Meet other local executives to discuss topics of the day in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovations, Enterprise 2.0 , Social Enterprise , Social CRM , Social Media , Social Networking and Technology spaces. You can become a fan of our Social CRM facebook group:  http://www.facebook.com/SocialCRMWorl ...  and join our group on LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=25 ...  where we also post job openings, have discussions and read news. Follow us on twitter: http://twitter.com/glfceo . …

Traditionally, businesses have leveraged print coupons, newspaper ads, and direct mail to advertise their products and services. 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. How effective are these advertising and marketing channels for small businesses today? We will explore modern, …

Welcome to the meetup site for Divorce and Relationship Recovery at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (address and map). We offer this free program as a service to our community. In operation for over 30 years, it has an outstanding reputation as one of the best divorce support resources in the Bay Area. Divorce and Relationship Recovery (DR) is a safe place to heal your heart and to find support after experiencing a difficult divorce or the breakup of a significant relationship.  The trauma of a b …

We read ingredient labels. We're always looking for healthier ways, safer things, or we're attempting to consume less, tread more lightly... We're not heavy, we're sistahs, and we like to have fun while learning from each other. Connecting women who have green businesses, ideas, experiences... Some of us have already taken giant steps towards sustainability & greener living; some would like to take baby steps to "go greener" but don't have the support network to make it happen. Let's connect onl …

Are you a professional offering self-help services such as coaching or therapy? Want to step up your business by having more web presence, network with other professionals and gain more clients? We are a network of professionals in the self-help industry. This group is for coaches, therapists, psychiatrists and all service providers in the self-help industry. We'll learn from each other and leverage our experience, and utilize a network to help you with web marketing. Network and collaboratin …

Visit our site at www.macrochef.org. Our primary activity is putting on a Gourmet Vegetarian Dinner every Monday night in Palo Alto, at the First Baptist Church, 305 North California Avenue at Bryant, 1/4 mile East of Alma. This is a full vegan dinner which includes soup, grain, beans or bean products, vegetables, dessert, and beverage, prepared by expert natural foods Chef Gary Alinder, our Chef since our inception in 1987. Dinner price is $15, reservations requested by Monday, 9:30 AM, If you …

In complete collaboration with the business community, we will bring together everyone that is willing to participate~ The GOAL is to have a eco-system wherein everyone that participates GROWS their business. Sounds simple enough.  However it's a great undertaking. More to come soon. www.nestgsv.com www.nesther.com www.aplaz.com http://techfuturesgroup.org/

"Public Speaking and Presentation Skills for Everyone" Unleash your hidden power. We all have it as a presenter. Learn to bring yours out. Build and project your confidence in front of an audience, your boss or your customers you know confidence is key to your success. Increase your presence and humor in front of an audience. Learn simple techniques to improve your body language and make others feel at ease around you. Practice your skills in a supportive and safe environment. The secret to lear …

Hands on meetups (lectures, classes, demo talks) with free compute time sponsored by Amazon AWS. We focus on giving members the opportunity to learn and share with the rest of the programming community.

Successful Thinkers Network is a group of like minded and committed individuals who believe people will buy or use product / service from people they like, know, and trust.  Building relationship is key to the membership in helping others move their business forward.  Members share ideas and information to benefit the community and their business. The Successful Thinkers Network's mission is to help develop relationships that will enable members to find solutions to business challenges.   Attend …

If you have a ride to share or need a ride to V-O-Cal projects, this is our attempt to make sure you all have a way to communicate about both.

Real Life Super Heroes, Masked Crime Fighters, Costumed Vigilantes, & Uniformed Mystery Detectives meet to share case files, organize citizen patrols, review investigations, analyze crime statistics, discuss law enforcement support, teach new techniques, tell success stories, plan charitable and educational events, send inspiring messages, and learn about resources for solving cases. Whether fighting crime, solving cold cases, researching records, or otherwise, this group is a support team for t …

About SVCWireless Silicon Valley-China Wireless Technology Association (SVCWireless) is a leading non-profit, non-bias independent professional organization to bridge the technology industries between China and the United States. The organization is founded in year 2000 and now has more than 6000 members and 50 partners around the world. SVCWireless promotes entrepreneurship, innovation, and venture investment with the support from our members, sponsors and partners. US Mobile Apps and Interne …

Founded in August 2005, WSO2 is a global enterprise middleware corporation with offices in USA, UK and Sri Lanka. Providing the only complete open source middleware platform, WSO2 is revolutionizing the industry by putting traditional middleware on a diet and introducing lean, powerful and flexible solutions to address the 21st century enterprise challenges.

This Silicon Valley OpenShift group meets to discuss OpenShift and the many ways it can be used to develop awesome apps. Our first meetup will be on April 30th. Let me know if you'd like to participate. Dave

A) From lean startups to established category leaders, ISVs, xSPs, cloud service providers (CSPs) need new methods, tools and marketplaces to commercialize their on demand subscription offering successfully and in a sustainable way. B) This Group is about THE MOVEMENT THAT IS TRANSFORMING HOW NEW PRODUCTS ARE BROUGHT TO MARKET C) If you are seeking to activate an innovative go-to-market model, by multiplying your commerce touchpoints - you should JOIN NOW!

A B.O.T.A. Study Group is an Open Door, a service freely offered by B.O.T.A., to those seekers drawn to the eternal spiritual Truths found in The Tarot,The Tree of Life, Qabalah, Astrology, Alchemy, etc. The harmonies preexisting between these signs, symbols, and images, evoke an inner response from each person in the Group. So each individual responds according to his/her own background and therefore each person makes a unique contribution and similarly, receives a unique point of view from oth …

New Creation In Christ is a bible study ministry started in 2011 focused on making disciples of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the glory of God. This is a ministry for anyone desiring to get closer to the Word of God knowing that "if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (James 1:5) - and it is our prayer to be used as part of this great promise. This ministry makes frequent references to the original Greek and …

C3 Church exists to connect people to God. The church is full of people who have discovered an incredible richness of life that comes from having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Contrary to a view held by many people, God is not dreary, depressed or weak. Rather He is vibrant, joyful and powerful. His presence should always give rise to a to a sense of excitement and a fullness of spirit. This understanding of God is reflected in the enthusiastic and upbeat nature of our church servic …

We welcome all people from all religious backgrounds, cultures, LGBTQQA, races, and of all ages. If you consider yourself spiritual and are interested in living the life of your dreams by changing the way you think about life, you are welcome here! We don't ask you to park your brain at the door. We are looking for inquisitive, inspiring, and fun people to help us create a community on the Peninsula. Center for Spiritual Living, Peninsula is a reflection of a global thriving spiritual movement d …

This Meetup group is dedicated to connecting professionals in Customer Success and sharing/learning best practices for this growing field. If your role touches on the success of their customers, product management, lifecycle marketing, or making your organization more customer-centric, this is the group for you. We are our customers' heroes.

We love to talk about what Amazon Web Services is doing in the Bay Area & to connect on ideas, technology & passion for the cloud space. Anyone interested in some of the crazy-interesting goings on should swing by!

If you want to share stories and opinions on a variety of topics, come to the weekly community event, Lifetree Café, at 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. It's a comfortable place to talk and hang out in a casual, coffeehouse-like atmosphere, where there's something new and interesting every Sunday night, 7-8 pm. During each session, a brief video -- usually a personal story or eyewitness account of a historical event -- is used to launch our own conversation and storytelling at the intersection …

The CloudOn Mobile Productivity User Workshop is geared towards helping CloudOn users of all levels gain more knowledge about CloudOn and its capabilities to help meet their mobile productivity needs. During this session you will be able to connect with the CloudOn team to get the latest information on products and services and learn about what’s in store for the future. You’ll also interact with other users to share ideas on how combining your mobile device with CloudOn can create a true produc …

Capital Engineering is a group about how we can use technology to bring order to the chaos of finance. It's a group for mobile, web and back-end developers and designers to learn and share their knowledge of building large, multi-client cloud-based systems. Things like architecting single page apps, advanced charting for mobile and Amazon's simple notification service are par for the course, which will typically be a two part talk complemented by food and drink. At Personal Capital we have devel …

Freelancers, consultants, solo professionals — let's meet up! This group welcomes everyone who runs their own freelance or independent service-based business, including (but not limited to!) web design, graphic design, legal services, accounting, copywriting, pitch coaching, photography, administrative services, marketing, and consulting. Join us for informal, friendly get-togethers to share advice, compare notes, network and build community!

Silicon Valley is THE hotbed for hardware startups, so we thought it time to bring a showcase-style Meetup to the South Bay/Peninsula! We're a proud offshoot of the SF Hardware Startup Meetup, but aside from the different locale, we want to emphasize products that are, above all, smart! This means things that think for themselves, use novel materials/design, or otherwise make our world a better, more connected place. This Meetup aims to not only expose you to the newest of products, companies, c …

This an opportunity to join a movement of exceptional young professionals and college students who are using their skills, talents, and energy to help others.