Welcome to the Meetup group for TEDxConstitutionDrive!  The theme for TEDxConstitutionDrive 2010 was "Trust". Trust as both a noun and a verb.  In a small venue with about 60 people, we explored different perspectives on trust that go beyond the basic morality and reach into business, technology and neuroscience to arrive at sometimes surprising conclusions.  We heard perspectives from Anant Agrawal, vending frontierman and co-founder of Cantaloupe Systems Paige Craig, entrepreneur and …

Never Market Alone! We decided to start this group to help small businesses keep their marketing edge against big franchises and corporations.  Big businesses have resources that small businesses can't compete with, such as: Millions of dollars in their marketing budgets. Chief Marketing Officers or VPs of Marketing that oversee a fully staffed marketing department (with social media, art design, creative directors, video production, etc.). The ability to sell their products at lower prices b …

Are you missing out on the most important relationship in your life? It’s not the relationship with your significant other, your parents, or your children… it’s the relationship with yourself! Do you ever criticize, judge, or ignore yourself? When you treat yourself with disrespect, all other aspects of your life suffer: Your relationships with others, your career, and your personal life. Join us for practical and engaging workshops and discussions, where you will be able to heal the wounded rel …

… We're also planning to hold some coaching sessions with influential barbershop chorus directors from all over Northern California in the coming months (barbershop is just one of many genres we're planning to tackle with this group), so be sure to jump on board soon if you want to learn from the best of the best! I'll leave you with a video of a similar group from LA singing the bejeezus out of "It Only Takes a Moment" (from Wall-E/Hello Dolly) in their gold-medal performance at the 2010 Internat …

… We Welcome ACTORS, DIRECTORS, EDITORS, CG EFFECTS EXPERTS, STORY BOARD ARTISTS, PRODUCTION MANAGERS, RED CAMERA, DP, SCREEN WRITERS and all FILM MAKERS. ********** Help us to Help your dream come true. Join us. FaceBook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid... YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/siliwoodmoviemakers Web site: http://www.moviemakersunite.org Film Makers / Producers' Important Documents: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B1eAu... **************

The Bay Area Association for Psychological Type (BAAPT) was formed in 1984 to promote the understanding, constructive use, and valuing of human diversity through the study and application of Carl Jung’s theory of Psychological Type.  Our interests include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, David Keirsey's work on Temperament, and a variety of typology applications. We welcome all people who are interested in using psychological type personally or professionally.  We invite you to join our lively …

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The Silicon Valley SaaS Operations Best Practices Forum of executives (Sr Director / VP / SVP) to collaborate on the challenges of building and operating enterprise-class SaaS offerings. It is apparent that many SaaS executives have solved problems that our counterparts at other companies could benefit from knowing about, and that many SaaS execs are all facing the same challenges, just unique to their business situations. The goal of this group is to have a small, exclusive community like-min …

Harmony Fusion Chorus is proud to be a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, a worldwide organization of women singers committed to advancing the musical art form of a Capella and barbershop harmony through education and performances. Sweet Adelines International boasts an international membership of nearly 27,000 women, including more than 1,200 registered quartets and 600 choruses. The organization's motto is "Harmonize the world." No chorus can be successful without good leadership. Harmon …

… Trail Map: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/mission   When you signed up for Meetup your agreed to "bear all risk and you agree to release us (and our officers, directors, shareholders, agents, employees, affiliates, subsidiaries, and third party partners) and Organizers and Creators or Hosts and their designees from claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, now and in the future, ar …

(GGBC) is the Silicon Valley center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, FPMT, hosting events in the San Jose, Santa Clara County area. We are Tibetan Buddhists in the Gelug lineage. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is the spiritual inspiration for our organization and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche is the spiritual director. GGBC conducts on-going courses in Buddhist philosophy and practice. We also host special events with authentic teachers in our tradition, i …

… Coaches, women coaches, women faculty, women speakers, women business experts, women leaders, award winning women, top female achievers, Femtor, femtorship, International Femtor awards, emerging leader, life time achievement, accelerated networking, ANE, Breakthroughs over Breakfast, Strategic Business Introductions, SBIs, Managing Directors, members, membership, International Conference & Business Expo, Women's Conferences, women keynote speakers, the power of girlfriends, working together work …

Got Intuition? Got Energy?   I am Mary Welty-Dapkus, MIM and I am a Professional Intuitive and a certified life coach trained by Martha Beck, PhD, O Magazine columnist, and "America's best known Life Coach" (USAToday) and author of several outstanding self-coaching books.  I am certified through her coaching program. I have a Masters in Intuition Medicine (MIM) certificate from the Academy of Intuition Medicine ®  in Sausalito where I studied with Francesca McCartney, PhD, founder, author and di …

Right To Carry (RTC) refers to the carrying of a loaded firearm, holstered, either concealed or in open view.  Right To Carry USA (RTC USA) members promote this right to bear arms and advocate the issuing of carry permits (called LTC, License To Carry, or CCW, Concealed Carry Weapon) to all qualified Citizens. In many States, such as this groups' home state of California, being armed for defense has not been on option for most citizens. Joining us is a way a way to show support for Second Amendm …

Laboratory Managers, Supervisors and Directors meeting to discuss the work, personnel, equipment, facility, regulations and issues. Let's use our group wisdom to solve our common problems. You will make this site valuable if you bring questions, give answers, send meeting suggestions and invite more Lab Managers to join. For now we are gathering Managers of Biotech, High-Tech, Medical, Clinical, Academic, Industrial and related Laboratories. We should have both Happy-Hour and Power-Hour meetups. …