This meetup is for writers, self-publishers, photographers, illustrators and designers.  We share advice, trends and opportunities in both print and digital magazine publishing. It is the perfect place to get published, learn how to reach your audience, submit your work to magazines and self-publish your own. Ask Malcolm Gladwell… Magazines get your foot in the door. Especially with new digital formats and print on-demand, magazines are gaining momentum. Whether you are downloading to your favor …

I'm not trying to put on a freak parade---I'm trying to get to the bottom of our last, basic, desperate questions. ~Barry Hannah (from The Oxford American, Issue 41, fall 2001) San Diego Writers’ Sideshow holds creative writing workshops and seminars for beginning, intermediate and advanced writers in San Diego and North County. At least once a month there will be a free seminar on an element of craft. The Writers’ Sideshow Contest is an international, free monthly writing prompt/fiction con …

… , starting your own genre specific writing group, finding a market, researching the market (to meet needs of publishers and readers), writing proposals & query letters, getting the most out of conferences-and becoming a published writer, or, if you already are a published writer, how to promote your book with podcasts, websites, book trailers and other technologies.Of course, it's also about finding your way through the ups and downs of the creative process, navigating through the recessi …

… The group is not just about critiques, it's also about helping with that tricky plot, discussion of characterisation, ideas on publishers to approach and the benefits of self-publishing. Learn how to take your book ideas and make them real and actually make money. Learn how to promote yourself and your business with your writing. This will be a helpful and supportive group that will be open to anything at all that would be helpful with your writing. We meet every Sat and every other Weds in San …

The group is devoted to learning how to use and monetize the social media, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp, Branch Out, Plaxo, the Referral Network, Merchant Circle, Quepaso, and many others. We will have group meetings to share success strategies and learn what works and doesn't, as well as have speakers, teleseminars, and webinars to provide tips on what to do. The group will become part of a network of Social Media Connection groups in other parts of the U.S. and other countries. …

Welcome! The Write Stuff is a writers group focusing on the craft of writing.  We meet-up every Tuesday evening at 6:30 to focus on our writing and motivate each other to complete our projects. Writers of all genres are invited to join us as we support each other with constructive criticism and share our knowledge of writing.  We encouragr our strengths and shoring up weaknesses.  Seeking to inspire and give confidence in our writing endeavors is our goal. Ultimately we all want to prod …

I'm a small business owner and resident of San Diego (actually North County at the moment). I've been a coach to other small business owners for years. Because of recent economic changes I've expanded my own skillset to include a range of services I think will benefit other small business owners. I know each of you bring your own skillset. And I know we can help each other. Please ... don't come just to pitch your new multilevel business. We want people who want to become a community to help eac …

The focus of this group in on author, philosopher and integral thinker Ken Wilber. Our purpose is learn about and apply Wilber's work which can be described in such terms as the Integral Framework, the Integral Approach, The AQAL Framework, The Integral Operating System or Integral Theory. I'm trying to make the monthly meetings a place to discover and study Ken Wilber's work through study of his various published material, and through discussion of this material as it relates to our lives. Ken' …

The Air Force Association (AFA) is an independent, nonprofit, civilian education organization promoting public understanding of aerospace power and the pivotal role it plays in the security of the nation. AFA publishes Air Force Magazine, conducts national symposia and disseminates information through outreach programs. It sponsors professional development seminars and recognizes excellence in the education and aerospace fields through national awards programs. AFA presents scholarships and gran …

Semantink is a San Diego Publishing House dedicated to good stories that are crafted by talented artists and writers, not manufactured by companies. We want to share some time with you, not empty your wallets. It is with that in mind that Semantink starts their Comic Savvy - a time for comic enthusiasts from curious to experienced, to get together and talk shop! Whether we are bringing books to share, lining up industry professionals or just rapping recent book/film developments, Semantink …

Please join us, professionals in the estate planning arena, for breakfast once a month. Our purpose is to really get to know each other as client resources and referral sources. We participate in collaborative activities at our tables, fun introductions and sometimes we work on case studies together.  No long presentations or continuing education.  Instead, we spend our time getting to know each other in a stimulating conversation environment.  This is efficient and effective networking for hi …

What exactly is snake medicine? If it sounds a little peculiar or weird to you, read a little more before you judge. I began humane conscious work with snakes as my teachers after a vision quest to Montana. That was twelve years ago. I am in awe at the power and medicine these beings offer. Alchemy Devi has a stunning collection of over 33 serpents of all sizes from around the world . Mewditate and Connect with sacred serpents as guides ~Practice fluid yin yoga and yin yogic postures and move …

The purpose of this Meetup is to provide a quick and effective way for IT professionals to stay current with latest IT technologies and training. Anyone in the IT field knows that there are too many technologies and not enough time...TO LEARN THEM!" Worse yet, with so many technologies here today and gone tomorrow even the sharpest IT professionals must be judicious about where, and what they invest time to. As a result, Al Smith, Jr. and Vanina Mangano initially formed this Meetup as a way …

Semantic Web in San Diego Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [ http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Data Web. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. The existence of a semantic web meetup group in San Diego will hopefully stimulate information exchange, and the growth of this …

We are a reading group of African-American women who read books and support African-American authors, book sellers and publishers. Our reading genre is diverse with both fiction and non-fiction which includes mysteries, science fiction as well biographies etc. We meet once a month in our homes for stimulating discussion, sisterhood bonding and delicious food. We welcome new additions to our group

Started in San Diego, California, with new locations every few months, our monthly meeting group invites all different professions who serve in the Estate Planning Arena. If there is no group near you, contact us to start one! Because our area of service is specific to serving the elderly or disabled, in an Estate Planning context, there may be better contacts than the average networking or chamber of commerce group. We benchmark our offering against all other business networking opportunities, …