What will the future look like in 100 years? We'll get together to discuss this exact question- with a new focus/emphasis each meeting. (health, entertainment, culture, technology, religion, money etc.) The ONE rule is that our discussion will focus on the future in a good/best case scenario. No doomsday hot air blowers, no world wars, no apocalypse fantasizing. This is supposed to be fun and interesting and inspiring. Specifically 100 years out 'cause we'll (probably) all be dead and not ha …

BAASICS (Bay Area Art & Science Interdisciplinary Collaborative Sessions) is a series of San Francisco-based evening programs that bring together working artists, scientists, and other creative individuals to present engaging, multi-media programs that explore a given theme. In the United States, the contemporary fine arts and sciences are generally set apart from popular discourse, and despite much talk of commonality between artists and scientists, there is little substantive dialogue between …

We are sound enthusiasts - from music to radio to storytelling and beyond. We want to explore how sound is changing online, from simple creation to sharing within our social networks. Topics that we may discuss together may be as diverse as evolution of music apps to the future of radio. We are open to your ideas and welcome your participation!

Join us in creating a new future for Energy Use. The California Energy Commission has given us in California an outstanding opportunity to determine how the future unfolds. The CEC recommends, in its Integrated Energy Policy Report, that in 2020 all new residential buildings be required to meet zero-net-energy performance standards, and in 2030, all new buildings are required to meet the Zero Net Energy standard. This means that all new buildings, averaged over a year, take no more energy from t …

Public transit has the potential to be awesome, moving us around our city quickly and easily. But sometimes it really sucks. Buses are never on time, routes can be unfamiliar, and connections are difficult. On the other hand, taxis are too expensive, hard to find and there is no easy way to share a ride with other users. The latest evolutions in transportation provide enough data to plan and develop new mobile apps, where no operative intervention of dispatchers (or other external agents) is req …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

We meet almost every second and fourth Sundays every month to discuss AI topics such as: - Symbolic and SubSymbolic Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and Artificial Intuition - Complexity theory, Model theory, Model Free Methods - Semantic Web, Ontology based systems - Robotics and Robot Ethics - Linguistics, Document understanding, and Semantics - Evolutionary Computation - GA and GP - Computer Consciousness, Novelty, and Creativity - Neuroscience, Connectome Algorithms - Human …

The purpose of this group is to provide education and share ideas on short term trading strategies for stocks, options, futures or currencies. Many people begin their trading career with little to no education expecting to become financially independent but what they soon realize is that trading is a challenging venture that first requires the proper knowledge and a proven trading plan. Trading is even more of a challenge if done in isolation. That is why we focus on banding together groups o …

If you are an accountant, bookkeeper, or entrepreneur, this is the group for you. We are the Future of Accounting, and we want to help you network, meet other awesome finance professionals, and stay on top of emerging technologies and trends in accounting.

Calling everyone interested in the future of video games. Neurogame developers are using the latest emotional, cognitive, sensory and behavioral technologies to create radically compelling experiences to engage and entertain gamers worldwide. We are at the dawn of the neurogaming age, on the cusp of making the impossible possible. Come hang out and see what's next and experience everything from brain-controlled games to true augmented virtual reality experiences.

We're seeing a resurgence of interest in VR, and this group is for sharing knowledge and growing this important technology. All skill levels are welcome. Tech talks and demos are the preferred format. Each meetup will conclude with a half hour of socializing. The bay area is home to many of the original pioneers of this tech, and will be largely driving the future developments. Let's get together and change the world.

Reynaldo Soriano, author of "Why You Could Be Destined To Fail in Trading and How You Can Avoid It!" organized this group because it is a fact that 75% to 95% of traders will lose all of their capital in their first 6 months - 3 years of their trading career especially learning how to trade by themselves. We meet on a regular basis and give information to all traders (beginners to advanced) what to look for if they want to trade professionally and make money consistently.  We make traders aware …

Navigating through the interior design industry as a new designer/entrepreneur can be difficult. This is a group where new designers can meet and collaborate ideas with other people who understands and can relate to their situation. This is a group where we can share our design/business/client dilemmas and exchange helpful information. A place where we can get a chance to network, but also have the intention of helping each other succeed in this industry. In the future, this group will be expan …

We are the organizers and attendees of Program For The Future 2008 (http://programforthefuture.org). From that conference, we have a set of initiatives and a growing community - all whose shared objective is to help bring about teamwork and massive collaboration on a global scale in order to avert planetary disaster - the vision that inspired Doug Engelbart to invent the mouse, hypertext, windowed computer interaction, multimedia, outline processing, wikis, and even more innovations the world …

Second Act: Love Matters is about creating meaningful connection with others who can make a positive difference in one another's lives through self-discovery, sharing, and service to others. Second Act: it's about time... to embrace your future! Our community is uniquely tailored to the needs and interests of middle-aged people with a certain level of maturity and life experience who wish to find meaning and meet kindred spirits. Our mission is to provide the inspiration, hands-on know-how, sha …

Hey future friends! We moved from Sweden to the US a year ago and are now living in SF. We started this group to meet fun expecting parents to hang out with. We are expecting our first little bundle of joy and poop in mid August and that will of course change of lives for the better. We have tried a few of the other "new parenting groups", but they haven't really suited us. Usually too much talk about; the best strollers, possible terrible diseases, standing in line for various future import …

Welcome to the Psychedelic Society of San Francisco! Our group is devoted to the exploration of the expansion of consciousness – and we’re fascinated and thrilled as we learn about the profound role psychedelics have played in the evolution of human consciousness over the past tens of thousands of years. It’s awesome. We work to create safe spaces to foster discussion and community between consciousness seekers: psychologists, artists, philosophers, hippies, makers, scientists . . . I hope you c …

Second Act is about creating meaningful connection with others who can make a positive difference in one and another's lives through self-discovery, sharing, and service to others. Second Act: it's about time... to embrace your future! Our community is uniquely tailored to the needs and interests of middle-aged people with a certain level of maturity and life experience. Our mission is to provide the inspiration, hands-on know-how, sharing of personal stories, as well as connections you'll need …

"Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn." - John Muir This is a meetup for women who love the outdoors and seek the company of other women for day hiking and other outdoor activities. The objective is for women who are alums, supporters, or friends of Call of the Wild Adventures, Inc. …

We are Silicon Valley Inventors, we invent the future. Whether its a simple novelty or the next billion dollar idea, we all share the same excitement and passion for our inventions. We are the ones that get up in the middle of the night and reach for a pen, we enjoy listening to others visions of the future and sharing our creations with the world. Our group will focus on sharing knowledge, to get every member from the first step to the last. We will have a collective list of resources available …

Our FUN, weekly meetings provide the Structure, Accountability and Group Support that make fertile soil for financial success. Together we create community and hold the space for EACH ONE of us to completely change our financial future! OK, hands in the air if you have some type of financial matter you just keep putting off... Well, my hand's up in the air... How about you? Our members show up each week ready and TAKE ACTION to: Reduce or eliminate debt... Handle business-related financial task …

Welcome to the new world of health+care! By 2020 both the US and  global healthcare landscape will look dramatically different from the healthcare delivery models of today. We are in a time of exciting and rapid disruption, change and innovation! This community is for anyone interested in the future of health+care. Big data, the cloud, mobile devices and tracking systems present just the "tip" of the iceberg. (Lets not forget the ICD-10, blue button initiative, kiosks, III, HITECH, predictive an …

Husbands2Heroes (H2H) Support Group: “Heroes are not born, nor bred, but are forged through the fire of testing.” This is a new weekly support group open to all husbands, regardless of age, ethnicity, belief, or faith tradition, who want help, hope, and healing in their marriages. H2H pledges to join with husbands and equip them to run their own marriage marathon with purpose, training, and confidence to finish what they started. If you wish to rise up and take responsibility in becoming a Hero …

THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SITE - WE HOPE YOU WILL JOIN THIS PASSIONATE AND CREATIVE GROUP (220+ members as of 12/31/12) AT AN UPCOMING MEETING OR EVENT IN 2013. ***** The MidPeninsula American Dream Council represents tens of thousands of MoveOn members in both the 12th and 14th Congressional Districts, between Milbrae and Mountain View. We grew up hearing about the American Dream. It’s the dream of a country where, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can live with dignity, provide for you …

The arguments for the future of gamification and the pending importance of game elements in business tools to motivate and inspire people in their jobs are quite convincing. Come discuss the future of serious games and simulations and how your organization can benefit from them, meet and hear from thought leaders in the field (there are quite a few in our area), and learn to develop games that you can play at work and get promoted for!

This is a forum for individuals, large and small business and non-profits, and legislative bodies to come together to discuss the most pressing internet, mobile, social media privacy issues of our day. I want to bring people to together specifically around the issues of privacy, legislation, and big data and each person's personal data. Social media and mobile privacy affects us all. What we put out there today will effect our future tomorrow: What do we really agree to as far as Terms and Condi …

The Asian Business League of San Francisco (ABL-SF) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to developing current and future leaders by providing resources such as workshops and networking events to address today's relevant issues in our fast-changing business environment. Programs include: Youth Program: Educating and stimulating career considerations of our future business leaders. Leadership Program: Designed for individuals seeking to continue improving their leadership skill …

Meet and organize with other local Republicans who care about the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Ron Paul supporters raised in a single day in Dec. a record-breaking $6 million! Ron Paul's 4th Qtr donations by citizens exceeeded those of all other GOP. Ron Paul received more donations from US military and veterans than all other presidential candidates combined! Join fellow Republicans to discuss Ron Paul's plan to restore traditional Republican principles to Washington and restore …