This group is for wearable tech professionals, industrial designers, R&D groups, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts to engage in the fashion/tech field through product presentations and workshops. Product engineers/designers, 3D printing professionals, researchers, gamers, crafters, tinkerers, inventors, gadget creators and/or tech artists engaged with mixed prototyping to converge fashion & technology who add digital dimension to their works by fusing advanced materials such as etextiles, wearable …

It's really hard to get anything done alone. Sharing technique and knowledge is key in getting to a stable build. Meeting frequently, discussing our projects and presenting what we've made can bring the art to another level. Even if you come with little experience, we're sure you can make meaningful contributions. We are a group of technologists, designers and hobbyists that support a healthy and empowered culture of collaboration and invention. We hold regular public meetings and maintain onlin …

Join award winning UX designer Phil Dupré and team for a small, informal discussion at Maprehend about managing and collaborating on projects visually. Often times managing projects is too complex to depend on just words for communicating. We learn visually very easily so why can't we have a way to visually communicate easily? Especially when it comes to some of the most difficult things to manage? Like projects involving several complex facets with several complex people. Even if you’re sitting …

We meet once a month to drink beer & share lessons learned on various topics including computer science, design, HCI, complex systems development, programming languages, compiler optimization, cryptography, computer music, AI... and whatever else the group finds interesting. The common thread is that most of the presenters & audience know at least one dialect of lisp (eg Common Lisp, Scheme, Clojure, Emacs Lisp, etc). But it is definitely a polyglot (not just lisp-related) group & presentations …

This group is designed for parents, teachers, school administrators and those interested in the prevention and treatment of bullying.

This is a monthly series -- maybe more than once a month -- hosted by Microsoft BizSpark and dead set on bringing four people to the stage every time who are working on a cool thing. They will talk about that cool thing, make intelligent comments that you can use at home to impress other members of your startup, and then mingle with you and hob knob after the talk. Each meet up is no more than 45 minutes of talking and questions. The rest is excitement rolled into society.

The SF Bay Area Big Data Think Tank brings together experts and visionaries from academia and the industry in : - Visualization, data infrastructure, and data science - Applications that leverage Big Data in areas such as advertising, marketing, eCommerce, CRM, security, etc. - Art and design, specially as it relates to data We host periodic talks, panel discussions and hackathons. Join us! Come Learn, Network & Share. Brought to you by The Hive that incubates, funds and launches businesses that …

These are not your typical software engineering events.  BASE is focused on emerging technologies and creating events around topics that have never been attempted.  Events may be around such topics as Big Data, Machine Learning, Robotics, Nanotechnology, 3D Printing, Synthetic Biology, Artificial Intelligence, Computer History, Computer Vision, Augmented Reality (AR), and using software to create art. BASE creates events only possible in San Francisco and the Bay area with experts from all walks …

Silicon Valley Web Builder (SVWB) is a web organization dedicated to providing web builders with useful and informative resources. We promote technological innovations and address technical challenges facing the web community. SVWB invites expert speakers to address important and critical aspects of launching, building and growing successful websites, web applications and web-based businesses. SVWB efforts cover every aspect of web building including user experience design, information architec …

Mastery for Women is a call to action, a movement, a safe place where women can support each other to reach the goals and desires that tug at their hearts and souls. MFW is more than just networking - it is a development of self and others; providing a blueprint for making the lives of others better and in the process enriching our own. We have just begun. Mastery for Women is a division of Successful Thinkers Network, where building relationships is the key. Our groups are designed to foster a …

Designed to attract diverse, high quality men and women with an open and like mind for networking, intelligent discussions, good laughs and more.  The title tells it all, if you like to date or are involved with a Sister or white Mister, please join, this group is for you.

The Purpose of the Group "It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not." Author Unknown. In short, the purpose of this group is to help you break free from what holds you back (procrastination, perfectionism, self-doubt and fear) so you can achieve your career dreams. The group will provide thought-provoking and interactive workshops designed to help you set and achieve goals in various areas of your life. “Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and …

This data visualization meetup is organized every month by Visual.ly. Our purpose is to bring together all people interested, involved and passionate about data visualization. We're starting in SF and will bring it to other cities soon! Anyone interested in data visualization should join.

Are you single and interested in conscious relationship? We are a group devoted to: Meeting and connecting with other like-minded and like-hearted singles Helping you design a clear road map with full relationship potential. Singles finding a partner for a fulfilling partnership on all levels. Are you between the ages of 40 - 65? If so, we welcome you to join us for Conscious and Playful Singles events of various formats in Marin County, where our focus is on people and events that enhance con …

Mastery for Women is a call to action, a movement, a safe place where women can support each other to reach the goals and desires that tug at their hearts and souls. MFW is more than just networking - it is a development of self and others; providing a blueprint for making the lives of others better and in the process enriching our own. We have just begun. Mastery for Women is a division of Successful Thinkers Network, where building relationships is the key. Our groups are designed to foster a …

The primary focus of Arduino Bay is to teach innovation surrounding Arduino, and to facilitate networking.

Hello and welcome to this Bay Area Law of Attraction Boosters group, formerly known as the San Mateo Advanced Law of Attraction Support/Abraham Hicks group. We believe that you create your reality based on your thoughts and what you concentrate on. We are a supportive, playful community who are dream supporters and boosters. We draw inspiration from a range of sources, including: Notes from the Universe (Mike Dooley), The Secret, What The Bleep Do We Know, The Seth Material, The Intelligent Opti …

The crop circle phenomenon has been going on for many years, a manifestation surrounded in beauty, mystery, intelligence and intrigue, and undeniably available. Something extraordinary is happening, right out in the fields for all to see. How can we approach this mystery? This world-wide phenomenon, focused primarily in the English countryside, is available to study through up-to-the-minute websites with extensive archives, research and exploration of many investigators, and our own inquiry and …

Em-BODY Your Greatness! Although we are not given a manual on how to effectively take care of the body, to be happy, healthy, and free of disease is possible. The more I learn, the more that I realize that the body is one of the easiest things to correct and "make healthy". The thing is: the body can affect our spirit, our mind, and our emotions. It is our vessel throughout life! I have been more consistent with my workouts, and have noticed an incredible positive difference in my mood. That com …

All life is sacred, and everything in nature is communicating all the time—with messages for us that can lead to our own healing and healing for the Earth herself. Meet some of the plants that grow locally here in Marin County, and learn how to develop your own capacity for hearing what plants, trees, and the Earth have to say to you. During this time, you’ll find plant allies who want to support you in healing physical ailments, emotional traumas, and spiritual blocks. You’ll begin to experie …