Our mission: To offer the International mobile technology and services sector an unbiased discussion dialogue on emerging technologies. Analyze their commercial, economical, social and political impact for an audience of senior business executives, researchers, financiers, policy makers and our loyal software developers. In keeping with SVForum’s history of innovation and leadership, we have decided to commit to I.P. protocol technology and the distribution of information associated. Enabling co …

Emergencies, especially big ones like earthquakes, can quickly overwhelm fire fighters and other first responders. Citizen volunteers can use their smart phones, ham radios, and other high speed wireless technologies to help our first responders. This group is a place for people to share their low and no-cost solutions, and also to help volunteers practice using those technologies in the field.

For people who are interested in embedded systems and hardware: Microcontrollers (ARM, PIC, AVR, MSP), Wireless (WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee, GSM/GPRS), DSP (TI) FGPA (Altera, Xilinx, Lattice, Actel, VHDL, Verilog) Sensors (MEMS, Image, Fingerprint, RFID) Operating systems that are used in embedded systems like Embedded Linux, Android, iOS, WinCE, TinyOS, uCOS) New product ideas in embedded systems. We will have regular talks on those topics. Please join us and grow together.

Do you work out of coffee shops or from your home office? Is your work portable? Do you need a communal place to study or share your startup ideas with like-minded individuals? Then Cowork Fremont might be your dream too. Cowork Fremont is an interest group to start a coworking space in the San Francisco bay area city of Fremont. The idea of this coworking space would be to give independent business owners, freelancers, mobile professionals, entrepreneurs, and other like-minded individuals a s …

The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley connects companies and individuals involved in the region's Communications Technology industry with one another for business development, collaboration, and education. Our professional network, tools, framework, and meetings bring together the local telecom industry's critical mass of businesses, research, ideas, capital, and human expertise – the Council is a hub for telecom professionals.

This is a group is for anyone interested in Machine To Machine. Thank you for joining M2M group! Please join our first meeting March 5th (tentative) Date: March 5th, 2013 Time: 6PM - 8PM Where: Sunnyvale I will post more details shortly so please stay tuned. Thank you, - Roxanna C

A group of passionate FreeSWITCH enthusiasts exchanging ideas in an open forum. We're here to explore not just FreeSWITCH but other telecommunications initiatives around open source telephony. The group will consist of formal trainings, informal install fests, lots of Q&A time and general time to just share ideas and meet people. This group is founded by Darren Schreiber - the author of FreePBX v3, FreeSWITCH's mod_nibblebill module and various other open-source telecom software. Meetings are …

This is a group for anyone interested in Open Source software and Open Hardware for the Internet of Things. I'd like to create an opportunity for engineers and programmers, entrepreneurs, hackers, makers, and enthusiasts from all areas to get together for networking and collaboration. The Internet and the Web today is built on Open Source software. Linux, Apache, Hadoop, Mozilla, Ajax, Python, PHP, Perl, Ruby, Memcached, MySQL; client and server and router software all developed by communities o …

The Autotech Council gathers auto manufacturers, vendors, distributors, startups, and investors every other month for a 1/2 day, deep dive on one segment inside the auto industry where lots of innovation is taking place. These meetings are open to the public and introduce dozens of companies to new ideas, new companies, and new opportunities. They include insight into to what the major vendors and manufacturers are doing as well as exposing them to a handful of new products and services. Startup …

iDate2011 (Internet Dating and Dating Industry Business Convention) investigates the Internet Dating and Social Networking business. It serves as the industry's largest convention. Our next convention is on June 22-24, 2011 at the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, USA. Topics discussed include: dating software, matchmaking software, partnerships, payments, business strategy, wireless, advertisement methods, background checks, legal, venture capital, and new technology.

Silicon Valley is THE hotbed for hardware startups, so we thought it time to bring a showcase-style Meetup to the South Bay/Peninsula! We're a proud offshoot of the SF Hardware Startup Meetup, but aside from the different locale, we want to emphasize products that are, above all, smart! This means things that think for themselves, use novel materials/design, or otherwise make our world a better, more connected place. This Meetup aims to not only expose you to the newest of products, companies, c …

This meetup is dedicated to the design practices, technologies, insights and opportunities around the next frontier information access - the Internet of Things (IoT). We want to cross-pollinate ideas from engineers, designers, researchers, data scientists and entrepreneurs to create meaningful and tangible solutions that will make information access more human, ubiquitous and commercially viable.

Mobile Forum is an open  community in the mobile industry in Silicon Valley. Mobile Forum provides valuable information exchange for Mobile & App ecosystem at Silicon Valley, from developers, entrepreneurs, leaders, visionaries; from Android, iOS, WP, Mobile HTML5, Apps, platforms, devices, platforms, solutions, tools, to startups. Mobile Forum holds various event activities and opportunities for members to meet with leaders, including mobile internet leaders, app experts, solutions leaders, and …

The SystemVerilog Social Club organizes casual events for professionals in the digital IC verification and design spaces (FPGA, ASIC, CPLD), with a direct focus on SystemVerilog / UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) users. Events might be unfocused social gatherings, but typically include a presentation or focus on a certain realm of SystemVerilog or digital design. Events are often centered around food & drinks. A network beyond those in our daily workplaces is undoubtedly useful when it c …

SF-Startup-Now is a meetup focused on bringing together the forward thinking business mentors to speed-up/accelerate the go-to-market of any start-up product or service! We have launched in SV-SF, also looking to launch in LA then NY etc... We have sponsors like Microsoft, AOL, Yahoo, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and Box. The sponsors will provide cash and product prizes including wireless internet, cloud storage, back office, and a host of many other business needs to go-to-market and create reven …

The Silicon Valley BlackBerry Developers Group exists to connect developers in Silicon Valley interested in gaining and sharing knowledge about developing on the BlackBerry platform. This includes all BlackBerry handsets and emergent BlackBerry devices such as the PlayBook. We meet about once a month in the Santa Clara area. Meeting topics and styles will range from month to month but will primarily be technically oriented. Anyone interested in BlackBerry development is welcome to join a meetin …

The Cisco Users Group of Silicon Valley meets once a month to discuss products, services, and technologies to simplify network management with Cisco Prime products for enterprise and service providers. Cisco is truly dedicated to customer success. Our mission is to shape the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, partners, shareholders, and employees. Built for the human network. Disclaimer: The Cisco Users Group of Silicon Valley is an independ …

The Location Based Marketing Association of SF is an international group dedicated to fostering research, education and collaborative innovation at the intersection of people, places and media. Our goal is simple; To educate, share best practices, establish guidelines for growth and to promote the services of member companies to brands and other content-related providers. Members of the LBMA include retailers, agencies, advertisers, media buyers, software and services providers, and wireless co …

Its mission is to interact with influencers in the transportation community and to promote both local and global ecosystems by creating personal relationships with people who share similar dreams.

Silicon Valley New Technology "Entrepreneurs & Founders Showcase" is one of the first meetups that also welcomes consumers.  At the end of the day, all new technology will find its way to the end user! At this meetup, investors, co-founders and consumers will have an opportunity to be early adopters of the New Technology being launched in Silicon Valley! All types of technology are included with the purpose of educating, investors, co-founders, end users, dealers and consumers about the features …

This group is to discuss sensor technology and applications, and we welcome hackers, entrepreneurs, health-care professionals, scientists, quantified-selfers, the DIY community, and anyone else who is excited about sensors and sensor data. We also have a FB discussion group: http://bit.ly/sensorites

Are you a developer, designer, CEO, investor, or corporation aspiring to have the next mobile phenomenon? Come to Plug and Play Tech Center's Mobile Innovators meetup! Plug and Play’s Mobile Innovators meetup is dedicated to supporting the mobile community by creating a network of experienced entrepreneurs, developers, investors, and corporate partners to share ideas and best practices. The Mobile Innovators event will be a platform to showcase new technologies and network as the premiere mobile …