COME JOIN US ONCE or TWICE A MONTH TO PLAY BOARDGAMES AND MEET NEW FRIENDS! Examples of some of the games we play: Apples to Apples, Balderdash, Cranium, LCR, Scrabble, Rummikub, Taboo, Yatzee, Catch Phrase, Smart Ass, etc. NEW ADDITIONS; CARCASONNE, CATAN AND KILLER BUNNIES Feel free to bring your favorite game. THIS IS AN ADULTS ONLY GROUP. PLEASE NO PERFUME OR COLOGNE. Some may be allergic I'm not sure WHO it says is the Organizer, Brian is your new leader so please email Brian WITH ANYTHING …

Come play Boardgames and eat great food!! Meet new people while playing games like Apples to-Apples, Cranium, and Scrabble, to mention a few! We also hope to learn and love other, not-so-standard but award-winning games like Settlers of Catan, Carcassonne, and Ticket to Ride. We plan to meet regularly on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month in Dublin and we often have meet ups on different nights throughout the east bay area. If you have a great spot to play and can organize an additional gath …

Chef Steve facilitates and organizes theme cooking parties at members homes and businesses from San Jose to San Francisco. Everybody participates in the cooking and enjoyment of good food. The sessions are both informative and entertaining. As a restaurateur and educator world traveler Chef Steve introduces the culture of the cuisine along with the gastronomy.  He has taught classes at Sur La Table, Byington Winery, Thomas Fogarty Winery, and is a guest chef at Apple Computers and Stanford Unive …

  Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other i …

This group will feature keynote speakers & panelists who are involved with Social Commerce, with persons from Facebook (Credits, Stores), Google (Checkout, In-App Purchases), Apple (App Store), Ebay, Etsy, Groupon, IFeelGoods, Payvment, Amazon, Visa, PayPal & Amex. What is social commerce? Social commerce is a subset of electronic commerce that involves using social media, online media that supports social interaction and user contributions, to assist in the online buying and selling of …

Welcome to Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs & Startup Group! Meet other local entrepreneurs /founders/Hackers, VCs, and leaders for the mobile / Internet industry, including Android, iOS, WP, blacberry, HTML5 , Facebook, Chrome, and cloud! Come to our events to network and share your stories. Hear how others have overcome hurdles and achieved success. All are welcome! This fast growing Entrepreneur community is the the place to network with the like minds. And also, its a great place to help individ …

Mobile China Forum is an open  community in the mobile industry in Silicon Valley. Mobile China Forum provides valuable information exchange for Mobile & App ecosystem cross China to Silicon Valley, from developers, entrepreneurs, leaders, visionaries; from Apps, platforms, devices, platforms, solutions, tools, to startups. Mobile China Forum holds various event activities and opportunities for members to meet with leaders in the China and USA, including mobile internet leaders, app experts, sol …

We get together monthly to share projects, opportunities, and how-tos related to developing for iOS. Experienced developers, newcomers, and people with ideas are all welcome. We've enjoyed presentations from investors, entrepreneurs, and experts in all sorts of relevant topics from user interface design to programming to marketing and business development. Each meeting usually contains a couple of fast-paced but deep talks and several demos. We don't do a lot of detailed programming instructio …

We're interested in building the Windows Phone development community in Silicon Valley and helping one another get our applications deployed to the Windows Phone Marketplace.

iPad Warriors seek to LEARN-GIVE-have FUN. We will have meetups on learning more about our iPad and how it can help us be more productive, learn tips, tricks, and more. I'm not an engineer or developer but personally I would like to learn how to build apps. How about you? Let's come up with creative ways to help the community, or charity organizations with our awesome iPad. Of course, we will have fun, too! The first 100 members who join the group will be free. Afterwards, a membership fee (abo …

Agilists have been making the drive up to San Francisco for the BayAPLN er BayALN meet up for years, now it's time for Silicon Valley area to have local access to stimulating Agile discussions and visiting agile gurus. We have big companies like Netflix, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Ebay and Yahoo that have their own agile implementations as well as many Lean and agile startups and smaller companies that can both benefit and contribute. Join us for online discussion Linkedin group at Silicon Valley Agile …

… Since its inception, the group has grown to include professionals from other companies/schools including Adobe Systems, Aerotek, Akeena Solar, AMD, Apple, Bay Area News Group, Broadcom, Brocade Communication Systems, BVI Networks, CafePress.com, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, Chevron, Cisco Systems, Comcast, EADOC, eBay, EMC, Ernst & Young, Facebook, Flixster, Genentech, Google, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Insight Global, Intel, Intuit, IronPort Systems, Juniper Networks, Kai …

… Monthly fun & festivals: Easter egg hunting, apple picking & berry picking, pumpkin patch, harvest festival, potluck picnic... Asian culture celebration: spring festival, moon festival, Diwali... Field trips: the children's museum, aquarium, Gilroy garden, zoo... Mom's night out~~~Family Fun events~~~Community Involvement~~~Breakfast/Lunch Club~~Charitable service~~Safety education~~~And More! How to join: Before you join, please make sure that you read through the "Pages" above for guidel …

  The objective of the VBE (Virtual Business Ecosystem) group is to help every small business, start-ups, and non-profit organization to harness the power of the latest Cloud Computing, Virtual Events, and Social Media for Explosive Growth & Unfair Advantage!   Top 5 Reasons to Join this group: Discover the Secret behind Apple, Amazon, & Google for Sustainable Growth & Unfair Advantage. Brainstorm for the next disruptive business ideas & model for the next Google & Facebook. Meet your co-found …

The Gaming & Mobile Entrepreneurship get-together's started a few years ago at Stanford and meet every quarter in the Bay Area. The idea is simple: get together on a regular basis people who are interested in gaming, mobile and entrepreneurship. The event is open so feel free to pass around. The last events saw over 500 people from:  A Bit Lucky, Blizzard, Nexon, Google, ZipZapPlay, PopCap, PlayFish, Activision, Zynga, Apple, Unity, Neowiz, EA, Booyah, Trion, Sifteo, Raptr, Playdom, Playspan, …

SEMPO San Francisco is a local working group for all interested Search Engine Marketing professionals located in the San Francisco Bay Area. We hold regular events that offer educational and networking opportunities for local SEM professionals. Events are open to all local SEM professionals. Our highly rated events attract Search Engine Marketers from many high profile companies such as Gap, Macy's, Saleforce.com, Google, CNET, Microsoft, Apple, and more.