This Meetup group supports the SF Bay ACM Chapter.  You can join the actual SF Bay Chapter by coming to a meeting - most meetings are free, and our membership is only $20/year ! The chapter has both educational and scientific purposes: - the science, design, development, construction, languages, management and applications of modern computing. - communication between persons interested in computing. - cooperation with other professional groups See official bylaws at http://www.sfbayacm.org/?at …

The Purpose of this Meetup Group is to work with Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners to use Web 2.0 and Social Media to Webify their businesses. In today's world, Entrepreneurs must utilize the tools now available to be successful. We will be using Patrick Schwerdtfeger's book, WEBIFY YOUR BUSINESS, a comprehensive and detailed marketing road map, as our guide to your success in Web 2.0 Marketing. Some of what we will cover is: - Using Facebook, Twitter, Linked-In and other social media site …

If you love to design and build blogs and CMS sites with WordPress this is the group for you. Down and dirty technical talk about WordPress php and CSS - Themes and plugins. Let's help each other solve our challenges and create friendships as well.

… Software tools include emerging functional languages such as Scala or F#, HTML5 or new software frameworks; platforms include JAVA, Android, social networks, private clouds; architecture include emerging embedded systems, next-generation distributed computing, web-oriented architecture, crowdsourcing and peer production architectures. We meet on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The cost to attend is $20.00 (for SVForum members with proof of membership - it is free to attend.)

This is one of the oldest groups on meetup.com and we still welcome new members! Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We are writers and aspiring writers. We are bloggers and wannabe bloggers. We meet regularly to interact with serious and not-so serious bloggers. Our organize …

Business Networking for the Construction Industry will be held in Cupertino every month. The date varies. The event will always be held at the office of LocalBizNetwork - 21040 West Homestead Road, #205 Cupertino CA 95014. A variety of professionals attend these mixers. If you want to network with General Contractors, Painters, Roofers, Flooring Companies, Interior Designers, Staging Companies, Real Estate Professionals, Commercial Real Estate Experts, Furniture Stores, Drapery Stores etc. - th …

Advertising professionals as far North of Quebec to West of LA are welcome to join this meet up group. Our goal is to offer the most unique roundtable discussions that allow advertisers from all across North America to share experiences and positive trends. This group is perfect for anyone in TV, Radio, Broadcast, News Media, Coupons Book Publishers, Yellow Page Publications, and any type of Print Media.  We will also include topics that are important to Digital Web Media, Daily Deals Sites, SEO …

On a Hackternoon, Mobile meets Web meets Cloud. Use this Meetup to fill gaps in your personal tech stack. This Meetup has a strong educational focus through project deployment. We have no presentation; instead we learn by watching, asking, listening, and doing. We use a combo of Paired Programming, brain power, and a project deployment to help you stay caught up.  Usually we meet at a WIFI cafe or a co-working location like Ground Floor, Hacker Dojo, or NextSpace.

Purpose Purpose of this group is to have designers founders thinking about starting up to meet and networked. Who should Join? Computer Software Engineers Designers (graphics, iOS, Android, Windows), Web Application Front End Engineer Search Engineers Back End Engineers Entrepreneurs Why should you join? Bay Area Designers Startup group will allow designers/Entrepreneus to interact during meetings to exchange ideas, share and exchange contacts.

The Creative Suite User Group of San Jose was established to provide professionals in San Jose and surrounding areas a venue for networking and learning about the latest in Adobe Software. Our monthly meetings will feature a prominent guest speaker who will focus on tips/tricks, integration between Adobe apps, and streamlining your workflow for more efficient business practices. We welcome your feedback and suggestions to make our user group the best possible of its kind. We look forward to …

Meet start ups and PHP Developers near you! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general. Anyone interested in PHP, LAMP, technology, and start up's is welcome!

… (Dinner is optional but encouraged since it allows us to book the room) Topics Covered: Brand development  Market analysis, segmentation, targeting, positioning & messaging  Marketing content & collateral development  Website development & analytics Online direct advertising opportunities Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Social media marketing Blogging, pod-casting, and other content-driven awareness techniques Direct-mail, email contact systems and Customer Relationship Management tools Group …

Bring together people who are passionate about Ruby and Rails in an environment that fosters learning from and helping each other while building lasting friendships. "And as you get older, you may find that “Enabling the Dreams of Others” thing is even more fun." From the Last Lecture by Carnegie Mellon Professor Randy Pausch (Oct. 23, 1960 - July 25, 2008) Get 35% off from O’Reilly books and ebooks when you purchase directly from http://www.oreilly.com/store/. Just use discount code DSUG when …

Come join an informal group of Ruby programmers hacking on our own code and group projects. Bring your own laptop and share in the benefits of learning from others. Ruby is all about making programming more fun. This group is a great way to learn the latest tips and tricks, and meet fellow hackers. A lot of other groups are geared towards presentations and big meetings. They are great for the "see" and "hear" components of learning. This group is all about coding within a small community. …

… As an organization based on promotion and education, we are also looking for individuals with select skills (photography, web design, costume design) that would be willing to donate time, experience or other contributions to our efforts. http://www.LARPSpace.com http://www.LARPAlliance.net

Tired of WordPress Meetups where the host is trying to sell you their wares? I know I am. I'm organizing this meetup exclusively for WordPress users, designers, admins and developers. I want to share experiences, tricks and tips on the web's greatest platform. Beginners through hardcore DevTeam members are all welcome!