Welcome to Ruby on Trails, the Bay Area tech hiking group.Don't let the name fool you. This group is definitely not limited to engineers working with Ruby on Rails and is open to anybody interested in technology, startups, hacking, designing, hiking, or just need a break from the office.We welcome everybody and their pets, and we can't wait to meet the community on a fun and challenging hike. Activity stimulates creativity so join us in sharing ideas, talking shop, and having fun!After each hi …

This group meets in the city of San Francisco about once a month. We welcome suggestions and encourage voting about what types of books to read and what types of venues to drink in. (If you decide to join, please check out the polls and vote!) (Polls can be found under the "More" tab at the top, just below our Group Name.) Recent voting has shown a preference for current best sellers and classic novels, so we'll be sticking to those until the poll results change. We are very informal, meaning yo …

Join other entrepreneurs who eat problems for breakfast. * Compare Notes * Exchange Ideas * Learn from Others’ Mistakes * Brainstorm with Peers * Find Partners * Small Group Atmosphere * Serious Conversation Our focus is on issues for growing a business, not on VC fundraising. We promote the bootstrap business model. Check us out at http://www.bootstrappersbreakfast.com

If you're 30 and above, you should join us! Whether you're single, got a family, gay, straight, a local or just recently located to the Bay Area from another city/state/country, everyone's welcome! We're a group of fun-loving, down-to-earth and friendly people who camp, hike, backpack, raft and all that other fun, outdoor stuff! But not only that, we also love to just grab a coffee/tea or meet up for brunch, etc. Happy hour after work? Pub crawls? That's us too! Volunteering and giving back to t …

Investors and traders from the San Francisco area who use technical analysis. (IBD/CANSLIM, Charting, etc.) We are primarily equities focused. We look forward to meeting new members - trading experience isn't necessary. It is estimated that some 95% of stock market investors, traders, etc., experience a net loss over the long term. It is my intention to guide our members to be in that other 5% group that achieves net gains. RSVP YES ONLY if you want to achieve this 5% winners group. We will i …

Hi there, My name is Erika, and I've been an event organizer for another classical music meetup in the Bay Area with over 1000 members. It was very enjoyable organizing meetups, and I have met and rejoiced with many followers of classical music. It has been such a humbling experience that there are infinite ways to integrate the socializing aspect of Meetup via the classical music theme and create new friendships in the process. In fact I've been infatuated by this that I decided to branch out a …

"The DaVinci Institute: Where Great Ideas Happen" The DaVinci Institute produces a number of unique events ranging from the two monthly networking events - the Night with a Futurist, and the Startup Junkie Underground - to a series of Boot Camps and Crash Courses primarily designed around serving the needs of businesses and entrepreneurs. Our events feature some of the most talented thinkers and seasoned veterans who have fundamentally changed the business landscape with the sheer weight of the …

Extend hospitality to WB/B-1 temporary business visitors, F-1 OPT international students who want to maintain status after graduation, and J-1 Exchange visitors, facilitate interaction with native English speakers, and provide support to nonimmigrants if they are experiencing economic hardship. Cross-cultural activity is an activity designed to promote exposure and interchange between foreign nationals and Americans so as to increase their understanding of each other's society, culture, and inst …

When I was an ESL student it was not very easy to find a chance to use English after class. This group is aimed at practicing our language skills naturally through lots of conversation outside the classroom. Eventually we'd like to provide a variety of activities but we'll startwith a conversation club from the beginning. I have some new ideas on how to learn as well. We aim at being fun, open but also serious in improving our English skills. Let's enjoy SF life :)

Located in San Francisco, Conceptua aims to create Social Networking Events for the Cosmopolitan Professional. Young professionals and entrepreneurs from all walks of life and careers are welcome. We realized that young professional & entrepreneur networking events typically lack a few key variables: a young crowd, the fun ambiance needed to cultivate legitimately candid professional relationships, and real tangible value that event attendees can pocket. So, we decided to solve these issues by o …

A collectively organized group for the San Francisco Bay Area Tableau Community with David Stone of eBay as the lead organizer. We are dedicated to serving the needs of Tableau Users in the San Francisco Bay Area. See our LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/San-Francisco-Bay-Area-Tableau-3667787

Nihao! Come on you Zhongwen speakers! Let's have a drink, hang out and speak in Chinese. This group is dedicated to helping native speakers and learners of Mandarin meet and make friends. We also want to help promote language learning with workshops for learners. Here are some things you can expect: ** Monthly cocktail hours ** Monthly workshops ** Dinners in Chinatown ** Cultural events ** Any ideas you can help with too! Hope you can come to our first meetup. This place has a great atmosphere …

Are you looking for people to ski with, race with or just hang out with in the San Francisco area? Whether you're a skier/snowboarder, or you simply want to meet fun active singles, look no further…you have found the right group, the San Francisco Ski Club. The SF Ski & Social Meetup Group is your gateway to the San Francisco Ski Club. Meetup Members get notifications of SF Ski Club general meetings and social gatherings, which include Friday Happy Hours and other year-round social e …

Play quizzes, expand your social network, check out cool venues, have a drink, impress your peers, and perhaps win a prize. SINGLE and looking? Our events offer great opportunities to meet members of the opposite sex in a fun, casual, and non-awkward environment. We are happy to report that marriages have resulted from people meeting at our events! This Meetup group encourages active participants. So please get involved and come to an event soon! _________________________________________________ …

Meet other local people who practice meditation or would like to start practicing meditation. The meditation teaches you how to meditate and get your material life and your spiritual life in harmony so you have a better sense of well-being. It is a powerful meditation. It solves the many problems that you have to confront in this day and age.

Walking or hiking. Meet other local people who are interested in walking or hiking for fitness and learning about San Francisco's history, including its movie history. This walking group is unique. We put health 1st and history 2nd. We keep our group together. We go on many different urban walks, in the best areas, that vary greatly in distance, stair climbing, and amount of history facts. We walk at a leisurely pace to enjoy the scenery. Sometimes at a walk's end we have an optional dinner tog …