Founded in 2002, Velo Girls is the premier women's cycling club in the San Francisco bay area. We offer rides, clinics, and events for women (and men) throughout the year. Our members include recreational and competitive road cyclists, mountain bikers, and cyclocrossers, ranging in age from teens to 60s, spanning from Morgan Hill to Mendocino, Half Moon Bay to the east bay. Velo Girls has been recognized by USA Cycling as Club of the Year in 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008. We've also been voted Best …

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!

Onyx is a Black Professionals group that plans various social networking events throughout the Bay Area but primarily in the Pennisula and South Bay. Once you join, please check out our frequently asked questions page at http://blackbiz.meetup.com/233/pages/Onyx_FAQs/

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.

Successful Thinkers Network is a group of like minded and committed individuals who believe people will buy or use product / service from people they like, know, and trust.  Building relationship is key to the membership in helping others move their business forward.  Members share ideas and information to benefit the community and their business. The Successful Thinkers Network's mission is to help develop relationships that will enable members to find solutions to business challenges.   Attend …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

The idea of the group is to foster friendships through events like Kirtan, Langar seva, potluck, dinner, movies, concerts, picnis, outdoor & indoor sports, discussions forums and of course Bhangara parties. Hopefully this group will provide means of communicating your interest in an activity of your choice and finding like minded people to do it with. Social club for those who seek the company of Sikhs & Punjabis in the Bay Area.

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 …

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 …

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 group is for all ecommerce sellers to meet, learn, share ideas and help each other. Whether you're a casual seller wanting to make a few extra dollars by clearing out your garage or a Top Rated Seller earning a living, we are for you. Our meetups are free. We have an excellent breadth of members on a variety of marketplaces - from eBay trained Education Specialists to Trading Assistants to store designers to eBay employees and more. And we get excellent guests. Just look through our past me …

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!