This meetup about developing rich front end web applications with the Backbone.js javascript library. Pair programming, Show and Tell, philosophizing about the "Backbone Way" are prime candidates for how we might spend our time together.

We meet monthly at the library to share thoughts about great books; served with a bit of light refreshment. Visit San Francisco Public Library/Mission Branch to pick up a copy of our monthly book title ~ February selection: The Hundred Secret Senses by Amy Tan. For March we will read The Marriage Plot, by Jeffrey Eugenides.

There are so many great homeschool groups in the Sacramento area, but we would love to meet up with other families closer to home for educational activities and fun. If you're in Citrus Heights or nearby (Orangevale, Fair Oaks, Roseville, Rocklin, Antelope, Granite Bay, etc.), please join us!!  Again, the idea here is to hold events and make friends in the immediate area, visiting nearby parks, using the Sylvan and Fair Oaks Libraries (Fair Oaks Library is a homeschooler's paradise), attending c …

The San Francisco Symfony Meetup is a forum for open discussion, networking and learning about the best PHP framework out there. The people there generally have an above-average grasp of symfony so it's a great place to get your questions answered. Join the club on Sensio Labs Connect! Symfony website: http://www.symfony.com/ | http://www.symfony-project.org/ Brought to you by: Sensio Labs & ServerGrove Potential Topics: How to get started with Symfony What's new for Symfony? How to build yo …

This group is creating a social sphere for families to have fun and meet other families in the area.  Please come join us for weekly play dates, parties, library trips, story and craft time, and parent's nights out occasionally.  The activities in this group are geared for families with preschoolers, toddlers, and infants. We are an active group of members that meet several times a week.  We really encourage member comments, ideas, and planning. Each member (or family) is required to host one me …

The Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry is a fraternity including men and women of every race, nationality and religion. Wishing to do away with all cause for division and strife, it continually seeks the means which to help all human beings to unite and work together for the perfection of Humanity. This discussion group meets monthly to discuss subjects important to humanity. From philosophy and religion to science, history and politics, this group ponders any subject which helps us to bett …

We've been super enthralled with what the NYC Hack and Tell group has done, and we think it's high time to bring the same format to SF. If you've ever visited Hacker News, you've almost certainly seen the "Show HN" or "Ask HN" posts. Well, it's time to get off the Internet and tell us about it face to face. We'll provide you with our honest feedback, you provide us with a great hack, or idea. We'll give you 5 minutes to show off your tool, hack, library (did you just write a library to access th …

If you've always wanted to get a book published and didn't know how, this meetup group will teach you the steps. · Learn how to pitch your book at a conference · Demystify the query letter and get steps on how to write one · Develop your author platform before you are even published We'll explore traditional publishing and self-publishing, and everything in between, and break down the right publishing steps for you into manageable chunks so you can integrate writing and publishing into your dail …

Calling all Asian moms in South Bay. We are first time moms and moms of many... Our children range from 0-5. We welcome single, married, divorced, working and SAHM. We'd love to make new and lasting friendships for our little ones and for ourselves. There are daily/weekly activities for our children to the park, library, museums, and play-dates in our homes. We'll have some weekend activities where dads and other family members are welcome to join as well. We deserve breaks too... therefore we c …

We are a culturally diverse, mature, fun and down to earth group, with a mission to provide fun adventures and great learning to our children and also provide support and build solid friendships for us adults and learn from each other. "It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynar …

We believe that innovations in biology should be accessible, affordable, and open to everyone. We’re building a community biology lab for amateurs, inventors, entrepreneurs, and anyone who wants to experiment with friends. Welcome to BioCurious Visit the BioCurious homepage http://www.BioCurious.org BioCurious Community Lab Opened in Sunnyvale, CA; Fall 2011! Join the discussion at Google Groups http://groups.google.com/group/biocurious Our successful Kickstarter campaign (http://biocu …

This group is designed to bring together a diverse group of alternative, open-minded, non-judgmental, out-of-the-box, positive, colorful, artsy, smartsy, craftsy, punky, nerdy, geeky mamas/daddies/caregivers with babies and toddlers to form lasting friendships. ANYONE IS WELCOME regardless of age, sexual orientation, race, wardrobe choices, schooling choices, economic status, and so on. We are supporters of: natural & back-to-basics parenting, limited or no video game/TV, attachment parenting, b …

There are several Meetup book clubs in the East Bay, but many of them are specialized (e.g., women-only, we only read such-and-such books, etc.), or their meetings fill to capacity so fast that I never get a chance to rsvp - so I decided to start this one. I previously participated in a fantastic book club in Chicago, which gave me the opportunity to read some great books that I probably wouldn't have found on my own. I hope to continue that trend here! This is a mixed-gender book club for anyon …

The Ember.js San Francisco Meetup is the first Ember.js meetup group, in the birthplace of Ember (we think). Let's get together periodically to talk about code, eat, drink, and generally geek out. See you there!

If your growing list of Javascript books, articles, and tutorials to read through is as long as your list of projects to experiment with--and you know you're never going to finish all of them alone--this group is for you. Considering the pace of evolution in the Javascript world, trying to stay on top of all that's happening is at best optimistic, and at worst a fool's game. But don't surrender! Enjoy the support and encouragement of a community of like-minded Javascript coders and enthusiasts. …

This is a group for anybody interested in building databases, node.js, streams, LevelDb, and building application servers in javascript. Everybody is welcome to attend, we have a great list of speakers for the event representing the who's who of the node/leveldb world.

English Corner was created to help internationals strengthen their English-speaking abilities and gain confidence conversing in English. The sessions will include conversations in big and small groups, presentation skills and reading techniques. English Corner is organized by Karen Hong and Jonathan McCall of City Hope and is a free program. Jonathan organized two similar programs for students and professionals when he recently worked in China, and Karen taught a similar class in Boston for inte …

This group is for moms with little ones, or moms to be, looking to get out and have fun! We can get together for all sorts of activities in our community such as playing at the park, meeting for lunch, storytime at the library and don't forget moms night out!

AngularJS meetup group in San Francisco, CA.

This group was created out of the frustration of being a filmmaker looking for experience what it's like to be "on set" and not getting it. Hey I get it! The business is cut throat, grueling, and harsh...but if you're just starting out, the last thing you want to deal with is someone barking orders at you making you feel like an ant. RLF&S is a collective who's main goal is to get you a portfolio going. The aim is to bust out two (2) 5-8 page scripts a month. We will be creating a Facebook Page …

Let's meet other Brights, have some fun, and at the same time achieve something worthwhile! Besides enjoying the camaraderie, we will gather to put some of our ideas into motion - try to make some changes in our locale (e.g., in schools, libraries, and other civic institutions). The hub of the international internet constituency of Brights is in Sacramento. So, because of the locale, we have an opportunity to also work in sync with Brights Central to develop models for other groups Brights …

The SPEED channel no longer airs MotoGP. Well how can we watch it and stay up to date on practice, qualifiers and the race? I'd like to invite you to join myself and others to watch all of the MotoGP races throughout the season in the East Bay, located at my house or other locations to be determined. As the attendance increases, I will begin projecting it for better visibility. The races tend to land on a weekend and the final race on a Sunday. What circuit the race is at and the time zone, will …

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All are welcome! Join us for stimulating book discussion on the second Thursday of the month.  We meet from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm in the Fireside Room at the Lucie Stern Center.  We read both fiction and non-fiction and books are selected in April for the year.  We look forward to reading with you! For additional information, please contact Emily Young at (650) 856-9571 or emilyjeanyoung@gmail.com. 2013-2014 Monthly Book List May 9, 2013: The Virgin Suicides (J. Eugenides) June 13, 2013: The Famil …

For young adults 18 to 25 who would like to meet at local libraries to share work and ideas for animation projects, short film ideas, colabrative work, voice acting ,and just hang out.

The SF Data Mining meetup focuses on all aspects of the data pipeline--from data acquisition and big data storage to machine learning and data visualization. Current Goals Host speakers Host educational workshops Host volunteer events Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data engineers, analysts, scientists, and other practitioners Data visualization developers and designers J …

AngularJS meetup group in Mountain View, CA.