Libertarians: We are not primarily political, we simply respect property rights and thus live by a code of non-aggression. Property rights are sacred to us because civilization is built on social cooperation and social cooperation is only made possible by the clear delineation and respect of property rights. Entrepreneurs: in a general sense, we are the creative and energetic members of society seeking to produce value; weather it be economic, social or personal. The Society o …

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 …

Libertarians tend to be voracious readers and learners. Now there is a Libertarian Book Club in the South Bay for us. There are so many great philosophy, economics, public policy books - both fiction and non-fiction out there. Let the reading, learning and discussions begin.

We started as a group of women gathering to take charge and “lift the fog” on our personal finances. We have now developed into a community of women who are shifting our relationship with money from a consumption-driven paradigm to one of giving, caring and ‘enough’ to co-create an economic future for humanity that sustains life on earth.  We do this by exploring our stories and beliefs around money, by continuing to educate and develop ourselves and by building community.  If you are interested …

  The Bay Area Community Exchange Timebank promotes and facilitates the use of Time instead of money in the exchange of goods and services. The foundation of the Timebank is a free, open source online directory, reputation and accounting system. These exchanges help develop stronger, more resilient connections between individuals and community service organizations which participate in them, by improving communication and the distribution of skills and resources among our participants. We work t …

Engage with other women entrepreneurs in the Bay Area! Created by Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence to bring together established women business owners, M3 Meetups support post-startup entrepreneurs to grow their businesses to the next level. Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence is the leading national not-for-profit provider of resources, business education and community support for women entrepreneurs seeking to grow micro businesses to million dollar enterprises. Count M …

Intro: Everyone has a favorite place to eat or best places to get (whatever). Let’s share this information with other very social, mostly professional, totally awesome people! We explore East Bay’s mostly mid-scale restaurants, happy hour locations, fun places and occasionally we’ll take trips to San Francisco, South Bay and the Peninsula. We have other fun too. We usually do activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Our aim is to be an easy, pressure free way to have a good time, socialize, i …

The mission of the Cleantech Open is to find, fund, and foster the big ideas that address today’s most urgent energy, environmental, and economic challenges. The Cleantech Open has established itself as the leader in developing clean technology startup entrepreneurs addressing these challenges. Since its inception in 2006, 191 promising teams have availed themselves of the Cleantech Open’s one-of-a-kind hands-on workforce development, nurturing, and funding programs, with impressive results: * …

Why a Group of Conservatives in Contra Costa County is Needed: Unfortunately, as a society, we've lost our way of late. Even Republicans have been spending far too much and growing government much too rapidly. This growth in government and spending has harmed the private sector and it has negatively impacted our liberty. Increases in government power and control come at great cost to individual and economic freedoms. Thus, conservative values and principles are desperately needed to restore …

We are a bunch of 30 to 45 year olds interested in making some new friends at dinner parties, dining events, dining out, potlucks, bowling, picnic, hiking, short hiking, movies, concerts, board games, networking professional events, photography, kayaking, running, dancing, salsa, happy hours, fitness, sports, tennis, cooking, camping, coffee socials, women's socials, food (yea, we like eating), wine tasting and other activities like movies.  Singles and couples welcome! Feel free to post ide …

Our group is for those interested in computational dynamic {portfolio optimization, risk management, indexes  tracking} and dynamic economic. We will share experience and knowledge in the field, and help each other with ideas and projects. This group is about using tools from stochastic control theory, dynamic programing, kalman filters, signal processing, non-linear and combinatorial optimization in order to model and understand the above mentioned subject. Any person that feels comf …

First and foremost, we wanted to create a place where everyone in the Bay Area can meet and make new friends doing something fun. This group is for all ages over 18!!!   WHAT WE DO?   We do things around the Bay Area (from San Francisco to Santa Barbara): We eat: dinners, pot lucks, happy hours, parties with food We have fun: zip lines, paddle boats, beach parties, camping, treat yourself to a massage/spa treatment, holiday parties, monopoly board games, social dances We get fit: hiking, wal …

A New Way To Learn & Network   Finally... a meetup group designed to make your "telephone ring and your cash register sing!" NLP SF BAY is the only meetup group providing you with the opportunity to learn the inspiration and influence skills of Neuro-Linguistic Programming in a series of fun, engaging and entertaining networking events. These events will undoubtedly help you grow your business, make you money and allow you to gain traction on the NLP skills that will i …

  I wanted to create a place where people in San Jose, Campbell, Morgan Hill, Milpitas and the Bay Area can meet and make new friends. Hiking, walking, biking, camping, dinning. Run into old friend! Everybody has to eat and exercise sometime – might as well do it in good company of others. Meet with people who like adventures - getting thrills through adventurous sports like camping, caving, climbing, hiking, kayaking, skiing, skydiving, whitewater rafting, just to name a few. We plan most of ou …

WOCR is a brand created for women to inspire,analyze and capture a positive spin on every ethnicity through expression by means of celebrating culture, diversity and humanity. Women of Color Rock is a social, economic and political manifestation that represents all positions of every Women of Color within every contemporary society.

Why: to educate and inform people about green jobs, technologies and new trends in energy marketplace Purpose: to share information and network with other professionals in the market sector who are like minded Why should I join: because it will be fun and informative and you get to meet great people.