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Joaquin Dimond French Loops (Hard) -12.9mi 2644ft EG w/10.1 & 7mi opts @ 9:45am

Sun, Jul 12, 3:30 PM
From US Hiking - Bay Area
4.9
17 attendees

BCE Website Blackcannabisentrepreneurs.com

Fri, Jul 17, 12:00 AM
From Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs
4.8
1 attendee
Backpack Gorgeous Yosemite

Backpack Gorgeous Yosemite

Sun, Jul 12, 3:00 PM
From Backpackers of the American West
5.0

When your RSVP, text me at 530-450-5768 to set up a time to talk about your fitness level, details of the trip, etc. We will camp at May Lake on July 12th and hike Mt Hoffman on https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/mount-hoffman-trail at May lake on July 13th and camp at May Lake on July 13th On July 14th we will backpack to Sunrise Lakes from Tenya Lake, https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/sunrise-lakes--3 and camp On July 15th we will hike to Clouds Rest,https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/tenaya-lake-to-clouds-rest-to-yosemite-valley and camp at Sunrise lakes again. Only July 16th we will backpack to Cathedral Lakes, and camp there July 16 and 17. On July 18th we will backpack out. Deposit of $100 required via PayPal to reserve your spot. $75 will be refunded after the trip I Kathi Simonsen reserve the sole right to modify the trip itinerary as I deem necessary at any time. * PARTICIPATION IN THIS MEETUP AFFIRMS THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO THE FULL LEGAL DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY on [Meetup’s Backpackers of the American West's website](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/5vagycqs7imueqnm4foud/Backpackers-of-the-American-West-Rules-and-Regulations-3-9-25.pdf?rlkey=q84l4kchrawlfa0yyugvkhvjo&st=zm3zzw76&dl=0).

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Meet your VCs, Meet your startup teams: entrepreneurs' networking coffee time

Meet your VCs, Meet your startup teams: entrepreneurs' networking coffee time

Tue, Jul 14, 6:00 PM
From San Francisco Entrepreneurs & Startups
4.4

Entrepreneurs, startup founders, technologists, VCs and angel investors, please join our informal coffee time gathering hangout: * If you have startup projects to get funded, come to find your investors * If you have ideas and want to build a startup team, come to find your partners * If you want to invest in startups, come to chat with those who want to pitch * If you have great ideas and want to turn them into real startup projects, come to discuss with other technologists and professionals * If you just want to learn how to become an entrepreneur, just come to meet people and have a coffee together This is an unstructured and unmoderated gathering. Our organizers may not always on duty. Please feel free to identify yourself as meetup attendee with your own name tags or coffee table signs.

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5 attendees
Language Exchange (Spanish and/or French) at Muddy Waters Cafe

Language Exchange (Spanish and/or French) at Muddy Waters Cafe

Fri, Jul 24, 1:00 AM
From SpanFran: Spanish and/or French Language Practice
4.7

Join us for a fun and free\* language exchange event at **Muddy Waters Coffee House** in the heart of San Francisco! Whether you're a beginner or fluent, this is the perfect opportunity to practice your language skills in a relaxed and friendly environment. Immerse yourself in the vibrant atmosphere of the Mission as you meet fellow language enthusiasts and native speakers. Engage in conversations, exchange cultural insights, and enhance your language fluency through real-life interactions. it's **not** necessary to practice both Spanish and French, we always have speakers of either language ready to converse. Muddy Waters offers wine, beer, food, and nonalcoholic drinks to keep you energized throughout the event. So grab your friends or come solo, and let's have a fantastic time discovering new languages and making lasting connections! \*The event is free. Please support our local bars by purchasing at least one item as they let us use the space for free. We accept tips to cover a few hundred dollars in annual expenses that the group incurs. Tipping the group is not required.

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DISCOUNT - AGI Summit 2026 | Where AGI Converges

Sat, Jul 18, 4:00 PM
From Tech Entrepreneurship, Funding and Networking
4.8

# This event is organized by BAY AI Circle. Idea to IPO is collaborating by promoting this event. Please register here: [AGI Summit 2026 | Where AGI Converges · July 18–19 · Palace of Fine Art Tickets, Saturday, July 18-Sunday, July 19 • 9 AM-5 PM | Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/agi-summit-2026-where-agi-converges-july-1819-palace-of-fine-art-tickets-1985545163032?aff=IPO) For a discount, use promo code: IPODISCOUNT Hurry! Slots are limited! If you would like a demo or marketing table, please send an email message to: siliconvalleysponsor@gmail.com Put this in the subject header: AGI Summit 2026 Tabler ​This is the single highest concentration of AI decision-makers on the West Coast this year. ​**🔬 Researchers** from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, Stanford, Berkeley, MIT — the people writing the papers everyone else will be reading next year. ​**🏢 Industry leaders** from Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, NVIDIA, and Apple — the operators shipping AI at planetary scale. ​**💰 Global capital** from a16z, Sequoia, Benchmark, Lightspeed, Founders Fund, and BlackRock — the same funds behind Hugging Face, Perplexity, and the breakout companies of this cycle. ​**🚀 Founders** building the next generation of AI-native products, agent infrastructure, and autonomous systems. ​Two days. One venue. Direct access. ## ​🎤 1. Featured Speakers ​Meet the builders, researchers, and investors shaping the next intelligence era. *** ​🔥 Headline Speakers *** ​🚀 Big Tech & Frontier Labs ​**Rohan Varma** — Engineering, Codex @ OpenAI **Prakhar** ​**Bhargava** — Go-To-Market @ OpenAI ​**Carol S. Scott** — Global AI Growth & Success Leader @ Microsoft ​**Yichong Xu** — Research Scientist @ Google DeepMind ​**Li Erran Li**— Head of Science, HIL Team @ AWS **Chintan** ​**Turakhia** — Head of Eng, Wallet + AI @ Coinbase ​**Emery Han** — Go-To-Market, Platforms @ Stripe *** ​🌟 Founders Building the Future ​**Daksh Gupta** — Co-Founder & CEO, Greptile ↳ AI code review · Y Combinator ​**Joshua McKibben** — Head of Trust & AI Risk, Harvey ↳ Legal AI unicorn ​**Zihan Wang** — CTO, O2 AI ↳ Ex-DeepSeek ​**Jia Li** — Co-Founder, Chief AI Officer & President, LiveX AI ↳ Ex-Google AI · Ex-Fei-Fei Li team ​**Shannon McClenaghan** — CEO, StartX ↳ Stanford accelerator · $40B+ founder network ​**Sophie Ren** — Founder & CEO, ChatSlide, Forbes 30U30, 2017 ​**Qing Yin** — Founder, Visko **Jonathan Buckheit** — CEO, PayAll *** ​💰 Investors & Capital ​**Vanessa Larco** — Partner & Cofounder, Premise VC (Ex-NEA) ​**Jeremiah Owyang** — General Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures ​**Amathnadu** — Senior Investment Director, SK Telecom Ventures ​**Viki Huang** — Investor, Prosperity7 Ventures (Aramco Growth Fund) ​**Gloria Zhang** — Vice President, DCM Ventures ​**Holly Zheng** — Founding Partner, EnvisionX Capital *** ​🛡️ Security & Trust Leaders ​**Bryan Green** — CISO, MGM Resorts International (Ex-a16z CISO) ​**Ty Sbano** — CISO, Webflow ​**John Donovan** — Head of Security, IT & Compliance, ​ZEDEDA **Wickey** — Emerging Tech Advisor, ISACA *** ​🎓 Academic Voices ​**Yubei Chen** — Assistant Professor, ECE @ UC Davis ​**Ruizhe Jia** — Assistant Professor, Management Science @ Stanford *** ## ​🎓 2. Learn What's Actually Working — From the People Who Built It ​Skip the trend reports. Get the unfiltered version, straight from the source. ​**The headline theme: The Rise of OpenClaw** — the shift from "AI assists you" to "AI executes for you," and the defining transition of 2026. ​Deep-dive tracks include: * ​**Vibe Coding** — execution-grade in Coding, Finance, Security, Infra, Legal, and Healthcare * ​**Agent Orchestration** — multi-agent coordination and the emerging middleware stack * ​**Autonomous Workflows** — full end-to-end systems already running in production * ​**AI-Native Enterprises** — companies rebuilt from the ground up around agents * ​**Multimodal Models at Scale** — what's actually deployed, and what's still hype ​No vaporware. No demo-stage theater. Only systems already generating value. *** ## ​🎤 3. Pitch on the Main Stage — Applications Open ​If you're building a category-defining AI company, this is your direct line to the investors who actually move markets. ​We're convening the same networks behind Hugging Face, Perplexity, and other breakout names — **Sequoia, Lightspeed, BlackRock, and more.** ​**First-round selection is already underway.** ​👉 **Apply now:** [https://forms.gle/CWmSm11wqHzcmWS96](https://forms.gle/CWmSm11wqHzcmWS96?utm_source=luma) ​*All applications subject to review. Selected teams notified directly.* *** ## ​💼 **4\. Where Capital\, Talent\, and Partnerships Actually Move** ​What happens at the Summit — beyond the stage: ​✅ Term sheets signed on-site ✅ Strategic partnerships locked in ✅ Critical hires made in days, not quarters ✅ Cross-border ecosystems formed in hours ​**Not conversation. Outcomes.** *** ## ​**🌍 5. A Global Network, Concentrated Into 48 Hours** * ​**15,000+** global attendees * ​**300+** frontier startups exhibiting * ​**30+** countries represented * ​**200+** speakers * ​**2 days** of high-density signal ​**AGI Summit & GenAI Summit 2026 is where this new paradigm comes alive.** ## ​🏛 6. At One of the World's Most Iconic Venues ​The **Palace of Fine Arts** in San Francisco — the most elegant landmark in the global epicenter of AI. ​When frontier technology meets century-old architecture, the message is clear: > ​**The next era of intelligence isn't just a technical shift. It's a civilizational one.** *** ​🧭 Three Years, Three Questions > ​**2024:** "What can AI do?" **2025:** "What is AI already replacing?" **2026:** "What's left for humans?" ​The questions are getting sharper. The stakes have never been higher. *** ​🎟 You Belong Here If You Are: * ​A **founder** building what comes next * ​An **investor** hunting the next billion-dollar trajectory * ​A **builder, engineer, or researcher** who needs to be at the frontier * ​Or simply someone whose instincts are telling you: **be in the room** ## ​💡 Why Attend AGI Summit &GenAI Summit 2026? ​🤖 Witness the Rise of OpenClaw ​From “AI assists you” → to “AI executes for you” ​Explore: * ​Vertical Claws (Coding, Finance, Security, Infra) * ​Agent orchestration systems * ​Fully autonomous workflows already in production

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Joining a citizenship prep group on Meetup can help you find study partners based in San Francisco. These groups encourage collaboration and shared learning, making study sessions more effective and enjoyable.

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Engagement with group members usually happens through event attendance, discussion forums, and social media extensions if available. Foster connections by actively participating in conversations and group activities.

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