For geeks passionate about building large, scalable distributed systems in the cloud. We get together to socialize and exchange ideas and information about trends and issues related to distributed computing.

Meet other computer music technology enthusiasts for presentations of computer music techniques and technologies (all music genre outputs are welcome). If you are a user of max/msp, csound, ChucK, CLM, Live, Reaktor, Kyma, JMSL, SuperCollider, or other computer music synthesis, composition, and live performance software this group is for you. Come to learn new techniques, better the code base, find collaborators, and find out what what's happening in studios, labs, and live work spaces around th …

CTN cultivates a network of Community Technology Providers (CTPs), and builds the capacity of these CTPs to provide under-served communities with access to technology by providing training, resources, and strong leadership. CTN coordinates monthly networking events that provide an opportunity for participants to exchange ideas and discuss topics such as digital storytelling, fundraising and program sustainability, adult literacy, workforce development and assisting constituents with job searches …

The San Francisco chapter of GTUG aims to provide technical training on emerging google technologies, as well as to provide a environment that facilitates networking. GTUG SF will be hosted once a month in San Francisco #GTUGSF - Google Technology User Group  - San Francisco

There is a huge Cloud meetup group in the valley, but there isn't one here in the city! Let's see if we can get a great group together in San Francisco to discuss Cloud and Cloud technology. Please join if you are interested in Cloud!

This is a group for people interested in learning more about or working with the Koding.com platform. Developing in your browser with a real VM and a real terminal.

The SF Data Mining meetup focuses on all aspects of the data pipeline--from data acquisition and big data storage to machine learning and data visualization. Current Goals Host speakers Host educational workshops Host volunteer events Highlight existing events around the bay area and organize transportation, etc Spread awareness of rising data mining technologies Who is this meetup for? Data engineers, analysts, scientists, and other practitioners Data visualization developers and designers J …

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 …

Cloud Slam and UP is developed to promote collaborative analysis of the latest trends and challenges in cloud computing, looking at core process and strategies in the rapidly shifting world. We create thought provoking conference panels, workshops, and tutorials which are selected to cover a range of the hottest topics in cloud.

AWS Users Group AWS offers a complete set of infrastructure that enable you to run virtually everything in the cloud: from enterprise applications and big data projects to social games and mobile apps. Join us in discussing the latest in Cloud Technology and network with experts in the field. Tweeting? Use #awssfo Who Should Join: Anyone interested in AWS,  Cloud Computing Discussions & Networking

The Gray Area: Creative Code Meetup is an ongoing platform for the Bay Area Creative industry and technology industry to present their work. We will gather together every month to update one another on our progress. We hope that the meetup will encourage and nurture unforeseen collaborations between like-minded individuals. We encourage you to join us and meet others in the community who are using code, microcontrollers, and emerging media to stylize their artwork.

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 San Francisco, connecting to other Cleanweb communities around the globe. …

Salesforce Integration & Analytics is a San Francisco meetup for Salesforce.com users, administrators, Force.com developers, sales and marketing professionals, and others interested in extending the Salesforce platform. Topics will include: data integration dashboards analytics business intelligence (BI) This meetup is not an official Salesforce.com event, but we are all big fans. The meetup is free and open to anyone. We meet every other month, usually on Wednesday evening, and start with 1.5 …

SSan Francisco & Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Meetup is one of the largest entrepreneur meetups, attracting entrepreneurs, investors, media rock stars, graphic and game designers, computer programmers and developers, and cool people from all walks of life. Almost over 3700 members strong and growing daily, this meetup group focuses on a specific entrepreneurial or business-related topic.

Discussion of nosql technologies and their use cases.

The University of the Commons offers university-level classes in San Francisco, free of charge, for all who wish to attend. We encourage new faculty, students, and the community to participate by taking a class, proposing a class you can teach, or attending a meeting of the collective. For additional information, see UOTC.org. The commons: What we share. Creations of nature and culture that belong to all of us equally. Who are we? The University of the Commons is a collective of teachers, artist …

We're seeing a resurgence of interest in VR, and this group is for sharing knowledge and growing this important technology. All skill levels are welcome. Tech talks and demos are the preferred format. Each meetup will conclude with a half hour of socializing. The bay area is home to many of the original pioneers of this tech, and will be largely driving the future developments. Let's get together and change the world.

Calling everyone interested in the future of video games. Neurogame developers are using the latest emotional, cognitive, sensory and behavioral technologies to create radically compelling experiences to engage and entertain gamers worldwide. We are at the dawn of the neurogaming age, on the cusp of making the impossible possible. Come hang out and see what's next and experience everything from brain-controlled games to true augmented virtual reality experiences.

Meetup overview Are you interesting in using thoughts to communicate with computers? If so, then this Meetup is for you. We are seeking like minded individuals interested in building sensors and using brainwave signals for interactive art, performance, or even transcendental meditation. As a Meetup group we are focused on creating new technologies to enable brain to computer interfacing. Presently we are measuring brainwave signals using a brainwave microphone of sorts, based on the technology …

Keiretsu Forum is a global angel investor network with over 1,000 accredited investor members throughout 26 chapters on three continents. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $400m in over 360 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, real estate and other segments with high growth potential. Forum members collaborate in the due diligence, but make individual investment decisions, with rounds in the range of $250K - $2 million. The p …

Let's use open source technology to fix the financial industry! Large financial institutions caused the Great Recession, but regulators have not reformed them. Before the next crisis hits, let's create a suite of open source financial models and feed them with big data. We can use these technologies to figure out which assets are risky and which aren't. Rather than wait for top down financial reform from Washington DC, we can do it from the group up.

Meet other Bay Area individuals interested in exploring all forms of clean technology. Discuss ways to preserve the world's resources and protect the environment! Wind power, solar energy, alternative energy, greentech, electric cars, and many other topics to help the environment and maintain the health of the ecology. This is YOUR community, and we welcome your feedback and suggestions!

This meetup welcomes conversation on the cutting edge of APIs, from cloud to business models. We encourage all developers, providers and consumers of APIs to gather and discuss innovations, opportunities and tactical or strategic problems faced. We've seen a lot of conversation and change going on in the API space, driven by cloud computing, SaaS, open source and other disruptions, and would like to get the community together to see how we can work together and come up with ideas on how to make …

A group for people developing with OpenCL, OpenGL, OpenGL ES, WebGL, WebCL, COLLADA and all of the other Khronos Group technologies (http://www.khronos.org/).

This Group will bring software people together to share ideas and experience in the domain of Continuous Delivery. Continuous Delivery addresses the entire software delivery pipeline - from CI to testing to deployment to release - and addresses technology, process and organization. Anything within that domain will be in scope for our Group. The Group shares concerns with other Groups in the Bay area - DevOps, Agile,Puppet/Chef, Cloud, Selenium, etc. - and will be complementary to them. But we'll …

SF Creative Coders is a meetup every few weeks to bring our local community of hackers, designers & creative technologists together to share experiences and build new friendships here in the Bay Area. The goal is to get outside and meet fellow coders while enjoying the amazing beauty that is San Francisco. Our conversations tend to center around the intersection of human / computer interaction, emerging technologies, and interface design. If you are interested in the above, passionate about UI/U …

Amazon AWS, VMware vCloud, Google, Microsoft Azure, Rackspace... Cloud computing is changing the way we work and reshaping the way we manage and run companies. From startups to enterprises, it is disrupting the IT landscape. Come join us at the Cloud Club to discuss this coming revolution, and network among experts in the field! Want to tweet about us? Use: #SFCloudClub

Advocate the use of MediaWiki technology and create a forum to talk about technology that improves and enhances the availability of well organized, community generated freely available information.