The Silicon Valley Semantic Technology Group (previously known as Palo Alto Semantic Web (PAWS) Group) is a forum in which Bay Area people interested in the Semantic Web can meet each other and learn more about this fascinating area of research and its applications. Our discussion will include all Semantic Web technologies with a focus on current projects and potential project and startup opportunities. Discussions may be technical, although those interested in business applications/functionalit …

The purpose of the group is to provide Palo Alto with fun and relaxing events for like minded individuals to meetup and share common interests. We will hold numerous events with diverse themes such as art, commedy, music, film, dancing etc mixed with beverage themes --wine, spirits, champagne, beer, etc-- something for everyone. Good People + Good Beverages and Food = a Good time for all. Cheers

Come and check out the Humanist Community in Silicon Valley! Our website is http://www.humanists.org. Our main event each week is a Sunday Forum which features a different speaker each Sunday discussing some topic of interest. A wide variety of topics are covered from week to week. To see our upcoming scheduled Forums and our past Forums, go to the http://www.humanists.org website and click on the "Sunday Forums" link. You can also check out our upcoming and recent past Forums by looking at this …

Practice The Work of Byron Katie (visit for more info) at Unity Palo Alto, 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Facilitated by Jane Reeder. Call (408) 905-9120 if you need more info or are confused about meeting dates. Donations gladly accepted. No experience needed. Drop-ins welcome.

** Hi, please indicate your preferred day and time to meet at http://tinyurl.com/sbbpcc/polls/216788/ ** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join us for fun opportunities to practice your Brazilian Portuguese! All levels are welcome, from beginner to native speaker. All events are laid back and informal. There's a SF Portuguese language Meetup, but I'm trying to get one going centered around the South Bay/Lower Peninsula * Menlo Park * Palo Alto * Fr …

106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to educate and empower entrepreneurial engineers. Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education. This is our Silicon Valley group; see also our Southern California group. Please join us if you're a founder or engineer (or friend!) and... * You have worked at a startup, * You want to work at a startup, * You have started a company, and/or * You want to start a company. We meet several time …

The Journal Workshop offers classes in the art of personal journaling, as well as on-going women's journal circles. Journal writing is one of the most powerful and accessible tools we have to heal, expand, and transform our lives.  Each class includes a presentation of carefully-crafted prompts, questions, guided imagery and other explorations designed to help even the most reluctant journal writer to express herself and experience the benefits of personal journaling. You will learn dozens of cr …

Craft Flash Mob is a group that connects crafters and DIY enthusiasts of all ages with peers who like to do the same. This group is loosely based upon the idea of a flash mob, where people show up en masse to a location, participate in some (often unusual) activity, and then disperse. Crafting in coffee shops and cafes is a lot of fun to do with others and might be considered an "unusual activity" by some. So, join this group if you: are an adult over 21 years of age, have DIY/craft projects th …

This free meetup group offers support to women and children who want to protect themselves from bullies and attackers.  Monthly meetings are hosted by professional self-defense practitioners.  We will discuss real-world scenarios in which self-protection training can protect us from injuries and even save our lives.  We will introduce self-protection skills applicable in situations such as bullying at school and at work, abduction, mugging, break-ins and domestic violence. We serve individuals a …

Do you like to meditate but have trouble practicing on your own? Or are you new to meditation and would like to know the basics? Or would you just like to take some time out and practice relaxing yet invigorating yoga and meditation techniques in a group environment? Then join our weekly yoga/meditation class in Palo Alto on Monday nights from 7:30 pm - 9 pm. The techniques we practice are "Hamsa asanas" (postures) and meditation techniques developed by Himalayan Kundalini Kriya Yoga master Yogi …

We are a group of people live in palo alto, menlo park, silicon valley area. We are a circle of friends: Who are interesting in exploring in Palo Alto/silicon valley, making new friends, involving in startups, networking with professionals, passionating about body+ soul, giving back to community, finding our neighbors, and more. We are gathering together: For food & drinks, themed events, outdoor activities, games, professional networking, etc. Cool? Join us and be part of our circle, And please …

This Meet-Up is for beginners.  You don't have to read music, sing, or improvise AND you don't need a drum.  There are no prerequisites.  I will teach you your part and I will make you successful! This is a great activity where adults and children (9 and older) can participate as equals and it is just plain FUN! Of course, you don’t have to be members of a family to participate. We will be learning specific ensemble pieces, which I will teach you.  On 2nd Sundays we will work with drums and perc …

This Meet-Up is for beginners.  You don't have to read music, sing, or improvise AND you don't need a drum.  There are no prerequisites.  I will teach you your part and I will make you successful! This is a great activity where adults and children (9 and older) can participate as equals and it is just plain FUN! Of course, you don’t have to be members of a family to participate. We will be learning specific ensemble pieces, which I will teach you.  On 2nd Sundays we will work with drums and perc …

This is a meetup group for users and contributors to Apache Flume (incubating). Apache Flume is a distributed, reliable, and available service for efficiently collecting, aggregating, and moving large amounts of log data. Its main goal is to deliver data from applications to Apache Hadoop's HDFS. It has a simple and flexible architecture based on streaming data flows. It is robust and fault tolerant with tunable reliability mechanisms and many failover and recovery mechanisms. The system is cent …

This is a meetup group for users and contributors to Apache Sqoop (incubating). Sqoop is a system designed for efficiently transferring bulk data between Apache Hadoop and structured datastores such as relational databases. You can use Sqoop to import data from external structured datastores into Hadoop Distributed File System or related systems like Hive and HBase. Conversely, Sqoop can be used to extract data from Hadoop and export it to external structured datastores such as relational datab …

Please join us on our journey We welcome everyone who seeks a religion guided by love, reason and conscience. Respecting the worth and dignity of each individual, and treasuring what we learn from each person's unique experience, we welcome a diversity of ages, sexual orientations, races, gender identities, classes, abilities, theologies and religious heritages. We are united not by a single creed, but by a covenant of mutual respect. We encourage spiritual curiosity in our children and we eager …

Hi, Welcome to Aerial Silks group of Palo Alto and neighboring communities. Aerial Silk is one of many aerial disciplines. It is a workout in all respects, but considered art, like ballet, with a touch of breathtaking tricks that requires body strength. Individuals perform aerial silks on a long fabric, made of polyester or synthetic nylon; the rope is mostly made of tick cotton fibers. These elements are rigged 20, 50, or more feet high. Aerial silks and rope are mostly performed at circuses, b …

We are attempting to try to start a group for Muslims in the South Bay Area - no specific agenda - we can do anything from getting together for game nights, having discussions about religion/politics, having a book club, or trying different restaurants....just getting together and having a good time =) Whether you are single/married/or have a family; if you are newcomers to the bay area or have lived here your whole life - everyone is welcome. Just join in an attempt to expand your social circle …

This is to meet and compare notes with managers, engineers, trainers, consultants, and writers involved with Lean manufacturing implementation n the San Francisco Bay area.

We are a Palo Alto-based recreational road cycling club that rides throughout the South Bay and Peninsula area. Established in 1968, we welcome riders of all abilities and interests.  Please take a look at the "Pages" tab on the home page to learn about our ride rating system and our club.

A group for events in the San Francisco Bay Area hosted by Microsoft. Join if you're a developer or IT professional interested in Microsoft technologies such as Windows 8, Windows Server, Windows Phone, Windows Azure, SharePoint, Office, Dynamics, Xbox, etc. Also join these groups run by community members: Bay.NET San Francisco .NET Developers San Francisco Bay BizSpark San Francisco SQL Server User Group Silicon Valley SQL Server User Group Bay Area Microsoft Business Intelligence User Group A …

If you want to share stories and opinions on a variety of topics, come to the weekly community event, Lifetree Café, at 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. It's a comfortable place to talk and hang out in a casual, coffeehouse-like atmosphere, where there's something new and interesting every Sunday night, 7-8 pm. During each session, a brief video -- usually a personal story or eyewitness account of a historical event -- is used to launch our own conversation and storytelling at the intersection …

Do you want to study for the GMAT? Tired of studying alone? Join us! We're getting this started twice weekly at the main Palo Alto library (1213 Newell Road) Call (831) 419-5201 for questions

A Fun and friendly place for people to support each other to grow, to improve communication and leadership skills! Join our fun meetings in downtown Mountain View! After a Toastmasters meeting, we have a study group session. The study group is based on free classes from top universities : https://www.coursera.org/ https://www.udacity.com/ You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Silicon Valley, Palo Alto, and San Francisco: http://www.meetup.com/Mandarin-English-Toastmasters/ http://www.meet …

This is a group devoted to increasing both visibility and leads for small businesses. Effective inbound or internet marketing is not inexpensive, generally making it beyond the reach of small businesses, which is exactly who needs it most. In this meetup I explain what we've learned of how to do this, and I want to learn from anyone and everyone who has something to share.

This is a group for anyone involved in marketing activities who is looking to generate quality leads via the Internet. I've learned a lot about this in the past 2 1/2 years. I will share what I know and I in turn wish to learn from your experiences.

Welcome! Qigong (chi kung) means "the practice/skill of life force energy." It is a 4000 year old practice of aligning breath, movement, and meditation. Qigong has deeply influenced - and been influenced by - many areas of Chinese culture including Taoism, Buddhism, traditional Chinese medicine, and martial arts. Benefits attributed to Qigong include: Vitality, Rejuvination, Anti-aging, Longevity Health, Rehabilitation, Pain management Memory improvement, Awareness, Psychic abilities Anti-stres …

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 …