A meeting of the minds for the startup founders and engineers leveraging Scala to build great startups. Scala allows for distributed data processing and type safe web development, making it possible to build a whole startup in a type safe, functional, test-driven way. Let's discuss how we do it!

iDate2011 (Internet Dating and Dating Industry Business Convention) investigates the Internet Dating and Social Networking business. It serves as the industry's largest convention. Our next convention is on June 22-24, 2011 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA. Topics discussed include: dating software, matchmaking software, partnerships, payments, business strategy, wireless, advertisement methods, background checks, legal, venture capital, and new technology.

A group for indivdiuals interested in affiliating with charityfashionshow.org. Meet other designers, entrepreneurs, retailers, investors, fashion writers/bloggers, fashion enthusiasts who come together to network, resource sourcing and watch demos of hot new trends. We meet as often as necessary, the first hour is guest speakers & company demos, the 2nd hour is networking.

The Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship get-together's started a few years ago at Stanford and meet every quarter in the Bay Area. The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis people who are interested in gaming, mobile and entrepreneurship. The event is open so feel free to pass around. The last events saw over 500 people from: A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, …

This group is for women and men alike. We will awaken and develop Wiccan, Shamanic, Divine god and goddess and Elemental Magick to support and encourage ourselves and each other to live an empowering, joyful, playful, peaceful, fulfilling life in alignment with the flow of creative healing energy with earth, sky, sea and all beings sharing these energies. We will learn to live in awareness, appreciation and non-judgment of all things and beings. Coming to know ourself. Learning to flow energy an …

This group is for active adventurers who are interested in meeting people in the Bay Area for hiking, kayaking, biking, skiing/snowboarding, golf, tennis, and for occasional getaways to Yosemite, Tahoe, Mendocino, Big Sur and other fun and fantastic outdoor locations. We're a friendly group in the 30-48, or so, age range who would like to meet other active people around the same age. We'll be planning easy and difficult activities, as well as spontaneous and planned trips. Join us and let's h …

Are you a fan of My Little Ponies: Friendship is Magic? Do you live in Northern California? Are you looking for some friendship near you?

At the Tech Talent Fair, candidates will be at booths, showing off their cool projects. Recruiters will be checking out amazing candidates and offering jobs!

Food Startups is a community for networking with food lovers, designers, hackers, entrepreneurs, and bloggers in the food space. We also showcase new food-related apps and receive feedback from the community. We started the Food Startups group because of the growing demand for improving how we produce, distribute, discover, consume, and share food through the use of technology. We bring together food entrepreneurs and like-minded individuals to foster a collaborative dialogue to better understan …

Webwallflower Events gives the San Francisco Web 2.0 community a regular listing of upcoming startup and tech related events, discounts, and opportunities. With bi-weekly mailings sent out to over 5k entrepreneurs (sign up to receive those at http://webwallflower.com), this is one of the best places to learn about how to get yourself and your company out to the hottest networking events. Join if you are an entrepreneur, investors, service provider, developer, or just plain interested in the …

The second Tuesday of every month we gather to explore an aspect of how technology is being leveraged for social impact projects. We see a big opportunity to share experiences and take action on local and global issues. We're part of a global network of grassroots-organized communities across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Africa, all exploring social tech tools for social change. We come from a variety of organization types and diverse disciplinary backgrounds. Among them; so …

Meet other SF Bay Area Basenjis and their best friends monthly at Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, the largest public off-leash dog park in the nation. Come and join us to share in the joys of being Basenji owners, and even some of the not so joyful moments.

Meet other expectant mothers!! Make new lasting friendships with others that are currently expecting in the SF Bay Area. Share prentatal information, exercise/yoga, newborn strategies and how to prepare for your new tike to arrive... meet some new shopping partners.....hopefully we can listen to speakers or watch DVDs on various birth topics like prenatal yoga, birth plans, and ways to use comfort measures during labor. Come and discuss anything about your pregnancy or anxieties on becoming a p …

Experience the thrill of Brazilian Samba!!! Learn the dance or attend fun parties where you can see the beauty of the dance and hear the pulsing rhythmic sounds of samba! Classes and workshops teach basic technique, foot & hip movements, arm styling and fun choreography that will boost your confidence on the dance floor!!! Seasoned instructor, Mary Dollar, Artistic Director of Samba do Coraçao, will break it all down for you. (Bring a mat & towel) Wednesday Classes: 7:30-8:30pm: Samba Boo …

Whether you are a beginner, a pro, or someone who just fell in love with the movie Dodgeball and want to see what its all about, then come out and play! We play 1-2 games per month and are very consistent. We usually have 2-4 teams play on outdoor courts and its a good combination of 1st timers and our regular players. No worries if you are new to the game, because while we take the 3D's of dodgeball seriously, its all about having a good time! If you want to be outside and get some go …

Monthly event to discuss and show-and-tell new technology: Web 2.0 to Nanotech, Digital content to video games. Cool new tech. Geeks, inventors, new companies with cool products and ANYONE curious about new tech is welcome. Visit us online @ http://www.sfnewtech.com Here's what folks say about SF New Tech: "SF New Tech is the best place in San Francisco to launch, meet or recruit for young tech companies." – Lars Leckie, Partner, Hummer Winblad "SF New Tech is a great environment t …