This is an approximately monthly meetup for people who are into drinking beer and Linux system administration / DevOps. We support web-scale production infrastructure for startups or other organizations and are concerned with stuff like network monitoring systems, cloud computing, configuration management, change management, virtualization and nerf warfare with the Engineering team.

  The objective of the VBE (Virtual Business Ecosystem) group is to help every small business, start-ups, and non-profit organization to harness the power of the latest Cloud Computing, Virtual Events, and Social Media for Explosive Growth & Unfair Advantage!   Top 5 Reasons to Join this group: Discover the Secret behind Apple, Amazon, & Google for Sustainable Growth & Unfair Advantage. Brainstorm for the next disruptive business ideas & model for the next Google & Facebook. Meet your co-found …

This is the Bay Area alliance of cupcakes take the cake originally started by Cheryl of http://cupcakeblog.com. Bake-and-Taste Meetups The first meetup was great. A bunch of us met in a park with our homemade cupcakes and tasted away. We caused quite a scene! The plan is to have one of these meet-ups every season or 4 times a year - two in San Francisco, one on the Peninsula or San Jose, and one in the East Bay. These meetups will be hosted in areas that can accommodate an unlimited (or at least …

Welcome to the EnlightenNext Bay Area Meet-up! We are a small group of students living in the Bay Area studying the evolutionary enlightenment teachings of Andrew Cohen. Please check us out on Facebook by searching EnlightenNext California. This meet-up forum is expressly intended for anyone interested in reading and discussing together Andrew Cohen's new book "Evolutionary Enlightenment - A New Path to Spiritual Awakening". Please check our calendar for dates.  Attendance can be in person or vi …

Game developers today live in a challenging climate: gaming has never been a more crowded space than it is now. In this environment, how do you attract users, differentiate your game from competitors, and still make enough money to keep the lights on?   Existing methods of game monetization are starting to get stale.  Virtual goods have become a commodity, in-game advertising intrudes on the user experience, and level packs require continuous time investment to create new content. Game developer …

The Ed-Tech Meetup is the hub for the amazing keynotes, panel discussions, edtech mixers, member spotlights, and hands-on learning experiences that inspire teachers, entrepreneurs, technologists, education reformers, and ed-tech enthusiasts to connect, collaborate, and innovate. We meet monthly to explore various topics at the intersection of education and technology, to learn about the latest technologies that are supporting teachers, and to hear from teachers about the problems in education th …

NextSpace is the workplace for the new economy. We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. In an increasingly disconnected world, NextSpace creates a collaborative community that is revolutionizing the nature of work. Our business model is simple: NextSpace sells membership in that collaborative community. Our members come from a wide variety of industries: sof …

This group is forum to gather and share experiences around Cloud Computing, especially Amazon Web Services. If you have used EC2, S3, Amazon Payments, Mechanical Turk or are interested in learning more about how others have, come join our group. Cloud Computing is changing rapidly so if you are involved in the cloud or interested in learning about how Enterprise companies are leveraging the cloud, stop on by.

There is a huge Cloud meetup group in the valley, but there isn't one here in the city! Let's see if we can get a great group together in San Francisco to discuss Cloud and Cloud technology. Please join if you are interested in Cloud!

This is a group of users of the Joyent Cloud or people who are interested in leveraging the Joyent Cloud for their cloud computing needs. Anyone interested in cloud computing can join. Joyent Cloud customers will find the group particularly useful. We'll be planning events and meetups around topical themes.

  Looking for ways to connect with fellow experiential travelers in-person around the globe? Join an AFAR Meetup! AFAR enables the experiential traveler virtually but we also think that talking in person—about travel, culture, food, and many other potential shared interests—is pretty fantastic. AFAR.com members and AFAR magazine subscribers have shown interest in connecting with each other offline worldwide, so we’d like to encourage anyone to attend and organize AFAR events in their own city …

Open to designers of all levels, this group explores various applications of Google's 3D modeling software called SketchUp. Our meetups cover a wide range of topics, from best practices for novice 3D modelers to cutting-edge developments in SketchUp's capabilities. Whenever appropriate, we tailor individual meetings to a particular niche audience, such as Kitchen and Bath Designers, Landscape Designers, Developers, or Enthusiasts. This group is organized by Alex Oliver of Igloo Studios (www.igl …

This meetup group is here to bring San Francisco turntable.fm DJ/fans together and meet each other and play their favorite music for each other using turntable.fm of course. We'll have both a virtual and physical space set-up for you to come and enjoy. While we meet let's vote with awesomes and get to know other turntable.fm fans.

This is a place for Executive Assistants, Professional Assistants and Administrative Professionals (Project Managers, Chiefs of staff-you know who you are!) to network and create connectivity within our industry. The mission and goal of this meet up is to, above all, create a robust community for members to share skills, knowledge and create supportive networks for each other and the clients we serve. Whether you are with a venture capital firm or support clients remotely, this is an opportunity …

Cloud Slam is developed to promote collaborative analysis of the latest trends and challenges in cloud computing, looking at core process and strategies in the rapidly shifting world. We create thought provoking conference panels, workshops, and tutorials which are selected to cover a range of the hottest topics in cloud.

This meetup group has moved: http://www.meetup.com/Agrion-Cleantech-Business-Network/   Agrion is an international business community that brings together companies concerned with the issues of energy, raw materials, and sustainable development. As of today the network is comprised of 7,000 members mainly in Europe. We host clean tech conferences in the Silicon Valley where we virtually connect to our German, French, and Dubai offices to create international content.