Bay Area Friends (BAF) is a social group for people with genital herpes (HSV1, HSV2) who live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. With @ 3000 members (combining our Meetup and Yahoo Groups), we are one of the largest Herpes social groups in the USA. We welcome everyone over 18 who is interested in making new friends, sharing fun activities together, and meeting others who share our surprisingly common situation. BAF has NO DUES, NO officers, NO social directors and NO budget. Instead, we rely …

We meet regularly to explore, discuss, and share Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and general issues related to Search Engine Marketing (SEM). Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We will also explore topics related to SEO: social media marketing, blogging, affiliat …

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 …

We are a group of students and professionals in the Bay Area, interested in exploring Gurbani and improving our lives for the better. {Typically every friday night 7:30 pm. Yes this is our idea of a night life ... btw some of the hang outs blend into movie nights. Though that is not the norm.} The best part about the weekly meetups is the awesome food the host prepares ( and yes one of the turns will be you too. Join at your own risk :) ) BTW in order to join all u need to bring is an attitude …

Join other hiking enthusiasts in an intense, but short workout. Mission Peak is a peak east of Fremont, California with an elevation of 2,517 ft (767m). We meet at the Stanford Avenue entrance by the picnic table. This is a strenuous hike with a constant uphill climb until you reach the summit. We do not take breaks until we reach the summit. The elevation gain is 2100 ft and the hike duration is approximately 2 1/2 hours. This is an out-and-back hike, slightly over 5 miles. The trail is a well …

Are you looking for people to ski with, race with or just hang out with in the East Bay? Whether you’re a skier/snowboarder, or you simply want to meet fun active singles, you have found the right group, the Rusty Bindings Ski Club. We ski regularly in Tahoe. The East Bay Ski & Snowboard Meetup Group is your link to the Rusty Bindings Ski Club, based in Walnut Creek, CA. Meetup members get notifications of Club social events and meetings, which include TGIF’s and other year-round social events, …

Hi Mudders, Are you looking for a group to do fun Mud Run events with? Are you looking to be challenged? Are you looking for a group of people that don't take it serious or are you looking to take it serious and compete? Are you looking to meet new fun people that have participated in all these events before? Look no further, we are all of the above. We are a group of Crossfiters, Runners, Gym Rats and just people that want to have fun. We are affiliated with some local Crossfit Gyms and Traditi …

We've started a major conservative resurgence, along with the other Glenn Beck-inspired 912 We Surround Them groups around the country, to take our country back from the brink of the socialist dystopia. We meet in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Campbell and Los Gatos.  When you attend our monthly meetings, you get to learn about ours and affiliated-group activities, like Liberty Volunteers (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Liberty_Volunteers/) who are organizing to return the country to its fou …

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, …

We are a collection of construction professionals that can accomplish anything with a little help from our friends. Are you a: General Contractor? Plumber? Taper? Framer? Tiler? Designer? Handyman? Roofer? Painter? HVAC-er? Material Supplier? Architect? Structural Engineer? Drafter? Other construction related trade? This Meetup Group will benefit from your affiliation and hope that you will join. I have always believed that people like to do business with people that they like and trust. Our Con …

Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center is the Silicon Valley center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, FPMT, hosting events in the San Jose, Santa Clara County area. We are Tibetan Buddhists in the Gelug lineage. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual inspiration for our organization and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director. Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center eg. GGBC conducts on-going courses in Buddhist philosophy and practice. We …

Come sing with East Bay Harmony, an Oakland-based a cappella chorus established in 1999. Men especially encouraged. We rehearse weekly and exist to promote the fun of singing together and building community through music making. THE BASIC INFO - No audition required - all adults welcome! - No music reading skill required! - Super fun, friendly community, low-pressure environment - Eclectic, all a cappella repertoire - We provide easy-to use online tools for helping you learn your part quickly an …

The wave of CrowdFunding is in site and, as entrepreneurs and investors, we know how to handle a the next big idea. The Crowdfund Roundup is transparent co-operative of CrowdCos, CrowdVestors, Investors, Affiliates and Sponsors working together to understand crowdfunding investment and companies learning how to turn new ideas into products.We intend to gather the right resources and to form the right partnerships that will make SF Bay CR the place to come for your CrowdCreative endeavors! Join u …

Love to sing?  What's stopping you? The Organic Women's Chorus is ready to help you start again. We are an informal and welcoming group of women who love singing together in community.  Our weekly meetings are part singing, part support group, part family reunion, and another part singing! The Organic Women's Chorus started in April, 2009 with a group of women who met at Women Making Music camp (more info at www.womamu.org) and wanted to sing together more regularly and locally. We sing a variet …

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Alameda Contra Costa County Math Educators (aka AC3ME) is your local affiliate of CMC-North, serving math educators in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, and the greater Bay area. This year we will sponsor a number of free events for math educators, including a series of seminars on the common core, and would like to invite all math educators to join us for this and other related events.

These are short Saturday half-day (or Sunday) paid classes for people who are new to Android mobile programming. Our classes are not affiliated with Android(TM) or Google Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions. Portions of this page are reproduced from work created and shared by Google and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution License.

We want to bring together SEM gurus to share tips and tricks, big data stories and expertise as well as create networking opportunities within the search marketing space.

Welcome rational, evidence-based thinkers!  This is our public page. Contra Costa Atheists and Freethinkers (CCAF) values critical thinking. If you recognize that there is no supernatural power behind natural events, then this may be the group for you! CCAF exists for the benefit of its members. Its purpose is to provide informative and enjoyable activities that promote opportunities for faith-free discourse.  We support the efforts of atheists, freethinkers and skeptics in gaining recognition, …

This group is actually going to be several groups, all associated or affiliated in some way with The Storytelling Association of California, or SAC. Many local area groups meet for story swaps, storytelling performances and/or storytelling workshops, and this will be the place where they are announced and promoted through Meetup. The calendar for all events can be found at http://www.storysaac.org/calendar.html

"SUP" is short for Stand Up Paddle-boarding.. "Kai" is Hawaiian for "Ocean or Sea". Together the name embodies all that we love about the sport of Stand Up Paddle boarding. You will find that the SUP community is a welcoming one that is filled with the "aloha" spirit. We love to be outside enjoying the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area, all while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. What is PaddleFIT? PaddleFit is a complete fitness system developed by an affiliate in Southern California. We will …

Are you interested in hiking and meeting other Hispanic hiking aficionados, then this is the group for you. This is a fun and energetic group that loves socializing through fitness and adventure. We will be exploring some of the most spectacular trails in the San Francisco Bay Area. Come and join other passionate and nature loving hikers. The hikes will be approximately 5 to 12 miles with varying levels of skill and difficulty. Please review the hike’s description prior to joining. Don’t join a …

Members of the tribe who live in Alameda should join us for hikes, movies, Jewish holiday parties, and other gatherings. All are welcome. Some of us are affiliated with a synagoge (on island and off) and some are not. We are families, singles, empty nesters and young couples).

First and foremost, we wanted to create a place where everyone in the Bay Area can meet and make new friends doing something fun. This group is for all ages over 18!!! WHAT WE DO?   We do things around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara): We eat: dinners, pot lucks, happy hours, parties with food We have fun: zip lines, paddle boats, beach parties, camping, treat yourself to a massage/spa treatment, holiday parties, monopoly board games, social dances We get fit: hiking, walking …

This group is about hiking, camping, climbing, mountaineering, skiing, running, cycling, and any other outdoor activities. Beginners are welcome! Experts/enthusiasts, you will find your partners here!  Just try to fill in details in your profile questions and attend our events -- this will help you make more friends than you would expect! Bay Area Chinese Hikers is your own group.  Anytime you get an idea for hiking or other adventures, suggest a new event right from the home page.  You will b …

This is a group for anyone interested in participating in local community development and or international development outreach efforts. I’ve always been interested in helping others and participating in community outreach, but didn’t really find a start until some friends invited me to join them in Cambodia to participate in their work there; I loved the experience, and am now taking part. So I started this social group to create a fun way for people to get together and find ways to participate …

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Welcome to Bay Area Social! The purpose of our meetup is to make new friends, have good times and support the arts, charities and local businesses.  What makes our meetup so extraordinary?  Our members!  We have a core group of loyal Bay Area Socialites who continue to build community through regular attendance.  Think carefully about joining our meetup.  Only do so if you intend to participate!  Adding new faces into the mix keeps the group dynamic. Past events have included: **Dining Out (slee …