NOTICE: As of 11/7/11, this Meetup group (formerly known as 'Creative Cooks') is under New Management. Greetings Bay Area Creative Cooking Enthusiasts! Do you love to cook gourmet dishes, or just wish you knew how to cook? Maybe you have (or, maybe you haven't before) traveled to places like Indonesia, South Korea, Philippines, Ghana, Ethiopia, Morocco, Iran, France, Russia, Columbia, Jamaica, or Alabama, but wish you could taste some of these and other authentic foods right in your own back yar …

This meetup group supports men growing into the kind of men they want to be by offering a mix of events that invite men into healthy fellowship, and connection. From day hikes, movie nights, cooking classes, pot lucks, chanting, drumming, men’s self care, learn to do, and writing events, to weekly circles, one day, or weekend workshops, we invite you to connect to, and reflect off each other, and ultimately to discover your own unique sense of mature masculinity. Looking to step more fully into …

Professional networking for health providers and allied services. *Meet and become familiar with diverse health professionals and their practices. *Discuss & critique marketing and business development tools ranging from new media, to traditional media, to in-person opportunities. *Assist in developing public education opportunities for members. *Discuss practice management and networking in an integrative health setting *Explore developments in electronic medical records, HIPAA, and legal …

This meetup is exclusively for singles who are open minded to meeting new friends, companions and the possibly of a significant other.  Our agenda will be to enjoy a good meal, in good company , at one of the hundreds of eating establishments in the Bay Area, on a weekly basis.  We will also hold meetups in the East Bay and Sonoma County. There is no hurried agenda , no pressure.  Just a casual dinner and relaxing atmosphere for singles to open and connect.   Dont think we are just about dinner, …

The San Mateo Professional Alliance is a business strategy and networking leads club. The club provides each small business member with business networking opportunities to promote his or her business or profession in a friendly business referral networking atmosphere.  Our goal is very simple, to expand each member's business by promoting and marketing each other! To do this network marketing we meet every Wednesday for lunch to learn about each other's businesses and to exchange business leads …

NextSpace is the workplace for the new economy. We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. In an increasingly disconnected world, NextSpace creates a collaborative community that is revolutionizing the nature of work. Our business model is simple: NextSpace sells membership in that collaborative community. Our members come from a wide variety of industries: sof …

Welcome to the Sociable Lawyer Meetup Group - the premiere meetup group for solo and small firm lawyers who are passionate about incorporating the latest social media strategies into their practice. 'Sociable Lawyers' are interested in using social media to expand their network, connecting and collaborating with other lawyers, engaging in online conversations and attending meetup events with other Sociable Lawyers. Our meetup group is unique in that we offer multiple platforms for interaction wi …

We will learn about intellectual property issues—how to acquire, maintain, enforce, and defend against. In addition to intellectual property attorneys and agents, anyone dealing with intellectual property issues is welcome to share their knowledge and experience. This group is about patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

We believe in doing business networking and marketing on the basis of sound committed partnership. When we obtain a business networking / marketing lead or business referral, we treat it with honor and we return the privilege with honor - Where the old fashioned business traits of integrity, loyalty, honoring promises, differences and similarities are upheld.  We focus on Business Strategy and Networking for small to medium sized businesses. This is a small to medium sized business group that up …

This group welcomes both business and legal professionals. If you’re in business, you’ll inevitably come into contact with attorneys. Let’s listen to attorneys give presentations on ways to avoid legal pitfalls and/or succeed in business legal matters. In the end, you’ll learn how to avoid a lot of wasted time and legal bills. If you’re an attorney, join our events for legal professionals to help plan the presentations and to strategize, network, and collaborate among fellow attorneys and legal …

iDate2011 (Internet Dating and Dating Industry Business Convention) investigates the Internet Dating and Social Networking business. It serves as the industry's largest convention. Our next convention is on June 22-24, 2011 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA. Topics discussed include: dating software, matchmaking software, partnerships, payments, business strategy, wireless, advertisement methods, background checks, legal, venture capital, and new technology.

Mobile Monday Silicon Valley is one of the largest mobile industry user groups in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 1999, MoMo has been bringing together mobile enthusiasts for education and networking events. With the fantastic growth of the industry, a significant portion of more than 6,500 MoMo SV members have backgrounds in non-technical fields, such as business, marketing, finance and legal. But we want to make sure the actual mobile builders – yes the coders - can come together to collabor …

UpCounsel is a marketplace for legal services. We help individuals and business easily find and hire amazing attorneys. The UpCounsel Attorney Network is a group dedicated to attorneys already in the UpCounsel network and attorneys interested in joining. We welcome invites and walk-ins, so please join us any time. We enforce a strict no "jerk" policy.

Let’s talk about how rapidly changing technology can benefit the legal environments for startups and entrepreneurs. Lawyers, usually with technology background, provide seminars to help you better understand such laws.

Silicon Valley New Technology "Entrepreneurs & Founders Showcase" is one of the first meetups that also welcomes consumers.  At the end of the day, all new technology will find its way to the end user! At this meetup, investors, co-founders and consumers will have an opportunity to be early adopters of the New Technology being launched in Silicon Valley! All types of technology are included with the purpose of educating, investors, co-founders, end users, dealers and consumers about the features …

Do you want to know more about law and technology? Are you an entrepreneur, a business owner, or you work in a tech company and want to know what laws affect your business practices? Are you an attorney seeking to better understand new technologies your clients work with? If so, this is your group! What SEL offers: * EDUCATION * SEL puts the focus on the new technologies and the legal issues concerning them. We provide an opportunity to meet your peers and to learn more about the new developmen …

A group for those interested in learning actionable best practices for improving startup operations. We cover a diverse range of topics, including startup accounting, cash management, runway management, budgeting, tax compliance, legal issues, equity agreements, banking management, business insurance, employee benefits, people management, vendor relations, investor relations, business process automation, lean startup methodologies, operations technology, and much more. Any startup founder who is …

Join us for casual networking events to bring Bay Area attorneys out from behind their desks, computers and smart phones! We'll socialize, make friends and business connections for possible referrals. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GROUP IS ONLY OPEN TO ATTORNEYS.

Startups for Profit * Purpose is the community and launchpad for startups that make a difference in peoples lives, solve the worlds problems, and achieve amazing financial success all at the same time. For anyone with a passion for charities, causes, entrepreneurship, and/or technology this is a community dedicated to your success.  This is the space for community leaders, philanthropists, technologists, creative talent, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurs to come together to combine their ef …

I am starting a group discussion on "consumer-law" and would like to discuss if there is a high quality affordability solutions out there for the middle-class,single moms,etc.I am not a lawyer and do not directly represent any particular attorney; therefore my opinions will be unbiased.I am a native San Franciscan & lived in the MARINA district for 20 years. Iam also a local aviation-historian & in the process of writing 2 books...I am looking for people that live in San francisco for this group …