Welcome to the Bay Area Fine Art and Fashion Meetup. This is a meetup for photographers, models and stylists interested in Fashion and the Fine Art Nude (bodyscapes, body painting). This Shootout is offered as an opportunity for quality one-on-one time in a pro studio with talent and equipment that will expand your portfolio. The group shootouts will be in studio with 2 or 3 different sets. Each professionally lit, appointed with backdrops and naturally an exceptional and professional model. …

This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members! We are writers and aspiring writers. We are bloggers and wannabe bloggers. We meet regularly to interact with serious and not-so serious bloggers. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We also have …

South Bay Writers and Bloggers is devoted to people who want to get the most (read = get exposure, get published, get read, make money) from their writing, whether it be from writing their novel - fiction, non-fiction, memoir, sci-fi - their poetry, their blogs. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money a …

Startup Speakers Toastmasters Club sharpens your public speaking/presentation/pitching skills in a safe, comfortable environment. Many of our club members are entrepreneurs in startup companies or work directly with startup companies. Toastmasters International is a non-profit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of meeting locations. Startup Speakers Toastmasters Club meets at the Plug and Play Tech Center. Plug and Play is well …

The Democratic Club of Sunnyvale seeks to be an active and welcoming group that promotes progressive, Democratic values and positions. We provide a welcoming group for those in the Sunnyvale, CA, area to meet and promote Democratic causes. Join us to meet other people in this major Silicon Valley city where you can make the most use of your Democratic ideas and energy! Check out our website at http://www.sunnyvaledems.org. (Democracy for America is now at www.dfasv.org. Find their events …

Craft Flash Mob is a group that connects crafters and DIY enthusiasts in their 20s to mid-30's with peers who like to do the same. This group is loosely based upon the idea of a flash mob, where people show up en masse to a location, participate in some (often unusual) activity, and then disperse. Crafting in coffee shops and cafes is a lot of fun to do with others and might be considered an "unusual activity" by some. So, join this group if you: are in your 20s to mid 30s, have DIY/craft proje …

This group is for people who are tired of wasting their time in a gym or with a boring fitness routine. NASM certified personal trainers lead you through workouts designed to get you real results and help you transform your body. Each workout we do is crafted to raise your heart rate and help you build lean muscle. We teach exercises that can be done at home. We cater to people with busy schedules and lives. Come workout with us! You can learn more about our trainers at: http://www.RealResults …

A mysterious society dedicated to spreading wonder and amazement with our mystical powers. This is a private friends-only group, created to keep members in the know with our board game nights, LAN parties, and other events!

A group where photography meets art. The idea is to focus on specific areas in photography and master the techniques to the highest level where you can start to feel your work and it becomes art. Portraits, landscape, food or modelling. Whatever the area is... it doesn't matter as long as you master it and feel it the results will be amazing. We will have meetups where members can deliver a short and quick down and dirty workshop 15-30 minutes on shooting a particular scenario they feel comforta …

Do you work at home? Do you miss socializing with peers? Do you want someone to bounce ideas off of who might relate to your kind of work? Or, do you just need to get out of the home office and socialize once a week with other business women? If you are looking for a fun, social group to share your successes and challenges, this club is for you!

NOTE: All new members MUST come in for a screening before RSVPing for a Meetup. Screenings are held on the third Friday of each month at our office in Sunnyvale at 5:15 pm. Please RSVP for a screening by sending email to social@evolibri.com. It's free, and it's simple! EvoLibri Consulting sponsors between four and six social clubs each month -- these clubs are designed for neurodiverse teens and young adults ages 14-21. EvoLibri Consulting is a private company providing end-to-end services fo …

http://www.moviemakersunite.com/.org MMU Presents : SILICON VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL AND AWARDS OCT-NOV. , 2012 www.svfilmfestival.org MMU FILM FESTIVAL '09 : http://www.meetup.com/moviemakersunit...... MMU - PRODUCTION , PITCH AND NETWORKING MEETINGS: Bi Weekly. Bring your script / idea in one page. If you have a script, you will get your film production scheduled immediately. And network with fellow film makers, actors, camera, editors,etc. Current Projects: (Details in the abo …

Baby Boomer Entrepreneurs is a professional networking group for (you guessed it) entrepreneurs in the San Francisco Bay Area who run or are inspired to start their own businesses. We all have a goal of building our businesses through referrals and building a solid marketing system. As the organizer, fellow-business owner, and career coach, I am excited to hear stories of your success and give you tips of what worked for me and what did not, especially using social media. I understand personal …

The purpose of this group is to study the course Reflections on the Life of the Spirit, which is the first book in the Ruhi Institute. Reflections on the Life of the Spirit uses a collection of quotations and concepts central to the Baha'i Faith to investigate our role in achieving the betterment of the world, to examine the impact of spirituality on our daily lives, to explore our relationship with prayer, and to consider the mysteries of life and death. If we meet weekly for about 2 hours per …