevents me from scheduling weekday hikes on a regular basis and so my hikes will be primarily on weekends. But you can post a weekday hike! Now anyone can post a weekday hike. Read about it here: http://www.meetup.com/localhikers/me …

This group is for people who love to dance, listen to live music, get plenty of exercise, and make new friends! This is a great place for beginning dancers and experienced dancers new to Contra. Almost everyone who tries Contra Dancing loves it, though many people have never heard of it. I am reaching out to expose the dance to as many people as I can. It is so much fun and I want our dance community to grow by sharing the fun experiences with more people. Basically, we dance to live music which …

I LOVE playing Charades, and want to play more often and have more fun! The purpose of this group is to gather in private homes to have a little libation, some yummy things to nibble on, and play some great Charades. The guests BYOB and bring the nibblies to share. I wish my apartment was roomy enough to host the first get together, but sadly it is not. Our members must host the group in their homes on a rotating basis. Would you be willing to be a host? I look forward to playing and laughing …

This group is for first time Moms with babies born between September 2011-March 2012 who are looking to meet other first time Moms who live in Brentwood. This group is about finding friends in your neighborhood to hang out with, share stories, and offer support and laughter.

This group has daily and weekly events for you to get in the best shape of you life in 2012! We have free Group Bootcamps, Body Transformation Challenges, and daily nutrition consultation for free! The goal is transform all of West LA to living a Healthy Active Lifestyle.

Hi! If you're new to the area or are a mom (or dad) who would like to get together on a regular basis for lunch/walks/play dates during the weekdays, this is the meetup group for you.

Are you looking for interesting and friendly movie lovers (20s - 40s) who share your sophisticated tastes in food and film? You've found us! We're Dinner And A Movie. We are all about great food and outstanding filmmaking. Our Meetups happen mostly on the Westside of LA, but we sometimes trek over to the fantastic ArcLight Hollywood and other theaters in the area showing the Big-Budget, Indie, Foreign and Festival films that we're interested in seeing together. Our ambition is to combine the …

The group is organized by Dustin Laurence and Jan de Leeuw . We will be meeting once a month at UCLA to talk about issues relating to GPGPU and parallel programing.