Wow! Now have 2,600 members and are the largest UX Meetup in the United States. So, what do we do? This group is an networking and professional development organization for everyone and anything UX in Southern California. We organize face-to-face events, and have an active email mailing list. The group is 100% volunteer, and is not affiliated with any of the various professional organizations. We are happy to list events sponsored by other groups on our calendar. For example, there are very acti …

When we leave the Watchtower Organization, many of us leave with many questions on our minds and we seek answers. This group is about healing, support, and getting the answers you may have been looking for since leaving the WT organization.  You may have questions regarding the Bible, religion, and about God in general. You may have even felt that God has left you, but please be assured that God never leaves you. God does not live through an organization nor does He use an organization to promot …

This group is really for members that are into the outdoors (hiking, biking, rock climbing, kayaking, backpacking so on and so forth), but also Very VERY important – you have to be into DJs and Music festivals. Excample-Burning Man, Moontribe, Lighting in the Bottle. If you’re just looking for an outdoors adventure group, this group is not for you. ===================================== The Beyond Basecamp group is all about adventure and partying! Our organizers set up large group weekend outing …

As of 1/21/09 I have stepped up to Organize this meetup and I need your help and participation. Please join me in making this a fun and successful group. Welcome to Your Group! Are you tired of playing online and want to get together with "Live" people? Are you new to the City and missing playing back home? Do you want to get out and meet new people? Let's Do it! Join me in playing Spades, BidWhist, Dominos and other games to have fun; enjoy each others company; make new friends; and build a com …

Come join fellow Shibas and their servants/owners for playdates with other local Shibas. Many of our members have great Shiba stories, and many tips on how to deal with our very strong-minded dogs. We hope to see you for playtime at the dog park! LA OC Shiba Inu Meetup Group - Club Rules Meetups: Dogs attending meetups must be fully vaccinated with a current rabies certificate, DHPP and bordetella shots. They should preferably be spayed/neutered (if not, please use good judgment with regards …

OC Volunteers is a group of individuals that are willing to pay-it-forward through the support of their favorite non-profits and charities. Since we can't support every charity that we would like to on a financial basis, we will post events where members can devote their valuable time to the cause they care about. To join: a. You must join as an individual b. You are required to have a recognizable photo of yourself included in your group's profile b. Please make sure your motivation is to he …

Welcome to the Signal Hill Hiking Club!! I invite everyone to come join us...... from the newbie to the seasoned pro...BUT...this is NOT a hike for absolute beginners that cannot hike at an intermediate pace!!! Let's get out and put some miles on the hiking boots that have been collecting dust!! Interested in hiking mid-week after work?? Are you interested using Signal Hill as natures gym?? I have scheduled twice weekly intermediate hike on Tues/Thurs evenings up Signal Hill. This is a great car …

DO NOT join this group to "hook-up," but rather have a sincere interest in learning more about yourself and your partner. This group is dedicated to sharing and organizing events that focus on education to enhance relationships, intimacy and sex. It is open to men, women, and couples of all sexual orientations and lifestyles Let's keep it classy a-la Playboy and not Hustler and still open minded to explore better sex.

Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. These gatherings provide a chance for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change, whether you're part of a nonprofit organization or a for-profit organization, a funder or a consultant, a developer or an entrepreneur. WHY AN EASTSIDE GROUP? Due to the realities of the traffic flows in our fair city ( …

High Trust is a leader in the BNI Community, provides an excellent source of qualified, outstanding professionals to whom we refer our clients and friends, while maximizing our business potential, thus demonstrating the power of Givers Gain. BNI is a business and professional referral organization that allows one representative from each professional specialty to join. The sole purpose of the group is to give its members more business. It is based on the concept that what goes around comes aroun …

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN ENERGY – JANUARY 31 The Los Angeles Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) will hold its next networking meeting on Monday, January 31, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Association, 110 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 900141-2006. JANUARY 31 IS A FREE ADMISSION EVENT The happy hour/networking event will be highlighted by a speech from David Freeman, an energy executive, engineer, attorney and author who is one of the leaders in American energy policy and currentl …

The group is closed to new members. We are re-organizing the group. Long Beach Edible Gardening & Sustainable Living Meetup group is a place where novice and experienced members with interest in growing some of their own food &/or learning about living more sustainably could meet to learn and share meals, resources and experiences, buy in bulk, swap fruit or veggies, cuttings, seeds, support each other, socialize and get together to have fun! You do not have to have a garden to participate, this …

If you take photos - I can help you do something with them. I teach traditional and Digital scrapbooking. I can also show you how organize, print, share, touch-up and display. If you need a place to scrapbook - I have it! Call a friend and come scrapbook with me. I also sell supplies that will keep you going. I host monthly workshops, specialty All-day events and two Scrapbook Retreats a year! These are a blast. If you need help with your photos or already scrapbook then this is the meet-up yo …

AllCity Chamber of Commerce is an organization dedicated to supporting small businesses through building relationships. Unlike other chambers and networking organizations that charge membership dues, we offer a FREE Lifetime Membership. We never charge for dues or a fee for attending an AllCity Chamber Business Networking Event.

Asian Girlfriends of Orange County (AGF of OC) is a group for ladies in their 20’s to early 40’s who want to meet "down to earth" girls to just have fun and make long lasting friendships. At this time, we are specifically only targeted to the Asian demographics. We’ll have a variety of events such as Happy Hour, game nights, hiking, girls night out/in, bowling, spa parties, wine tastings, weekend excursions, etc. To Join: a. You must be female. b. You are required to have a recognizable photo o …

The Southern California Mahjong League originated almost 3 years ago and has continued to have events in the Long Beach, CA or surrounding area...We play both American and Chinese Mahjong. We welcome anyone to play and teach anyone who want to learn! Our usual Meetup event is on the 4th Saturday of the month at 1:00pm but we have other events posted as well.  If you are interested then please join our group. We welcome guests but encourage them to join for future events. There is an Annual Membe …

"THE PICKUP GAME OF ALL PICKUP GAMES." Introduction There is always a game every Saturday even if you see only 1 RSVP on the list. There are "regular offline players" who are not part of this online meetup group. For any given Saturday, we can add about 4 to 10 "offline regular players" to the RSVP list. A $1 donation to the group would be appreciated at the pickup location. This is not a mandatory fee. The collected money will be used primarily towards maintaining this site and new balls when n …

Philippians 2:4 " ... do not merely look out for your own personal interests, but also for the interests of others." Hi , My name is Dave and I decided to start this group as the result of seeing the needs of my best friend who has epilepsy. Please join if you have epilepsy, are a friend or relative of someone with epilepsy, or you wish to volunteer and help with the needs of those woth epilepsy. There are various areas and topics one can address concerning epilepsy as a support group so all m …

Got MoM grew out of the desire to connect with other moms and share common experiences. I am a first time mommy and with that come lots of trial and errors. As I go through this awesome journey of parenthood I also can't seem to forget that I am an adult and let's face it we need to interact with other adults from time to time. I wanted to form a group where moms like me can come together and discuss what really goes on in our daily lives. So if you have children ages 0-7 yrs and need a place to …

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

Most of us work during the weekend! This is a group for those of you whom love the outdoors and love to hike and camp but only have the weekends to do so. Well, although some day hikes will be posted most will consist of overnight to multi day trips ranging from the northern sierras to Joshua tree through all four seasons. Majority will be posted in the San Gabriel’s and San Gorgonio/San Jacinto mountains but there will be scattered adventures elsewhere. Packing in your food and gear is a requir …

The Heart Link Network is an international female networking organization with 200 locations in three different countries. This organization is dedicated to women who have great dreams of creating financial security for themselves or their families. We can reach success through new ideas, products, services and opportunities. We provide women with a place where they can feel welcomed, safe, and encouraged. Join us and get connected with like-minded, creative and heart centered women. It is an op …

Cerritos business Network was formed by a local business owner from Cerritos, California. As an organization it has three main goals: To bring together trustworthy business collegues from the local community. To help and support each other in learning new marketing and advertising techniques. To generate a regular source of new business for the benefit of one another. Unlike other business networks, CBN is an organization that exists purely for the benefit of its members. At this time there …

I think we need to start laughing more. Laughter yoga can be great complement to even serious yoga people's lives. Classes will be fun and probably only about 45 minutes. Benefits include: Feel-good hormones. Laughing leads to the release of endorphins, a self-manufactured natural opiate that has been scientifically shown to carry messages of attachment and bonding (the scientific terms for love), and to stimulate feelings of caring and forgiveness in addition to acting as a natural painkiller. …

About TZM: Founded in 2008, The Zeitgeist Movement is a Sustainability Advocacy Organization which conducts community based activism and awareness actions through a network of Global/Regional Chapters, Project Teams, Annual Events, Media and Charity Work. The Movement's principle focus includes the recognition that the majority of the social problems which plague the human species at this time are not the sole result of some institutional corruption, scarcity, a political policy, a flaw of "huma …

Looking to create a group for serious-minded,yet light-hearted Souls who wish to explore and learn practical,effective and TRUE means to increase their HAPPINESS, STRENGTH,PEACE ,and SELF-REALIZATION through authentic practice of QIGONG EXERCISE and FORMAL SITTING MEDITATION. If you're tired of all the"Meta-fufu" and fake,non-helpful,and even exploitative material,that attempts to pass itself off as real spirituality,especially here in SoCal.,then this is the place for you! I have over 40 years …

We are the most loved and popular group of Indian Adventurers of San Francisco Bay Area. We are opening this group to the Desi / Indians of Los Angles area and for our formers members of SF Bay Area group (who got relocated to LA). Please note that, this is a group for community from community. So, you help is highly appreciated. If you want to help us, volunteer in any of our activity, or want to be event organizer in our group, please drop a mail the Organizer, and we will take it from there. …

We are socially responsible individuals who volunteer our time to help our community and the individuals in it. We come together as Toastmasters to improve our communication and leadership skills so that we may better serve our respective chosen organizations and those that benefit from their services.