106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to educate and empower entrepreneurial engineers. Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education. This is our Silicon Valley group; see also our Southern California group. Please join us if you're a founder or engineer (or friend!) and... * You have worked at a startup, * You want to work at a startup, * You have started a company, and/or * You want to start a company. We meet several time …

I started this group because the only thing better than watching the Bears win, is watching the Bears win surrounded by fellow fans! Cheap drinks and free food are nice too! I want the group to meet up at a bar called Dirty Trix and enjoy all of the above, as well as Bears oriented field trips and pools.

I haven't met to many Hockey fans Since I moved here ! If you love Hockey and you live in the bay area please join in!

Macro-Description ... This group presents an opportunity to experience -- rather than think.A cursory definition of meditation is transcendence beyond the distracted, entropic meanderings of the 'mind' -- and resultant connection to Consciousness / Infinite Connectedness / One-ness. Restatement of the obvious - water represents the fathoms of our spiritual nature. Meditation is supported by the energetic fabric and rhythm of a body of water ... especially one as large and consummate as the Pacif …

The only thing better than watching the Fighting Illini win is watching them win from a comfortable bar stool, surrounded by other like minded individuals! We are a loose knit group of Illini sports fans who like to meet up at our favorite pub to watch games, and occasionally  organize "field trips" to watch our team in person!

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. With an emphasis on the useful application of supercomputing by practitioners, for practitioners. Note: We have a sister groups that meet in Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston", Chicago, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Chicago", and New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York".

Have you ever heard of Naked Girls Reading? It’s a group of ladies who enjoy giving readings of various works to a large audience au naturel. The group originated in Chicago two years ago when the founder’s husband caught his naked wife lying in repose focused intently on her book. At that moment, both agreed that there was something amazingly powerful about reading sans culottes. As a PhD literature grad student and a nudist, I have been doing this for years! And now, I think it’s the perfect t …

Make your next trip MEANINGFUL! Attend Meetups and happy hours, learn how to travel responsibly and make a difference. Meet fun, involved, interesting people. Share with us YOUR story about the meaningful things YOU already do! With 20 years of experience spanning 75 countries, we offer enriching responsible, meaningful trips and adventure & volunteer travel to the world's most exciting international destinations. In addition to offering the best in sights, culture, nature and activity - each tr …

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 …

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 …

Armizare is the medieval Italian name for the martial arts of the warrior class of Europe: the knight. Chicago Swordplay Guild has taught historical Italian swordplay since 1999, now has a CA branch.

This is the sixth year of Lesbian Summer Camp. There will be three camps this year with the first in April. These camps were created for lesbians to come together and play for an entire weekend. We have tons of fun hiking, swimming, boating, camping and meeting new friends. There are women that come from as far South as San Diego and as far North as Oregon. We have had women fly in from New York, Montana and Chicago to just us for the weekend. Women arrive with a friend, in a group and many fly …

Welcome to Recovery International.  This is a self-help mental health program helping people deal with fear, anger, anxiety, panic attacks, depression and other emotional issues. The meetings consist of "Peers Helping Peers" achieve better mental health by using a simple form of cognitive behavioral self-help techniques.  We are all about Mental Health & Wellness. Meetings in the Sacramento,CA Area, last from 1.5 - 2 hours, and are open to everyone over 18 years of age. There is no charge to att …