The Business Referral Network (BRN) represents a broad-based coalition of businesses throughout the San Mateo area. The BRN Mission is to enhance our businesses by building strong relationships through weekly communication and the exchange of leads, referrals, and contact information. Members of BRN assemble in a weekly forum comprised of a variety of business professionals representing various industries. Through exchange of information our collective efforts are focused on creating business op …

Hello, and welcome to BayScrum, a Scrum discussion and action group based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. This group is for local people interested in practicing Scrum and exploring its significance and applicability in the world. An important aspect of BayScrum will be to investigate the potential of Scrum beyond the confines of its software development roots and find ways to take it into new industries. This group is primarily focused on Scrum as a framework for transformation; it …

We started this Meetup to bring together the best devs, designers and entrepreneurs in the local social games space. Come meet some friends, hear a couple of great industry speakers, and talk about what's cool in social games.

We took over this group because we liked the idea of various professionals helping each other.  It does not matter whether you have been running your own business for the past 10 years or whether you are now thinking of starting a business.  Nor does it does not matter what profession you are in.  We do hold high regards for those who believe in candor, hard work, and ethics. We would like to get together a supportive, dedicated group that is not just about building their own business and contac …

*** Fun, Value & New Friends - BAC - Bay Area Snow Sports Council - Clubs - Year-Round Activities & BenefitsAre you interested in fun, value & new friends?Bay Area Snow Sports Council (BAC) www.skibac.org is a nonprofit, volunteer-run association of more than 30 snow sports clubs founded in 1947 covering the entire Bay Area from Monterey up to Napa and out to the Sierra Foothills. There is no cost to join the BAC Meetup group but we would like to encourage you to consider becoming a member of o …

The beauty industry is a $53 Billion Industry. We are a group of powerful women whose mission is to empower women to embrace their beauty, build community and foster an environment of success within the beauty industry. Ever since we have been little girls, we've wanted to be the princess, to feel beautiful, to know we are beautiful. So, now that we're all grown up, our heart for this group is to create a safe haven for makeup divas to discover our inner beauty and step into our confidence. Toge …

We meet on Tuesdays 7:30 to 8:30.  We use a studio at 200 Industrial Road #122 (enter south side of building) in San Carlos.  We follow a simple schedule of silent meditation followed by dharma discussion.  I am a priest in the tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, and try to lead by following his example.  Anyone is welcome, and I'm always happy to give meditation instruction -- just send me a request and I can meet you before the sitting starts.

We are bringing together a community of product designers, electrical and mechanical engineers, inventors, prototypers, tinkerers, marketing masterminds, makers, and anyone interested in bringing new products into the world. Our facility at Inventor Labs is large and open and a great place to get together, so we're going to roll open the bay doors this summer (and beyond) to get some collaboration and brainstorming going.

Hello all, my name if Fan Lin. I am a young professional working in the clean tech industry. An old Chinese saying putsit "You learn the world more by traveling ten thousand miles than by reading ten thousand books. To me, traveling and reading carry the same weight and I wish my life will be a more interesting journey full of reading and thinking on the road. I hope to organize reading and travel activities for people who are seriously interested in reading and in exploring the beautiful landsc …

Silicon Barn is not an incubator, accelerator, co-working facility, etc. Silicon Barn is something new. It is a Startup Launcher. Silicon Barn is dedicated to building Startups. A lot of entrepreneurs have a problem finding a technical co-founder.  A good Tech co-founder has 10 job offers. The best Techies are not qualified to determine the viability of your idea if they do not know the industry. The Entrepreneur is asking the Techie to work without pay based on a plan. The Entrepreneur may not …

This is a group for Filmmakers, TV Producers and Talent interested in Filmmaking, TV Production & creating Web Series on a professional level. Members of the Pixel-Flick TV Alliance will be the first ones to obtain the Pixel-Flick TV Mobile App for the iPad when its released later in the year. ( September 2013 ) As for the Pixel-Flick TV App....Basic Members Ship - FREE to subscribe. This section with be for browsing only. You'll have access to all videos, profiles and projects that are either …

100 Committed Businesswomen Women Business Owners, Corporate Executives, Business Managers, Consultants... Are you looking for a way to grow your business and a group of likeminded women in business to make meaningful connections with? Then get to know your WON 100 sisters and friends and let us grow your business for you! WON 100 – Peninsula (Sister organization of Women Owned Networking SFBA) is for the businesswoman who is very serious about the growth of her business and who has a heart to e …

BayBio strengthens the Bay Area's life sciences community. Join us for networking, get-togethers and other events intended to create community among our industry.

EdTech Silicon Valley is a group that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other innovators to create a better education future. We meet up to learn about the latest news, meet the coolest new companies, hear from industry leading speakers and be inspired to contribute to the education revolution.

GoRampUp! will cause you to attract new clients faster and more easily, make those clients more profitable to you, and make doing business easier and more enriching for you. The GoRampUp! Success System(TM) allows you to create your three Core-Success Platforms: Mastery of your "Personal-Best A-Game" Mastery of your "Business Impact Essentials" Mastery of your "Power-Alliance Networking" This means that as you pursue your passion to make a living by helping others to be successful, You will …

LeTip International is the world's largest, privately owned, professional business leads organization. Since 1978, LeTip programs have helped over 120,000 members, throughout the United States and Canada, build business success through personal referrals. LeTip International's structure set the standard in the word-of-mouth referral industry. Members are known for their professionalism, dedication, and loyalty to one another, and to the LeTip Program. LeTip Chapters meet weekly to exchange quali …

3D Printing, also known as Additive Manufacturing, is an exciting and potentially game changing technology that will dramatically alter the way products are designed, manufactured, distributed and financed. A standard digital file (.stl) of an object is created, either by using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software or a 3D scanner, and is sent to a dedicated machine which builds the object layer-upon-layer in a material such as plastic, metal or ceramic. Today the technology is mainly used for ra …

Navigating through the interior design industry as a new designer/entrepreneur can be difficult. This is a group where new designers can meet and collaborate ideas with other people who understands and can relate to their situation. This is a group where we can share our design/business/client dilemmas and exchange helpful information. A place where we can get a chance to network, but also have the intention of helping each other succeed in this industry. I plan to eventually have guest speaker …

Research, discuss and deconstruct exploits at the code level -- maybe even make our own. The objective is to get a code level understanding of how it works and to get a feel for common techniques. An engaged, participatory and fun atmosphere is of utmost importance. Target audience is for the people who aspire to become super l33t established hackers (or something like that). That said, if you are truly l33t and want to share your skillz you are way more than welcome to join/participate.