The C.M.I.A. Bay Area Chapter meet up group was started to better organize the bay area members of C.M.I.A.

This meetup is focused on hands-on coding for Cloud platforms. The goal is ultimately for members to share best practices and innovate. This meetup is about sharing code and building applications that run in the cloud. Although I work for Microsoft as a developer evangelist, I welcome all developers from all cloud platforms. Initially, the meetings will be focused on the Windows Azure Platform (Azure). Azure is new and initial meetings will be designed to get developers up and running and workin …

Calling all Madridistas! I'm starting this group to collaborate and unite Real Madrid fans out there who wish to get together and watch and cheer the future victories of Real Madrid. The Bay Area is a rich and diverse setting and I'd like to unify our support by getting together and cheering our future victories!     I need some suggestions: where to meet, which establishments cater to El Madridismo, or a place big enough for us to get together and watch the games. Let's unite, spread the word, …

This group is for David Foster Wallace newcomers, readers and howling fantods to come together and share their experiences of his work, and, indubitably, the intentional fallacy will be exercised and abused during discussion. Anyone who has spent even a little time around the DFW community -TheHowlingFantods.com, Wallace-l, et al.- knows that his work changes people and DFW the person and author have had a profound impact on everyone from his friends Jonathan Franzen and Don Delillo to anyone wh …

This group is for everyone interested in the ancient and mystical teachings of Toltec Shamanism. Following in the Eagle Knight lineage of don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements, we will delve into the Masteries of Awareness, Transformation, & Love (Intent) as tools to completely change the world we live in. There will be at least one MeetUp a month offering teachings and tools that you can take home with you and immediately begin practicing.  Periodically, we will hold workshops, fi …

Bienvenue! Nous sommes un groupe composé de gens qui parlent un français de niveau intermédiaire jusqu'au niveau confirmé et j'espère aussi voir nous rejoindre plein de gens de langue maternelle française. C'est un groupe pour ceux qui ont envie de maîtriser la langue ou améliorer leur niveau et de s'amuser en même temps. Ce sera avec plaisir que je recevrai de votre part des idées d'activités que nous pourrions faire en commun (films, dîners, café, spectacles, activités culturelles, entre aut …

The goal of Spiritual Arts Institute is to help people from all walks of life accelerate their spiritual understanding and development. Through the various activities of the institute, it is our aim to help reassign metaphysics to its proper place in the study of life and human development and to inspire confidence, love, self-sufficiency, charity, kindness, creativity, and inner knowing in all aspects of life. Our mission statement is: To offer clear, accurate, and understandable instruction d …

Are you a motivated, inspirational and dedicated Teacher?   We are The Girls Leadership Institute. We inspire girls to be true to themselves.   We teach the practices of emotional intelligence, assertive self-expression and healthy relationships.We give girls the power, skills and confidence to live their lives as leaders.   We are a 501 (c) 3 non-profit focused on helping both girls and their parents use the most effective tools to help girls be the best they can be.

The Wine, Spirit & Soul Network (WSSN) is a multicultural networking organization dedicated to creating high-quality, unique and memorable drinking experiences for sophisticated wine, beer and spirit enthusiasts. Friends -N- Wine is an initiative designed to unite adventurous, like-minded men and women of color, at an assortment of locales, to enjoy premium/ultra-premium/ luxury- brand wines through fun, networking and comprehensive wine education. We are wine enthusiasts who are eager to share …

Join our incredible boot camp instructors as they motivate YOU to your fitness goals! 30Day-Bootcamp offers dynamic 55 minute Women’s Boot Camps, as well as lunch time 30 minute Express Fitness Camps for the busy professional. Lose weight and feel great! This year, achieve YOUR goals at 30Day-Bootcamp. Featuring cardio training, isometrics, plyometrics, strength & flexibility training, practical self defense, & women’s self defense (including harassment & rape prevention), 30Day-Bootcamp has som …

This is a book club. It is also a support group. Our simple goal? Get through the 3000+ plus pages of "In Search of Lost Time" (Remembrance of Things Past) by Marcel Proust. I'm a practical reader; I know that I need a plan in order to have any hope of getting through a novel like this. I also know that I need accountability, so that I won't end up just skimming Swann's Way to say that I've "read Proust." So here's my plan: 1. Spread it out over a year. Think of it this way - my version has abou …

Family Paths is a non-profit agency in Alameda County, with the mission of strengthening family relationships by providing mental health and supportive services with respect, integrity, compassion, and hope. Family Paths has a vision of a safe and secure home for every child, and believes that mental health and supportive services for families move us toward that vision. The Family Paths board is seeking enthusiastic members to help in the board’s objectives of overseeing the agency, providin …

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! The new Pacific Pinball Museum has opened and they invite you to come play with the exhibits!! It is an extension of the Lucky Juju but has a new address @ 1510 Webster Street AND extended hours! Check out the website to see more! Do you like to play pinball but can never find them in your area? Well, we should get together in Alameda the last Sunday of every month! What is Lucky Ju Ju? Juju (joo'joo) noun: - An object used as a fetish, charm or amu …

Welcome Tent Campers & Travelers. This group is for those that want to tent camp in California and the West in small groups and also want to drive or fly to Western destinations for lodge or hotel stays and /or camping. The trips will be 20 people or less, and for adults only unless otherwise noted.  Sorry, but no pets are allowed on any of the trips, no matter what size.  The trips will mostly be on the weekends, and 2 nights typically.  There will be either a camping trip or a lodge trip every …

This meetup group promotes the public purpose of encouraging, through tax deductions, significant support of a nonprofit public benefit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization by taxpayers of substantial means who advance their own funds for the operation of charitable organizations. "Do what you like to do." Community service trips allow us to immerse ourselves into communities other than our own for a short period of time (usually for a weekend, fall, winter, spring, or summer break) in order to c …

SF in SF - Science Fiction, San Francisco - A Perfect Fit. We host monthly author events and films at the Variety Screening Room at 582 Market Street @2nd & Montgomery, SF 94104. Authors and films focus on the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and related literary genres; previous guests include Cory Doctorow, Rudy Rucker, Kage Baker, Carol Emshwiller, Laurie King, Ray Garton, John Shirley, Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, Brian & Wendy Froud, and too many more to list here. Authors read a selection, a …