If you want to share stories and opinions on a variety of topics, come to the weekly community event, Lifetree Café, at 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. It's a comfortable place to talk and hang out in a casual, coffeehouse-like atmosphere, where there's something new and interesting every Sunday night, 7-8 pm. During each session, a brief video -- usually a personal story or eyewitness account of a historical event -- is used to launch our own conversation and storytelling at the intersection …

Events that focus on Technology, Art, Green and Sustainability (TAGS). Demo's, speakers, tours and other fun events will be put together by this group. Open discussions on these topics, connections to other events related to these topics and film/video of related topics will be part of this groups core.

This is a group catered towards like-minded people interested in deep meditation followed by a discussion on a life topic. We will meditate for 20 minutes and then discuss a topic of the month in hopes of helping find inner peace and creating a life of abundance, happiness and purpose. Examples of topics  we will discuss are (Struggling with inner peace, The Ego, Empowerment through daily questions etc). Please bring a pillow and notebook...

What is this Meetup group about? This Meetup group features an ongoing series of workshops on core startup concepts that can help you to build a better, more viable business. Our goal is to have a Meetup workshop on a new topic about every month or so. Who is it for? If you have started a company, want to start a company, or are looking to become a better CEO, CTO, or other senior operator of a startup, then this Meetup is for you! What are the topics we will look at? These workshops focus on bu …

Learn from and meet with other developers, devops and QA professionals that use JMeter to test web apps.   JMeter User's group is an open forum where JMeter and even Selenium users from all levels (beginner, intermediate, afficianados) can interact, network and share insights and information. Topics include JMeter, Selenium, scripting, performance, load and stress testing, test-driven development, continuous integration, building automated test scripts and other topics. Feel free to request and …

We will have many Meetup programs to select from each month. There are two types of Natural Health Strategies for Abundant Health Programs that will be offered. They are: Reoccurring Monthly Meetings & Non Reoccurring Meetings You are welcome to attend all of these meetings or pick and choose which ones you would like to attend. Reoccurring Meetings: There are two meeting topics that occur every month and are held at our Health Center in Cupertino. They are: The underlying key self-help Natu …

Learn and teach the latest Ruby on Rails topics with other developers. When we meet, we'll create a list of topics we want to learn. We'll pair those that want to learn a topic and have those with expertise advise pairs of hackers on where to start and help them past sticking points. The idea is that we all learn new things quickly and solidify our knowledge and ability to express it by teaching others. Its not "each one, teach one".  Its "every other one spending a little time helping two …

Computer scientists, biologists, system biologists and anyone interested in the new world of computational biology: Get together for conversations about the most fascinating topics you can think of, the new frontiers of what hackers can do in the life sciences. Look for entrepreneurs, co-founders, co-workers, research connections or just an enjoyable evening with stimulating new ideas. We may have topical presentations and a larger venue in the future. Let's just see what ideas people will have.

What is this Meetup group about? This Meetup group features an ongoing series of classes on core Ruby on Rails web and mobile technologies that can enable you to build and deploy a sophisticated web or mobile application. Our goal is to have a Meetup class on a new topic about every two weeks. Who is it for? If you are looking to become a competent intermediate-level (maybe advanced!) full-stack Ruby on Rails web and mobile developer, then this Meetup is for you! Some prior computer programming …

The Big Data Analytics Speaker Series is an Adobe/Omniture sponsored speaker series that is open to the general public. Meetings will be conducted monthly in a workshop style meet-up at Adobe's downtown San Jose headquarters and present expert speakers from academia and industry to discuss topics related to the analysis of big data sets and range from tutorials to expert roundtable discussions and cover analytical models to best practices. There will also be specific topics related to mobile, so …

Meet with other engineers responsible for the reliability, scalability and efficient operation of large scale systems. Sessions will typically involve a free technical presentation and open forum to ask questions.  Target Audience:  Engineers & Sys Admin's who are interested in topics such as scalability, monitoring, troubleshooting,  solving tough web operations issues, Unix/Linux, LAMP and automation. See a video introduction to the group here:  http://bit.ly/c59MWE Follow us on Twitter …

svDevOps (Silicon Valley DevOps) is a group of both Dev & Ops professionals (managers, engineers & hackers) and entrepreneurs that meets roughly once per month to discuss topics related to DevOps and whatever it means. Topics that seem to interest us are: - improving the working relationship between dev & ops - constraints within operations and dev within regulated environments - helping developers get visibility into monitoring - systems life-cycle automation (the line between systems & apps …

BayLISA is the premiere system adminstration user group in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in the very early 90s after the fourth Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference, BayLISA has supported and educated systems, network, storage, virtualization, and other technology professionals in the Bay Area for over 20 years. We use Meetup to coordinate meeting attendance, announcements, and reminders. We have our official organizational presence on the web, inc …

We offer mobile application development workshops (most are FREE) for the iOS and Android platforms. The workshops are designed to train new and experienced app developers on the latest technologies and programming techniques. Basic classes in Java and Objective-C programming are also offered. We take suggestions for new workshop topics as well. Attend a workshop, learn something new, make new friends and improve your overall app development skills. Newbies are encouraged to join since we offer …

The place for Google Chrome, HTML5 & cloud computing developers, cloud computing entrepreneurs, users, involved in planning and implementing applications for Chrome as well as those wishing to learn more about the business opportunities related Chrome. We get together monthly to share solutions, opportunities, and how-tos related to Chrome browser, and Chrome OS. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We've enjoyed presentations from developers, entrepreneurs, …

Are you a single mom or pregnant and single? Join us as we share the joys and struggles of single motherhood! Single moms have to do it all -- we have to be both the mother AND the father, the nurturer and disciplinarian, teacher, friend and provider. Sometimes, it's hard not to look around at the couples with or without kids and feel like no one understands what you are going through. Sisters In Arms - Single Moms is a social/support networking community for "solo moms" to meet and form close c …

Come and check out the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley! Our website is http://www.humanists.org. Our main event each week is a Sunday Forum which features a different speaker each Sunday discussing some topic of interest. A wide variety of topics are covered from week to week. To see our upcoming scheduled Forums and our past Forums, go to the http://www.humanists.org website and click on the "Sunday Forums" link. You can also check out our upcoming and recent past Forums by looking at this …

Santa Cruz Freedom Forum is a group of volunteers dedicated to providing an open forum for the discussion of current issues that may not be receiving adequate coverage in the mainstream media. Freedom Forum is non-partisan, and not endorsed by nor does it endorse any political party. The topics of honest and effective government, sound monetary policies, an accountable foreign policy, are often at the table, as well as other aspects of politics that affect us all, whether it be on a local, natio …

Silicon Valley Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics The group will start as a mashup or compendium of other events and groups in the area that relate to the above broad topic area. The meetups will spotlight groups and series which you can subscribe to individually. Suggestions for getting together before or after events to discuss the topic of the day are encouraged. Meetups might also include discussion of books or on-line lectures. SVSTEM is centered around Silicon Valley in the S …

We are an educational group. We provide a platform for everyone in the group to learn from one another. We can share our ideas, dreams, and help one another build our wealth and achieve our dream lifestyles. We meet at least once a month to discuss different topics. Our purpose is to pass on wealth building information and add value to every group member's life. If you have great ideas and want to share with others, please e-mail to mywealth411@gmail.com. Discussed topics currently include, but …

Silicon Valley Japanese-English Toastmasters (SVJETS) is a bilingual public speaking club for Japanese and English. Whether you need to improve your presentation skills for work, or are just looking to brush up your conversation, SVJETS is the best place for both Japanese and English speaking people! Our meetings feature interesting speeches, good jokes, and table topics Q&A sessions that challenges people to answer on the spot. Guests are welcome to participate in the table topics sessions, …

Our modern life styles come with their own set of specific health concerns with the top 3 being; Cancer, Diabetes, Cardio-vascular disease. All three of these chronic health conditions have two things in common. They all prey on bodies weakened by environmental toxins and underlying nutritional deficiencies. The odds of succumbing to one of these life changing conditions can be greatly reduced by making a few lifestyle changes including basic nutritional guidelines. I am presenting a series of n …

A community of women in technology where we talk tech in a non-judgemental friendly environment. Goals: A monthly happy hours where we will talk about a pre-decided topic based on group suggestions. Eg: technology(Hadoop, Ruby-On-Rails etc.), latest start-up trends, use of latest technology in our daily lives etc.. Please don't feel you have to be an expert on that topic or for that matter know anything about it. If you are just interested in knowing more about it this is the place for you. We a …

Walking innovators - new meetup for Bay area innovators with unique format: combine exercise/ daily workout with intellectually stimulating and useful conversations, presentations, Q/A, etc. Meet other innovators, get advice, bounce ideas, learn something new, make friends, find help and support from your peers - professionals in the same or similar industries - all while exercising. You won't even notice, as you get more fit, improve your posture and get some good workout in the most natural wa …

The goal of this Meetup is a healthy and happy family.  Where the parents are relaxed and happy and the kids are happy and stress free.  In order to do this we come together most Sunday afternoons, to have some fun, release stress and learn ways to keep it that way. So we are happy and our kids thrive. Workshops are led by experts in their fields.  Parents can leave their kids in a structured environment for an hour or two while they get some R&R of their own. Kids topics: Art Writing Drama Game …

This is a group for those of us who are interested in navigating the space between the binary. A place to discuss various gender identities and expressions and have fun doing it! You do not have to identify a certain way. This is a gender-inclusive group. Tea and titillating conversation. There will be a topic each meeting and members are welcome to suggest topics to talk about. I'm excited!

(1 minute video) This group is for people who value and enjoy deeper discussions with amazing people and who are also willing to rise to the occasion by joining us to help make these discussion opportunities an ongoing reality. The events held in this group are all about having fun nights of great people and 'deeper' discussions over dinner in a charming restaurant. This Meetup group was created by Glen Brauer as part of a non-profit global initiative using practical philosophy to bring togeth …

Meet other local executives to discuss topics of the day in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovations, Enterprise 2.0 , Social Enterprise , Social CRM , Social Media , Social Networking and Technology spaces. You can become a fan of our Social CRM facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/SocialCRMWorl ...  and join our group on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25 ...  where we also post job openings, have discussions and read news. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/glfceo . …