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Join to get our newsletter at http://activelyOUT.com activelyOUT is dedicated to bringing together LGBT professionals, alumni, community and friends for cultural, volunteer, social, spiritual, and sports related activities from all over the San Francisco Bay Area! Over 5000 LGBT alums and professionals say they want to be OUT and active in al…

We meet every other Sunday to discuss various AI topics such as: - Semantic Web, Ontology based systems - Knowledge Representation - Robotics and Robot Ethics - Linguistics, Document understanding - Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and Artificial Intuition - Evolutionary Computation, GA, GP, GS - Consciousness, self-awareness - AI…

The SF Bay Area is THE PLACE to "come out" and meet others who are willing to question and challenge cherished dogmas of any stripe. Let's get together at a potluck, meet at a bar or a coffee shop, go hiking, you name it. Exchange ideas, news, share your success stories and get support from other free thinking people. This MeetUp is an "umbrella…

The Bay Area Bloggers is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we encourage you to join! Our topics of discussion include marketing your blog, leading technologies and attracting a large audience. We welcome veteran bloggers, newbies and those of you who want to learn more about the wonderful world of blogging.

This is a group for anyone currently working or interested in Game Development. We primarily discuss current games and technology, market trends and issues facing the industry. Its a great causal place to network and pick up some interesting tips. We'll have speakers and themes. Feel free to make suggestions! We'll take road trips all over th…

The Center for Inquiry is a transnational organziation whose purpose is to promote and defend reason, science, and freedom of inquiry in all areas of human endeavor. It encourages evidence-based inquiry into science, pseudoscience, medicine and health, religion, ethics, secularism, and society. The San Francisco Center for Inquiry engages the…

Exploration of themes in cognitive science and evolutionary psychology & of the implications of the research and thinking in these and related disciplines. At the next meeting we will be discussing Steven Pinker's The Stuff of Thought.

Hello East Bay Entrepreneurs, are you Looking to Achieve Better Results in Your Current or Start-up Business? If you are an Established or Starting out Entrepreneur that is wanting to Maximize their Potential for Success, Then Join our group and Meet, Mingle, Learn and Network with other local Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners! Attend a Ea…

Meetup with East Bay for Democracy and Oakland DFA Meetup --- a grassroots community cultivated out of Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. You have the power to make a difference! Together we utilize the lessons of the Dean movement to empower people by providing inspiration, information, training and opportunities for action. Working tog…

Check out http://www.activelyOUT.com. activelyOUT is dedicated to bringing together LGBT professionals, alumni, community and friends for cultural, volunteer, social, spiritual, and sports related activities from all over the San Francisco Bay Area! they are also on meetup at http://lgbtfriends.meetup.com/110/

A contest of ideas between brainstorming groups or individuals composed out of the participating members. Read this month's upcoming meetup for details! Check our YouTube channel for videos of the previous meetup: http://www.youtube.com/ideacontest

Purpose: Share insights regarding free energy technology, suppressed Tesla technology, faster than light communication, etheric physics, anti-gravity, and non-mainstream science in general. We also discuss social/global implications of these technologies. Who should join: Anyone who takes borderland/anomalous science seriously, and who envisages…

The Leadership Investment Fund (LIF) is a place where socializing meets up with social change. Through their donations, LIF members raise funds which are then invested (usually as microloans) to progressive business ventures throughout the world. Our mission is to integrate social events, investment and progressivism, enhancing our own lives and t…

Meet other local hiking enthusiasts. All those who are dedicated to hiking excursions near and far!

Meetup with Oakland DFA Meetup and East Bay for Democracy -- a grassroots community catalyzed by Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. The Oakland DFA Meetup leverages the lessons of the Dean movement to empower progressives by providing inspiration, information, training and opportunities for action. Working together, we exercise our power…

It turns out that picnicking is not exciting enough in itself to get many people to show up. Now we are adding the features of going to science and nature places. We have science and nature places to go to in the Bay Area such as the Chabot Observatory in Oakland and the San Francisco Zoo. We will continue with the policy of bringing your own food…

Want to jump out of a plane? Kayak in the moonlight? Bike Angel Island? Or maybe just eat good food along with some good conversation? Great... so do we!! We are Urban Diversion, San Francisco & The Bay Area's Premier Social, Activities & Adventures Club. With 40+ events EVERY month, there is definitely something for everybody.... It is a great…

Our purpose is to promote social welfare and restore citizens' ownership of our democracy by mobilizing grassroots participation in the community. San Francisco for Democracy works to ensure that elected officials are held accountable to the electorate.

SF Beta gives the San Francisco Web 2.0 community a monthly opportunity to meet, mix, and socialize in a relaxed and informal setting.

An informal philosophy group who will have discussion focused on readings selected by participating members.

Meet other local peace-minded people & explore ways in which we can promote, discuss, & do something about PEACE! Please join us the first Wednesday of each month for Prayers for Peace, an interactive experience that changes our world and individuals. This has been a powerful experience for many. I look forward to joining with you all. Blessings…

The East Bay Ruby Meetup Group is for anyone interested in learing or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails". We meet every third Tuesday of every month. (Brought to you by the UC Berkeley RadLAB. http://radlab.berkeley.edu/) Note to recruiters: The mailing list is for technical and informational postings only. There is a messa…

By joining our Meetup Group, (also known as Friday Night Social Club) you can vent! It's lonely being a Republican in Marin. There are 29,000+ registered Republicans here, but most are surprised when they actually meet other Republicans! "I thought I was the ONLY Republican in Marin!" is heard often. For a robust political discussion, or commis…

Meet other local hiking enthusiasts. All those who are dedicated to hiking excursions near and far. We are always looking for new assistant organizers to help lead hikes and other events. E-mail the Organizer if you're interested.

Formerly the Silicon Valley Strategic Foresight Meetup Group... This group is for those who enjoy understanding how rapid technological changes are affecting social, economic, cultural and political systems. We're a diverse group... engineers, product managers, trainers, venture capitalists, and a bunch of other folks I haven't met yet. Many…

Welcome to the San Francisco Bay Area Open Source Meetup! We'll be barcamping soon....stay tuned <))) -The San Francisco Bay Area Open Source Meetup Organizers

Meet other local Gay and Lesbian Professionals and engage in thought provoking, witty conversation with like-minded individuals about anything from coming out to politics to careers! We're a lively group and come from a great mix of backgrounds so there is never a dull moment. So come out and enjoy good times with new people!

At the San Francisco JUG you get to meet other local Java professionals to talk about code, architecture, innovation, and share ideas about real-world problems. Our meetings are technically focused and often include expert speakers on Java-related topics. We welcome both beginners and gurus, both developers and managers, both geeks and pro…

The SF PHP Meetup is an open forum where PHP developers of all skill levels can come to communicate, learn, network, or just have a good time. We meet on a monthly basis and generally have speaker from the major web site companies in the bay area. Lively discussions or Q&A for hours afterwards. Our focus is in the PHP world but our topics en…

Learning and meeting with Ruby and Ruby-on-Rails enthusiasts.

Our primary focus is technology with the emphasis of Web 2.0, Social Media and Business Development. "EVERYONE" is welcome to join. Join our professional network, meet: fellow local entrepreneurs, vc's and start-up officers in ...sharing practical issues in how to deal with problem solving techniques, internal business operations and new techno…

Monthly Meetup to discuss and show-and-tell new technology: Web 2.0 to Nanotech, Digital content to video games. Cool new tech. Geeks, inventors, new companies with cool products and ANYONE curious about new tech is welcome. The SF New Tech Meetup is "a networking event in which the -next big thing- in web developments meets the audience looking…

Welcome to Vino Vino!! We are friendly professionals that like to combine wine tasting with galleries and fun venues throughout the Bay Area. We have wine tasting events every month. Vino Vino!! is a subsidiary of the Leadership Investment Fund, a non-profit that supports microlending and progressive business ventures throughout the world. You can…