About BAY AREA LATIN MUSIC"What?" - ¡VIVA MI GENTE! BAY AREA LATIN MUSIC provides ways to track down the specific classes, DJ nights and live music nights you're interested in. Just check with us periodically to find different events and/or meetups or the venues that play a lot of bachata... or a mambo "on 2" class. "Where?" From all over the bay area, of course. The city by the bay La Salsa Vive "When?" We started with this site back in 2007, and in 2010 we had a boom! Since then, the s …

A meetup group for people who want network and showcase their products and services with others. We meet on Tuesdays, at Pizza Party. 3581 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, Ca 95051 408-248-5680 - we'd love to have you join us! Bring your appetite for a delicious pizza, salad & soft drinks for only $10 per person. If you'd like to do and expo and have vendors at our location, email me, Lidia Blair at lblair@sbcglobal.net. Vendor tables are $10 and your lunch is FREE! If you would like to be a guest sp …

This group was started in April of 2003. We switched from java.net to meetup.com at the beginning of 2009. This Java User Group (JUG) is for anyone interested in learning more about JEE web application development. We meet at Google in Mountain View, California, on the third Wednesday of the month. All levels of JEE web application development experience are welcome. Our meetings are always free to attend.

106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to educate and empower entrepreneurial engineers. Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education. This is our Silicon Valley group; see also our Southern California group. Please join us if you're a founder or engineer (or friend!) and... * You have worked at a startup, * You want to work at a startup, * You have started a company, and/or * You want to start a company. We meet several time …

We meet monthly at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View. Meetings are free and include pizza and drinks - please join us! * Network with other Developers and DBAs * Get the latest and greatest SQL Server news * Get questions answered by Microsoft insiders * Get the inside track on emerging technologies * Learn from the experts and meet your peers * Enjoy pizza, drinks, and valuable giveaways

Fashion-knit East Bay Knitting Group has Knit night's and workshops that are fun for all levels of knitters. Our Knit night's have been a great success and we have had excellent turnouts!  Don't miss out, bring a project, and join us for a creative evening moderated by Brenda Patipa.  Knit Night is FREE!  The purpose of our Thursday Knit Nights is simply to get together with other like-minded fiber addicts and enjoy a relaxing evening of creativity and camaraderie.  Feel free to bring a snack, d …

I've been studying Esperanto for a while and would like to find other people who are interested in studying together on a weekly basis. I've already used Esperanto while traveling, including an intensive language course in Europe. I plan to use it on my next trips as well. If you are new to Esperanto, check out my blog post on how to learn Esperanto. I can teach you what I already know, and we can go from there. We'll try to get some fluent speakers to help out when possible. All levels are welc …

Do you love to travel or just learn about far away destinations and cultures and meet new friends that share your passion?? If so, please join our travel club where we will have guest speakers who will focus on all areas of the world, trade stories about our best (and worst!) trips, share pictures, travel together, and most of all enjoy the company of other adventurous people. We meet on the second Monday of each month at 7:00pm usually in or near San Mateo. Group trips and other outings will be …

Grass/ Sand Play: Sand Volleyball rules. Two's, Threes/ Fours. We have  Grass nets/ Two nice Sand Courts. Sunday's at 11:30 AM to about 2:30 in San Ramon at Iron Horse Middle School. You can come late and leave early, just RSVP your estimated arrival time/ if you have to leave early that time as well. I will note that and plan to adjust when you arrive or when you leave This Coed group has mainley B/BB players.   The group has a great attitude, laughs a lot, is social, and has great sportsmans …

Emotions WITHOUT Labels Using The ART OF DIALOGUE Announces: Whole -Hearted Women Seeking a Deeper Connections Are you a woman seeking greater meaning, inner peace and harmony in your life? Are you wondering when will it be my turn? What about me?  Are you tired of playing the game of “perfectionism” and “keeping up with the Jones?” If could take a seat in the living room of your inner dialogue, what would I hear? I feel so alone.    I feel odd or even “crazy”?     Why did I do THAT? What are pe …

Occupy Data is a subgroup of Occupy Research, with the aim of analyzing and visualizing datasets related to the Occupy movement. We mainly organize hackathons, where teams of people worked on separate projects, with the goal of using free and open source tools to generate visualizations and other resources pertinent to the Occupy movement and the issues it has raised. Read more about previous projects, get inspired about what you might like to work on occupydatanyc.org or occupyresearch.net.

Marina Park Volleyball is a San Francisco Bay Area sand / grass volleyball group.  Marina Park in San Leandro (East Bay) is the home base.  The group plays on Sundays.  Start times range from 12 noon to 2:30pm depending on the time of year.  You can check each weekly game for the exact start time.  We also have games at Santa Cruz Beach, Ocean Beach (San Francisco), Montara Beach, Mission Bay Creek Park (San Francisco), Kennedy Park (Hayward), Lake Merritt (Oakland), (Fremont Tennis Center (Frem …

Whether you're trying to figure out how social media can benefit you and your business, or you're a veteran social media expert, this mastermind group is for you. Whether you're an entrepreneur, small business owner, or executive, you understand the power of networking. We bring both concepts together for our dynamic, local group. This mastermind group is about implementing ideas that work. We'll share, inspire, encourage, learn and grow from each other's knowledge. We'll engage in conversation, …

A Women with Purpose and Action group, is for women with different industries who want network, entrepreneurial business women who wants to showcase their products and services with others, a professional women to encounter other professionals in similar or different industries and to mentor women of all ages at all stages of their careers whenever possible. We meet on the last Tuesday of the month, at Pizza Party. 3581 Homestead Rd., Santa Clara, Ca 95051 - we'd love to have you join us! On Tu …

Have you ever wanted to go fish from shore, but had nobody to keep you company? Have you every tried to take your boat out, but had nobody to help you put it in the water or net your fish? I have this problem on a weekly basis, so let's link up and catch some fish.

Dragon boat racing is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. Originating in China some 2,000 years ago, it is popular throughout Asia, the Pacific Islands, Europe and the United States. Crews consist of 20 paddlers, a drummer and a steerer. The Alameda Dragon Flyers Dragon Boat Racing Club runs practices and boot camps 3 times a week. We participate in local and West Coast races from April through October each year, and have an active social calendar for paddlers and their non-paddlin …

We're interested in building the Windows Phone development community in Silicon Valley and helping one another get our applications deployed to the Windows Phone Marketplace.

Bring Your Site, Improve Your Design Are you building a website without a designer? Do you feel like there's something wrong, but can't quite put your finger on it? Are you a designer looking for some feedback? No matter how much time you’ve put into your website, chances are it could still benefit from a designer’s “fresh pair of eyes”. We’ll review your website and make suggestions for improvement. We’ll go through examples and analyze the content, typography, look and feel, accessability, etc …

What is Sporty Girls? Sporty Girls started as a group of friends getting together to play informal, pick-up-type outdoor sports and games. It's an opportunity for women of any age or skill level to come try a new (or old) sport and "just play," without an emphasis on being "good" or winning. When we play team sports, we don't do schoolyard picks, so nobody is ever "last." We are an inclusive, LBT-friendly group. If you identify as a woman, you are welcome! What do we play? Sand volleyball, Frisb …

Internet marketing is an exciting and rewarding field. Powerful new tools and technologies allow even the smallest businesses access to global markets and potentially huge profits. Unfortunately there's also plenty of hype and misinformation around. What really works? How do you separate the solid techniques from the snake oil? And given all the possible things you could do to promote a business online, what should you FOCUS on? We'll explore best practices in email marketing, search en …

Professional & committed gay couple looking for other gay & lesbian couples to host once a month pot luck dinners. Possibly expanding to outings, i.e. wine tasting, exploring the Bay Area and all it has to offer. We would be able to host the first event and let's see what develops. We love our straight friends, but would like to develop friendships and a sense of our own gay community here in this area. Contact danychan@comcast.net with ideas and a little about yourself. This would be a great wa …

If you are like me and you need an activity you love so you can stay in shape, but don't want to compete with the young bucks any more, this is the Group for you! This is a Meetup group for age 40+ half-court basketball. 3-person teams, bring a team or form one on site, men or women players are welcome. Games will be held at Mountain View High School outdoor courts. We're also going to have skill sessions every couple of months so you can learn new skills in between games. Mountain View HS has v …