Welcome to VLAB on MeetUp, an extension of www.vlab.org. Established in 1990, The MIT/Stanford Venture Lab (http://www.vlab.org) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the growth and success of high-tech entrepreneurial ventures by connecting ideas, technology and people. We host one of the leading ongoing gathering of Silicon Valley's leading entrepreneurs, industry experts, venture capitalists, private investors and technologists to exchange insights about how to effective …

SVForum fosters innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership within the San Francisco/Silicon Valley ecosystem of individuals and businesses participating in emerging technologies. We do this by: - creating connections and community - providing education and access to reources - linking the global business community to Silicon Valley, and - facilitating the exchange of unbiased knowledge, insights and best practices. With the support of an outstanding team of knowledgeable, passionate volunt …

WebRTC is the future of all communications! Thats a big call but some of us believe this to be true. If you are one of those people you should come and share your thoughts and ideas regarding WebRTC with us and help us all build a thriving community around this emerging technology.

Bay Area SAP Mobile Platform (BA-SMP) is a group of mobile architects and developers interested in mobile technologies focused on the enterprise. SAP Mobile Platform, SMP in short targets customer use cases ranging from online+real-time productivity apps to process based apps that can work in the middle of the Arctic circle.  We will cover HTML5/JS, Hybrid, Native and Meta Data Driven capabilites of SMP. We will include topics on integration with HTML5, jQuery Mobile, Titanium, Sencha Touch, pho …

VC Taskforce offers: Pitch Events -- pitch your startup in front of a panel of reputable VCs, angels and other investors in Silicon Valley Panel Workshops -- workshops on pitching, tech trends, how to demo, emerging technologies, etc. Interviews -- prominent venture capitalists interviewed by prominent people Key Note Speakers -- events with special celebrity guests Panel Discussions -- perspectives on various tech topics Roundtable Discussions - interactive discussions with lawyers and other pr …

Core group has worked with new technology startups for over 18 years. How to take a social media or technology start-up company from idea concept through funding and global market. Whether family shoestring budget, angel investment or VC venture capital the principles for success remain the same. With the warp-speed changes in digital, mobile and hyper-localized marketing as well as consumer savvy rewards-based technologies emerging every view days we would love to meet and chat about some basic …

Meet other women (and men) who are interested in empowering women in all kinds of technology and encouraging girls to pursue education in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) that will prepare them for career opportunities in technology. Discuss topical strategies for advancement, handling issues in the workplace, personal and professional development as well as the emerging technologies of interest.

A community for people interested in new and emerging technologies for the food industry, including R&D, production and distribution. We plan to have mixers where FoodTechies can meet face to face and technical events including presentations and pitch sessions involving tech companies in the food space. Note: this is not another "foodie" group (although you can be a foodie) - our interest is in developing and exploiting new technologies, including inventors, producers, entreprenuers, angels and …

A group of people who used to work for Codexis, Inc in Redwood City, CA

We meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Plug and Play Tech Center to provide networking opportunities for developer, entrepreneurs and large organizations with interest in Health 2.0, mobile health, patient-centered innovation, personal medicine and emerging opportunities in the healthcare industry to come together. SVHealth Meetup is a hub for enterprises, organizations and investors to present opportunities, provide mentorship and engage in conversation with Silicon Valley's developer the ent …

Please join us for a lively discussion of emerging developments in PreK-12 digital learning in and across formal and informal environments. Co-hosted by Stanford University Graduate School of Education Professor Roy Pea with the U.S. Department of Education's Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology and OET's Deputy Director, Richard Culatta, this meet up will be of interest to you as an ed-tech innovator or entrepreneur; learning sciences and technology researcher; or innov …

As the global IT industry is rapidly shifting from traditional computer world to emerging Mobile World, the Silicon Valley, the world's base of IT innovations, evolves quickly to become the Global Mobile Valley (Mobile World Center), pioneered by leading Mobile Technology Players such as Apple, Google, Intel, Oracle, Cisco, Facebook, IBM, Amazon, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, Ericsson, Broadcom, Huawei, Nokia, etc. Based on Delson Group research, over trillion dollar business will be in the sec …

Join other Tizen developers, users and fans wanting to learn more about the platform, app development, mobile web tools and business opportunities on this emerging mobile platform.

We discuss all things Big Data including tools, use cases and especially opportunities around this emerging area of large scale data

The Digital Media SIG (special interest group) meets 5 times per year to explore the emerging concepts and platforms that are constantly reshaping "digital media" as we know it. New platforms are mobile, new currencies are virtual, and the reality has been augmented. A generation has grown up digital, and the game is increasingly social. The Digital Media SIG is the place to find the talent and projects that will reshape the territory in ways we haven't yet thought of. Have your own ideas about …

Business measurement, modeling and metrics have become critical to businesses of all sizes and across all industries. In today's competitive environment, executives need to be at the top of their game when it comes to understanding their business performance. There is data everywhere about the market, competitors, customers and businesses, but getting to the core of the information, and turning that data into an advantage is challenging. This group brings together executives from multiple indust …

Our group is focused on having discussions around scaling real-time, high transaction and low latency NoSQL database systems. You will hear use cases, customer successes and thought leadership discussions on emerging applications and use cases - and the supporting platforms and technologies that enable them. Collaborate with peers working to solve truly complex, technical issues while betting their business on an infrastructure with 100% uptime. Find Us: http://www.aerospike.com Follow Us: http …

A meetup group for people who are interested in autonomous vehicles here in Northern California

Meet and learn with the Fellows and members of the Society for New Communications Research, a nonprofit think tank dedicated to the advanced study of new communications tools, technologies and emerging modes of communication, and their effect on traditional media, professional communications, business and society.

Ideas, learning, experimentation, and conversation about graph data and its value to businesses and consumers alike. Located in Redwood City, the heart of Silicon Valley's Data Corner, the Lab explores the application of graph theory and emerging database and visualization technologies.