DEDICATED SITE: http://hack.tvot.tv DATE & PLACE: JUNE 22-23, 202 Green Street, San Francisco, California PLATFORMS BEING USED: Connected TV, Tablets, Smartphones, OTT Boxes (e.g. Google TV, Roku, Apple TV), PCs, Others of Your Choosing! SDKs: Android, iOS, Synchronizing Mobile with TV and Metadata (Gracenote), Mobile Video Editing (Ignite Video), Commerce (PayPal), 3D Motion (LeapMotion), Voice Control (Nuance), Connected TV (Samsung Developers AllShare Framework) [itvt] is pleased to announce …

This group is open to inventors, engineers, entrepreneurs, lawyers and anyone interested in the patent process. We will host events that enable people of all experience levels to exchange ideas, ask questions, and engage in discussion about patents and the patent process. This will be an open forum for those looking to learn more and share their experience. There will often be a main topic of discussion, but other topics are welcome as well. Bring your questions and insights for an informative, …

This is a group for anyone skilled at discussing dramatic constructions and techniques. You are looking to be appreciated for your inventions, you are generous in sharing insights and solutions, and you are curious and interested in the inventions of others. I started this group for fun.

This is a group for anyone who has ever had an idea or a EUREKA moment but didn’t know what to do next. Here you will get information about how to move forward with your idea, the steps that are involved, costs, ect. This is a place where you can ask questions and get reliable information.

We are a group that meets on the first Sunday of Every month. Our main purposes are to explore alternative economies, divert unnecessary landfill waste, connect with our neighbors, and have fun doing it! We are like freecycle.org, but at a Location! As a community we have many more resources than we do as individuals. If we share our resources we won't need to buy as many new ones. This uses fewer of the Earth's resources, and fewer of our working hours, leaving us more time to devote to ourselv …

Meet other local dumpster divers to discuss techniques for hunting and retrieving garbage gems and re-purposing them back into useful items. One block's trash is another man's treasure. Outside of some of the traditional activities, we may also meetup for beach cleaning events and things of that nature.

Do you have many wires and left over pieces of electronic that need to find new homes? Wish for a random wire to show up in your life. Come to the San Francisco Wire Swap with your old wires and go home with traded useful wires.

This is the official Ponoko Meetup group - based in San Francisco. Attending our regular meetups is a great way to meet other people who are interested in making extraordinary things, using the latest tools at our disposal. Ask questions from our Ponoko team members and other attendees, check out materials & example products, and learn some invaluable tips for making with Ponoko. If you're not in the Bay Area and would like to host your own Ponoko meetup, you're welcome to schedule your own h …

This group is designed for developers looking to discover APIs and services that can help speed up and modularize their development and so time is not wasted re-inventing wheels. We will meet and learn the ins and outs of a new API every week, and why that API is relevant to development. Every API demo will be fun and engaging, and the goal of this meetup is not only to learn, but to also have a great time and make friends!

This is a group for anyone interested in playing Pickleball or equally important, for anyone who wants to learn how to play the sport. Pickleball is a racquet sport which combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The sport is played on a court with the same dimensions as a doubles badminton court. The net is similar to a tennis net, but is mounted two inches lower. The game is played with a hard paddle and a polymer wiffle ball. Although Pickleball appears to be very similar to t …

TechShop is a membership-based workshop that provides members with access to tools and equipment, instruction, and a community of creative and supportive people so they can build the things they have always wanted to make. We'll be hosting a variety of informal groups to talk about and show off what they've been up to in all sorts of areas; Arduino, crafts, lasers, models, furniture, green tech..  whatever folks get up to at TechShop.  This Meetup Group is to let you, the Makers, know what's hap …

This is a group for people interested in clean technology innovation. The Solano Clean Tech Innovators Association (sctia.org) is working towards establishing an Innovators Lab where people could come together to collaborate, invent, prototype and test new ideas using state of the art equipment. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, electric vehicles, alternative energy, robotics, arduino, and raspberry pi. The Meet-Up is open to experienced innovators as well as people who are inte …

Join fellow Islanders to make UPCYCLE COUTURE! Develop your signature style. Rethink how you clothe yourself and your family. Have creative, collaborative, skill-building fun. No sewing experience? No worries. WE HAVE THREE COACHES with impressive skills and creativity who will guide and teach us. Let's create an upcycling fashion mob right here on the Island! Join us for a series ($90 for six sessions) or individual evenings ($20) and get ready to have fun! 7-9pm, Monday evenings. Doors open at …

If you are serious about kiting, or just love to watch and take lots of pictures, you've come to the right Meetup!  We come from all walks of life and diverse cultures and ethnicities with one thing in common, WE LOVE KITES! San Francisco is very rich in traditions; one of those traditions which is overlooked but never quite forgotten is Kite Flying.  The Kite was invented in ancient China several thousand years ago.  The strong Asian culture embedded in this City, the consistent foggy sea and b …

Let's get together and play some Go in and around Santa Cruz. Players of all ages, strength, and experience are welcome. If you've never played the game before, we'd be happy to play you through your first few games and show you the ropes! Go is an ancient game that originated in China, with a definite history of over 3000 years, although there are historians who say that the game was invented more than 4000 years ago. Its name comes from the Japanese name Igo, which means "surrounding board gam …

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It's really hard to get anything done alone. Sharing technique and knowledge is key in getting to a stable build. Meeting frequently, discussing our projects and presenting what we've made can bring the art to another level. Even if you come with little experience, we're sure you can make meaningful contributions. We are a group of technologists, designers and hobbyists that support a healthy and empowered culture of collaboration and invention. We hold regular public meetings and maintain onlin …

Men, it’s time to Step Up and allow your Clark Kent to awaken the Superman within. You're ready to step away from being single and start a dating relationship. You look around, only to find yourself surrounded by a sea of women and neatly tucked into the "Friend" box. You pick up the phone, punch in a few numbers, your mind goes blank and you hang up before dialing the last digit. Even before you discover if she's into you or not, you decide for both of you that "I could never have a dating rela …

Tools for designing and making things are evolving at an astounding rate! As we watch different methodologies come and go, it becomes apparent that parts of one or bits of another will persist as landmarks on the bumpy road from pure thought into matter. We are interested in identifying and mapping these landmarks, forging new paths to try, and new techniques to explore. Come ride the wave of human potential with us into the post-digital era!

Re-inventing coaching, career planning, health and personal growth through online services and social networks. Read more at Self-Development 2.0. Holding in-person gatherings in San Francisco, hoping to meet online as well.

Get social and exercise :)! Wiser Ball is a sociable, brainy and gentle team sport. It's an equal game for people of all age or any level of fitness. It used to be an ancient game played by kings and elites for strategy practice. It's been revived recently and quickly spread to over than 20 countries. Family, friends, professionals, students, corporations are welcome! Be the pioneers of this re-invented imperial sport! WHY DID I START WISER BALL MEETUP GROUP? I'm always intrigued by activities …

As Emerging New Leaders we are pioneers and innovators. We often find ourselves exploring new territories where there are no maps yet. We are map creators. We are seed planters. We are midwives of possibility. We love the word Yes! As Emerging Leaders we tend to be fiercely independent. We also recognize our need for ongoing support. While we insist on remaining true to our deepest inner callings, we also see the value of collaborating with others. Our visions are big. We know we need …

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Meet other local fans of jazz & blues music while enjoying performances. The Bay Area is home to an amazing live jazz scene, with hundreds of small venues that provide an intimate and affordable way to experience jazz as it's meant to be: spontaneous, inventive, and alive. We can't all afford to go to Yoshis and Masonic Auditorium every weekend, but there's so much jazz happening in the Bay Area that there is something for every taste and every pocketbook, every weekend. So join us, and use this …

SF Surf Science is centered around group projects involving inventing and building new and cool surf-related technology. We work on group and individual projects in an open and supportive DIY environment. This is the place to share ideas about new surfing technologies, general love of the ocean, and the awesome power of surfers getting together to collaborate on group projects in the SF Bay Area. In order to get the most out of this group you will need to have: (1) A passion for surfing (2) An o …

SHARED is a space for creative people to work and collaborate together. It is based in the belief that together we can create greater things than we could individually or in isolation. SHARED has meetings, classes, and events for the creative. We define "creative" as anyone who builds, designs, or invents something (not limited to tangible things). In addition SHARED has office space, work space, and a shared work shop with tools and equipment for its members. Join us and make stuff.

The Swap-O-Rama-Rama is a world-wide event that helps a community explore creativity and re-use through a clothing swap and series of DIY craft and sewing workshops. Erin Scholl and Jennifer Alexander are the local coordinators of this amazing and inspirational event and every year Swap-O-Rama-Rama gathers for the ultimate celebration of creativity at Maker Faire in San Mateo in May. This group is a way to keep it going year round, bringing people who are interested in sharing and learning ideas …