Calling all Quants, Analysts, Business Intelligence Gurus, Stats folks, and other lovers of using data to power decision making. We'll meet once a month in a casual environment to talk about business, customer, web, and marketing models that drive profitability. Also, we'll take field trips to local area businesses, non-profits, and educational organizations to learn and share our experiences. Let's take analysts out of the closet and help drive better data driven decisions for all. Checkout my …

We are beginners, intermediate boarders, and advanced terrain riders. We are even skiers who like hanging out with boarders. The point is we won't discriminate but we will be going to snowboard-friendly parks only. Our goal is simple: TO GET OUT ON THE SNOW AND HAVE FUN!!! And what does "South Bay" mean? The San Jose/Campbell area is the central point. As long as you don't mind driving to meet near here, feel free to join! IMPORTANT: Please read the "ASSUMPTION OF RISK and WAIVER OF LIABILITY" i …

This group is for people ages 21+ in the South Bay Area who want to meetup and go to Dance Party Clubs voted as the best in San Francisco. Ok, now stop for a moment, put on the song "Memories" by David Guetta.  Do this before reading any further. Resume reading... Here's the whole big idea: Give your mind a break after a long week and give your body the freedom it deserves to move freely and dance dance dance! It will be the best therapy for you.  We will go out every weekend if possible, o …

Data is more difficult to understand than text, let alone Big Data, and Big data is driving Cloud Computing now. Computation Virtualization is not enough for big data, both Data virtualization and Communication Virtualization are also necessary in order to make true Real-time Big Velocity Stream Computing happen We believe the true innovation lies on Algorithmic Innovation, not just hardware innovation or software innovation. Right now algorithm creation is an art instead of a science, and we f …

Are you interested in taking pictures at night and in low light? We meet evenings, mornings and even late at night to take pictures. We also regular social activities where we may share a meal, swap stories, show off our work or talk about our gear and techniques. Many of our social events also include optional night shooting, too. What do we shoot? You name it: landscapes and seascapes, stars and star trails, urban scenes, sunrises, sunsets, unusual astronomical and meteorological conditions.. …

New in town? Miss your fun group of friends from college? Finding it hard to meet real people in Silicon Valley? You’re not alone! JGC is just for you. Come hang out with other soon-to-be or recent grads who are all about having a good time. We’re all in our 20s and share the same interests as you. Our activities include many kinds of social and charitable events and you'll enjoy them tremendously – check out comments and pictures from past events. Our wide range of social events include bar c …

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 …

Database Meets Solid State, a Silicon Valley based community group, provides a meeting point for people interested in the intersection of flash memory and database acceleration. Use cases include: Cloud computing, Big Data, Virtualization, and Analytics. Our mission: Bring together people interested in learning, presenting, and networking with others about improving their database performance and how solid state storage makes that happen. Host for our first meeting is Skyera.  We plan to have re …

Silicon Valley Business Group is a referral organization made up of business owners and service professionals in Campbell and surrounding South Bay area whose partners provide products and services to homeowners, consumers, small businesses and corporations. Combining regular meetups and online resources our members work to get to know and actively refer one another. Each member in our community represents a different profession, but frequently sells to collectively common market. As a result of …

From People-to-People, to People-to-Machine, and we are stepping towards the era of Machine-to-Machine. From (Consumer) Internet to Industrial Internet, those all about Real-time Streaming Big Data, which drives Cloud Computing Nothing Manual Cannot Be Automated, the reason now not automatic is just because of the automation cost. With the foreseeable success of Machine-to-Machine based Industrial Internet, it is not far away for us to enjoy a fully Automatic Society

The San Mateo Professional Alliance is a business strategy and networking leads club. The club provides each small business member with business networking opportunities to promote his or her business or profession in a friendly business referral networking atmosphere.  Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's business by promoting and marketing each other! To do this network marketing we meet every Wednesday for lunch to learn about each other's businesses and to exchange business leads …

Emmaus Community Weekly Mass for gay and lesbian Catholics, their friends and families Sponsored by Diocese of San Jose & Pastoral Resource Committee Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Chapel at St. Martin of Tours 200 O'Connor Drive San Jose, CA 95128 +++++++++++++ PRC 408-983-0298 dsjprc@dsj.org Diocese of San Jose www.dsj.org St. Martin of Tours Parish http://www.stmartin.org/Emmaus.htm Welcome Home!

We are a group that quarterly plans 1-2 week overland trips crossing some of Americas most scenic beautiful rural open space areas. These areas are only accessible by heavily modified 4x4 vehicles. Most recently we have been through MOAB Utah, Death Valley, and Mojave Desert. Most members have modified Landcruisers & Land Rovers set up for extended duration away from civilization. Some trips can take us 5+ days from the time we leave the pavement before we see it again.

Let's know our neighbors!!! This meetup is to help socialize with our nearby people , localites!! A lot of times after coming back from work , we feel like meeting some nice like minded people.Instead of driving each day a few miles just to meet our friends, wouldn't you love it just to get out of your house and spend some quality time chit chatting, sharing some laughs with your Near by one's. Married women - Working, non working won't you love to chit chat with a GARAM CHAI just next door!!!! …

There seem to be plenty of meetups for SAHMs, but its harder to find folks interested in meeting on weekends and weekday evenings, so this group is designed especially for working parents who would like to establish new friends for themselves and their child(ren) aged around 1-3 years old. (Older and younger siblings are welcome, too!) (Stay-at-home moms and dads are also very welcome, but the main objective of this group is to schedule events outside of the standard workweek, so that working p …

I wanted to start a local foodie group because I love the idea of eating at local restaurants versus driving after work  especially on a Friday night. Most of the dining is on a Fridays or Saturday. We are a foodie group for women, men, married, single,etc. Everyone who is positive and enjoys making new friends are welcome to join this group. We will dine in the Fremont, Union City, and the Newark area. Sometimes it is great just to hang out near home and enjoy local restaurants. My goal is to c …

What: A book club for avid romance novel readers. Meetups not exclusively limited to book discussions. My hope is to get to know new people and building some new friendships (most of my friends are in Europe or scattered across the country). Who: Any avid romance novel reader with an open mind and a sense of humor. Why: I haven't been able to find a book club geared towards romance novels (most exclude them), and especially not in the East Bay. I commute a lot during the week for work, so I woul …

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. LIVE Theatre is my passion! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and enjoy sharing my knowledge of theatre history, literature, and any "insider information" I may know, with others. Join us and Meetup with other FUN guys of all ages in the South Bay and the greater SF Bay Area who enjoy LIVE theatre! Let's share som …

Many of us love the game but have nowhere to play it. Many others have heard how fun it is, but can’t find a group to play with. Well, here’s the solution! Join Bunco NIght - South Bay for an exciting monthly night of laughter and friendship! This is a group for ladies 40 - 50+ who want to have a regular game night, meet new people and have fun! We'll get together once a month for Bunco, dinner, wine, conversation, and laughs! If you've never played, it's super easy to learn. We'll rotate homes, …

Family Drumming Time: 2nd and 4th Sundays, September-June, 1:15–2:45 p.m. Location: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto, 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306 Room 6 NOTE: We are taking a break for the summer.  June 9 will be our last meeting until September. Directions: Go to www.uucpa.org/main/location.html for reliable directions. Driving directions from the south on the commercial maps such as Google and Map Quest are wrong and will lead you astray. Director: Kathy Parment …

South Bay Referral Mixers is a community made up of local business owners and professionals in the South Bay that gather regularly (6-12x a year) for LARGE (100's of local business owners / professionals) Referral Mixers. Held at a private venue, the mixers bring hundreds of local business owners and professionals together in a fun, social collaborative environment designed to help members get to know one another and actively look to drive referral business to one another. Being part of our gu …

Bollywood X-Trim is Fusion Beatz's unique dance fitness routine that builds your endurance,sculpts your muscles while you have fun to bollywood beats! Come join us at our various location across the San Francisco Bay Area and get fit! We guarantee a rocking good time. Classes are at San Mateo : Sundays 9:00am – 10:00am@ House of Mayhem Studio, 2335 El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA, 94403 Burlingame : Mondays 6:30pm – 7:30pm @1st String Athletics 888 Hinckley Road, Burlingame, CA 94030 Fremont …

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).

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. I have a passion for both Film and LIVE Theatre! (Be sure to check out our LIVE theatregoing group - Bay Area Theatre Lovers - http://theater.meetup.com/173/) - if that interests you! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and am a current Screen Actor's Guild/AFTRA member. I love to attend all kinds of movies and enjo …

Hello All!  Initially this group was started as a Bulk REO Investment Group, but as most of you know, the Bulk REO Market has significantly declined and we are forced to find new investment opportunities.  As a Realtor, I browse the MLS Listings daily looking for good investment properties to refurb, restore, rebuild or even just to re-sell! I am an experienced homebuyer and flipper, and I am looking for other likeminded individuals that are interested in getting involved. My Flipping Team curre …

Light up the Enterprise Inside - Mission 1. Continue building a supportive networking and personal growth community by allowing conversation time and encouraging friendly conversation 2. Introduce new ideas that leverage the best new knowledge and skills to promote your success quest. 3. Help generate and practice new and strengthened communication and thinking skills such as rapport building, clarifying goals, and promoting action. For January we'll explore internal aspects that might be slowin …

Open to All levels of Golfers, from beginners to advanced golfers. Looking for someone to play with? Want to take some group lessons and improve your game? Want to find other people to hangout with while you're at the driving range? Then come to the Silicon Valley Golf Meetup and meet other golfers who live in Silicon Valley. We are offering group lessons, with the range Professional Instructor, Mike Kim, each Tuesday, and there are 4 slots available each week. First come first serve, le …

Artemis Volunteers: A community service organization for lesbians, bisexual women, and their supporters. Bring your friends, family or co-workers. It's a fun way to meet new people while giving something back! We make volunteering easy with no long term commitment; sign-up for only those projects that interest you and fit your schedule. Most projects have been in the San Francisco Bay Area. But, we are happy to help leaders organize a project anywhere. Artemis's Goal: To encourage community se …