{"id":273,"date":"2022-02-12T10:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T10:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/?page_id=273"},"modified":"2026-05-16T20:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T20:40:37","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"273\" class=\"elementor elementor-273\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba6b495 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba6b495\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfd6c49\" data-id=\"bfd6c49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4016bcb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4016bcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About San Diego Germans<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bcef6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2bcef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional German Network &amp; Meetup in San Diego, CA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8305a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d8305a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bcb17a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bcb17a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-577ccb6\" data-id=\"577ccb6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f922efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f922efe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f58c264\" data-id=\"f58c264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5421e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e5421e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-419\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo.png 500w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/San-Diego-Germans-Logo-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e5ebc0\" data-id=\"0e5ebc0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e3e093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e3e093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SD Germans as a German-Speaking professional network in San Diego is one of the oldest German Stammtisch Meetups since 2001 in San Diego, California. We keep the original idea of the Meetup has been that Germans in San Diego can come together to help each other out in terms of sharing their experiences, knowledge, and takeaways from their day-to-day life in San Diego, California and the U.S.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e806551 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e806551\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c00806\" data-id=\"3c00806\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31f810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31f810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are most likely the biggest German-speaking community up-do date, and holding at the moment over 1200 members as of [yr] in our mailing list from which around we count 200 active members regularly coming to our meetups.<\/p><p>The usual meetup groups are usually around 10-30 people, depending on the time of year and the mood of people, since we don&#8217;t have any memberships nor RSVP it&#8217;s completely up to everywhere to show up. To get some impressions, <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/gallery\/\">visit our gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-866fe0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"866fe0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SD Germans is a nonprofit meetup group with no commercial or profit-driven intentions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7fd5dc\" data-id=\"d7fd5dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb33b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fb33b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-09--SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDk4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDlcLzIwMjUtMDktU0QtR2VybWFucy1NZWV0dXAtU2FuLURpZWdvLTA5LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1024x542.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-498\" alt=\"San Diego German Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09-1536x812.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-SD-Germans-Meetup-San-Diego-09.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a27e8e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a27e8e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e82bc1b\" data-id=\"e82bc1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be48d3c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be48d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are The Organizers?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d08c7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d08c7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Meetup\/Stammtisch is being organized by Jana &amp; William Sen, and J\u00fcrgen Schmerler. If you have any questions, suggestions or any other inquiry, please <a href=\"\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-587da79 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"587da79\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83b8dde\" data-id=\"83b8dde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f0c1f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f0c1f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJana Sen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889908e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"889908e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-287\" alt=\"Jana Sen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jana-Sen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a73a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a73a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Jana and William usually attend every meetup and serve as the main organizers. Jana handles email communication. <a style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"\/contact\/\">Contact her here<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd21fcb elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"dd21fcb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jana-sen-41147b106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-842564a\" data-id=\"842564a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5889b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5889b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. William Sen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc5614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7dc5614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dr-William-Sen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-396\" alt=\"Dr. William Sen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dr-William-Sen.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Dr-William-Sen-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-591acef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"591acef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>William is an <a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/profiles\/william-sen\/\">SEO expert<\/a> who created the website, leads the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/663234269922011\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook group<\/a>, and ensures the meetup appears prominently in search engine and AI results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05cfc24 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"05cfc24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/williamsen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d569c4\" data-id=\"7d569c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447e247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"447e247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJ\u00fcrgen Schmerler\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d40f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d40f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-288\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler.jpg 256w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jurgen-Schmerler-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35add7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35add7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>J\u00fcrgen is one of the original founders of the German Business Network San Diego since 2001. He is being supported by Jana &amp; William.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b18f1 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"37b18f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/schmerler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3368fbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3368fbd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-882bf18\" data-id=\"882bf18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3e168d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3e168d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Come To Us?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ec0b4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ec0b4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff94012\" data-id=\"ff94012\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3cfad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3cfad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are several reasons for people to come to the meeting. The main reason would be to meet new people or meet the ones they already know from the meeting. The meeting is <b>not <\/b>accompanied by events or presentations, it is <b>self-regulated<\/b> and <b>free of charge<\/b>.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The atmosphere is rather relaxed where we eat, drink, talk, and have a good time together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The goal of the meeting is to have a pleasant get-together where friendships and business contacts can form.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34c3da3\" data-id=\"34c3da3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e744800 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e744800\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcLzIwMjUtMTAtMTQtU0QtR2VybWFucy1HQUJBLU1peGVyLTAxLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1024x672.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-534\" alt=\"San Diego Germans Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-01.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48851f7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48851f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Are Our Guests?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3d64d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3d64d5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a2cf3a\" data-id=\"6a2cf3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f7b1f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f7b1f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQzLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2RnZXJtYW5zLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMTBcLzIwMjUtMTAtMTQtU0QtR2VybWFucy1HQUJBLU1peGVyLTEwLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"891\" src=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-543\" alt=\"San Diego Germans Meetup\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-1024x456.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sdgermans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/2025-10-14-SD-Germans-GABA-Mixer-10-1536x684.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653f1ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"653f1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Around 90% of our meetup guests grew up in Germany, but live in South California. Some of our guests are also from Switzerland and Austria.<\/p><p>However, everyone is welcome regardless of their background. For example, we host people who have lived in Germany, worked with German companies, or are simply interested in connecting with the German community.<\/p><p>Guests sometimes bring spouses who do not speak German, and they are always welcome. <strong>In short, everyone is welcome.<\/strong><\/p><p>There is no formal set of rules for the Meetup. But we see ourselves as a professional network, meaning the focus is less on festive activities and more on meaningful conversations, including business topics and the exchange of practical, useful insights.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a8bae6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3a8bae6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d79d1d\" data-id=\"6d79d1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf1b9d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cf1b9d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"354\" class=\"elementor elementor-354\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ffda366 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ffda366\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-132e6bcd\" 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