Join us! If if you want to meet fun and friendly Chinese speakers in the San Francisco Bay Area. All Chinese speaking people are welcome! =) ***Organizers speak Cantonese & Mandarin! ########################################## http://www.SFBayChinese.org ########################################## Organizers' contact information Alice Wang Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/awang619 email: alice.wang@sfbaychinese.org Chris Chen Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NiceChris Cell: (408) 966-09 …

I'm a first time Mom to Be and was looking for other Mom to Be and Moms in the Peninsula interested to get together. Also some friends that are currently planning in getting pregnant will be joining us. We live in Redwood Shores but can plan some get together in cities around the Peninsula. Hope to see you soon and share your experiences and tips!

The ever popular Doc Wong (free) Riding Clinics have been going non-stop for the last 15 years and this Meetup Group is an extension of that. This is a community meeting place for all those who have attended or want to attend any of my Doc Wong (FREE) Motorcycle Riding Clinics. The purpose is to help you improve your riding and to create a Doc Wong Riding Clinic Community where we can share ideas, improve your riding and go on some awesome rides. Also, please note that while there may be only 10 …

This is a group for all usability professionals in the Bay Area to socialize, network and share ideas. Long Term Plans are planning to establish a local chapter of the UXPA Intl Association.

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 …

This meetup is for anybody trying to aggressively grow their SaaS startup. We all know the grim statistics on the chances of startup success: 3 out of 4 will fail. So how do you become the 1 in 4 that succeeds? What have companies like Box, Zendesk, Docusign, Marketo, FireHost, HasOffers, and others, done to skyrocket their revenue and become the poster children of startup success? One of the key secrets to their success is knowing how to use pricing and packaging to grow the business: acquire n …

Calling all Quants, Analysts, Business Intelligence Gurus, Stats folks, and other lovers of using data to power decision making. We'll meet once a month in a casual environment to talk about business, customer, web, and marketing models that drive profitability. Also, we'll take field trips to local area businesses, non-profits, and educational organizations to learn and share our experiences. Let's take analysts out of the closet and help drive better data driven decisions for all. Checkout my …

I decided to start this group after friends and family asked if I would help them invest in foreclosure properties. The purpose of the group is to train and help investors solidify their real estate solvency through educational events. This training is not in a classroom, it's on the road searching, inspecting and evaluating properties.

100 Committed Businesswomen Women Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Business Managers, Consultants... Are you looking for a way to grow your business and a group of likeminded women in business to make meaningful connections with? Then get to know your WON 100 sisters and friends and let us grow your business for you! WON 100 – Peninsula (Sister organization of Women Owned Networking SFBA) is for the businesswoman who is very serious about the growth of her business and who has a heart to e …

This group is all about fun! We eat, drink and play. Meet new people, try new places, connect with old friends - just have a great time! We do all sorts of things - especially eating and lots of it. We always end up eating, whether it's included in the event or not. :) We do and go wherever it sounds good. It's all on the Peninsula - we always stay close to home. So come along and join us!

Peninsula Business Network (PBN) is a business networking group established in the late 1990's. We are a group dedicated to helping each other in our individual business endeavors. Most members are small business owners who need a salesforce of 30 plus individuals who can promote their product and services for them. We meet weekly for one hour on Wednesday mornings from 7:30 to 8:30 am @ The Waterfront Restaurant, Uccelli Blvd, Redwood City. We are a well established business networking group a …

Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache Open Source Search Engine/Platform for the San Francisco Bay Area.

LeTip International is the world's largest, privately owned, professional business leads organization. Since 1978, LeTip programs have helped over 120,000 members, throughout the United States and Canada, build business success through personal referrals. LeTip International's structure set the standard in the word-of-mouth referral industry. Members are known for their professionalism, dedication, and loyalty to one another, and to the LeTip Program. LeTip Chapters meet weekly to exchange quali …

The purpose of this group is to provide a fun atmosphere  to share  activities like movies, happy hours, hikes, and wine tasting etc.. with new and old friends.

Intelligent, career-driven, hardworking, and in desperate need of a girls' night out. Does this describe you? If so, you're in the right place! Living in the Bay Area as a professional woman is great, except once in awhile you'd like to take a break from work, or the significant other, etc. and just relax and enjoy conversation and a glass of wine over dinner with other similarly situated women. Whether you'd like to expand your social network, are new in the area and want to meet potential frie …

Join us to learn about Oracle Big Data/NoSQL and related technologies, including use cases, new features and exciting networking with other professionals.

Mid-Peninsula Running Club (MPRC) is a 25 year old running club on the SF Peninsula. This meetup is designed as a place to schedule runs and provide training schedules for new runners and  runners with different experience levels. Currently we are creating training schedules for the San Francisco 1/2 Marathon on June 16th, 2013 and/or other half marathons between April and September 2013. Saturday Runs are at the Seal Point Park in San Mateo. We also periodically have non-running social activiti …

Are you new to the San Mateo area? Have you been here for a while, and want to meet some new people and get into the outdoors and sometimes even stay indoors and have fun? Do new things, expand your community? I'm starting this group because it has been a year since I moved down to San Mateo from San Francisco and I still go to the city to hangout with my buddies; but there are so many great things to do and spots that I'm discovering down here in San Mateo and I want to expand my horizons. One …

Share the adventures and challenges of managing agile software developers and teams. Each session will start with a short presentation on a topic of interest. After that comes a facilitated discussion where participants can share challenges that they are facing and get feedback, ideas, and support from the group. The event is free! Come out, join the discussion, and become a better manager.

Welcome to 20's-30's Peninsula Ladies weight loss Group! We are a group of women looking to Lose weight by Healthy living. We will attend exercise classes, learn how to cook healthy meals, keep active with fun activities, attend cooking classes, have meal exchanges, hikes, and support one another on our weight loss journey. If you are looking for a support team to finally get and keep the weight off (at least 30lbs.), then this group is for you. Most Meetups will be Monday-Thursday after 6 pm wi …

This group is open to all people interesting in learning or extending their martial arts.  Xin Yi Dao is a training system rooted in Che and Dai family Xingyi Quan.  Exercises from Old form Bagua Zhang and Taiji Quan are used to emphasize body mechanics vital for correct technique. Each practice session, one of the group leaders will take the group thru drills for a specific martial skill (ie sticking, bridging, twining). The group leaders are senior students of Grand Master Li Tailiang. More in …

Welcome to Social Circle – one of the newest Meetup groups dedicated to the ladies of the Peninsula. This group is for the mid-20's/early-30's girls that are new to the area or just looking for some fun, new, real friends. What makes Social Circle unique is that we are a true crew of girlfriends who go out all the time--dinners, happy hours, yoga, 5k's, etc.! Being active is extremely important to us because it means you're sincere about making new friends. There is a collaborative approach in S …

Think you are not good enough to dance?  Think again.  Think you had to start dancing when you were 5 years old to have any fun and be any good at it?  Again, not true.  No rhythm?  That can be learned, really. :) We are a friendly, low stress group of dancers that want YOU to come have fun with us.   There will be line dances and couples dances taught and it will be easier mixed with harder lessons. You may be intimidated at first and feel challenged, but the good thing is, there are a lot of r …

The Bay Area Dragons offers free dragon boat lessons every Saturday at 10:30 AM in Foster City. What is Dragon Boating? a team of 22 people, 20 paddlers, 1 steers person and 1 drummer.  They paddle in time to move the boat through the water.  Dragon Boat races are usually 500 m. Who are the Bay Area Dragons? We're one of the oldest dragon boat clubs in the Bay area and love introducing the sport to people who have never paddled in their life before! Not sure if you will like it? We'd love to …

The San Carlos Chamber hosts a number of events every month. These events are designed to help members network and reach potential new customers, all while having a great time! Join our Meetup Group to keep up-to-date about all that's going on! Like us on Facebook!  https://www.facebook.com/sancarloschamber

This gathering is an opportunity to be in mindful community with others and connect more deeply with the Great Spirit uniting us all, through the practices of drumming, dance, and silent meditation. The first hour is spent as a drum circle... drumming, dancing, and/or just sitting and listening for those that prefer. After that, we will let the energy settle as we take a steady and comfortable seated position, connect with our breath, and move deeply into the stillness of our Being. We will sit …

Welcome! We are a diverse group of open-minded people with interests that are somewhat unusual.  Our hope is for the Geek Club (Peninsula Chapter) to be a place for meeting like-minded people with which to go on adventures or just hang out.  Most of our events are very laid-back, so don't be afraid to jump right in. Our group definition of geeky is fairly broad.  Anything off the beaten track:  anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art processes, fighting robots and …

Venez, Parlez, Partagez! After attending the friendly Menlo Park French Group many times, I decided to start a group closer to home. Come speak French with us! For starters, we will meet Mondays at 7pm at Boudin Bakery, inside the Hillsdale Mall. All levels of Francophones welcome!