… Anything off the beaten track:  anime, computers, science and science fiction, cult films, unusual art process, and random things like carnivorous plant shows--just to name a few.  Our members have a lovely variety of geeky interests.  :)  

… BayLISA meets monthly to discuss topics of interest to administrators and managers of sites supporting more than 100 users and/or computers. The meetings are free and open to the public. BayLISA grew out of an after-hours discussion among attendees of the USENIX LISA IV conference. The idea was to provide a forum for Sysadmin professionals in the San Francisco Bay area to get together and exchange ideas, hear speakers address topics of interest and most importantly, socialize. BayLISA stands for …

Would like to get together with other hackers and engineers who are interested in the Raspberrypi Linux computer and are willing to help others.

I recently attended my first conference for women in technology (the Grace Hopper Celebration) and was blown away by how exciting it was to be surrounded by so many smart, awesome women in tech. Join up if you want that experience (on a smaller scale, of course) here in Silicon Valley! I'm picturing this as a group where we can get together socially and meet other women who share our passion for computers and technology. We could also meet up at events like She's Geeky or attend tech seminars.

Data Science Global is a non-profit organization dedicated bringing together the world's communities of data scientists, artists, technologists and visionaries. Our mission and group values are: Free dissemination of Data Science Free debate, discussion, and forum of ideas Building a community of Data Scientists Passionate about Data Science We are technology agnostic We are vendor independent We promote Open Source We welcome sponsors as long as they agree not to pitch their products.

… With proper management, big data can be used to unlock new sources of economic value, provide fresh insights into science and hold governments to account. This meetup is for big data science. Data scientists are welcome to join this group and exchange ideas.  

We meet once a month to share lessons learned and give presentations on computer science, programming, design, HCI, complex systems development, compiler optimization, cryptography, computer music, AI... and whatever else the group finds interesting. The common thread is that most of the presenters and audience are programming language polyglots that know at least one dialect of lisp (eg Common Lisp, Scheme, Clojure, Emacs Lisp, etc) The format is usually "educational lightning talks" (5 minute …

This group is for software engineers interested in discussing Linux related technology. Features and issues with the kernel. Techniques for development. Embedded Linux concepts. Sessions will normally involve a free technical presentation. Thanks to lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP for the Tux picture.

Hello, I'm @sidgabriel, the organizer of ARDevMob: The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley Augmented Reality Meetup group. Augmented reality is a human interface metaphor. Unlike the "desktop metaphor" which implies a computerized representation of a desk, files and folders, "Augmented Reality" implies that computer science can inform and extend everything in our visual, auditory and cognitive perception of reality. Making every interface relevant to a "first person" narrative perspective …

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 anyone creating a startup that caters to the College Market. You should definitely join us if: * You are in a College-related Startup * You are interested in joining a College Startup * You are a CS ninja!

Hang out with people who want to talk about Bitcoins!

This group is about sharing and socializing about mathematical tools for software engineering. Bringing  together Events for the Brightest Talent in Technology to meet to learn new things, listen to outstanding Speakers, and grow their Connections to new levels. Check Out:  http://About.me/BayAreaSoftwareEngineering

A group for San Francisco Bay Area people developing in the new WebGL system (http://www.khronos.org/webgl/) for hardware-accelerated 3D graphics in web pages.

We meet almost every second and fourth Sundays every month to discuss AI topics such as: - Symbolic and SubSymbolic Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Life, and Artificial Intuition - Complexity theory, Model theory, Model Free Methods - Semantic Web, Ontology based systems - Robotics and Robot Ethics - Linguistics, Document understanding, and Semantics - Evolutionary Computation - GA and GP - Computer Consciousness, Novelty, and Creativity - Neuroscience, Connectome Algorithms …

… "Technological singularity refers to the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than human intelligence through technological means." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity Computer programming is not required to join the group, but some kind of technical or abstract thinking skill is. The AI will subconsciously communicate with us through the feedback loops between mouse movements as input and realtime generated audio as output. Later, other kinds of input and output can be …