Welcome! We are a diverse group of open-minded people with interests that are somewhat unusual.  Our hope is for the Geek Club (Peninsula Chapter) to be a place for meeting like-minded people with which to go on adventures or just hang out.  Most of our events are very laid-back, so don't be afraid to jump right in. Our group definition of geeky is fairly broad.  Anything off the beaten track:  anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art processes, fighting robots and …

What is this group? Super FRYS is a group of people that want to enrich their lives by meeting new friends, socializing, and trying new things. Our main purpose is to foster an awesome community of friends by consistently getting out together and doing fun things in this fun city. To that end, Super FRYS is not so much a "meetup" as it is a social club. Members are encouraged to stay active over time, and "drive-bys" are frowned upon. Our Core Values Socializing and making new friends: This i …

I am morphing this group to include more outdoor activities that I enjoy: -kayaking -rollerblading -beginners golf -jogging -hiking -dog walking, etc. -and even more random play dates for my 2.5 year old that involve out door activities.

Hello Everyone! So I don't know what's going on but the people that I have met lately through daily interactions have been completely opposite of the type of person I am. I really do get along with everyone, but recently I haven't met people that I have a lot in common with so I thought I would take this approach to meet great people. I love doing random fun stuff throughout the week, hiking, exploring anything anywhere, trying new things (because that new thing could turn into something awesome …

This meetup group is to focus on nothing specific. Many groups are out there that do not have consistent meetups or events that many people are hungry for and this group shall consist of an array of events while being surrounded by fun and interesting people. Events that are foreseen are to include games such as: dodgeball, kickball, scavenger hunts, and others to come as the group develops.

Calling all Bay-Area mid-20-something year-olds, this group has one goal and one goal alone: Have fun. We're a group of mid-late 20 year olds, the type with jobs to wake up to in order to afford the alcohol to forget them. What do we do? Random things. Happy hour here, rafting there, kickball over there, barbecues, so many awesome things that while I type this up at work, I can't think of them. Maybe a wine party. What? Wine's classy. Deal with it. Maybe you're new to the area, maybe you're just …

What is a philosovert you ask ? It's a person who on one hand lives on the more introverted side but on the other still loves to discuss all kinds of topics with other folks. I have found that introverts more often than not have strong opinions about stuff but don't necessarily share them because they feel overwhelmed by "extrovies". I personally have a hard time discussing boring things like sports or cars since I simply cannot contribute anything. Yes, I'm that guy who brings up that one topic …

SF Pickup Soccer schedules and manages competitive but friendly pickup soccer games around San Francisco to help you build skill, get a workout and meet new people. No commitments, schedules or referees! Always $7 a session! Come by yourself or bring friends. We form teams randomly. There are 3 easy steps to join the SF Pickup community and meet other awesome Bay Area soccer enthusiasts: 1. Join the Meetup Joining the Meetup group is free. It keeps you informed about upcoming sessions, allows y …

The purpose of this meet-up group is to take a step out of the modern world, our modern stresses and to get out in nature's finest. This could be backpacking, hiking, camping, and the occasional happy hours as well as other various random activities we can come up with. This is low pressure discussion based group, meaning the intent is chill and easy going, collaborative and will grow organically. Discussion topics could include anything of interest (from philosophy, literature, to the cosmos an …

Hello Everyone, "Tea Time Social" is dedicated to finding unique venues for talking stories, having meals, and even having tea. For me personally, Tea is a theme, what this Meetup is truly about is re-connection. Are you interested in expanding your Universe? What about the concept of meeting random people? Sound interesting to you? A little maybe? Here, conversations are never dull, they're never re-cycled, its always fun and we have members that carry genuine interest in others. We liv …

We are women who want to run races and compete as a team in the PAUSATF Series of races in northern California! We'll do road races from 5K to marathons, track meets from 400m to 5000m, and cross country. We call ourselves the Bay Area Women's Racing Federation - BAWRF for short. If you are already a fast racer, we want you to help us get points and see your name on the roster. If you are interested but don't think you are fast we need you to help us qualify as a team. Well help you learn how t …

What will the future look like in 100 years? We'll get together to discuss this exact question- with a new focus/emphasis each meeting. (health, entertainment, culture, technology, religion, money etc.) The ONE rule is that our discussion will focus on the future in a good/best case scenario. No doomsday hot air blowers, no world wars, no apocalypse fantasizing. This is supposed to be fun and interesting and inspiring. Specifically 100 years out 'cause we'll (probably) all be dead and not ha …

We hike in Marin, an outdoor paradise; where every hike may become your new favorite hike. With over 600 miles of trails, it's a hikers dream and local to the San Francisco Bay Area. An informative description of hikes will be posted when scheduled. Many hikes are chosen from "Hiking Marin" by Don and Kathy Martin. "Marin Hiking Meditation" is a hiking group in Marin California that combines hiking with meditation. Some of us have meditated for years, but most of us have little or no experience …

The Iron Cupcake SF Challenge is a local Bay Area meetup group where any local bakers, friends, and food enthusiasts can join for a monthly cupcake face off. Each month a new ingredient will be presented, and all participants will bake their interpretation of the ingredient in cupcake fashion. All bakers will meetup on the last Monday of each month where the live challenge will begin. Friends, family, and other contestants will take part in the taste testing as well as voting for the winner. By …

***DISCLAIMER: Girls are allowed :) ... if you fit the description and like to hang out as one of the guys then join up! *** THE SITUATION: During the day, you're a young professional. When you're with the significant other, you're the best boyfriend/husband ever (that is, unless you're single... then you're just the guy that enjoys his mom's cooking). But a lot of the time, you're a guy that just wants to do guy stuff. You want to talk about Natalie Portman, sports, comics, and food. You want …

This group is for people who believe in practicing acts of kindness in everyday life. If we can get more people doing this then the world will become a happier place where peace and joy happen. Join us as we inspire, enlighten, and make someone's day happy through sincere kindness of our hearts. Together we can make a world of difference- one person at a time. If you do one random act of kindness everyday it will put a smile on both your face and also on the face of the other person. Location: …

Love to eat. Love to talk about current events. Politics. Entrepreneur. Business. Fashion. People. Well, here is a fun and great way to talk about what's going on in a very busy world. The bay area is a mecca of genius minds of all walks of life. By joining this group, you will be invited to limited events by the host over amazing global cuisine and the latest in community or global talk. I will host 4 times a month, random members of a max 10 persons to be part of a round table discussion of po …

Hi! My name is Zita and recently moved from Chicago to San Francisco. I love electronic music but crave more then regular mash ups, electro house and radio tunes.  Sound and Machine is a group for those who want to support some of the lesser known music genres and /or interested about the technical side of DJing and producing. The "Sound" part of our group focuses on tech house, progressive house, deep house, techno, dub tech, progressive techno music.  Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Adam Beyer …

The theme here is war strategy games. Examples: Heroscape, Axis & Allies, even fast-paced chess tournaments.  The list can expand pending the make up of the group. I once taught my street-wise friend how to play chess, and he was beating me in no time.  I can teach you war strategy too, or...maybe I'll learn from you.  I enjoy leveling the playing field (larger armies, smaller armies, etc...) so that everyone is challenged, learning and having fun and nobody is LETTING anybody win.  You will ea …

This group is for people who both love to dance and to support charitable organizations (with time or money). I want to merge these two areas, somehow. That's all I know. I need help defining the rest. With your help, this can shift from a random thought to something tangible. Will we throw dance parties in the name of particular charitable causes? Will we dance to raise money for causes? Will we ask non-profits to dance? The possibilities are endless.

What is this group about? This is a fun group of people in their 20s to 30s that want to meet new friends from different countries and ethnicities. The bay area is home to many people from across the globe who are here to pursue their dreams, either working here or going to school here. Our main purpose is to foster an awesome community of such friends by consistently getting out together and doing fun things in this fun city. Let's share our experiences and provide social support to each other …

In the past I was thinking of becoming part of the Blue Thong Society, and had been contacted again over the years to do so, but was waiting for the appropriate time and time to get others involved as well. I am willing to spear head and lead a group of women in such an endeavor. An organization to help bring women together to raise money for charity, Please read up on the Blue Thong Society to learn more, this will give you an idea of the frame work we can start with. This "OUR" group would als …

We are the CSUA leadership, former leadership, and hosers! We will reconnect monthly and do random awesome things! [Internal] events  == in Berkeley. Everyone on this meetup implicitly invited. Geared toward current students. Any hoser or officer can create an internal event! [Alumni] events == in Berkeley, SF, South Bay, or maybe even Seattle; who knows? Everyone on this meetup implicitly invited. Geared toward alumni. Any alumn can create an alumni event! Event ideas: Ballmer's Peak, nerd …

I'd like to start a meetup group for present and future Wikipedians in Berkeley and the wider East Bay area. The group will meet once a month, each meeting including a short presentation on a topic related to Wikipedia or the larger Wikimedia movement, followed by discussion and free socializing. *** Everyone is welcome! No previous knowledge necessary! *** If you're already a Wikipedian, please don't hesitate to bring along your friends, cousins, or (not too) random strangers. The first few mee …

We schedule competitive but friendly pickup soccer games around San Francisco. No commitment is involved, it's always $7 a session for up to 2.5 hours of play, the best deal in town! You can come by yourself and bring friends, we form teams randomly. It's easy to join the SF Premier Pickup soccer community and meet other footballers: Join our Meetup group for free, it keeps you informed about upcoming sessions, allows you to communicate with other players and RSVP for games. After you registe …

We like to do afternoon walks/urban hikes mostly on week-ends and then go to happy hour. Walks usually start at 12 or 1 at a public transporation friendly starting point and end around 5 or 6 in time for happy hour.  Happy hour is optional and non-drinkers are welcome.  Some of our walks are dog friendly and when possible we will try to find a dog friendly happy hour.  Sometimes, we just go to happy hour or a wine bar.  We also like movies/films and we may schedule some film events as well. No …

Lets PLAY! Ever wanted to just get a pick up game of bball rather than going to random courts hoping that a good number of players are there? This group is for people that consider themselves "all right" in basketball, more like the weeked warrior type.

Modern machine learning algorithms like Support Vector Machine, Random Forest and Neural Nets are producing very promising results on large scale datasets. However understanding what is happening inside the black box and the nuanced differences of various implementations can be challenging. Topics and presentations will include open source tools, real-world case studies and an occasional talk by a theorist.