Hi, everyone, I joined Meetup.com in August 2007, and became an organizer of Meetup groups in Dec 2007. About one year of having more than 100 meetups has given me not only knowledge and experience but also hope for our better future that we can create together. It was a very nice discovery that Meetup could be a great tool to bring people together and even change their lives in better way. Altogether I have about 500 members within my existing groups and I've met so many successful people …

This is a group dedicated to the art of sailing. We will have gatherings both on and off the water, races raft-ups, cruises and dinners. Members are encouraged to suggest events and venues and arrange fun low cost sailing related activities that members can join either for a day or longer. Members will join forces to find charter dream vacations, or just get together and swap stories of past adventures. Whatever your thing, if it's sailing, we'll try to have it. I have been organizing sailing ev …

With a downturn economy, and the entertainment industry changing everyday, entrepreneurs, film producers, music industry and artists are looking for alternative ways to survive and thrive. This meetup is associated with an organization called CEO Space, which helps entrepreneurs find resources, connections and capital to give projects the green light to proceed. CEO Space hosts 5 large business forums per year, where one third of the participants are investors. Typically, most angel investor o …

What could your life be like tomorrow if you took a Leap of Faith today? Could you use exhilarating experiences, support and inspiration to build more courage to take a Leap of Faith -- personal, professional or relational? If so, you're not alone! Creating breakthroughs, fulfilling dreams or surviving life-challenges -- which we call Leaps of Faith -- takes support, practice and inspiration.  It helps to have like-minded friends to cheer you on. Stretching our comfort zones and building conf …

We meet the Third Thursday of every month at the Moose Lodge in Burbank for a No Limit Hold 'Em Poker Tournament.  Friendly buy-in (40) and even friendlier rebuys (20).  Start with $6K (including $1K bonus) in tournament chips.  High Hand award.  Player of the Year points.  Other prizes and surprises.  Start at 7:00 p.m., usually over by midnight.  Lodge located at 1901 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91506.  Exit Burbank Blvd. off 5 Fwy.  U can RSVP for the next Third Thursday Poker Tournament* b …

Our meetings follow the ASCA (Adult Survivors of Child Abuse) format (www.ascasupport.org). To quote the Survivor to Thriver manual: 'The purpose of ASCA meetings is to allow survivors to share their abuse and recovery experiences, to receive support and affirmation for their recovery efforts; to try out new, more adaptive behaviors and, in so doing, to better understand themselves and their recovery process.' This is a peer support group not a therapy group and is for abuse survivors only. For …

A support group for women and their partners who have survived HELLP syndrome, a pregnancy related illness that often kills women and babies. For years I ran a peer hosted support group for women struggling with infertility (I had suffered multiple fetal demises and fertility treatments did not work) so I have experience hosting and moderating. My infertility support group saw the birth of SO MANY BABIES that the group still continues and the members have formed tight friendships. Now, since rec …

STARTING TOMORROW, JULY 11TH! New free support group for young adults 18-49ish who are post-cancer treatment, 2nd Monday of every month. 1150 Yale Street, Suite #2, Santa Monica, CA 90403 8:00 - 9:30 PM

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

This group is for high net worth, professional players - men only, all BOSSES that live, work and play hard in Beverly Hills, CA. The Beverly Hills BOSS Network is the perfect destination for happy, renaissance gentlemen of wealth and independent means who are focused on living their lives to the fullest, experiencing high octane adrenaline super hero power pumping fun, expanding their horizons through art, culture, high profile events, scintillating mixers and think tanks; wealth creation and p …

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This meet up is all about exploring Los Angeles on foot.  There are so many interesting parts of Los Angeles that you never notice as you drive by it in your car.  By getting out and exploring the city, we'll discover new things we didn't know existed.  We'll try to keep most hikes between 4-7 miles to make sure we have time to complete the hike and have time to explore during the hike. What is Urban Hiking? An urban hike gives us the chance to explore the terrain we live in, to contemplate how …

Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of currently serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution Our motto is "Not on our watch!" Please support our efforts by becoming an official member of Oath Keepers. Click …

All women live with a certain level of risk of violent crime. Statistics show that a woman now 21 years old has a 1 in 4 chance of experiencing a violent crime in her lifetime. After spending years educating women on living healthy lifestyles, it has become my mission to help empower every woman and give her the confidence to fight back and help reduce her risk of violent attacks. I'm Jana Stewart, Health Coach and Fitness Brand Ambassador.  My interest has always been in empowering women.  I've …

We offer you more than networking and referrals because we are a “Business Development” group. Our program offers you more value for your time, money and resources because in addition to gaining valuable and credible business contacts that will help you to weather the storm of the current economy, we also help you to become a stronger business owner. Most importantly, we help you to create targeted co-marketing bonds with other members that will work to drive new customers to your business. We d …

Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

The Creative Juice Bar is a place where you get together with other people searching for a creative outlet, to perfect a new skill, or to just join in some fun, community learning. Classes and workshops will be divided into 4 primary categories: Special Skills, Crafts, Weird Science/Tech, Green Living, and Chop Suey. Some classes may be practical such as "Beginner Survival Skills" and others may be for pure entertainment such as "Learn to Swear in 20 Languages." All classes are community driven, …

Most people in the United States these days have a huge disconnect from the natural environment. From my perspective this lack of connection is one of the main reasons for illnesses, both mental and physical, in the world today. I enjoy teaching outdoor skills and I consider all of them to be pathways towards a more intimate relationship with the natural environment. This group is for all ages, races, religions, and conditions of people. Anybody can participate as much or as little as they like, …

You're not alone! Come join neighbors who understand what you're going through for some coffee, tea, dessert and hanging out. We can talk about the challenges we're facing or just get our minds off it. In treatment, out, just starting or long-time fighter -- all are welcome.

This Group has a straight forward focus -To become the best by learning, growing and celebrating our successes together! If you own a business, market to them or want to start one in the near future you are more then welcome!! We want to improve our operations, increase our sales, discover new business opportunities, and form long-lasting friendships based on honest, mutual help. Let us start by saying there is no selling you on a company, product or service. You will be taught solid proven meth …

Would you like to know what you don't know about starting a business that can cause you to fail before you even sell your first product or offer your first service??? Would you like to know how to get your business unstuck and take it to the next level??? Do you know the difference between owning a job and owning a business??? Would you like to know how to keep your business from becoming the next business failure??? Are you confident that your business will survive the next economic downturn??? …

This group is for people living with, or have lived with, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and their loved ones. PTSD can be difficult to deal with, and you don't have to go through it alone.

SUBJECT: PUBLIC ISSUE ABOUT SOME EVIL CULT LEADERS UNDER THE BUDDHIST ROBE SEX AND CORRUPTION THREAT OF KARMA VS TRUE DHARMA CHAN, AND LAW TO SUE FOR FRAUD! THIS IS MY PUBLIC FORUM AND I WELCOME ANYONE'S ARGUMENT. THIS MEETUP WILL LEAD YOU TO THE TRUTH ABOUT BUDDHISM AND CORRECT YOUR MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT KARMA, CHAN, AMITA, REBIRTH, EMPTINESS,  CAUSE AND ,EFFECT ! PUBLIC ISSUE WORLDWIDE! SINCE THIS IS MY DEBATE FORUM, ANY MEMBER CAN MODIFY THIS ESSAY. WE WILL DISCUSS WITH LOGICS! IF YOU SU …

Suffering from the residual aftershocks of chemotherapy? LA Chemo and Radiation Detox Meditation Collective offers you an innovative approach to vibrant health • Leverage the mind to help regenerate your body • Replace toxic emotions with feelings of well-being • Increase your energy level and play full out Created and led by Dr. Chuck Crook, psychotherapist and one of only twenty-five individuals worldwide trained in BodySense Meditation®. TWO FREE WORKSHOPS offered in January: Wed. 1/16/2013 a …

At its heart, prepping is simply preparing for the future. And since there is no certainty of what that future may bring, we have created this preppers group for anyone interested in prepping for economic collapse and other catastrophic events. We are hoping for the best but are preparing for the worst. Our mission is to gain knowledge in self sufficiency, preparedness, safety, security in an unsafe world, You will learn about guns, ammo, training, food storage, gardening, tools, bug out bags an …

Heal From The Affair Twice Monthly Support Group for Women in Los Angeles: These small group drop-in sessions are designed to help you heal your core issues, move beyond the pain of an affair, and create the life you really want. Each night looks different and it designed to meet each participant’s particular needs. In addition to short, engaging lectures, you will take part in experiential exercises, writing exercises, personal sharing and personal coaching. All at your pace. You can heal from …

This is a support group to assist returning Burners and Newbies into GOING to this year's Burning Man. Also, We will be building several large scale sculptures to be displayed at the burn. Camping, Getting your Art to the burn, What to do & see, surviving the week, meeting up folks to help you get there and enjoy being there.