American Canyon Fine Art People Photography + Off Camera Lighting + Beer This Meetup is aimed at photographers of all skill levels that aspire to transcend the “craft” of portrait photography and want to push their work into the realm of Fine Art. What is Fine Art Photography? Fine art photographs are made primarily for aesthetics and concept rather than for a practical purpose. Department of Motor Vehicles driver’s licence photographs are a good example of a portrait done with a practical purpo …

Wanted: San Francisco Bay Area Authors Interested in Self Publishing! Hello and welcome! I'm looking to meet with other indie authors in the San Francisco Bay Area interested in Self Publishing and Book Marketing. If you're an author who is self published or is getting ready/interested in self publishing please join us to talk shop; however, the purpose of this club is to share ideas/strategies on self publishing and marketing our books. This is not a writing/critique club and we're not focusin …

Do you have a desire to live in community, with others who share your values of sustainability, social justice, creativity, sharing, open communication, service, cooperation, and spirituality? Well so do we, and we're in the very early stages of inviting interested and curious folks to get together and talk possibilities. Of course, this is a hugely broad set of criteria, so to narrow it down, here are a few important specifics we're leaning toward: We'd ultimately like to have both rural and u …

Hello SF women-runner-enthusiasts! My name is Kelly and I manage the company, IRUNLIKEAGIRL. So, what's IRUNLIKEAGIRL? We are an activewear fashion brand (www.irunlikeagirl.com) with a greater purpose of bringing women together that are out to activate the lives they want for themselves. It often takes courage to take the leap of faith needed to chase down your dream career, finish a marathon, etc... but we feel that if you surround yourself with other positive, like-minded people, you will like …

Are you self-identified as masculine of center  (butch, trans, FTM, cisgendered male, male, stud, aggressive/AG, dom, macha, tomboi, trans-masculine etc.) and are also interested in creating a band of brothers that helps you stay accountable to your purpose and goals, get clarity in your life, challenge as well as support you? Then this is the group. This group is open to female and male people who self-identify as masculine of center. There is no litmus test to join. If you want to join and exp …

This group was created to provide a regular meetup for iPhone developers actively working on projects. The purpose is  to work together to support one another in bringing our ideas to life.  The goals are also to meet people in the San Francisco Bay area who are doing the same type of work (programming and creating apps for the iphone and ipad) and to have fun. This meeting is for: iPhone Developers of all levels. People who are interested in getting their hands dirty in code. People just start …

I didn't decide to start this group, but my friend in Colombia suggested me that I should. He (Julian Giraldo) started a group called Medellin Que Parche with the purpose to show through photography, how artistic Medellin is. Now that I'm living in United States, my friend said "Hey, why don't you start the group over there? at the end you're part of Medellin Que Parche, so it could be like a separated group with the same purpose." I thought for a while and finally I said, let's do it! The group …

We are a group of energetic, enthusiastic, and purpose driven professionals! We meet weekly for lunch, and exchange only high quality referrals between one another. We're looking for business professionals like you! Our desire is to join hands with other professional business people who are energetic, enthusiastic, and purpose driven! Especially those who seek to have their business' thrive in a mutually supportive environment. We truly are..."One for all...and all for one!!" And...we take our r …

The purpose this group is for all of us singles who are also progressive to find kindred spirits. “Progressives” spans the whole spectrum of the left and many topics – so whether you’re interested in the environment, sustainable energy, peace and social justice, international or local community issues, or animal rights, this can be a home for you. Sometimes we will gather at events (e.g., lectures, movies), participate in an activity, or sometimes just kick back and schmooze or dance - but we ca …

Hi all, This is a group for the INFJs of the Bay Area! If you are an INFJ on Myers Briggs, please join us! Our purpose is both to hang out and do awesome stuff in the Bay that resonates with us, and to discuss our thoughts and needs. The life of an INFJ is always complex and it is great to find people who understand you. If you're not sure whether you're an INFJ, you can check with this test: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp Background photo by Wally Gobetz and used under a CC lic …

We are the California Beer Society or CABS for short.  We are a group of beer enthusiast that welcome all.  CA Beer Society was formed to give friends, family, and peers, an opportunity to come together once a month and indulge our taste buds at local breweries. Our main purpose is come together and chill with one another while sampling what the Brewery has to offer. We do rate beers at the breweries. As not all of our taste buds are the same and we don't all favor the same beer, our rating is b …

What is this group? Super FRYS is a group of people that want to enrich their lives by meeting new friends, socializing, and trying new things. Our main purpose is to foster an awesome community of friends by consistently getting out together and doing fun things in this fun city. To that end, Super FRYS is not so much a "meetup" as it is a social club. Members are encouraged to stay active over time, and "drive-bys" are frowned upon. Our Core Values Socializing and making new friends: This i …

Meet fellow Apartment (Multifamily) owners, operators, and investors. If you're looking to invest in your first multi-family property you're welcome to join as well. The purpose of this meet up is two-fold a) collaborate with existing owners on key learnings and best practices so we can all manage our buildings more effectively and b) provide those looking to get started a good resource network to learn from. Students of CCIM, David Lindahl and Scott Scheel are welcome.

So you're in your 30s. You're single. You enjoy dancing to electronic music. This isn't a group created for the purpose of promoting any particular djs or clubs; it's just an experiment in seeing how many like-minded individuals there are out there in the Bay Area who are interested in dancing at SF electronic music events. Know of a great dj who's gonna be in town? Maybe at one of the more established clubs or perhaps at an underground location? Love a monthly party at Mighty, the EndUp, or som …

Today we're inundated with junk science from infomercials, politicians, television and radio shows. Remember when you loved science and you knew what it was? Or maybe science has left you in the dust since you finished school. Whatever the case may be, please join us and renew your relationship with science. This group is dedicated to the principals of the Science Cafe movement. Its purpose is to expose everyone to interesting new science, to get those burning questions answered, and to bring …

Alt.Net was founded in 2007 as an alternative community for developers wanting more out of .Net. It was founded for the purposes of reaching outside the mainstream .Net world to find the best practices and tools. This is the San Francisco group, pulling from the Bay Area as well, where we plan dinners, presentations, and conferences. Alt.Net was created on these principles: *You’re the type of developer who uses what works while keeping an eye out for a better way. *You reach outside the …

ATTENTION ADVENTUROUS EATERS! If you've seen Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods" TV show, you know the purpose for this Meetup. We're about trying "bizarre foods", too!  Consider this as "Bizarre Foods" meets "Fear Factor" At a restaurant, after the group orders "normal food", a bizarre food will be ordered for the group to share. When the bizarre food arrives, each person takes their turn to sample it.  If they are a timid eater, we may ask that person to try more.  After they give their impressio …

Hi there! I have started this group because I am interested in meeting new people and enjoy playing poker.  I'm interested in friendly, healthy competition.  I'm open to Texas Hold 'Em and Omaha, with potential for some random dealer's choice games depending on the group concensus.  My main purpose is to bring women together and meet some amazing people while playing the game I really enjoy.  If you're interested in some good fun with the girls and you know how to play poker then this is your gr …

We all know the Bay Area has tons of software meetups, but where's the hardware love? We're bringing together anyone who interested in building a business in the world of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. The purpose of the group is to start to build the hardware startup community by: bringing people together, bringing in experts in the fields of hardware & form entrepreneurs who've done it before, and also to build a better picture of the hardware scene so we can all find …

To apply for a demo, please use the on-line form. This group aims to be the point of contact between User Experience Professionals (product managers, designers, researchers, front end developers, technical writers, customer support professionals) and the developer community in the Bay Area. The purpose of the group is to help the User Experience community talk to who needs us, help you network and find new gigs with some exciting startup that need some UX love and care. Although the main focus …

This data visualization meetup is organized every month by Visual.ly. Our purpose is to bring together all people interested, involved and passionate about data visualization. We're starting in SF and will bring it to other cities soon! Anyone interested in data visualization should join.

There are lots of dining groups on Meetup; I belong to some. And they're great. But I don't see anything devoted to the goofy, offbeat restaurants and snack shops and events that can make eating a purposefully amusing experience. Tabletops before tablecloths, go cups before goblets, fun before fancy, cute before culinary. I don't want to be a decadent foodie all the time! This isn't intended to be devoted to bargain, cheap-eats places, though most of the things I'm interested in for this group …

Tech Recruiter Society's Bay Area Chapter is devoted to creating and furthering a community of technical recruiters for purposes of networking, exchanging best practices, professional development and mentoring, and promoting the field of technical recruiting. We will encourage software engineers to attend our events for insight and feedback as to what they want out of a technical recruiting experience.  Our agenda includes job fairs, seminars, and paid training events.  This is THE group to join …

The San Francisco Maltese Meetup meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month. Locations vary. Please check our Meetup page before each gathering for possible changes due to city events. Rain automatically cancels the Meetup. This is an informal group. An official "host" is not present at every gathering. Members are invited to jointly help make the Meetup safe and enjoyable by following these guidelines: - Please "play nicely with others" and make sure your pooch does the same. "Humping" and "rough p …

The purpose of this group is to bring together people who are single, over 55, and would love to discuss their favorite, or even someone else's favorite book or movie.  On the way to doing this we could discuss the issues raised in the book/movie, become a community of friends and enjoy each other's company. Any single senior interested in meeting new friends and forming a loose knit community with whom to discuss books and movies should consider joining us. When we live alone, we can't turn to …

This meetup is for the purpose of networking among an ever growing but over looked group of creative people. If you're in any industry of creativity including but not limited to: Art, Fashion, Music, Web Design, Film, Hair&Makeup, Photography, Videography, Performing Art, or Modeling. Join our group! We will be posting tons of different networking opportunities going on around San Francisco for people in the Creative-Industry; by profession or hobby, come join us, "There's alot of us, Let's meet …

The purpose of this Meetup group is to encourage and foster participatory singing in the San Francisco Bay Area-- to be a forum where people who love to sing can connect with like-minded individuals and find fun opportunities to raise their voices in supportive environments. If you have a group or event consistent with the ethos of "San Francisco Sings" that you'd like to list here, please contact the organizers at: http://www.meetup.com/sfsings/suggestion/ Organizations that list events with th …

With there being a lack of Social Media PR meetup groups out here I decided it would be a great time to start one. The purpose of this group is to bring people in the tech startup PR field together to meet and talk about strategy, methods and opportunities. You should join if you are 1. In PR 2. Want to be in PR 3. Are not in PR but want to meet PR people 4. In the tech startup industry 5. If you just want to join to see what we're up to.6. Want to be in the tech startup industry I will be pl …