Bay.Net is an open and independent forum for evaluating and extending the knowledge of the .NET architecture, technologies, and tools. All developers are welcome, regardless of your preferred platform or language. We host meetings and activities in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, the North Bay and East Bay areas.

The Outlaws are a group of nature-loving outdoor folks who insist on bringing their dogs along. Why hike if I can't bring my dog? is our question. We hike mostly in Marin county, but sometimes East Bay too. Summer overnights and weekend camping trips to National Forest destinations. Swimming, BBQ, hiking, fetch, fun.

At Startup Saturdays you find people who can help you take your business to the next level. Submit your Startup: http://www.startupsaturdays.net/submityourstartup/ Build your team Find Investors Build Partnerships Get Funded Its all possible when you take the initiative! Find us on: Meetup.com: http://www.meetup.com/StartupSaturdays/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/StartupSaturdays Twitter: http://twitter.com/Startup99 Website: www.startupsaturdays.net Submit your Startup: http://www.startups …

Australians, Brits, Kiwis, Safas and the rest of us with a queen. This is a group for all of us that moved here and want to meet new people and have a bit of a chat about the old homeland over a refreshing beer or ale. For those of us more familiar with cricket than baseball and those who have a queen on their currency (though not necessarily supporting it). Come join other people from similar places with similar views and bring along friends to meet soon-to-be friends. If you're not from the …

Meet others in your local area interested in PostgreSQL: The World's Most Advanced Open Source Database. Discuss this open source database and share the tips and tricks you've learned using it.

WGIRLS SF Bay area is a local chapter of the greater WGIRLS INC. organization providing underprivileged women and children in local communities,and in times of international crisis around the world, with the support and resources necessary to achieve health, happiness, and the ability to lead productive and successful adult lives.

If you have kids, you have to re-learn how to deal with your ex, shifting communication styles, becoming more formal and distant. It may be hard to create new boundaries with your ex. I offer a workshop that helps parents start thinking about this process of parenting together while living apart. In San Francisco: fourth Tuesday of the month. In Berkeley: fourth Monday of the month. Susan Regan, MFT specializes in Therapy Services for Divorce and Separation to help people going through this dif …

Do you like the country and the mountains? Let's go on locale trips! Marin, the Sierras, Lake Tahoe maybe even to Oregon! I have a great car but looking for people to come with. Small day trips to Muir woods or overnight trips a bit farther let me know what you like.

This meetup will host and highlight events on topics spanning a wide range of data mining topics. It is intended to compliment the successful Data Visualization meetup by allowing for meetups of a more technical nature. Goals Host events (talks, workshops, hackathons, volunteer coding, ...) Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc) Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data mining engineers, scientists, and other prac …

Meet other amateurs and professional who use the tools of the trade (Reason, Ableton Live, ProTools, CuBase, VSTs, MIDI controller boards, etc...) to make their own electronic music.

We are a Silicon Valley (San Francisco) meet-up group, interested in connecting folks who are passionate about the education space and interested in applying technology to hack current problems in the education sector. If you are a developer / hacker / entrepreneur / investor — who is passionate about education — please join us. You can follow us on this meet-up, or "like our Facebook page" or follow us on Twitter at @EduTechGroup. We plan to bring together interesting speaker …

This group is for those of us who identify with Daria and try to apply our dark, intelligent, sarcastic humor into our lives. If you want to join, do so. If not, don't worry. What will we do? Most likely, nothing. Or if we really want to, get together in San Francisco and get coffee...or pizza. Why am I doing this? Because I'm waiting for March when my payment is up on this site.

The National Association for Interpretation (NAI) is an internationally recognized association that promotes leadership and excellence for professionals and volunteers in the interpretive field. We endeavor to connect people with the natural and cultural world around them in parks, museums, schools, zoos, communities, and other special places. Region 9 (the Sierra Pacific Region) of NAI's Meetup Group will help members and non-members of the association gather to share ideas and experiences at …

It can take 1-2 years or more to recover from divorce or separation. You need to create a new identity, discovering who you are as a single person, finding a sense of belonging in your community, finding or consolidating social networks, and adjusting to single parenthood. If you have kids, you have to re-learn how to deal with your ex, shifting communication styles, becoming more formal and distant. It may be hard to create new boundaries with your ex. The fighting may continue, or one of you …

San Francisco Perl Mongers (SFPUG*) is the first San Francisco Bay Area Perl Users' Group! We had our first meeting on June 9, 1998. Were you there? Come join us for food, drink, and discourse with the Bay Area's Premier Perl Hacker Community. And join our mailing list at http://sf.pm.org for Perl discussions.