This group is for American raised moms of Japanese descent. We straddle the line between being raised here in America, but having strong ties to our cultural heritage and often the unique experience of having grown up in homes where Japanese culture was predominant. This group is mainly an English speaking group but we can happily all work on our Japanese together (and maybe work on it with our kids too). Together we can share our unique perspectives with each other and expose our kids to some o …

We're all about the Application and SaaS business models and monetization mechanisms ranging from Freemium to Premium, IAP (in app purchases), Bundling, Customer Conversion Analytics - whatever it takes to actually get users (consumer and business) to pay for Apps! We typically have two or three speakers, each of whom shares a deep knowledge of and experience with the software monetization and business models.  All of our speakers will discuss Freemium, since it's the monetization model du jour, …

Dear All, The Lean Enterprise and Continuous Improvement meetup is a social learning initiative designed to bring together SMEs, Quality practitioners, Business owners, Technologists, Business Analysts, Managers, Decision Makers, Product Owners, Product Managers; to plan, learn, discuss and share experiences, implementations, best practices, body of knowledge, metrics, methodologies, tools and techniques as applicable; to take an enterprise through a journey of Continuous Improvement with an end …

This is an experimental subset of the Bay Area Quantified Self Show&Tell meetup group. It's QS in the valley - an eclectic exploration of self-tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about yourself.  If you have a self-tracking story to share or want to come and learn and be inspired, join us! Topics include, but are not limited to: • Aging in Place Technology • Behavior change and monitoring • Caregiving of digital patients • Chemical Body Load Counts …

Hi there - and Welcome to our Meetup group! My name is Rick Haffner... a long-time South Bay, professional actor, director, vocalist and clown. LIVE Theatre is my passion! I earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Acting & Directing many years ago and enjoy sharing my knowledge of theatre history, literature, and any "insider information" I may know, with others. Join us and Meetup with other FUN people in the South Bay and the greater SF Bay Area who enjoy LIVE theatre! Let's share some great sh …

Our Focus: Reiki, Karuna Reiki, Ascension Reiki, Healings of light, Breathwork, Meditation, LayaYoga, Path of Light and sound. Website: http://www.ivedas.org Current organizer Manisha. She imparts the knowledge and healings of: Reiki, Karuna Reiki, Ascension Reiki, Chakra balancing, Path of Durge, Breathwork, Pranic Healing, Theta Healing, Gaiadon Heart (Keys to Ascension), Money Mantras and Living in abundance, EFT, Crystal Healing, Melkizedek Healing, Kriya Yoga, Surati Samadhi Yoga, Dhyana Yo …

NOTE:  THIS GROUP IS OPEN ONLY TO PEOPLE WE ALREADY KNOW WHO ARE CONSISTENT ATTENDEES AT OTHER MEETUP GROUPS. This group is a 'dedicated' or 'more committed' group, open only to Meetup members who we've gotten to know in other groups who share our philosophy regarding attendance,  reliability, and some general courtesies or preferences.  We hope we'll get to know you elsewhere out there in the Meetup world and find out that you'd be a great match for this group, too. Our aim in Meetup is general …

Welcome Twitter Developers!!! Come join us to share your twitter apps and to collaborate with other twitter app developers to integrate and build upon each other's apps. This will be an open BarCamp style learning environment where we can learn the latest in the twitter app development world. If you are reading this and are interested in organizing a twitter meetup in your local area, please contact @sujamthe Twitter apps are coming out daily from everywhere, so we want to create a way with twit …

Bring people together to share how to make best use of Google+ and learn as it scales and grows. Wired's " Inside Google+ — How the Search Giant Plans to Go Social " plusheadlines.com/silicon-valley-google-plus-meetup-kickoff-with-mashables-ben-parr-500-startups From Google Plus Develop Relations Team to the developer community: To stay updated as the Google+ project develops and get a heads up when we have more details to share about Google+ developer opportunities, sign up here. Your emai …

Some think that teaching isn't fun until you learn. Others say that learning isn't fun until you teach. And we embrace both. One without the other does not make sense. because it is a cycle. The more you know, the more you can share and the more you share, the more you learn. So let's have fun doing both. We will cover various topics and various ages. The more diverse, the better.  Or you can suggest and we will plan and organize it and by doing so, we will uncover the beauty in research and dev …

How about having one group where you see your startup dreams coming true? How about meeting the Gurus/Mentors for entrepreneurship/legal/marketing/internet marketing/technology at one stop? And How about not spending a penny for all above? NOPAY is the place for you, whether you are an inventor or designer with product idea or if you have just re-engineered some ideas and you feel you can do better with a start up or if you are a thinker with an idea for startup or if you are a developer/comput …

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 …

We are an educational group. We provide a platform for everyone in the group to learn from one another. We can share our ideas, dreams, and help one another build our wealth and achieve our dream lifestyles. We meet at least once a month to discuss different topics. Our purpose is to pass on wealth building information and add value to every group member's life. If you have great ideas and want to share with others, please e-mail to mywealth411@gmail.com. Discussed topics currently include, but …

...Looking for the edge to optimal business success? Join us as we explore, learn and support each other in our business adventures and ventures. More importantly, we establish personal relationships to expand our networks and our businesses to position ourselves for huges success in 2010 and beyond!! 2010 Theme: Business Success Through Coaching. Hear the insights, tips and strategies from the best Biz Coaches in the Bay Area. Each meeting will feature an invited guest Biz Coach who is genui …

Plant the seeds of green gourmet growing and cooking. Explore, preserve, and share slow food cultural diversity and heirloom (especially tomato) heritage. Trade advice, tips, and seeds of local, organic veggies, specifically tomatoes and green practices in general. Share our collective wisdom for cheap and easy sustainable living!

My name is Sundown Hazen. I am passionate about growing food and contributing to health and sustainability of his local community. I am using my backyard to grow fruits and vegatables traditionally, raise chickens, and raise fish and produce in an aquaponics system. I am also in the process of starting Pirate Produce, a business providing consulting services to home owners and small community groups and schools in sustainable food production. This group is a way for me to share my experiences an …

No experience is needed to fish or camp - just a helpful, friendly cooperative attitude. YOU cannot fish in California without a license - i.e. day or annual (Jan-Dec - purchased on line/Dept of Fish and Game or one of the Sports entities - some Lakes and/or some Sports stores). Our events will be all around the Bay Area in the diverse environments -- Ocean, Lakes, Bay, Delta and Streams - - We will do some walking outings - exploring with the Rangers and Docents of various parks.  I hope you w …

Business owners helping other business owners to gain knowledge and expertise in using Pinterest for Business, the fastest growing internet website today It is the first social footprint based upon 'discovery' rather than keyword search. Join us to learn how effectively use Pinterest for your business! Learn what you can do to be on the 'cutting edge' of Pintetest. We will examine everything from SEO to Custom Graphics learning the 'ins and outs' of Pinterest while creating innovative strategies …

I want to start a small group of women between the ages of 35 and 45. We all have busy lives and time gets away from us. Things happen to us personally whether it is dealing with our own sickness, kids, marriage, in laws, parents getting older, friends passing away, so many things happen as we get older. There are times when we lose pieces of ourselves along the way. Sometimes we have those "Aha!" moments but don't quite know how to put it all in place. I think with each new pending decade and p …

This group's purpose is to help people improve their sales and marketing skills.   We will be sharing and practicing the best sales techniques. Join us in a round table event as we learn and practice new skills. Practicing with others is a key element in improving comfort and confidence when approaching clients.  People who have small businesses and want to improve their in-person sales and marketing skills are a good fit for this group. This Meetup group's main purpose is to give salespeople a …

This is a group for people interested in learning and exploring Reiki. We will be holding a Reiki training this weekend.

This is a support group for single founder software companies. Share ideas and discuss about challenges facing single founders. According to Paul Graham, the #1 mistake that kills a startup is Single Founder http://www.paulgraham.com/startupmistakes.html Have you ever noticed how few successful startups were founded by just one person? Even companies you think of as having one founder, like Oracle, usually turn out to have more. It seems unlikely this is a coincidence. What's wrong with having …

A group where photography meets art. The idea is to focus on specific areas in photography and master the techniques to the highest level where you can start to feel your work and it becomes art. Portraits, landscape, food or modelling. Whatever the area is... it doesn't matter as long as you master it and feel it the results will be amazing. We will have meetups where members can deliver a short and quick down and dirty workshop 15-30 minutes on shooting a particular scenario they feel comforta …

If you are dancer and love to dance to any music then come jam with us! This group dances to all world fusion/beats. Come and share your music, your moves, be open and pick up new ones and have some real fun with folks that share the same dance passion! We will meet 1/week to let ourselves loose into the rhythm of world music and let our dance do the talking. Let's see what you've got!

Women coming together and sharing the road to healthy eating, love and a harmonious life with soulful exercise and excursions, food tastings and meditations. Destressing, decluttering and body awareness included! We will be creating your own whole foods eating plan, address the underlying psychology of eating, look at the spiritual connection we have to food and do some self assessment exercises to get a snapshot of your current state. We will enjoy a safe platform to inquire within and explore …

I saw a lot of mom-and-pop shops have popped up to discuss and teach spirituality. I also saw people in pain and their struggle in search of spiritualism. I've seen that pain closely in my life. Since I've worked on it for a long time, it became my moral responsibility to step in as an expert. I want to share my experience and knowledge with you. It's going to be a good deal for you. Before we start proceeding, we would also like to discuss some basic facts. Some of questions we'll ask would inc …

I am inspired and awestruck by listening to the first recordings of Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes' "Dangerous Old Woman", an on-line series I purchased and downloaded from Sounds True. I would love to share these profound recordings in community with other 'wild women'. This collection is six recordings of an hour each. We can gather, listen, share some cheese, chocolate and wine. From there I have a vision of deciding together where our exploration of reading and story listening takes us, explorin …

We are the Peninsula and South Bay Bicycling Group (PSBBG)! Without exception, we aim to be a clean fun group - no drugs, alcohol, or flouting of California vehicle code on these rides, other than rolling through a stop sign at your own discretion.  We do not welcome cross-posts or suggested rides with other groups which do not follow these guidelines. This group is for experienced group-riding road-bike riders. Owning a road-bike is a requirement to join the group, (as opposed to mtn bikes, hyb …