We will participate in regular business and social networking events in collaboration with other meetup groups.  These events are great opportunities to meet and connect with entrepreneurs, financiers, technologists, tech executives, Internet consultants, and other movers and shakers in Silicon Valley. This meetup is geared towards small business owners, self-employed professionals, and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to maximize ROI for their advertising dollars. This is where small business ow …

Traditionally, businesses have leveraged print coupons, newspaper ads, and direct mail to advertise their products and services. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. How effective are these advertising and marketing channels for small businesses today? We will explore modern, …

This group is created in hopes to build solid group of young and active professionals in the peninsula that are interested in getting together regularly for some fun. We can organize some pick-up games of soccer, softball, broom ball, Volenis or any other sport. We can also get together and go surfing, bike riding, hiking, or rock climbing. We don't even have to do sports. We can go to street fairs, festivals, concerts, visit a haunted house or go to dollar day at the race track. The pos …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Peninsula/Redwood City girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are willing to mak …

The San Mateo Professional Alliance is a business strategy and networking leads club. The club provides each small business member with business networking opportunities to promote his or her business or profession in a friendly business referral networking atmosphere.  Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's business by promoting and marketing each other! To do this network marketing we meet every Wednesday for lunch to learn about each other's businesses and to exchange business leads …

Peninsula and South Bay 20's-40's Girls who love books is a meetup group in which we meet at various cafes, bars and restaurants and each other's homes on the Peninsula/in the South Bay to discuss books we love. This group will have a focus on private visits with authors, whose books we've read, as well as offer workshops for aspiring writers in our group. Whenever we can, we will try to support the work of local N. California authors and local bookstores on the Peninsula and in San Francisco. T …

The Bay Area Dragons offers free dragon boat lessons every Saturday at 10:30 AM in Foster City. What is Dragon Boating? a team of 22 people, 20 paddlers, 1 steers person and 1 drummer.  They paddle in time to move the boat through the water.  Dragon Boat races are usually 500 m. Who are the Bay Area Dragons? We're one of the oldest dragon boat clubs in the Bay area and love introducing the sport to people who have never paddled in their life before! Not sure if you will like it? We'd love to …

New in town? Miss your fun group of friends from college? Finding it hard to meet real people in Silicon Valley? You’re not alone! JGC is just for you. Come hang out with other soon-to-be or recent grads who are all about having a good time. We’re all in our 20s and share the same interests as you. Our activities include many kinds of social and charitable events and you'll enjoy them tremendously – check out comments and pictures from past events. Our wide range of social events include bar c …

Dinner & Movie at Home for 20's-30's Peninsula Ladies. Do you love dinner parties with girlfriends, cooking, socializing, and ending the night relaxing to a nice movie? Then this group is for you! Who we are. We are a group of twentysometing to thirtysomething ladies. We meet to have dinner potlucks rotating at different person's homes on the Peninsula -- as far North as Millbrae to as far down as Mt.view. -- that way we get to prepare something each time to contribute. And after enjoying our me …

Wanna meet some awesome 20-somethings? At 20 Something - Silicon Valley, we're all about fun events for people in their 20's who want to make new friends.  Whether you just moved to the area, want to meet some new people, or just want to find out about local events, this group is a perfect for you! Our events are always big, fun, and laid-back - so please come by.

A group designed for young adults (ages 21-39) who love the outdoors and camping with other fun people. Camping is done at campgrounds if there is any present. If not, it's not going to stop us. If you love to camp in rain, shine or snow, cook great food and drink around the campfire with other interesting people in the middle of nowhere ... To have application accepted you either need to know organizers or be referred by existing member of the group. You can find them at "Bay Area Hikers (20s & …

This group is for people who like to have fun! 21 for alcohol drinking to 39. 40....well that is beyond me!! We will have game, beer, hiking, aquatic. picnics. dinners, movies, shows, traveling and even wine tasting...

A meet-up for Jewish 20 and 30 somethings of the Bay Area spanning from the Peninsula to San Jose. Stay up to date for exciting events, new opportunities to meet new friends, and have a great time! Connecting dozens of Young Adult groups from across the Bay Area, there is always an event to check out. Have a question? Feel free to message one of our organizers on our group. *please note: the # of event attendees do not always reflect the number of "actual" attendees. We suggest using this Meetup …

Are you a single in your 20s and 30s?  Sometimes it seems like the only way to meet a decent person is through their online dating profile!??!  Miss having personal interaction to gauge your interest!?!  This group will suggest fun social activities, primarily on the Peninsula and South Bay, so you can personally interact with singles--including speed dating, singles' mixers, and other local Bay Area events. People in their 40s and 50s are also welcome to join the group and attend events.

The Healthcare IT SIG offers technologists, healthcare providers, and investors in Silicon Valley a forum to promote knowledge sharing, network with one another, facilitate timely debates, and collaborate on critical topics including Software, Medical Devices, Mobile Health, Electronic Health Records, Instruments, Networking & Interoperability, Telemedicine, Imaging, Clinical Decision Support, Standards & Regulations, Privacy & Security, and Economics. The cost to attend is $20.00. SVForum membe …

Finally a group of diversify and enthusiastic people. This group has events all around the bay to discover and enjoy treasure the bay has to offer. Social networking, sporting events, wine tasting, adventure, friends, night life, hiking, biking, festivals, karaoke, potlucks and many more. There is no membership fee. Open to singles only and over 21.

We are a group of single professionals who love to have fun!

After realizing there weren't many groups on meetup for young south-asian-american couples or intermixed south-asian-american couples to hang out, we decided to start one! (single people aren't the only ones that know how to have fun!) And although many of the members have roots in South-Asia, this group is inclusive and all are invited, not just those with ancestry from the South-Asian subcontinent! This social meetup is for all young and professional couples in their 20s and 30s who would like …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy Palo Alto, San Francisco, Bay Area girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, dancing, music, happy hour, and having fun in life! We are professional women with substance Who are wi …

There are so many groups out there for "women only" - do guys do that sort of thing? Well, we do! This is a group for guys that love live music (or occasional movies) and want to go with a good group of guys, and hit up some food beforehand. I started this group because I do this all the time with individual friends, and would like do this with a handful of friends. I love going up to SF and seeing some interesting band that I've never heard of. They might be great or they might suck, and either …

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 …

Teachers...do you ever feel that your non-educator friends just don't understand your job? So do we! We are a group of young teachers looking to make new friends, share best teaching practices, network and just hang out. Let's get together over drinks or coffee...or let's go for a hike! Feel free to suggest activities and bring your awesome educator friends with you! We look forward to meeting you!

Welcome to Social Circle – one of the newest Meetup groups dedicated to the ladies of the Peninsula. This group is for the mid-20's/early-30's girls that are new to the area or just looking for some fun, new, real friends. What makes Social Circle unique is that we are a true crew of girlfriends who go out all the time--dinners, happy hours, yoga, 5k's, etc.! Being active is extremely important to us because it means you're sincere about making new friends. There is a collaborative approach in S …

Our goal is to meet during the work week for a night of casual and fun night life. We are looking for fun, social, and enjoyable people in the Peninsula who want to meet more young 20-early 30's. People, lets get up off the couches and spend a couple of hours out at cool events/bars/lounges/restaurants in a respectful and full of laughter environment.

Welcome to Peninsula Rec & Leisure! By joining this up-and-coming group YOU get to decide how this group will mold into a fantastically fun experience for all! For now, the group will focus on hidden Happy Hours tucked in and around the peninsula. I’m a huge advocate for finding new uncharted locations for food and drink! Why? Because some of the best (and worst) places I’ve ever been to, have been off the beaten path…..and each one provides a memorable story! Why settle for what you know when y …

Welcome to 20's-30's Peninsula Ladies weight loss Group! We are a group of women looking to Lose weight by Healthy living. We will attend exercise classes, learn how to cook healthy meals, keep active with fun activities, attend cooking classes, hikes, and support one another on our weight loss journey. If you are looking for a support team to finally get and keep the weight off (at least 30lbs.), then this group is for you. Most Meetups will be Monday-Thursday after 6 pm with some weekend activ …

Hey Everyone! This group is all about hanging out at the beach. I am a 24 year old who spends all week in an office, so I decided it was time to get outside on the weekends. Even though it isn't SoCal or Hawaii, we still have plenty of cool beaches to hang out at. I based the meetup in San Mateo, but really I am planning to have events up and down the coast from Santa Cruz up to North Bay. If we get good turnouts we will, of course, hold events more often in those locations. Our events will be p …

This an opportunity to join a movement of exceptional young professionals and college students who are using their skills, talents, and energy to help others.