7 Upcoming Shanghai MeetUps You Should Join

Each month, we look ahead to the Shanghai meet up calander to find some fun ideas. Whether you want to discuss books, make new year plans, learn deeply or paint trees, Meetup has you covered. Here’s our pick of some notable upcoming meetings.

WINTER TRIP TO YELLOW MOUNTAIN

What is it? Hosted by ‘Let´s Get The Hell Out Of Shanghai!’, this trip to Yellow mountain will take place January 6-8. It’s a 5 hour ride and will feature sunrise hikes, healthy meals and breathtaking views. RMB 950 per person.

When: Friday, January 6, 2017 6:30 pm to Sunday, January 8, 2017, 8:00 pm

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/adventure-Shanghai/events/235727971/

YEJO-CHINESE YELLOW PAINTING 

What is it? YEJO Circle hosts this 2 day trip to a small village outside the city. RMB 699 per person and you’ll have a relaxing weekend with nature and Chinese painter Zhu Yuanruo giving you tips.

When: Saturday, January 7, 2017 9:00pm to Sunday, January 8, 2017, 6:00pm

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/YEJOShanghai/events/234769962/

MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION: HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

What is it? This group is for book lovers who are interested in exchanging books (with possibility to get your books back). It is a great way to meet other people, have interesting conversations about books or life in general, get rid of your old books and take some new books back home! This month’s meeting will revolve around Douglas Adam’s classic science fiction book ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.

When: Saturday, January 7, 2017 2:00 PM

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Shanghai-Book-exchange/

TEACHING PALS: "SET YOUR GOALS"2017 

What is it? “Let's get together in early January to plan out the year ahead and set some goals for ourselves. These could be goals in different areas of life such as work/professional, personal improvement, friendships, travel. This will be a fun exercise - we can discuss, brainstorm and challenge each other. And of course, this is also a good way to hold each other accountable throughout the year. As always, we will also be there to answer any questions you might have in regards to visa & immigration issues or WFOE/ corporate establishment in China. Feel free to also invite friends! We look forward to seeing you in the new year :) Christina & Jason”

When: Sunday, January 8, 2017 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 

Where: Daliah Coffee

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Teaching-Pals/events/236329114/

INTENSIVE MMA BOXING---TRAIN LIKE A U.S. MARINE

What is it? Paradigm Fitness & MMA hosts this meet up, not for the faint of heart. “Join us for a fun, hour long intensive MMA boxing session that will leave you feeling both exhilarated and exhausted.  Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned fighter, this class will be an awesome part of your journey in becoming the warrior you've always wanted to be.  We’ll learn and practice a variety of punches, various ways to properly move our bodies, and how to develop the speed and focus of a professional fighter.”

When: Thursday, January 12, 2017, 8:00pm to 9:00 pm

Where: Capoeira Brasil Shanghai

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Paradigm-Fitness-MMA/events/236393290/

GIRLS COCKTAIL & HOOKAH NIGHT FROM GIRL GONE INTERNATIONAL

What is it? Gone Girl International  hosts networking/friendmaking/ gossiping nights “for the new digital generation of internationals, expats, travellers, wanderlust's, repats. In the Shanghai GGI group we have multiple wechat groups all dedicated to different areas that will help with your daily life in Shanghai. Each group also hosts one event a month for the ladies in the community. We have a blossoming community centered around the wechat groups as facebook isn't popular in China.”

When: Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:00pm to 10:00pm

Where: Logan's Punch

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Shanghai-Girl-Gone-International/events/236355467/

SHANGHAI DEEP LEARNING

What is it? Learn deeply with presentations about the following (according to their meet up page):

1. Deep Learning in Ctrip (from Ctrip)

2. Selective convolution descriptor aggregation for fine-grained image tasks (from LAMDA NJU) 

3. Deep learning for user response prediction in online advertising(from UCL) 

4. Deep learning in Knowledge Graph (from SEU)

5. Deep Learning in Computational Ads (from sogou)

6. Deep Reinforcement Learning (from jianshu)

When: Saturday, January 28, 2017 2:00 PM 

Where: Lingkong SOHO

RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/Shanghai-Deeper-Understanding-Meetup/events/232585943/

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