Want to practice speaking and listening in English? Want to meet more friends in San Francisco? This is a great opportunity! If you are a non-native English speaker who would like to improve your conversation skills in a supportive environment, come join us! We will meet at a ESL school in downtown SF with dictionaries and other learning materials available.

Meet with local fans of the English Premier League, the best professional football (soccer) league in the World. We have a growing group of fans from all over the world who gather Saturday and Sunday mornings for up to 4 games at 1 time. We also show reshows throughout the day. Also drink specials for all meetup.com members!

This group is for advanced ESL people who want to learn and share ideas of improving English speaking. This group will be focusing on practicing real-life English speaking. If you already know enough vocabulary and be able to communicate with native Americans and you still want to improve your English speaking ability, please join us. Everyone has her own way of learning a second language, in this group, we will share ideas and try many different approaches to improve our English speaking.

An informal conversation class to benefit students of Campus Education San Francisco and international students in the bay area looking to practice and improve English Conversational Skills. Come join our vibrant community, make friends and experience the friendliest Language School in San Francisco! This group is for NON-NATIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ONLY! ABSOLUTELY FREE! NO OBLIGATION! JUST COME AND PRACTICE!

Are you interested in bringing technology to your ESL classroom? Are you frustrated with basic institutional LMS tools that don't service the needs of ESL/EFL students? Do you want to be a more effective independent ESL/EFL tutor? If yes, then this group is for you. If you're a teacher passionate about using, creating, or getting together with technologists to figure our better tools or to contribute to improve existing educational projects, then this group is for you!

Practice your Japanese or English while having fun with us!

Come to practice English or any foreign language. We gather informally to chat, make new friends, learn about other cultures and maybe find a language exchange partner. Come share your English or foreign language skills while socializing and meeting interesting and worldy people. Languages you may hear at our events are English, Spanish, Korean, French, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Turkish, Italian, Arabic, German, Thai, Russian and much more!

Mandarin English Bilingual Toastmasters - or MET - is a fun and friendly way to improve your Mandarin and English communication skills. Mandarin-speakers and English-speakers of all levels are welcome! You are invited to visit a meeting and observe as a guest.  Meetings start at 6:30 pm sharp every Wednesday.  Please note: advance RSVP and picture ID is required for entry into the building. You're welcome to visit our sister clubs in Mountain View, Palo Alto, and Silicon Valley: http://www.m …

Thank you for your interest in Upwardly Global Toastmasters. http://upwardlyglobaltoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/ Upwardly Global Toastmasters was chartered in May, 2011 with the intention of helping immigrant professionals practice speaking English, improve public speaking, and develop leadership skills. Our members include professionals from diverse countries such as Hungary, Colombia, Brazil, Ghana, Argentina, Mexico, Korea, Philippines, Peru, Mongolia, Maylasia, Ukraine, United States, F …

In San Francisco, we have a plethora of language exchange meet up groups dedicated to a particular language which usually meet in a coffee-shop. SF Babel aims to provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere in a bar environment where speakers of many different languages come together to practice speaking a different language in a real-world context with real people, all for FREE. The goal is to have a night-out, with an international crowd on a consistent basis. HOW IT WORKS The idea of the group is th …

Our Bulldog Meetup Group meets at Crissy Field monthly to socialize our dogs and ourselves. It's a great opportunity to meet new people and new dogs. With the growing popularity of the breed, we get a lot of people who come out just to meet others and ask questions about being a bulldog owner, etc.

Are you new in the U.S.? Did you recently move from Canada, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia or Australia? Whether English is your native language or not, whether you are single or not, this meetup group is dedicated to people who are just starting a new life here.

Hi everyone! This group is for the people who are living in the SF Bay area and are looking to practice their English. We will have some funny activities around the city! Come socialize with us and meet other students, au pairs and travelers from around the world!

A group for passionate ESL/ELL educators/teachers.

This group is for Koreans  to meet other fellow Koreans. If you are new to the group or are interested in joining the group please make sure you read the following to make sure you understand what is required of you before you join and after you join the group. Pre-requisite for this group: You must be ethnically Korean (full, half, a quarter, an eighth... however much if you have Korean blood in you you are ethnically Korean). I didn't want to discriminate anyone from joining this group howe …

South East Asian Cultural Heritage & Musical Performing Arts (SEACHAMPA), a non-profit organization, are a collaboration of volunteers and supporters of a South East Asian American lifestyle, uniting artists, musicians and performers. This grassroots effort is supported by volunteers and will organically change with the population it serves. Currently SEACHAMPA offers the following: • Courses: Infant & Adult CPR & 1st Aid 2 yr Certification (Available in Cantonese, English, Mandarin, Lao, or Tha …

Founded in 1979, the Northern California Branch of the Oxford University Society is the official alumni association of the University of Oxford in the Bay Area.  Our official website is http://ousnorcal.org/ The Branch serves the San Luis Obispo to the Oregon border region, but most members live in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Our role is to help local University alumni, former official Visiting Students, Visiting Fellows, and University staff, build connection and community with one ano …

我們多數說中文，有時會有學中文的朋友參加我們的活動。我們的俱樂部提供這個平台和機會讓你找到語言學習互助的伙伴。 This is a place for languages exchange. The most of us speak Chinese. Some of us learning Chinese. China has over eight old capitals. If your accent slightly different from Beijingnese, that is OK to volunteer here. Usually we look for our language practice partners and practice during our coffee and dinning time. You are welcome to bring questions, notebook and dictionary to our meetups. Schedule wont be decided until you signed up to the …

We are a group of people who love French literature and love to discuss it, mostly in French but discussion in English is also welcome. The group contains a mixture of native francophones and advanced students of French. We meet every two months starting with January, on the first Sunday of the month. At present, we alternate meetings between Berkeley and San Francisco. We choose the reading selections for the year by a democratic member nomination and voting process. You can find the list of bo …

Extend hospitality to WB/WT and B-1/B-2 temporary visitors, F-1 OPT international students who want to maintain status after graduation, and J-1 Exchange visitors, facilitate interaction with native English speakers, and provide support to nonimmigrants if they are experiencing economic hardship. Cross-cultural activity is an activity designed to promote exposure and interchange between foreign nationals and Americans so as to increase their understanding of each other's society, culture, and in …

For hackers and laymen alike. SF Cyber Security is a great excuse to get together and geek out about drive-by downloads, spearfishing, and your favorite Metasploit exploit. Also, because I'm a layman myself, we'll be sure to break down all those 1's and 0's to everyday English and talk about why cyber security matters for business and personal life. We'll aim for a regular slate of interesting speakers and the occasional startup showcase.

The Serbian Investment Conference is a unique opportunity to interact with highest-profile political and business leaders, including Serbian Prime Minister, Ivica Dačić, and the US Ambassador to Serbia, Michael Kirby. As many US companies have discovered, Serbia is quickly becoming the next European tech hub for expanding IT services and software development. CEOs have found highly skilled, talented and enthusiastic engineers who are fluent in English, have a strong work ethic, and want to work …

ABOUT US We are a group of people living in the Bay Area who are passionate about everything related to Brazilian culture. This group started in 2006, in the past 4 years we've grown to over 900 members! Our group is quite diverse, and we have meetings in San Francisco, the East Bay, the South Bay and San Jose. We welcome new members and are excited to meet new people, make new connections, and sharing common interests. We meet periodically to speak and improve our Portuguese (or for our native …

Did you know that meetup.com was named after the Pulp lyric, "Let's all meet up in the year 2000"? We're lying. Join us in our tune-filled deceit. For lovers of British pop, indie pop, mod, soul, new wave, shoegazing, twee-pop, C86, and bands from the '60s to the present, including Belle & Sebastian, Camera Obscura, Blur, Suede, Pulp, Elastica, Oasis, New Order, Joy Division, Manic Street Preachers, Primal Scream, The Verve, Lush, Radiohead, Libertines, Babyshambles, Garbage, Jesus & Mary Chain, …

Welcome Culers to this group dedicated to the FC Barcelona Fans in the Bay Area. We get together to enjoy the games while sharing the club's culture and values. We will keep you posted on upcoming gatherings to enjoy the art of soccer performed by the best artists. Stay tuned! FC Barcelona Supporters Club of San Francisco

HELA "Rules": Most members are intermediate level Spanish speakers and above. All are welcome, but we ask that you use the opportunity to actually speak Spanish, meet friends and have fun! Recent average attendance: Saturday morning coffees (15), Tuesday evening drop-in (15), house parties (40). We are always looking for party hosts. Feel free to volunteer if you want to host a party!

I am a newcomer to the SF Bay Area. My wife and I recently relocated from Atlanta, where I was a member of The Atlanta Hungarian Meetup Group. I am starting this similar group to allow Hungarians and others interested in its language or culture to meet and communicate. Please spread the word for this group and share your suggestions on places to get together. I hope to see you soon. -George

Our mission is to create a fun, supportive and safe place where we can talk about retirement. For many of us, retirement may not be shaping up the way we hoped it would, but we can still figure out this next phase without losing our dreams – old ones and new. By combining our strengths and ideas, we have a better chance of making those dreams come true. Along with learning from each other, each week we’ll have guest speakers and experts from the community talk and answer questions about things l …