*** YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD OR OLDER TO JOIN *** A Bay Area Photography Group for photographers, amateurs and experienced, to come together with ideas, learn from each other, and have fun while we capture images of beautiful models! Glamour, High Fashion, and implied/nudes will be scheduled for our photo shoots. We will have models ranging from new to experienced coming from San Jose to San Francisco and other surrounding bay area locations, including models from other cities. I invite you to …

Digital Photography - Composition - Lighting - Photoshop This group is a place where any passion filled photographer at any stage can come join in the fun meet new friends and learn. The intent of this group is to provide a venue for all who want to learn to use their camera to its fullest and produce images that will astound your friends and family. Please feel free to share your interests in the type of images you want to shoot and we will see about helping you take your images to a next level …

CLICK ON CALENDAR (at left) TO SEE A CURRENT LISTING OF CLASSES- Details about this group: Learn photographic skills from professional photographers; Mastering Your Digital Camera, Photographing Children, Formal Portraiture, Shooting Editorial Shots for Magazines, Travel, Studio Lighting, Product Photography for Websites, etc. Classes and events focus on learning to be a better photographer. Classes and workshops are offered in cooperation with local parks and recreation departments, university …

Group to organize ModelMayhem (not affiliated) group "Trade For" shoots. The meetups will be like "Casting Calls" for models, photographers, and MUA to meet at a particular location to do a shoot.

Bay Area Operations Management is professional network organization dedicated to sharing knowledge, ideas, best practices in area of Supply Chain management, Operations Management, Demand Forecasting, and IT applications. Its membership is open to people with experience in the subject matter and those interested to gain insights. Bay area operations management provides face to face forum for meeting contacts in the industry, learning and sharing. As operating model, Bay Area Operations manageme …

Welcome to the LARP Alliance Meetup Group! We are a non-profit 501c, education and charity based corporation dedicated to promoting the art and hobby of LARP (Live Action Role Playing). **The movie 'Role Models' features a LARP game called LAIRE, and we became involved when Adrianne Grady of the LARP Alliance was hired on as the technical advisor on set - we arranged to have actual LARPers in the film, and the weapons were provided by http://www.IronLiege.com , a custom American LARP weapon bu …

Welcome to Bay Area Photo Cliques! Your organizers, Thucelle Pham and I, started this meetup group to create unique opportunities for photographers, models and stylists to learn, network, and work together while improving skills and, of course, having fun and meeting people. We work hard to bring you fantastic opportunities to work and shoot with shoot top artists and models in studios and other great locations at a fraction of what it would cost you to do it on your own. As an added bonus, we …

The Mobile Guild fosters information exchange, Professional development, and networking amongst its members. Discussions & trends on Mobile Apps (iPhone, Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone 7), New opportunities, Monetization and business models created by the convergence of cameras & Sensors in smartphones and more.. Mobile Guild is a platform - a table to talk. What is being discussed here? - Tips and tricks for successful Monetization of Mobile Apps - New Business models and opportunities …

The Big Data Analytics Speaker Series is an Adobe/Omniture sponsored speaker series that is open to the general public. Meetings will be conducted monthly in a workshop style meet-up at Adobe's downtown San Jose headquarters and present expert speakers from academia and industry to discuss topics related to the analysis of big data sets and range from tutorials to expert roundtable discussions and cover analytical models to best practices. There will also be specific topics related to mobile, so …

This one hour yoga class, appropriate for all levels,  is being offered on a  "donation" only basis. Not only does it offer a one hour class of yoga postures, breathing and relaxation, but all money collected goes to support the formation of a non-profit, Recovery Cafe San Jose. Recovery Cafe San Jose is being modeled after Recovery Cafe in Seattle ( www.recoverycafe.org), a program offering support and hope to homeless, mentally ill and addicted individuals. Nancy is a certified yoga instructo …

About this Group This group is primarily focused on but not limited to Off-Camera Flash Photography (Strobist). Who should join this group? How to be a better photographer? practice, practice and practice.  It's what this meetup group was formed for. Want to know how to use off-camera flash? (Off-Camera Flash Photography) Want to be a better strobist on location under different lighting conditions? (Location Photography) Want to CONSISTENTLY produce professional quality photos outdoor? Are you …

Shotz Perfect Photography Group is the place to explore, learn and share experience and knowledge of portrait photography.

Mobility in Enterprises is a meetup for people to exchange ideas on how today's enterprises should embrace Mobility on the consumer and enterprise front to increase revenues, achieve higher productivity and create newer business models to transform business. The meetups would be speaker sessions, panel discussions and happy hours to mingle with like minded individuals.

We will get together regularly to learn about Oracle database technologies and network with other Oracle professionals. All Oracle professionals are welcome including administrator, developer, data warehouse, engineer, architect, DBA, and data modeler. We will explore all Oracle technologies that relate to databases including RAC, Data Guard, PL/SQL development, tuning, Middleware Applications including Weblogic, Golden Gate, SOA, as well as some of the newer technologies such as Exadata, Exalyt …

We are a growing group of dedicated volunteers with a goal of opening California's FIRST Co-Operative Brewpub! We are passionate about customer service, great food (supporting local and organic farms where possible), craft beer, livable wages and a democratically owned and operated business.  Our idea of Co-op will apply to both the member-owners as well as the paid staff that operate the business. http://sjcoopbrewpub.com​ Our member-owners will have great benefits (many yet to be determined) b …

We are a community of performers, models,  producers, directors, production professionals, make up artists, and film goers. We meet regularly to collaborate on producing films and other projects. We also watch films and critique them.  We also have events of interest to people interested in still photography. We will share our knowledge and skills with one another. We will support each other in achieving our aspirations and realizing our dreams. Most of our events are free and open to all.

We are forming a peer-driven mental wellness agency for Santa Clara Co. We are planning to hold Stamp Out Stigma talks, W.R.A.P. (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) classes, running self help centers and creating other forms of peer support. We are supported by Silicon Valley Independent Living Center (http://svilc.org), and NAMI (http://namisantaclara.org) as well as the peer-driven agencies P.E.E.R.S. (http://www.peersnet.org) and Heart and Soul (http://www.heartandsoulinc.org) which are models we …

What is this Meetup group about? This Meetup group features an ongoing series of workshops on core startup concepts that can help you to build a better, more viable business. Our goal is to have a Meetup workshop on a new topic about every month or so. Who is it for? If you have started a company, want to start a company, or are looking to become a better CEO, CTO, or other senior operator of a startup, then this Meetup is for you! What are the topics we will look at? These workshops focus on bu …

Welcome to Moda Photique (short of modeling photography techniques). This group is primarily for photographers who are interested in learning new skills, lighting techniques, post-processing, etc although we will also offer standard photoshoots as well such as group shoots for modeling portfolios, themed shoots and occassionally small group and private one-on-one shoots with special guest models.

This is a group for anyone interested in networking with NX (Siemens, Unigraphics, UG, UGS) users. We'll meet once every quarter to discuss NX news and updates, job opportunities throughout the Bay Area, and maybe relax a little outside of work. Whether you're a mechanical engineer, designer, hiring manager or CAD enthusiasts, we look forward to seeing you at future meetups.

This is a Bay Area meetup group for photographers, models and makeup artists to get together. Let's take great photos and share with each other. If you like photography or modelling, you will find this group interesting. It doesn't matter you are a beginner or expert; it doesn't matter you are a landscape, portrait, iphone or sports photographer; it doesn't matter you are a fashion, art, glamour model or aspiring model; you will always find refreshing ideas and learn new techniques from fellow …

Analytics is sometimes an “afterthought” rather than a core function as part of decision making in companies. There is often a disconnect between what model or dashboard an analyst is building and where the business is actually going. However, when companies and departments are able to align the two, they turn the business onto its head and give competitors a run for their money. This group is for business users who want to learn and apply analytics to manage their business. Connect with like mi …

CMREI is a Commercial Real Estate training, Securities and Investment company supporting motivated, investment-seeking individuals across the world. The Real Estate education and business models that we provide are unmatched by any other professional organization in the industry. CMREI offers basic to advanced level learning and applicable strategies for individuals with a desire to build cash flow and financial independence. CMREI believes that every investor has his or her own blue print for …