The Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable is modeled on the long-standing Washington Speechwriters Roundtable. It is a casual alliance of speechwriters who work with organizations located in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area who are interested in professional camaraderie, sharpening skills, sharing resources, and exchanging war stories. The group is open to anyone (no matter where you live) who currently works with Silicon Valley companies, or might like to do so. Our members might …

Passionate about wellness? Join us to share knowledge about wellness, develop communication and leadership skills, and connect with people from a diverse range of wellness fields. You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Silicon Valley, and San Francisco: http://www.meetup.com/FlyingToasters/ http://www.meetup.com/Mandarin-English-Toastmasters/ http://www.meetup.com/SF-MET/ We look forward to seeing you!

How will a Toastmasters club benefit you? Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. Whether you are a professional, student, stay-at-home parent or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. By learning to effectively formulate and express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident when giving prese …

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 …

Tennis anyone? We meet regularly on the Peninsula to play tennis.   Players of all levels are welcome, from casual players to highly-ranked former competitive players. All attempts will be made to match up players of similar abilities.   At our tennis events,  you can play singles, doubles, or just hit and do drills. Though we're interested in getting progressively better, we don't take ourselves too seriously. Our objectives are to get a good workout, improve our tennis skills,  meet other tenn …

The Sierra Club Loma Prieta Chapter offers hikes and outdoor recreation for people of all ages, advocates for policies that protect our natural environment, supports environmental candidates for public office, and provides opportunities for people who want to develop leadership skills to give back to the community and help the environment. We serve San Benito, San Mateo & Santa Clara Counties, California.

BayLISA is the premiere system adminstration user group in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in the very early 90s after the fourth Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference, BayLISA has supported and educated systems, network, storage, virtualization, and other technology professionals in the Bay Area for over 20 years. We use Meetup to coordinate meeting attendance, announcements, and reminders. We have our official organizational presence on the web, inc …

Learning a new technology is a team endeavor.  Join the iOS Weekend meetup group to stay in touch with fellow students and instructors as you learn the ins and outs of iOS development. iOS Weekend offers a series of weekend courses focused on helping you develop practical skills building mobile applications that run on modern iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad). Our philosophy is that developers learn best by doing so we design each course as a series of hands-on exercises all focused on aspe …

Come speak French with us! We get together every Tuesday to chat in French. We meet at Café Borrone in Menlo Park in a relaxed, informal way. You can come and go, have a bite to eat, or just have a cup of coffee. There's no set agenda. It's just an opportunity to exercise your French with friendly people. We generally have a mix of skill levels -- fluent/native speakers, intermediates, and beginners. If you're seriously interested in speaking French, we'll be happy to have you no matter what you …

Robotics at the Hacker Dojo, a hackerspace where makers and hackers of all ages and skill levels come together to collaborate and network on tech projects.

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 …

This is a new golf group on the San Francisco Peninsula for adult golfers interested in having a great time on the golf course with friendly, nice players. Open to adults of all ages and skill levels. This includes men and women ... single, married (playing together or alone).  Play will most likely be once a month to start and could conceivably become twice a month, depending on interests of the members.  Course play will be on 18-hole golf courses selected from the entire Bay Area.  The weathe …

NovaNation is a committed community of incredible people that believes that we have the power to co-create a new reality, which supports a healthier, more joy-filled world. Our members represent all ages, races, and faiths, come from all walks of life, and bring their unique strengths and identities to form our community’s heart. We believe that life is generative and inclusive: that when we are on-purpose – in harmony with the Universe and taking proactive, positive action to fulfill our destin …

We are all natural speakers when among friends, but most of us lose that ease when we are in front of groups. With practice in a Speaking Circle, you will find this innovative step -by -step process can help you find a natural ease in front of groups and where words will flow in any situation. Ask yourself the following questions to see if our group is for you: What would it be like being comfortable speaking in front of groups? What if you could take anxiety and turn it into speaking power? Wha …

This is a space for smart, creative folks who have left the academic track and are trying to find community and networking opportunities in the lively Bay Area innovation community. This is not a space to complain about academia, but rather where we can talk about how to translate skill sets developed for academia into tangible and fulfilling opportunities outside of the Ivory Tower. All are welcome, with a special invitation to those folks coming from the Humanities and "softer" social sciences …

Let's meet-up and chat away in ASL! Join us for a fun filled few hours on the LAST SUNDAY OF EVERY MONTH, from 2 pm to 5 pm at "The School for Independent Learners" in Los Altos. (909 North San Antonio Rd., near El Camino Real). ASL students from Bay Area high schools and colleges come together with the Deaf and Hearing Signing Community to socialize, practice ASL, and generally enjoy each other's company. SIL provides refreshments!! Hope to see ALL interested ASLer's at our second meet-up on Ma …

Collective Roots is an amazing nonprofit based in East Palo Alto. Our mission is to promote food justice by engaging youth and communities in garden-based learning and nutrition education to positively impact health. We want to meet folks with a strong interest in growing their own food, learning skills our grandparents knew and making sure that everyone has access to good, healthy food.

An eclectic community gathering of all ages and all professions who are committed to becoming better public speakers. We support each other through regular meetings where you will have the opportunity to practice prepared speeches and impromptu responses. Several yearly workshops including speech evaluation, debate skills, and visual presentations. Please note that most of our organization and planning is done at www.menloparktm.org You are welcome to stop by as a guest to any of our meetings …

Come join us in the new, exciting sport of K9 Nose Work! Lots of fun for you and your dog. Whether for fun or friendly competition, you and your pet dog will be developing recreational skills based on canine scent detection. K9 Nose Work is a sport that appeals to a wide range of people and dogs. Above all, come and have a great time!

Hector Reyes is the founder and director of the MamboNova dance company. His great love of music and dance led him to becoming a competitive salsa dancer and training under some of the most distinguished instructors in the field. Having studied a variety of different styles of dance, Hector decided to start developing his own unique style to take his talent and skill to the next level. You can now learn this passionate style of dance thanks to the lessons provided by our dance company. Hector te …

This is a group for users of the Stoic platform and its applications. All skills levels are welcome, from hardcore node.js developers to enthusiastic business users. We meet for Friends of Stoic Open Tab events in Palo Alto, CA and around the world.

Rainmakers started as a series of miniconferences focusing on entrepreneurial education for startup founders and professionals to share their experiences and grew into the perfect networking group for San Francisco Bay professionals who want to connect with other professionals. Make new business and personal connections, build your network, find new clients, and identify business opportunities. We make our networking events easy by having greeters at the door to not only welcome you - they intro …

Anyone interested in kiteboarding, windsurfing, SUPing etc. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because to meet other people with passion for watersports in general, so we can spend more time on the water.

Cloud Strategy Generation (CSG) helps with skills, experience and frameworks needed to enable Cloud Strategy for IT Projects. At Cloud Strategy Generation we connect cloud strategy to business models, to culture, to requirements and to ever evolving technology stack of Cloud Computing. We bring together educators, researchers, pioneers in the cloud and leaders from every industry to influence the usage and design of our tools. Our experiences are enduring and transformational delivering competit …

This is a group for anyone interested in Tech Talks, Workshops, and Axcient happenings. All skill levels are welcome, and we look forward to meeting you.

This is a meetup group to play tennis and facilitate members to meet with other players. We will organize social tennis meetups regularly. All levels welcome At least for part of the meet up, we will do our best to allow players with similar skills to play together. We encourage you to mention your level when you join the group so other players of your level can find you easily.

Meet nearby Boardgame Players! Finally, a place for Palo Altons to get the game on. This meetup will focus on games such as Settlers of Catan, Carcassone, Puerto Rico, and others of this style. All ages and skills are welcome - the goal is to have fun. Have a game you want try, bring it along... Have an old favorite, but don't know anyone to play, bring it too...

Welcome to the Bay Area Photography Events Meetup Group ! Our group is open to all photographers regardless of your current level of knowledge about photography, the kind of photography that you enjoy doing or the type of camera that you use. We sponsor a variety of photography related events - photo shoots, lectures, classes, and workshops. We also welcome your suggestions about the kind of events that you would like to have us offer. If you have a special skill or knowledge that you would like …