The goal of this meetup group is to develop an interesting community of web publishers Join this group if you like: Publishing websites (blogs, forums, wikis, etc.) Web programming Tech meetups Startups

Freelance web work is lonely and isolating. We want to meet others that we can socialize with, learn from and maybe work with. All web disciplines welcome - design, development, IA, project management, whatever.

Meet start ups and PHP Developers near you! Come to a PHP Meetup to exchange ideas and talk about code, architecture, innovation, and open source in general. Anyone interested in PHP, LAMP, technology, and start up's is welcome!

This group will meet regularly to discuss cross-device HTML5 developer tools for creating native applications for iOS, Android, and Windows along with HTML5 web apps.  We'll invite guest speakers to discuss new advances in HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3 that empower web and mobile developers to accelerate their time to market and reduce the costs associated with deploying across a variety of devices. Group Meetups will include both technical and market-oriented sessions and will try to meet on a qua …

This meetup is designed to help understand what HTML5 is and how we can use it now. We'll explore the new elements and have some fun debates about browser implementations and new api's. We'll also take a look at the relationship between HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript on both desktop and mobile devices using Responsive Web Design. The meetup is great for the technical web designer/developers, but we encourage anyone to join who wishes to understand HTML5 better.

The SVForum Emerging Technology SIG is a bi-monthly meeting focused on the future. The goal is to talk about technologies that aren’t quite here yet, to discuss trends in software technologies, and, in general, to examine what’s coming down the pipeline. We meet on the second Wednesday of every other month.

Welcome to Ruby on Trails, the Bay Area tech hiking group.Don't let the name fool you.  This group is definitely not limited to engineers working with Ruby on Rails and is open to anybody interested in technology, startups, hacking, designing, hiking, or just need a break from the office.We welcome everybody and their pets, and we can't wait to meet the community on a fun and challenging hike.  Activity stimulates creativity so join us in sharing ideas, talking shop, and having fun!After each hi …

Berkeley Events is the perfect social and business networking group for San Francisco Bay professionals who want to make new business and personal connections, build their network, find new clients and identify business opportunities. We make our networking events easy by having greeters at the door to not only welcome you - they introduce you to others, along with having events in elegant and fun Berkeley locations, making it simple to meet new people. We keep you informed and connected to th …

Investor Ron Conway estimates real-time data is 1 percent to 2 percent of Web content (2009). In three years, it will climb to 25 percent of the content on the Web. That will make the market a $5 billion opportunity. “I think this is the next multi-billion dollar market.” – Ron Conway The real-time web has the potential to disrupt and fundamentally shift the way we communicate. This is THE meet-up to attend if you are shaping or wanting to know the people, technology and thought-leaders of the …

Share your Elasticsearch knowledge - with an elastic definition of what 'sharing' means. We have a place (in the financial district), and a pizza + beer budget. Let's meet, talk, and take it from there!

Berkeley chapter of the Society for Technical Communication. We get together for a monthly meeting with a program and networking, but we'd love to have impromptu get-togethers of technical communicators as well.

Entrepreneurs invariably cluster together in or gravitate toward the region known as the Tech Startup Area℠, California. The Mayor is Rauhmel Fox, CEO, WHOmentors.com, Inc. and Investor, KOMPANY Startup℠.

We will learn about intellectual property issues—how to acquire, maintain, enforce, and defend against. In addition to intellectual property attorneys and agents, anyone dealing with intellectual property issues is welcome to share their knowledge and experience. This group is about patents, copyrights, and trademarks.

Got Questions about WordPress?  This weekly support group is appropriate for users, developers, and designers working with WordPress.  Bring your questions, we'll try to figure out an answer in the group. $10

Come discuss Javascript with some of the most talented programmers in the East Bay. Show off some of the cool projects you've been working on and talk about everything happening in the JS community. Let's share tips, tricks, hacks and frameworks! We don't have a JavaScript group in the East Bay so I thought I'd start one. Our first topic is an intro to Node. Come check it out! Logo provided by Oakland's Where It's AT-AT. http://www.oaklandiswhereitsatat.com/

Get together with other hackers and engineers to share experiences and tips for getting the most out of the Raspberry Pi. We'll also post and promote Raspberry Pi-related events by others.

We gather online and in-person to discuss all aspects of the eZ Publish Enterprise Content Management System. All skill levels (from beginner to expert) and roles (from end user to marketer to developer to purchase decision maker) are welcome. We are an extension of the broader, global community, focused on North and South America. We have two regularly scheduled monthly conference calls: one about the eZ Ecosystem in general, usually featuring an eZ Systems employee as a guest attendee; and one …

Meet Cofounders on Google hangout 1st Thu of each month @ 7pm PST. Please join our Google+ group and start a hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115299676354530729700

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley -  the innovation capital of the world. Never before has it been so possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big and change the world in a relatively short period of time. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions.   Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing". We are a community of entrepreneurs, technologists, academics, financial …

The East Bay Ruby Meetup Group is for anyone interested in learing or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails". We meet every third Tuesday of every month. (Brought to you by the UC Berkeley RadLAB. http://radlab.berkeley.edu/) Note to recruiters: The mailing list is for technical and informational postings only. There is a message board reserved for job postings, please use it. (Will Sobel) If you have trouble getting into Soda hall, give me a call at: 510-684-6400. (Just don't gi …

This group welcomes both business and legal professionals. If you’re in business, you’ll inevitably come into contact with attorneys. Let’s listen to attorneys give presentations on ways to avoid legal pitfalls and/or succeed in business legal matters. In the end, you’ll learn how to avoid a lot of wasted time and legal bills. If you’re an attorney, join our events for legal professionals to help plan the presentations and to strategize, network, and collaborate among fellow attorneys and legal …

A group for people in the SF East Bay who love/use/want to learn - jQuery, jQuery UI, jQuery Mobile and pure JavaScript too. If you are a web developer and don't know jQuery, this group will help you get started on it. If you do know jQuery, hopefully this group will deepen your knowledge. There is something for everyone to learn, from novices to experts a like.

Are you a Promoter, Developer, Marketer, Collaborator, and/ or Observer? It doesn't matter what role you fill. Your skills, passion, and enthusiasm are what we need to make a difference for the residents of Alameda County. Create a concept, web and/or mobile app that: Will benefit Alameda County residents, businesses and/or visitors & Uses at least one of the data sets from Alameda County Open Data or create data about Alameda County. Join the group today and get the latest info on Apps Challeng …

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!

E-commerce has a lot of challenges. Day one you need to track inventory, add products, process returns and oh yeah... Process payments. This group will discuss all these topics and more. The main focus will be ruby/rails and technology but we will diving into the marketing side of thins also.

There seem to be a lot of software-related learning/coworking/entrepreneuring groups in San Francisco and the Peninsula. What about those of us on this side of the BART tube? Are you starting a new programming or web project, and looking for someone to bounce ideas off of, or maybe chip in? Are you taking a break (voluntary or otherwise) from wage slavery, and want to hang around some other people who are upgrading their skill sets? Do you want to contribute to someone else's project? Or are yo …

DEDICATED SITE: http://hack.tvot.tv DATE & PLACE: JUNE 22-23, 202 Green Street, San Francisco, California PLATFORMS BEING USED: Connected TV, Tablets, Smartphones, OTT Boxes (e.g. Google TV, Roku, Apple TV), PCs, Others of Your Choosing! SDKs: Android, iOS, Synchronizing Mobile with TV and Metadata (Gracenote), Mobile Video Editing (Ignite Video), Commerce (PayPal), 3D Motion (LeapMotion), Voice Control (Nuance), Connected TV (Samsung Developers AllShare Framework) [itvt] is pleased to announce …

The Berkeley Startup Cluster is a resource for growing, innovative companies and budding entrepreneurs in Berkeley. Looking for connections to mentors, networking opportunities, early stage investors, partners or just cool tech companies close to the UC Berkeley campus? Join us to get to know your neighbors and stay connected!