Evolvers are hope fiends and utopian pragmatists. We see the creative chaos of this time as a great gift and opportunity to rethink, reconnect, and reinvent. Evolvers appreciate pristine mountains, open source economics, and the precocious laughter of small children. Evolvers belong to the regenerative culture of the future, being born here and now. As part of the Evolver Social Movement, the Spores serve as hubs of cultural incubation and environmental activation that bring together diverse ind …

Imagine lively people-scaled  communities dotting the San Francisco Bay Area - places co-created by their residents for raising kids, for  retirement, for growing food or simply  living well by sharing more. The Bay Area already has  ecovillages, and cohousing neighborhoods, resident-owned housing cooperatives, and group houses -- real world places where we can live more sustainably through a more cooperative way of life. You can have both privacy and community when you know your neighbors on pu …

We are a community of moms desiring to build friendships with other moms in the East Bay and provide regular playtimes with our little kiddos. We are mamas with kids born between 2006-2012, and would love to make new friends in the East Bay. If your kids are older or if you're expecting, you are certainly welcome to join this Meetup group. We like exploring and finding fun and free places to hang out with our toddlers and infants in 4 cities in the East Bay - Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and …

The Berkeley Bicycling Meetup Group is for anyone who wants to meet new people and explore the  Bay Area. We have done mostly road rides but I plan to post a few mountain bike rides in the near future.  The rides are a lot of fun and are a great place to learn new routes. Despite the vast number of "members" (444, last time I checked), our group is small. There are 10-15 people who regularly attend our rides, with a handful on any given ride. This group doesn't drop slower riders! Unless I spe …

Welcome to the East Bay Travel Club! Come out to meet people who like to travel the world, find out about their past experiences and advice on future adventures. Who knows but you might find travel companions and have great fun? My best memories of travel were me and my brother in the back seat of my family's car taking road trips from Illinois to Florida, California/East Coast, or exploring ports on dad's boat along the Illinois river, Michigan City sand dunes, Grand Haven, Michigan artist co …

Meet with other adventure travel enthusiasts here in the Bay Area! Come to an Adventure Travel Meetup to see / share photos and stories of great trips, and get ideas for your next big adventure. Have fun with like-minded travelers -- and, who knows, maybe even find a travel buddy! Meetups will generally focus on a particular area of the world (e.g. S.E. Asia, Middle East, Latin America) or a style of travel (e.g. hiking, bike trips), and you'll have the chance to suggest the focus for future …

Come on and join the fun. If you enjoy a bit of trivia while you have some beer and socialize, this group is for you. You do not have to be a hardcore trivia genius to participate. It’s all about having fun. Most of the venues will be in Berkeley and Oakland (near BART or public transportation for those coming from further afield) to start with, e.g. Ben and Nick’s, Albatross, maybe Pyramid. But I am open to suggestions for other spots. I also love hiking and other outdoor activities, so in the …

Welcome to SF & East Bay 20somethings. We are a group of friendly people interested in meeting each other and having fun! It can be difficult to meet people, especially after college, so we hope this group is a fun way to interact with other 20somethings in the Bay Area. We hold a variety of social activities in the East Bay and San Francisco. From celebrating happy hour to going bowling, from eating dinner to playing pub trivia, chances are we will schedule something that interests you. T …

Are you interested in the future of health technology? Are you already building it? Would you like to meet other like-minded people in Berkeley? Monsoon Company, a Berkeley-based software firm is hosting a series of networking events for all the cool people in Berkeley interested in empowering people to better manage their health. Come check us out!

You know you're going to be a great doctor... But AMCAS and medical schools are slowly draining your will to live and your bank account! No worries, come find guidance and be rejuvenated by friendly, non-competitive, and helpful prospective physicians in your same shoes. The meetings serve 2 main purposes: 1. Come up with and participate in volunteer and community engagement activities - something significant you can put on your applications. 2. Provide an informal setting to get general help f …

With the tough times going on right now in the architecture industry, this is a place to make connections, meet cool young people, and probably enjoy some drinks and food.  You do not need to be an architect to join us, just be interested in design and architecture and interested in meeting people with the same interests. We may talk about architecture and the theory behind gentrification, but we will probably talk more about what is going on locally and what we have been doing lately and will b …

This group is for women ages 20-29 in the El Cerrito/Berkeley/Oakland/San Francisco area who are ready to make new friends over lunch or dinner, and much more! We'll get together two or three times a month. If you're friendly, looking to network or would just like to make new friends, you should definitely join us!  We'll be delving into international cuisine for our dinners, and some upcoming meetups will include taking salsa dancing lessons, going to a bossa nova club, going to a good museum, …

The Wine Country Designated Driver's Club is a social networking meetup group geared towards wine enthusiasts visiting wine country in a responsible manner. Let's face it, after two wineries you can easily blow a DUI. If you like to frequent wine country the way we do, this is a major factor that requires forethought to every tasting trip. My group is designed to put likeminded people together, visiting Napa, Sonoma, etc. in a fun manner but someone needs to be the sober skipper. Meet new friend …

This group has two goals: Have a place for women who are drawn to sitting in circle with other women and / or women looking to participate in women only groups for spiritual growth, self exploration and transformation. Women have come together in ritual, healing and celebration for millennia. I deeply trust the healing power that occurs when we gather as women and share our stories.   As well as when we engage in processes of deep transformation together.  Some of the ways I offer this to the co …

If you have attended, are currently attending, or are a supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, this is a group for you. Of the 105 recognized HBCU's, we have over 25 active HBCU alumni chapters represented, and we are looking to add more members and to be a hub for HBCU Alumni activities in the Bay Area. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Alumni Coalition serves as the guiding force of the HBCU alumni chapters in Northern California through scholarship and fundr …

-Closed Group- Dear Participants, Unfortunately I've decided to end future activities concerning this meetup group. However, since the group will still be active until July, if anyone wishes to facilitate a meeting -- you can send me a message through meetup.com and we'll try and make something work. Thank you to everyone who attended our meetings and best wishes on your social health. Jake,

The word "altrupreneur" combines altruism and entrepreneur into one word to describe a new type of social entrepreneur whose aim is to reach financial freedom so that they commit themselves to public interest, consumer advocacy, personal development, and social justice causes. The book, Altrupreneur, nearing completion by Alex Lavidge, showcases self-made millionaires and those who have inherited wealth between the ages of 18 to 40 that live a simple lifestyle. Each day they're reducing their ec …

The Bay Area Beer Nutz is a group that celebrates the almighty "BEER". This group was formed for the intent to bring together beer lovers who want to expand their knowledge and taste buds to more "complex" beers, beers that are unique and savoured. Our group will: * Meet Monthly * Hold Beer tastings - (Belgian and rare beers from US and abroad) * Attend Beer Festivals/socials and go on beer trips/tours * Sponsor our own events and promote local craft brews * Brew! (future plans!) I look forward …

Lets learn from the plant spirits who have it all figured out: Build sustainable networks, transform towards a life sustaining environment. Lets together plant the seeds for a better future. This group planted the seed for the "Avocado Institute", a community project still in birthing phase focusing on raising awareness through planting seeds. This is an Open Meetup Group, become an organizer, suggest/host Meetups, (The Open Fine Art Gallery hosts Meetups for free), volunteer or just let us know …

What if your sense that something is wrong with what society tells you that relationships "should be" was your intuitive sense that there has to be something better and more that what the culture currently offers? What if we all got together and considered a new, upgraded format for intimate relationships? Let's do it! If you are interested in human sexual psychology and want real insights into why many relationships don't work and what you could do about it, this is the place for you. If you wa …

ERP (Oracle, SAP, PeopleSoft, SalesForce, SAP etc) Cloud Computing is the future!!! We'll be discussing the scope of this group soon. I'm looking forward to establishing a new cloud based ERP community for those interested in Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, SalesForce, MicroSoft, Google, Workday, Netsuite and/or anything related to ERP. Contact me if you have questions I want to dedicate community based knowledge sharing, awareness and best Cloud based ERP practice of any ERP applications through case …

Dear Friends: I decided to start this group for bay area people that need help around Real Estate and Property Investing. The first couple of months, I'll be covering: “How To Short Sale” their home; Homebuyers for the first time; and people needing help with Credit Repair. I will bring in great speakers, we will send out great information relevant to real estate and help educate you big time! You will get monthly workshops, webinars and great content around real estate, I would appreciate y …

Our experiences in dreams and in waking life influence each other equally. Still, we only focus on our waking lives and disregard our sleep adventures as unimportant, somewhat less real and imaginary. Well, everything changes if you can experience your dreams from the perspective of a conscious observer. Many people cannot even imagine what it feels like to be aware in your dreams but many others have experienced lucid dreams at some point in their lives, not knowing they could reproduce them. L …

Welcome to Oakland Happy Hour. We meet most Thursday evenings and visit a different clubs, bars and pubs, near BART, and in Oakland. Our target age range is 30's and 40's. However..... we do also travel to other Bay Area locations in the East Bay like Berkeley and Alameda. We sometimes have social events having nothing to do with happy hour. We also occasionally have events on other days of the week, and we do allow people of all ages to join. We're kind of free flowing like that with very lit …

The mission of the Bay Area Bioinformatics Forum is to help scientists collaborate and grow by providing a network for sharing ideas and technical knowledge about bioinformatics. At our monthly meetings, you will find scientists, professionals, students and DIY'ers sharing information on best practices, the latest software, biological concepts, and new ideas. We meet at several locations across the Bay Area with the site rotating each month to San Francisco, Berkeley, Menlo Park, Mountain view, …

Welcome to one of the 50 largest entrepreneur groups in the country! You do NOT need to live in the San Francisco Bay Area to join our club. We record our meetings and publish them on YouTube. Watch videos at http://www.youtube.com/tacticalexecution The Twitter hashtag for this group is #academy. The Academy has 3 main goals: (1) disseminate practical business development guidance for entrepreneurs & small business owners, (2) allow members to network and benefit from each other's expert …

A group for people who are new to the Bay Area! An Upstate (New York) boy and an Idaho girl got married and moved to Berkeley. Now what?! We know there are lots of other fun, normal people out there who are new to the area and are looking to meet future friends, find great places to hang out and get to know the area. So let's do that! Join on up and we'll create some fun activities for folks who are new here or just looking for new buddies and activities.

Building a new energy future requires brilliant minds in every discipline -- engineering, biology, economics, policy, finance, and marketing to name just a few. Come share a beer and a snack with Berkeley's best entrepreneurs, researchers and creative thinkers working on addressing the central issue of this century.