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.

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 …

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 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!

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 …

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 …

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!

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 …

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.

Events involving the two of mankind's greatest inventions; Beer and JavaScript.

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 …

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 …

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.

We gather in each other's homes to foster life-long friendships, while teaching each other how to make treasures from trash. Always $5 ~ ALL AGES WELCOME! ~ YELP REVIEWS:  http://www.yelp.com/biz/diamonds-in-the-rough-a-creative-cooperative-meetup-daly-city Past projects:   paper beads, records to bowls, earrings/bracelets/pins, clocks from objects, succulent living wreaths, coil baskets, shaggy rag rugs, no sew table runners, make a lamp, rain chains, starburst mirrors, garden candle lanterns, …