!PLEASE READ ALL BEFORE APPLYING TO GROUP! Did you know that "ghosts," as far as seances, hauntings, etc., gained popularity in the 1800s when the Spiritualist movement gained traction? Mostly, Spiritualism sprang forth from the grief during and after the Civil War-for family members never knew what happened to their loved ones who went off to the war and were never heard from again. Spiritualists http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0syNl1HtQE&feature=related believe the idea that people-mere mortal …

The Social Media Chamber of Commerce is an organization whose mission is to enhance business results for local businesses and organizations that employ a social media marketing strategy or that wishes to develop one. It is primarily an educational organization, but also seeks to provide the technical tools necessary for businesses to take advantage of the most powerful and productive marketing platform available in the 2010's -- social media. Not only is social media marketing a good value for …

I got a call several weeks ago, it was a very typical conversation. The lady on the other end was frustrated, bordering on angry. Who was she angry at?  The answer was so common: it was "us": web developers, web solution providers.  She felt cheated and robbed.  Her story as a litany of failed solutions, money wasted, and what she perceived as outright lying and cheating. She no longer trusted anyone in the web development industry. This always makes me a bit angry as well.  Part of anyone's rep …

Join us for a variety of community events, including Summer Camps, Class Trips, Group Outings, Free Workshops, and Xbox Tournaments! To schedule an event, please email sdms@microsoft.com or call (619) 849-5872

The San Diego Quantified Self Meetup is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Meetup and the Quantified Self blog. It is a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data and statistics. More specific topics include: * self-e …

Where is our real estate industry headed?  We invite top leaders to join us in a lively, interactive brainstorm session.  Our vision at RealtyPro Academy® is to raise the bar!

The purpose of the Coastal Networking Group is to assist you in getting excellent business referrals that will expand and maximize your business success. The Coastal Networking Group and its events are dedicated to maximizing the use of your time and resources to get preferred business referrals and cultivate long lasting quality relationships in a relaxed, happy hour environment. We meet at various County Coastal locations and have cultivated a truly exceptional group of talented professionals …

This is the San Diego Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH, slated to build local interest on computer graphics and interactive techniques, for educational, artistic and scientific purposes. It's free to join this Meetup ($0), but we encourage you to become a Full Member in order to enhance your involvement, opportunities, and chances to receive cool giveaways! To join as a Full Member for a year, just make a $20 PayPal donation (note 'Chapter membership' and member name in the donation comments), or you can …

Even though the theory of evolution has been around the last 150 years, within the last few decades it has re-emerged as the framework in which to evaluate the sciences and philosophy. The purpose of this group is to explore the hard and soft sciences as well as philosophy with respect to evolution's influence on those topics. My intent is to cover one topic per meetup with some potential topics being Fundamentals of Evolution, Philosophy of Mind and Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary …

Our Mission: to educate and empower every girl and woman at every age level, on every skill level, at every income level on computer technology with fun and provide a legacy by giving back and paying it forward. We do this by providing full day Tech Boot Camps, Meetups, Geek Girl for Hire, Speakers, online blogs and help. Our demographics are from 10 years old to 86. Why you should be a part: * You want to learn more about computers, including Social Media, Blogging, Photoshop, Quickbooks, Mac a …

Please visit www.sdentrepreneurcenter.com to learn more about us. Help us become the LARGEST Entrepreneurial Eco-system and Membership Network in San Diego, becoming the role model for other US cities to follow, and in developing our San Diego Sustainable Connections Collaborative Community (SDS3C initiative), County Wide!.  We are looking for domain experts in a variety of areas who would like to get get involved, and potentially be workshop presenters. Our meetup group is barely a year old, an …

Welcome to a planning group dedicated to offering a free Montessori education to a diverse population through the Charter School movement. Currently a group of educators in the San Diego County area are assessing interest in a public Montessori charter school. In August we will be hosting informational events in the community. We encourage you to attend. We would love to meet you! Dates, locations and times will be available here on Meetup as soon as they become available. If you know anyone …

We're building a community for San Diego hackers and founders by organizing local study groups on technology and entrepreneurship around the free online university classes provided by Stanford, Berkley, MIT, Udacity, Coursera, and others. Sign up for any of the free online classes and join their San Diego study groups.

WHY THIS MEETUP? Green by Friday Educates, Encourages & Reminds people to be more green - and Promotes businesses that provide sustainable products & services. We generate Leads, Referrals, Connections & Opportunities - that mean business for you. This is the FASTEST GROWING GROUP . . and for good reasons! WHO SHOULD JOIN? With this group, we bring together people who are going more and more green. We offer networking and business-swapping opportunties, as well as sessions for learning about h …

Hello my name is Marisa Bruyneel and I am a spiritual leader and educator creating the blueprint to change the landscape and foundation of education in this country. It has always been my dream to open a high school and change education on a fundamental level! I have spent the last 10+ years dreaming, educating the youth, learning, growing and getting very clear about my vision. Thus, the time is now and I am ready to create my dream school…with your help! This school will be revolutionary and e …

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

Wordpress North County. We are a group that gets together to learn the ins and outs of wordpress. We cover theme resources, search engine optimization, creating great content, and some of the newest great plugins. This group is a education group with speakers that are familiar with creating a great wordpress site. Take the time to learn the best practices from people who have done it.

Are you interested in technology? Are you interested in helping others learn about technology? Well, this is the group for you! We will meet up to discuss what sort of things we can do to increase technology awareness in San Diego. We will work together to develop resources and classes. Although our focus is seniors, anyone is invited!

Disruptive Thinkers influences global leadership by disrupting existing public policy conventions through crowdsourced solutions, capturing the best military and entrepreneurial perspectives. We act as a catalyst for societal and market-based innovation

LabRats is a remarkable new kid-centered program that inspires young people to love learning about all things science and technology. Our passionate guides create engaging demonstrations, hands-on workshops, and outings for the entire family. We focus on fun, character development, and community service while providing world-class hands-on science experiences for everyone. "If your kids don't LOVE science after spending a day with us, then science just isn't their thing." Shawn Carlson, Ph.D. La …

106 Miles is a network of startup founders, engineers, and friends. Our mission is to educate and empower entrepreneurial engineers. Our values are Reputation, Innovation, Solidarity, and Education. This is our San Diego group; see also our, LA/OC Group, and our flagship Silicon Valley group. Please join us if you're a founder or engineer (or friend!) and... * You have worked at a startup, * You want to work at a startup, * You have started a company, and/or * You want to start a company. …

The San Diego Regional Data Library finds, catalogs and analyzes the data that civic and social organizations need to make San Diego a better place. This meet up group links tech savvy volunteers with organizations that need data and data analysis, and along the way we'll train San Diegans in finding government data, making CPRA requests, and the basics of data analysis.

The San Diego SQL Server Users Group (SDSQLUG) provides professional opportunities to stay on the forefront of Microsoft SQL Server technology through education, networking and the sharing of information.

Ever go back to work on Monday only to feel like you didn't do enough on your weekend? Well, I propose we do something about that! My job is learning about the city we live in and what it has to offer us. No really, I'm a Concierge! I'll be putting together fun activites and experiences that help everyone that participates grow as a person and learn more about their own city. Be it trying something new, finding new connections, or even educating others. I usually do these things by myself or bri …

This meetup is for small business owners, entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs to get together and network, learn and inspire. Accion hosts a number of high quality, FREE business training events through the year in partnership with a number community organizations. Training topics include small business financing, marketing, tax preparation, and utilizing technology in business. Join our meetup to be the first to hear about these great events!

SD EdTech is your epicenter for discussions, mixers, member spotlights, incubation and hands-on learning experiences that support teachers, entrepreneurs, technologists, education reformers, and edtech enthusiasts as they connect, collaborate and innovate. We explore various topics at the intersection of education and technology, learn about the latest technologies that are supporting teachers, and hear from teachers and IT administrators about solving current issues in education. At our San Die …

Do you like photography? Do you want to improve your snap shots, family photos, or Instagrams? This group is for you if you want to improve the quality of your images, no matter your level of experience or what equipment you use (some classes will even be for cell phone shooters!). We'll start at the very beginning. Classes will be fun and only one hour, so you won't feel overwhelmed, but you'll walk out of class knowing more than when you got there. If you want to learn how to take more interes …

This group is for science educators who want to share ideas and create learning experiences in k-12 science education using technology. It has an entrepreneurial flavor and focuses on finding solutions to science education challenges. We'll generate outdoor science, as well as lab and classroom solution ideas.