This is a co-ed non-traditional book club for all those in their 20s. Based on members' votes, we will choose one quirky/unique/mind-blowingly bizarre book to read each month (Warning: we will largely stay away from current bestsellers). At the end of each meeting, all Interrobangers will posit their arguments for next month's choice. The group as a whole will vote. Note: Voting criteria may include, but is not limited, to the following: most intriguing plot, cleverest argument, prettiest cove …

SVPG started last century in Cupertino. See http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?SiliconValleyPatternsGroup We meet every Tuesday at 7pm at Hobees and study books. We have recently covered "Beautiful Code", "Actors in Scala", "Java Concurrency in Practice", "Clean Code"... To participate, you are supposed to get the book we study, come over, have dinner if you feel like it, and participate in the book discussion. We do it chapter by chapter. From time to time we have social meetings, and we decide which …

Immanuel Lutheran Church in Los Altos hosts this book discussion group for the South Bay community. All are welcome to join us in discussions about thought-provoking books. We usually take a month or two to read a book, and then meet to discuss it. (We know how busy you are, so if you don't finish the book, please join us for the discussion anyway.) We are looking forward to meeting you and hearing what you have to say!

Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Jeanette Winterson, Ursula Le Guin +++ ... join a group that celebrates the feminine voice and seeks to explore & magnify it. If you are a reader, a writer, or a philosopher...please join this group. Men welcome as well, though you will be thoroughly vetted for your contributive potential. :) This is a safe haven for those who seek to nurture and grow the many faces of femininity. Please bring yourself and your inspiration, unbridled. I look fo …

Friendships, family and community are some of the most precious things to me. This group is about forming new friendships, enriching our everyday lives and sharing who we are with each other and the community. This group offers a wide range of activities, including; game nights, potlucks, cooking demonstrations, meet and greet nights, movie nights (at home and at the theater), inspiration, crafts, volunteering, book clubs, cultural events, trips to Calistoga, Reno ext. a yearly murder mystery pa …

This meetup group is for those that want ideas and strategies for driving success of their business; whether small entrepreneurial ventures or big corporations. Share ideas and learn from peers on effective (and not so effective) techniques for traditional and Internet marketing, business development and sales. Also hear directly from celebrated authors and receive a free copy of their book (when applicable).

This Meetup is for parents in theSilicon Valley who want the straight scoop on the legal planning they should have in place to make sure their kids and money are taken care of by the people they want in the way they want ... no matter what. Based on the book "Wear Clean Underwear! A Fast, Fun, Friendly - and Essential - Guide to Legal Planning for Busy Parents" this is where parents can get the information they need as easily as possible. If you have not already named legal guardians for you …

In general Deep stack poker is defined as when the stacks are relatively deep when compared to the blinds. I personally would consider that 200 BBs or more is playing with a deep-stack. In general, my games buy-in will range between 80 BBs - 250 BBs Deep stack games are not easy to find in a home game and at the local casinos, deep-stack games are generally fairly high stakes. CA card rooms drop $5 every hand, roughly $150/hr. The vast majority of players in those clubs can't beat that rake. Eve …

What Is The Purpose of The Group: A monthly (free) workshop for business and professional development. Promote professional and performance standard and practice business mastery. Who Should Attend: Business Owners & Professionals (Insurance, CFP, Legal, Real Estate and Lending etc.) That Wish To Establish or Improve Their Business ( or Career ) Managers, Brokers, Group & Team Leaders That Required to Hire, Train & Retain Employees (or Agents) Agenda Introduction What is A Business Nin …

In May of 2010 I started Girl Power of San Diego after a 4 year relationship ended, I looked around and realized I didn't have any girl friends, I had let them all go during my romantic relationship. Sound familiar? Since than the group has had an amazing adventure and established wonderful relationships in San Diego. In November of 2012 one of our founding members got the opportunity of a lifetime and moved to San Jose, not wanting her to lose the awesome friendships that she established in the …

This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members! 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 are writers and aspiring writers. We are bloggers and wannabe bloggers. We meet regularly to interact with serious and not-so serious bloggers. Our organize …

This group is for Women who are Too Young To Be Old! We are of a 'certain age', energetic mid-lifers, mostly 40- 50+, married, single, divorced, or in transition, seeking stimulating conversation, friendships, a strong sense of camaraderie, & good old fashioned girlfriend connection! Lets embrace all that it means for us 40-50ish women by coming together at least twice a month, for a pot luck gathering, stimulating discussions, get-to-know-each other chats. Our intention is to have many activiti …

This group is for all Catholic moms in the Diocese of San Jose & Oakland looking for lasting friendships for themselves and their children. Whether you're a new mom, a mom-to-be, or a mom of many-this group is for you! As Catholic moms we all need encouragement and inspiration through fellowship with other moms. Meet-ups will include simple get togethers at coffee shops and parks, book studies, pray dates, and of course, play dates!

The California Writers Club is one of the oldest writers' organizations in continuous operation in the nation. Our members are writers, poets, journalists, essayists, editors, publicists, booksellers, and others involved in related fields, all joined together for the common goal of educating ourselves and the community on the craft of writing and the realities of getting our work published. California Writers Club® and its logo are registered trademarks of the California Writers Club. - South Ba …

Silicon Valley Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics The group will start as a mashup or compendium of other events and groups in the area that relate to the above broad topic area. The meetups will spotlight groups and series which you can subscribe to individually. Suggestions for getting together before or after events to discuss the topic of the day are encouraged. Meetups might also include discussion of books or on-line lectures. SVSTEM is centered around Silicon Valley in the S …

This is a group devoted to increasing both visibility and leads for small businesses via inbound and content marketing. Outbound or internet marketing is expensive, generally making it beyond the reach of small businesses, which is exactly who needs it most. In this meetup we look at real-world, recent and relevant case studies on how to inbound marketing correctly on a modest budget. Traditionally, businesses have leveraged print coupons, newspaper ads, and direct mail to advertise their produc …

Welcome to Art and Craft-tastic, where we celebrate the arts and crafts! Here new crafters mingle with seasoned artists and crafting professionals to share tips, learn or enhance skills, take and teach classes, and, most of all, have fun! If you enjoy knitting, crochet, paper arts, jewelry making, book binding, soap making, pottery, metal clay, wire wrapping, bead weaving, felting, drawing, painting, or any other art, this is the group for you to learn more about the craft or, if you're a profes …

Inspired by the awe-inspiring book: "Motherless Daughters" by the amazing Hope Edelman. Please join some amazing women to: share experiences. stories, support & inspire each other & to give hope & strength to women who have lost their mothers @ any age. We talk about the past and Celebrate & honor the lives of our beautiful mothers in many ways. We also celebrate ourselves...our strength...& the journey that lead us to where we are Today. All the while...simply "knowing" that our Mom's spirit & …

A safe place to discuss and celebrate issues of faith and explore Biblical truths. Mememers of the group are spritual seekers seeking to grow spiritually. Many memebers are involved in various 12 step programs. Discussions are lightly Bible based and often use many other spritual sources such as Case for Faith, the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and the Life Recovery Bible.

This Meetup group will create a community of women and girls dedicated to discovering and sharing ways mothers and daughters can stay close and thrive together through adolescence and beyond. Our focus will be on girls between the ages of 10 and 12, and their mothers. We will be drawing from the ideas developed by SuEllen Hamkins and Renée Schultz,  and described in their book: The Mother-Daughter Project: How Mothers and Daughters Can Band Together, Beat the Odds, and Thrive Through Adolescence …

We welcome all members! In this group, we will help each other to actualize our entrepreneurship goals.  Please refer to our About page for more information.

A group for writers, illustrators, and publishers interested in learning and sharing information about how to create, publish, and sell electronic books and periodicals.

NOTE:  THIS GROUP IS OPEN ONLY TO PEOPLE WE ALREADY KNOW WHO ARE CONSISTENT ATTENDEES AT OTHER MEETUP GROUPS. This group is a 'dedicated' or 'more committed' group, open only to Meetup members who we've gotten to know in other groups who share our philosophy regarding attendance,  reliability, and some general courtesies or preferences.  We hope we'll get to know you elsewhere out there in the Meetup world and find out that you'd be a great match for this group, too. Our aim in Meetup is general …

Looking for a group focused on chatting about, learning about, and reading the Bible and exploring Christian thought?  We will be participating in events, discussions, and other learning activities such as Bible studies, movie discussions, etc. Most of the events will take place at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Los Altos. Visitors and drop-ins are expected, so feel free to drop in anytime!

This is a group for anyone who has either watched either of Brene Brown's 20 minute Ted Talks on "vulnerability", or who have read any of her three books (latest two: Gifts of Imperfection and Daring Greatly) and wants to take her insights from being proven data to on-the-ground application in our lives. The implications cut across families, the education of our children, organizations, intimate relationships and individual emotional and spiritual growth. But how do we "do" vulnerability? How to …

This meet-up is for people who are currently working through or are interested in working through The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. The goal of this group meetup is to provide a safe and supportive space where people can discuss and share their personal experiences related to the 12 week course. In other words, it's like a group Check-In (as referred to by the book itself ;) As you can imagine, I created this group because I'm currently working through the Artist's Way (third times a charm)and …

MOMS Club of San Jose-Santana Row is a local chapter of International MOMS Club (Moms Offering Moms Support), a non-profit organization that supports the stay-at-home mother of today. There are more than 100,000 members and 2,000 chapters of MOMS Club worldwide. We are run by moms, for moms!  For more information please visit our website at http://www.momsclubofsjsr.org Our chapter serves moms who live in specific areas of San Jose. Please only request to join if you live within the following bo …

What’s your dream? Freedom of time? Unlimited resources to travel the world? Whatever it may be, CASHFLOW 101 teaches you how to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track, how to make your money work for you - not the other way around. CASHFLOW 101 is an educational board game that simulates real life financial strategies and situations. As a simulation, you learn valuable lessons and gain priceless insights into personal finance and investing without having to put your actual money at ris …