Are you someone who… …wants to take the first steps to fitness but you don't know where to begin? …exercises regularly but needs motivation to get out of your workout rut? …needs to get fit quickly for a special event, with a program that guarantees results? Whatever your goals, Operation Boot Camp will jump start your fitness progress with a 30-day specially-designed, outdoor fitness boot camp program that energizes and encourages, that lifts you up and doesn't knock you down. Our e …

Beachbody has been creating the nation's most popular in-home fitness and weight loss solutions since 1998. With incredibly effective workout programs and superior nutritional supplements, you can get in the best shape of your life! P90X is a revolutionary system of 12 sweat-inducing, muscle-pumping workouts, designed to transform your body from regular to ripped in just 90 days. You'll also receive a comprehensive 3-phase nutrition plan, specially designed supplement options, a detailed fitness …

Dining for Women is a national giving circle. There are three chapters located in Santa Cruz, CA with more than 250 chapters nationally and internationally. We “dine in” together once a month, each bringing a potluck dish to share, and send our “dining out” dollars to international programs empowering women. Through our members’ combined dinner donations, we support grass-roots programs for women fostering good health, education, vocational training, micro-credit loans and economic development. …

What Toastmasters Can Do For You Your potential is limited only by your excuses. Whether you work in a corporate environment or from home, whether you are a student or retiree, Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining communication and leadership skills. Become a Better Speaker Toastmasters will give you the skills and confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. By learning to formulate and convey your ideas, you open a new world of po …

Meet other Earth lovin' people. We are gather to practice shamanism, natural spirituality, and bring back our connection with a sacred Earth. This is an open-hearted group of folks who perhaps have heard about shamanism or have been hearing the Earth's spiritual call, or perhaps have had training and seek to gather with others who have been walking this extraordinary path. It is equally for those who come because of a nagging curiosity, as it is for those who are experienced. It is a group with …

West Valley College is offering programs and events around promoting small businesses and entrepreneurship.  Programs include classes designed to help first time entrepreneurs start new businesses, advanced courses to help existing businesses grow and succeed, and networking events to help small business owners develop connections and relationships to foster success. The courses are taught by seasoned entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley startup veterans, and specialists in a variety of areas including …

This group is for software engineers interested in discussing Linux related technology. Features and issues with the kernel. Techniques for development. Embedded Linux concepts. Sessions will normally involve a free technical presentation. Thanks to lewing@isc.tamu.edu and The GIMP for the Tux picture.

We will have many Meetup programs to select from each month. There are two types of Natural Health Strategies for Abundant Health Programs that will be offered. They are:   Reoccurring Monthly Meetings & Non Reoccurring Meetings   You are welcome to attend all of these meetings or pick and choose which ones you would like to attend.   Reoccurring Meetings: There are two meeting topics that occur every month and are held at our Health Center in Cupertino. They are:   The underlying key self-help …

This group's focus is to explore the LAMP stack. However, we will not strictly be looking at LAMP (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP), instead we will look at a plethora of compatible, complimentary, and sometimes competing technologies...based upon industry trends and speaker availability. The organizer, Tish Wood, has been programming web applications professionally since 2002, began using LAMP in the last few days of that year, and is a veteran of the Silicon Valley Startup Industry. He has taught a var …

I am planning to form this group to have hands on all Distributed Databases technologies and build our own hadoop cluster and use various hadoop flavors including Hadoop,HDFS,Hive,Pig,HQL. Also have hands on all Nosql Technologies like Cassandra,MongoDB etc. We would also like to go over R programming tool as part of Haddop Analysis. We would like to compare Hadoop vs any Relational DB and MPP Dbs to find some of the use cases where it could really helpful . Also we would like to solve some Indu …

A 0cognito meeting for Santa Cruz software developers who are writing software for the Apple iOS and other handheld operating systems such as Android and Windows Mobile. This will be primarily a technical discussion group. Discussions will be held on what's cool in iPhone and comparable technology. Discussion will include Objective-C, Cocoa, Graphics, Animation, Augmented/Virtual Reality and other development technologies and techniques. Tips for application submission and distribution will be …

The PMI Monterey Bay Chapter is pleased to sponsor a project and program managers Meetup group to allow networking and sharing of event of interest to managers in the Monterey Bay area. Events are expected to be hosted in Central California. With most events held along the Monterey Bay from Santa Cruz to Monterey.

Founded in 2007, The Women's Networking Alliance was created to enable a networking of women business owners that can truly and genuinely help one another. Formed in small groups of no more than 30 businesswomen, each chapter is designed to ensure strong partnerships in an intimate setting. What makes WNA successful? First, the individual person and how they present their business, support their fellow members and participate is critical. Members must attend the meetings, should provide the righ …

This MeetUp is to allow for social networking, to support entrepreneurs,  provide education on tech and business. Attend our MeetUP events to get education and support for your self, business or organization.  We are now focusing on an entrepreneurial theme. Come meet fellow entrepreneurs, and learn tips for success! Learn more about 0cognito at http://www.0cog.com One of the core public activities is our Entrepreneur Support Group It is a support group for entrepreneurs. A place to discuss your …

Welcome to the Santa Cruz group of the Sierra Club! Here you will find a listing of some of the Santa Cruz Group activities as well as information about the Sierra Club. We welcome everyone to participate and encourage all to become members. ABOUT THE SIERRA CLUB: John Muir co-founded the Sierra Club in 1892 to share his love of nature. Since then, the Club has matured into the nation's largest and most influential environmental organization. The Club’s mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect …

Members of Santa Cruz Trail Runners like to get dirty. A little bit of dust, dirt, mud, water or rain will not stop us. We run on the dirt and in the trees. We run over rocks and through creeks. We run uphill and downhill. Why? Because we can—because it's a blast—because we like to get dirty. Trail running creates less impact on the body than running on pavement, utilizes more muscle groups so you get stronger, increases balance and agility, is mentally stimulating and is a great way to connect …