SF BADD - Bringing together the best minds in Building, Architecture, Design, and Development throughout the Bay area for casual, open, and productive conversation.  SF BADD members comprise a uniquely San Francisco blend of building design, real estate, investment, entrepreneurial, green construction, and commercial service providers.  Our events range from regular happy hours to office visits and industry symposiums. From brokers to builders, we rely on the people around us to help drive our b …

Navigating through the interior design industry as a new designer/entrepreneur can be difficult. This is a group where new designers can meet and collaborate ideas with other people who understands and can relate to their situation. This is a group where we can share our design/business/client dilemmas and exchange helpful information. A place where we can get a chance to network, but also have the intention of helping each other succeed in this industry. I plan to eventually have guest speaker …

This group meets every other Monday at 7PM at Berkeley Espresso, for brainstorming over modeling and rendering epiphanies we all have had or will encounter with this fantastic platform (Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper and Flamingo nXT or other renderer). This is a chance to sort into cadres of similarly skilled users whose aim is to become a great resource for the kinds of ideas it takes to surmount problems in the face of school or work deadlines. While the online help and forums are great, nothing …

With the tough times going on right now in the architecture industry, this is a place to make connections, meet cool young people, and probably enjoy some drinks and food.  You do not need to be an architect to join us, just be interested in design and architecture and interested in meeting people with the same interests. We may talk about architecture and the theory behind gentrification, but we will probably talk more about what is going on locally and what we have been doing lately and will b …

Open to designers of all levels, this group explores various applications of Google's 3D modeling software called SketchUp. Our meetups cover a wide range of topics, from best practices for novice 3D modelers to cutting-edge developments in SketchUp's capabilities. Whenever appropriate, we tailor individual meetings to a particular niche audience, such as Kitchen and Bath Designers, Landscape Designers, Developers, or Enthusiasts. This group is organized by Alex Oliver of Igloo Studios (www.igl …

A local meetup of the larger AnthroDesign community, we will meet monthly to discuss all subjects at the intersection of anthropology and design. Meetings may include guest speakers, workshops, and basic community building.

"Are you a techie with a passion to work on new ideas/startups ?" Do you wish to have a meetup to connect with other like-minded techies but found that the existing meetup groups are too chaotic to let you meet the right people?" Do you have an idea that you would like to find people passionate to work on? The goal of this group is to help developers and  ideators connect together to work on early stages of developing an idea/creating mockups etc. You can expect to make new friends, brainstorm a …

In the age of HGTV and DIYnetwork homeowners are taking charge of their homes and creating beautiful spaces with their own creativity and man power. Decorating Club - DIY / Professionals Connection As an interior designer with over 20 years in the design/build industry – I have worked closely with DIY homeowners that just need a little guidance and reassurance as their projects progress. This club will offer information on topics that are relevant to you! Agendas will be posted and my vast re …

We are a community of entrepreneurs, artists, architects, designers, musicians, painters, photographers, writers, and creative enthusiasts exploring creativity and the intersection of art and entrepreneurship.

This group is for San Francisco Bay-area Web and Mobile Designers, Developers, Information Architects, Usability Experts, User Experience Designers, Web Producers, Programmers, Flash Animators, etc. - anyone involved in the designing, developing, programming and implementation of web sites and mobile applications. At our meetings we'll network with others in the industry; compare the latest tools, trends, theories, languages and templates; trade advice on careers; share knowledge, tips and trick …

The SVForum Software Architecture and Platform SIG offers a forum for members to discuss and learn about new and emerging technologies in software architecture, development tools, and platforms. At the monthly meeting, there is a technical presentation involving software tools, techniques, platforms, or architecture used to capitalize on an emerging market opportunity or solve an enterprise computing problem. Software tools include emerging functional languages such as Scala or F#, HTML5 or new …

The Interaction Design Studio organizes workshops, discussions, and presentations aimed at discovering and sharing knowledge related to user interface and user experience design. We explore and promote useful tips and tools, including design patterns, HTML, CSS & JS templates, and prototyping systems that are useful to web designers and developers. We also host workshops aimed at bridging the knowledge-base gap that exists between designers and developers, especially in the freelance community.

Welcome to SF Design. The idea of the group is a place to share designs and design ideas. We try to cover all disciplines including architecture, industrial design, web, furniture and graphic design. If you are making something and want to share your experience or just interested in the design world, then you are invited! ATTENTION: If you are interested in presenting your design at the meetup, or helping out by being an assistant organizer please email me.

Hello and Welcome to OMG Design. We specialize in residential, commerical, marine interior design, furniture acquisition and project implementation. We started this group to meet and help people resolve their design issues, answer design questions and alay concerns about concepts, budgets and general questions about the industry. We are here to answer as many questions as we can online at no charge. If would like to our personal attention, we would be happy to arrange an In-Home consulatio …

Bay.Net is an open and independent forum for evaluating and extending the knowledge of the .NET architecture, technologies, and tools. All developers are welcome, regardless of your preferred platform or language. We host meetings and activities in San Francisco, Silicon Valley, the North Bay and East Bay areas.

What is Lean UX about? Lean UX is about learning more, more quickly. Lean UX is about getting more done better for the same investment. Lean UX is about replacing time spent polishing your design artifacts, with time spent polishing your design. Lean UX is about doing research, testing your hypotheses, and building better hypotheses quickly, based on more information, based on reality. Read 10 Principles for Lean UX on Luxr The intersection between Lean Thinking, Agile Development and UX is a …

Developer Force is Salesforce.com's free developer program for the Force.com Platform. The Developer Force website, http://developer.force.com, is a free community-based online portal for developers, where developers can learn, access key resources, and discuss a diverse set of topics anchored around the Force.com platform. As of December 2012, this group transitioned to a more community-driven, developer user group that will meet once per month in San Francisco. Developers are encouraged to sug …

A meetup consisting of casual evening talks and demos on the challenges and solutions of building and maintaining Wikipedia and associated sites (Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikiquotes, …) at the scale of a top five Internet site with over half a billion monthly uniques. This will be followed by Q&A and other informal lively discussion before and after. This consists of a range of topics such as the MediaWiki software (one of the largest open source web projects), website architecture and inf …

To apply for a demo, please use the on-line form. This group aims to be the point of contact between User Experience Professionals (product managers, designers, researchers, front end developers, technical writers, customer support professionals) and the developer community in the Bay Area. The purpose of the group is to help the User Experience community talk to who needs us, help you network and find new gigs with some exciting startup that need some UX love and care. Although the main focus …

Meet local Architects/building professionals/contractors and any/all others interested in discussing green Architecture and sustainable design. Talk about finished/unfinished projects, materials/LEED certification, energy use and savings, and where to take form, space, and order next! Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, throu …

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 Bay Area meetup is for all interested in Javascript, Ruby, and the Node JS Platform. The idea is to get together, network and share experiences, designs, components, best practices, learn something new and so forth.

Meet people in the Silicon Valley Area interested in building a green home or making their homes environmentally friendly. Discuss green construction, remodeling, maintenance, furnishing, and other related issues! Green building increases the efficiency with which buildings use resources — energy, water, and materials — while reducing building impacts on human health and the environment during the building's lifecycle, through better siting, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and remo …

Apply software development principles to dwelling environments and optimize/re-invent live-work processes - start at futureLiving.info Imagine your very own multi-purpose dwelling environment that adjusts to your needs throughout the day and over the course of your life, inspires you to fully unfold your potential and effectively works to maximize your well-being/performance. Join the international community to create, build and own the open-source modular, extendable, mobile, service-based arch …

This is a group for those that love mid-century modern design to share; ideas, stories, history, design and special needs. We are a group of vendors, enthusiasts, home owners, developers, architects, stagers... We believe in the preservation of this style of architecture and work to connect with like-minded individuals.

TC Camp is an Unconference focused on Technical Communications issues, skills, challenges, and the various applications used by technical communicators. The purpose of TC Camp is to provide a local bay area conference for technical communicators that is driven by the members of that community–writers, editors, designers, and the people who support them.

Techniques, tips and tools for heterogenous computing, from mobile to HPC applications. Learn from practicing engineers, get hints on how to optimize your applications directly from key architects. Multi-language, on multiple ISA's. So why another group? Hetergenous Computing is really broad - discrete and integrated GPUs, DSPs, FPGAs and CPUs - and the resulting applications, and ecosystems. We are looking at what is takes to move these technologies into mainstream computing - from smartphones …

The purpose of the SF Chapter of the Passive House Alliance is to Share information and provide continuing Passive House (Passivhaus) technical education amongst Bay Area and SF Passive House Consultants and interested professionals; Support the adoption of the Passive House standard in the United States both publicly and municipally through high quality research, education and implementation; Serve as a resource for building owners, developers and building professionals investigating the use o …