This is a movement of exceptional young professionals and college students helping others both locally and internationally

HumVeganity events are open to folks of all persuasions - omnivores, vegetarians and vegans. Some say HUMANity, we say VEGANity. What's the difference? Veganity is the vegan way of being human. It's not for all creatures - and perhaps not for all humans. But for those who embrace its delicious healthful bounty – through a variety of reasons including, health, morality, spirituality, environmental impact, animal welfare and animal rights – there are limitless benefits. Join us for delicious din …

We used to be P. A. Running Opportunities Plus. Based on feedback from the members who come to the runs, now it's Running Around The SanFranciscoBay (RATS). It's mostly running. Mostly. #1. We are run by volunteers that schedule and lead a run from time to time.  That is our meetup, active volunteers and organizers. What ever organizers like to do is what we become. (Let me know if you want to try and lead a run and see if you'd like to be an Asst Organizer). #2. We plan to also host a wiki page …

*** Fun, Value & New Friends - BAC - Bay Area Snow Sports Council - Clubs - Year-Round Activities & BenefitsAre you interested in fun, value & new friends?Bay Area Snow Sports Council (BAC) www.skibac.org is a nonprofit, volunteer-run association of more than 30 snow sports clubs founded in 1947 covering the entire Bay Area from Monterey up to Napa and out to the Sierra Foothills. There is no cost to join the BAC Meetup group but we would like to encourage you to consider becoming a member of o …

Mid-Peninsula Evening Rotary Club is a New Generations Rotary Club serving San Mateo County. Geared towards young professionals, the next generation of Rotarians, Mid-Pen Evening is not your typical Rotary Club. Come join us in creating an exciting social and networking atmosphere while engaging our community to provide service above self. We meet as a club on Tuesday Evenings at 6:30pm at alternating locations on the Peninsula; announced through our Facebook and Meet Up profiles as well as our …

Have you always wanted to get more involved in charity projects to serve your local community? The Belmont Lions Club invites you to meet our local members and learn more about how you may become involved. Some of our previous projects include: *Belmont Idol Talent Show *Student Speaker Scholarship Contest *Maple Street Homeless Shelter Assistance *Save The Music for our schools *Belmont Open Space Recreational Trail Project... Join us to find out more!

This is a meetup group for Ruby on Rails Developers who want to build interesting scalable web applications which directly or indirectly affects everyone's life in a positive way. We have many ideas which can help make this world a better place to live. Some of these ideas may not be profitable ideas but which need to be implemented in order to help bring about the social changes that we want to see. We would not build applications with profits in mind, but we would build them for the social imp …

Although many (but not all) of us are Star Wars fans, being a Jedi isn't about occasionally dressing up or having fun with lightsabers. A Jedi is someone who through their own will and spirit strives to be a stronger, better, and more helpful person to the world. "Utilizing the truth in fiction", we strive to follow a path inspired by the fictional Jedi in Star Wars in our real lives. Our meetings cover a variety of types of training, including martial arts, meditation, energy work, philosophy, …

This an opportunity to join a movement of exceptional young professionals and college students who are using their skills, talents, and energy to help others.

Welcome to Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startups, SV's largest entrepreneurs & Startup community From App to Startup! From Developer to Entrepreneur! Meet other local entrepreneurs /founders/Hackers/Developers, VCs, Angels, Investors, and leaders for the mobile / Internet industry, including Android, iOS, WP, HTML5 , Cloud, Facebook, Chrome! Come to our events to network and share your stories. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! This fast growing Entre …

This group is for Asian men and women  to make new Asian friends while dining out (restaurants, potlocks, picnics, and fine dining), exploring and participating in indoor as well as outdoor adventures and activities, (hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, basketball, badminton, rock climbing, paintball, billiards, karaoke, ballroom dancing, archery, horseback riding, sports events, movies, concerts, musicals, museums, art exhibits, coffee socials, wine tasting, ph …

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 …

A culturally-diverse coalition, Active Single Parents group is composed of representatives of single parents that went through a separation/divorce, parents of adoptive children, parents of children coming from different families, single parents that found partners in other single parents groups, etc. For our group is critical to consider varied opinions or beliefs within a certain culture. Two people do not have the same opinions because they are both native Americans or from the same culture. …

This is a group for developers and designers who are interested in creating accessories, apps and devices for Google Glass and similar platforms. Meetups will be centered around Mountain View initially. Lightning talks, demos, networking to start with, workshops and hackathons to follow. We encourage BYOD(Bring Your Own Device) from our members. Sponsors, venue hosts and dedicated volunteers are welcome. Please contact me through meetup. Google and Google Glass are trademarks of Google, Inc. Th …

This is a group for developers, designers, entrepreneurs and investors who are interested in creating, making, hacking, funding wearable devices, accessories and applications. Examples include Google Glass-based apps and devices, Pebble watch. Initially, we will focus on talks and demos. As the ecosystem grew, we plan to bring hackathons and contests. Ideas are welcome, so are volunteers.

SVForum fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem of individuals and businesses participating in emerging technologies. We do this by: - creating connections and community - providing education and access to reources - linking the global business community to Silicon Valley, and - facilitating the exchange of unbiased knowledge, insights and best practices. With the support of an outstanding team of knowledgeable, passionate volunt …

This free meetup group offers support to women and children who want to protect themselves from bullies and attackers.  Monthly meetings are hosted by professional self-defense practitioners.  We will discuss real-world scenarios in which self-protection training can protect us from injuries and even save our lives.  We will introduce self-protection skills applicable in situations such as bullying at school and at work, abduction, mugging, break-ins and domestic violence. We serve individuals a …

Please join us on our journey We welcome everyone who seeks a religion guided by love, reason and conscience. Respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, and treasuring what we learn from each person's unique experience, we welcome a diversity of ages, sexual orientations, races, gender identities, classes, abilities, theologies and religious heritages. We are united not by a single creed, but by a covenant of mutual respect. We encourage spiritual curiosity in our children and we eager …

RainbowRec is a volunteer-based, non-profit organization that provides a healthy, activities-oriented environment that promotes camaraderie, adventure, and physical fitness among gay men, women, and their friends in the San Francisco / South Bay area. With over three hundred members and a lavish offering of activities each month, were sure to have something for you. So please take a moment to explore our website (www.rainbowrec.org) and our facebook page learn more of what we're about. Come see …

Would you be TOTALLY excited to see water-guzzling, pollution-producing, "seen-and-not-touched" lawns, replaced by edible gardens and drought-tolerant native plant landscaping? Do you believe, like I do, that if one or two of those GIANT homes in upscale neighborhoods (or tiny homes in the flats) were to replace most of their front and back lawns with gorgeously eco-scaped edible gardens, other neighbors would follow suit...? Especially if there was a massive PR campaign highlighting the transfo …

The mission of the Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges. The Cleantech Open has established itself as the leader in developing clean technology startup entrepreneurs addressing these challenges. Since its inception in 2006, 191 promising teams have availed themselves of the Cleantech Open’s one-of-a-kind hands-on workforce development, nurturing, and funding programs, with impressive results: * …

As a creative laboratory, Palo Alto Int'l Film Festival's mission is to foster innovation and educate the community about those ideas that most inspire its members. John Lasseter of Pixar expressed that "Art challenges technology. Technology inspires art." PAIFF strives to be a conduit for increased innovation in art, technology and film. As movies migrate to digital, the future of cinema will depend on the cutting edge tools that continue to be conceived and developed in the Bay Area. These too …

This is a meetup of activism for continuing the vision of Ron Paul for building a grass-roots movement at the local level to preserve liberty.  We support liberty, sound money, free markets, constitutional limited government, a humble foreign policy, and the continuation of The Ron Paul rEVOLution. All are welcome who wish to volunteer their time to activate themselves to this worthy cause.........The cause of liberty!

After realizing there weren't many groups on meetup for young south-asian-american couples or intermixed south-asian-american couples to hang out, we decided to start one! (single people aren't the only ones that know how to have fun!) And although many of the members have roots in South-Asia, this group is inclusive and all are invited, not just those with ancestry from the South-Asian subcontinent! This social meetup is for all young and professional couples in their 20s and 30s who would like …

Meet other local executives to discuss topics of the day in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovations, Enterprise 2.0 , Social Enterprise , Social CRM , Social Media , Social Networking and Technology spaces. You can become a fan of our Social CRM facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/SocialCRMWorl ...  and join our group on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25 ...  where we also post job openings, have discussions and read news. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/glfceo . …

Dedicated to empowering communities to achieve their full potential. If you are VISION driven and are looking to improve yourself and your community or are looking for more clarity this is the place for you.

Rengstorff House, Mountain View's oldest home, is one of the finest examples of Victorian Italianate architecture on the West Coast. Well-known as a wedding venue, Rengstorff House is available for rent for your next wedding ceremony reception, team retreat, employee birthday party, retirement celebration, garden party, fundraiser and/or after-work mixer. Rengstorff House is also open to the public for guided tours Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays from 11:00 am – 5:00 p.m. NEW in 2010 for a …

The “Let’s make a FILM!” group is for volunteer low/no budget filmmakers and just regular people who want to participate in making a short film (usually 10 min or less). So if you want to give it a try for the first time or perhaps you have experience and just want to brush up on your skills, come join us! Interested writers please send in original scripts to be considered for future productions. Also come participate in our occasional LMAF writers groups to create original material for us to p …