Cloud Computing and Virtualization are transforming the technology industry. The SVForum Cloud Computing and Virtualization SIG meets monthly to discuss the impact these new technology platforms is having on infrastructure, operations, and applications from a user and vendor perspective. For more information visit: http://www.svforum.org/cloudsig. The cost to attend is $20.00 (note: it is free to attend if you are an SVForum member with proof of membership).

Ultra Light Startups Ultra Light Startups brings together the world's most innovative technology entrepreneurs, in monthly events and accompanying online communities. Events feature pitching, networking and interactive, moderated panel discussions with leading industry experts. Topics cover: Design, Technology, Marketing and Finance And be sure to checkout our website and join our social media groups: Website - http://ultralightstartups.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ultralightstartu …

Core group has worked with new technology startups for over 18 years. How to take a social media or technology start-up company from idea concept through funding and global market. Whether family shoestring budget, angel investment or VC venture capital the principles for success remain the same. With the warp-speed changes in digital, mobile and hyper-localized marketing as well as consumer savvy rewards-based technologies emerging every view days we would love to meet and chat about some basic …

BayLISA is the premiere system adminstration user group in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area. Founded in the very early 90s after the fourth Large Installation System Administration (LISA) conference, BayLISA has supported and educated systems, network, storage, virtualization, and other technology professionals in the Bay Area for over 20 years. We use Meetup to coordinate meeting attendance, announcements, and reminders. We have our official organizational presence on the web, inc …

Want to explore technology, science, and music, film? Take free classes from https://www.udacity.com/ and https://www.coursera.org/ and collaborate with a group to discover! These classes are great help whether you are building a startup or just want to keep updated on technology and arts. Feel free to post a discussion event through the "Suggest a New Meetup" feature.

WebRTC is the future of all communications! Thats a big call but some of us believe this to be true. If you are one of those people you should come and share your thoughts and ideas regarding WebRTC with us and help us all build a thriving community around this emerging technology.

"Are you a techie with a passion to work on new ideas/startups ?" Do you wish to have a meetup to connect with other like-minded techies but found that the existing meetup groups are too chaotic to let you meet the right people?" Do you have an idea that you would like to find people passionate to work on? The goal of this group is to help developers and  ideators connect together to work on early stages of developing an idea/creating mockups etc. You can expect to make new friends, brainstorm a …

Emergencies, especially big ones like earthquakes, can quickly overwhelm fire fighters and other first responders. Citizen volunteers can use their smart phones, ham radios, and other high speed wireless technologies to help our first responders. This group is a place for people to share their low and no-cost solutions, and also to help volunteers practice using those technologies in the field.

This is a group for anyone interested in areas where creative work, design, and technology intersect. We started this group as a way to discuss topics of interest and find ways to collaborate.

The Silicon Valley Semantic Technology Group (previously known as Palo Alto Semantic Web (PAWS) Group) is a forum in which Bay Area people interested in the Semantic Web can meet each other and learn more about this fascinating area of research and its applications. Our discussion will include all Semantic Web technologies with a focus on current projects and potential project and startup opportunities. Discussions may be technical, although those interested in business applications/functionalit …

We meet monthly at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View. Meetings are free and include pizza and drinks - please join us! * Network with other Developers and DBAs * Get the latest and greatest SQL Server news * Get questions answered by Microsoft insiders * Get the inside track on emerging technologies * Learn from the experts and meet your peers * Enjoy pizza, drinks, and valuable giveaways

#Cleanweb is about applying tech solutions to resource problems-- in energy, water, waste, transit, food, air, and other areas-- by taking advantage of the powerful trends in cheap computing power, mobility, data availability, and social graphs. Learn more at Cleanweb.co Anyone active in technology, design, entrepreneurship, and/or resource issues should join! We are organizing a project-based Cleanweb meetup and events in Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Stanford, connecting to other Cleanweb commu …

The Silicon Valley Monthly Mobille Meetup, brought to you by PhoneNews.com, is an informal mixer-meets-town hall. It's aimed at people who have a passion for mobile gadgets, devices, and technology. Enjoy free food, drinks, networking, presentations, and giveaways!

Greetings! Thanks for your interest in our group. We're glad you're here. Our group is about sharing, teaching, learning, and networking around current and future web-related geospatial and social networking applications and technology. We meet regularly on the third Tuesday evening of every other month at Google in Silicon Valley, California. For two hours we build fellowship around web 2.0, mashups, maps, programming, GIS, entrepreneurship, LBS, imaging, social networks, well-funded and unfund …

This is an experimental subset of the Bay Area Quantified Self Show&Tell meetup group. It's QS in the valley - an eclectic exploration of self-tracking - geotracking, life-logging, DNA sequencing, etc. - to gain more knowledge about yourself.  If you have a self-tracking story to share or want to come and learn and be inspired, join us! Topics include, but are not limited to: • Aging in Place Technology • Behavior change and monitoring • Caregiving of digital patients • Chemical Body Load Counts …

This is a group for SAP HANA (in-memory database technology) adopters and hackers. This includes programmers, architects and experts who work on SAP HANA or are looking to learn more about it. The goal of this group is to share experiences with working on SAP HANA, or any other Big Data (Hadoop, MongoDB, GreenPlum, Cloudera, Hortonworks) integration scenarios. We will be holding lectures, panel discussions, demos, hackathons and networking for all members.

Welcome to VLAB on MeetUp, an extension of www.vlab.org. Established in 1990, The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (http://www.vlab.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people. We host one of the leading ongoing gathering of Silicon Valley's leading entrepreneurs, industry experts, venture capitalists, private investors and technologists to exchange insights about how to effective …

A community of women in technology where we talk tech in a non-judgemental friendly environment. Goals: A monthly happy hours where we will talk about a pre-decided topic based on group suggestions. Eg: technology(Hadoop, Ruby-On-Rails etc.), latest start-up trends, use of latest technology in our daily lives etc.. Please don't feel you have to be an expert on that topic or for that matter know anything about it. If you are just interested in knowing more about it this is the place for you. We a …

Femgineers is for anyone who has a career in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). We host a series of events to address issues related to women who are currently in STEM careers, help with career advancement, and create companies that are friendlier to females.

Are you a hacker, coder, or engineer who actually wants to SELL the cool stuff you build? Then Marketing Nerds is for you! We're a growing network of technology startup entrepreneurs who have actually sold many millions of dollars worth of our technology and software products in the real world. Here are some of the topics we love to talk about: What Should I Build, and Who Will Buy It? - A specific technique you can use so you know exactly what to build, before you build it, that guarantees the …

Join us for the Founders Space Roundtables, where founders gather to share knowledge and work together to solve problems. Roundtables are geared to founders and C-level executives of growth-oriented companies for exploring critical issues and business opportunities with peers and subject matter experts. Each Roundtable tackles a specific subject, such as negotiating a term sheet, creating a marketing plan, filing patents, raising venture capital, etc. The session begins with industry experts, wh …

Are you trying to found your startup and trying to meet likeminded people to collaborate ? Would you like to learn newest and hottest technologies from top class experts in the field ? Are you ready to take the first step towards turning your ideas into reality ? Then Innowest meetup group is the just right place for you. We organize startup centric meetups and technology classes in iOS & Android development, JavaScript, HTML5, Algorithms and many more subjects.

Please join us for a lively discussion of emerging developments in PreK-12 digital learning in and across formal and informal environments. Co-hosted by Stanford University Graduate School of Education Professor Roy Pea with the U.S. Department of Education's Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology and OET's Deputy Director, Richard Culatta, this meet up will be of interest to you as an ed-tech innovator or entrepreneur; learning sciences and technology researcher; or innov …

Our Community Theatre is available 7 days a week during our operating hours and can scale between 10 -30 people and is free of charge. We offer this in our state-of-the-art theater, equipped with a 103" touchscreen TV, podium, microphones, and amazing audio system. To coordinate a booking, please reach out to msolari@microsoft.com Here are a few examples of our events: •Business meeting •Class Field Trips •Meeting space for technology and non-technology groups •Group workshops on our product off …

A group dedicated to IT Managers at all size companies -- though initial focus is probably on the challenges that growing organizations face when more rigorous IT policies and procedures are needed. There are many Meetup groups dedicated to engineers or technical operations staff behind today's new companies -- but not as much for the IT staff who face challenges when putting security policies into practice. Join us to discuss trends in topics such as procurement, mobile device management, use …

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant business topics and technology. Also events featuring Windows 8, Office 2013, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more along with great networking opportunities. Each month we will offer different workshops on how technology can improve your small business, professional organization, company, or non-profit.

Welcome to the new world of health+care! By 2020 both the US and  global healthcare landscape will look dramatically different from the healthcare delivery models of today. We are in a time of exciting and rapid disruption, change and innovation! This community is for anyone interested in the future of health+care. Big data, the cloud, mobile devices and tracking systems present just the "tip" of the iceberg. (Lets not forget the ICD-10, blue button initiative, kiosks, III, HITECH, predictive an …

SVConnect is a meetup group founded in Los Gatos, CA. The goal of the meet up group is to connect with other individuals who have a passion for media and technology. Whether you are a founder of the start-up, CEO, Engineer, or simply a person working for a start-up or larger company, you are welcome to join. We can all learn from one another and who know make great new connections. Originally from Europe, but having lived in the U.S. since the 90s and having founded several start-ups, I am …