This MeetUp is for Santa Cruz high tech professionals who want to learn about stimulating new technologies from both startups and mature companies. Learn, network, and keep high tech businesses growing in Santa Cruz. Join us for one hour on the first Wednesday of every month. To join our LinkedIn Group, go to: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/1192257

Meet other locals from all Industries to discuss your Business Ideas and Strategies. Gather to discuss current events, share experiences, and to network with other people interested in Business. This is a casual but professional atmosphere with a planned agenda. Networking with like minded professional in a supportive group. Join our Linkedin site too! http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1856388&trk=hb_sid...

A 0cognito meeting for Santa Cruz software developers who are writing software for the Apple iOS and other handheld operating systems such as Android and Windows Mobile. This will be primarily a technical discussion group. Discussions will be held on what's cool in iPhone and comparable technology. Discussion will include Objective-C, Cocoa, Graphics, Animation, Augmented/Virtual Reality and other development technologies and techniques. Tips for application submission and distribution will be …

Welcome to the Marketing Roundtable sponsored by Foxxr. We are a discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of every month at De Laveaga Golf Lodge from 12:00 - 1:30pm.  Cost is only $20.00 and includes lunch. We end our meetings on time every time. Our fun and lively group will hear speakers, share their own marketing experiences and network over lunch. Topics Covered: Brand development Market analysis, segmentation, targeting, positioning & messaging Marketing content & collateral devel …

Are you an entreprenuer looking to connect with like-minded people to learn and take your business to the next level? Are you tired of your job that gets you nowhere? Do you want to prepare your job exit to become a Business Champion for yourself. Do you want to be your own boss and take charge of your own financial future? If your answers are yes, read on… Every Entrepreneur has one thing in common – everyone was a beginner at one time. Many of them have gone on to achieve success beyond their …

Internet marketing encompasses a broad, diverse set of processes: search, content networks, email marketing, affiliate networks, video ads, social media, viral marketing, and more. Our organizer, Bill Belew, is The Traffic Professor = his primary source of income is from blogging AND he pays his sizable Silicon Valley mortgage from his blogging revenue. He is also the author of the best-read How to Blog for Money and Web Traffic series. We meet regularly to discuss how to utilize these tools to …

Santa Cruz Web Developers is an informal group of web designers, developers, appreciators and visionaries. Started in July 2008, the group is dedicated to the notion that we each have a unique angle and therefore something valuable to offer in this vast, ever-changing digital field. We take turns presenting topics of interest and value to the group, and occasionally bring in guest speakers to share their expertise. Topics range from color and design theory to xampp installation, debugging pages …

The Santa Cruz Chamber hosts three to four events every month. These events are designed to help businesses reach new customers, become more successful, learn about and influence local and state policies, and promote the prosperity of the entire community. Join our Meetup Group to keep find out about the full range of events the Chamber creates each year.

Mobile and Cloud are skyrocketing! This meetup helps you learn and meet with folks interested in both mobile and cloud. MobileCloud is the first Silicon Valley based meetup community around the two fastest growing sectors of cloud and mobile. This is aimed at how phone and tablet apps can use cloud services. It will prepare you for the explosive growth that is expected around the mobile and cloud. The group will focus on: How to develop mobile apps in the cloud How cloud services can help …

The Northern California Java User Group (NorCal JUG) is located in Sacramento, CA. We aim to: Promote the use of Java and related technologies Educate through high-quality and applicable presentations Induce interactive discussions and forums Be a resource hub for whomever is interested in web development in general and Java in particular Develop close ties and relationships with the industry mentor companies and educational institutions in the United States and worldwide

With technologies such as Google Prediction API and mahout, it should now be easier to add for your website users: recommendations, separate ham from spam, and predict what newsletter content they will not consider spam. Let's explore and discuss these new technologies together and how we can use and efficienly implement/deploy them in our websites/projects/communities. Other applications of prediction/classification/clustering/collaborative filtering that I haven't thought of are welcome!

TechRaising was founded in 2011 to support local communities efforts in sustaining tech ecosystems. We aim to provide the space and support for individuals to gather, collaborate, and build their ideas. It is the melding of experience, expertise and execution that allows tech projects to flourish. The innaugaral TechRaising was held in May 2011 at Cruzio. Over 100 people participated, 38 ideas were pitched, 8 were built in 48 hours, and 2 received funding. Tech icon Scott McNealy gave a thought …

To promote the interests, understanding and discussion of freeing machine to machine communications from the limitations of the Cellular and PSTN Networks. Using outer space to connect that last node to the Net.

We are all descendants of farmers who worked their available land to produce the most nutritious food needed for health and survival. Today we are technically evolved yet disconnected from the farming process.  As a result our food supply has been jeopardized by a large centralized system that we are paying for with higher food costs, lower nutritional value and poorer overall health.  It is now time to seek  the knowledge of our farming ancestors by taking a different look at how our communitie …

Help us create a regional network in Monterey Bay area for collaborating, sharing and promoting local resources: events, places, businesses, programs, initiatives and everything that Monterey Bay area offers. We are building shared-resources online technologies (Google map navigators, community calendars, etc. ) and making it available free of charge to all participants.

This is an IBM sponsored Big Data meetup group.  Geared towards developers, data scientists and ALL Big Data enthusiasts, our meetups provide an opportunity to work hands on with the solutions and tools in our Big Data portfolio. Our Meetups typically include a 45-60 min (max) presentation that serves as an introduction and overview for a specific Big Data technology.  It is followed by ~3 hours to collaborate with fellow developers and apply your Big Data skills.  We provide a cloud environment …

We provide innovative physical and virtual infrastructure that freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative class professionals need to succeed in the 21st century knowledge economy. What does that really mean?  We provide a professional yet comfortable workspace for freelancers, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, consultants, coaches, lawyers - anyone who might otherwise be working from home or trying to work from a coffee shop. The (R)evolution of Work We are a coworking space, but we ain't you …

As web developers, we are often faced with tough decisions when trying to decide which web development technologies to adopt. Every application is different and each technology has its own set of ideal use cases so wouldn't it be nice to hear directly from multiple experts during a session and have them debate the pros and cons of different approaches?  Instead of having attendees sit through a long talk—and only hear one point of view—we want to foster an interactive discussion that allows ever …

We're excited to bring the Foundation community together every month. Whether you're a Foundation expert or just getting started with the responsive framework, we'd love for you to join us.

This is a group for IT professionals who are interested in tailored IT solutions for accelerating the delivery, management, and protection of data. Cornerstone Technologies wanted to start a Meetup group where we can invite IT professionals to learn more about the technologies that drive our life and businesses through social events.

Hello and Welcome to CodeChix-BayArea!! Please join us here and on any of our social media (FB, G+, LinkedIn, Twitter) if you are a: Female developer (please join us also on http://groupspaces.com/codechix) Female or Male Project/Program/Product Manager Supportive and open-minded MALE developer Young person (>8 years old) aspiring to learn coding NO RECRUITERS OR RECRUITING ALLOWED. NO SOLICITATIONS For Personal or Business needs. And now a little bit about us (also check out our Skill-Levels …

A Meetup where entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs, innovators, local start-ups, and businesses can meet, learn and share with each other. Investors, entrepreneurs, local businesses, anyone interested in learning about new innovations, trends in business and technology or that has ideas should come!

This group is for software engineers interested in using and contributing to Netflix Open Source Platform components. Netflix has open sourced many components of our Global PaaS that provide best practices on creating and running highly available services in the Cloud.

Node.SC aims to bring together Santa Cruz developers and technologists who use node.js or want to learn about node. I'd like to build a community of experts and newcomers in an atmosphere where people feel comfortable teaching, learning, collaborating, and just nerding-out! I picture our typical meetup running something like: Meet and greet A couple 'lightning talks' (5 mins) on topics such as 'Quick Tips', 'Hot Modules', 'Node.JS Core Update', etc. One or two longer talks (20 mins) on topics s …

The Entertainment Storage Alliance puts on events and distributes publications on digital storage technologies and their applications.  You should join if you are interested in digital storage technology and its use in consumer or professional media and entertainment applications.  You should also join us if you would like to network with or meet other folks with similar interests in digital storage technology and its applications.  We put on quarterly Storage Valley Supper Club meetings as well …

This is a group for anyone interested in real-time communications and collaboration technologies, particularly WebRTC. I have started this group for communications technology professionals to network and learn the latest in this burgeoning technology of WebRTC. Looking forward to having lively discussions about WebRTC and its impact on real-time communications and collaboration. All views, posts and opinions shared are my own. All skills levels are welcome.

This group is for people who want to promote and support entrepreneurship in Southern Santa Clara County (South San Jose, Morgan Hill, San Martin, Gilroy and surrounding areas), although everyone is welcome! We're looking for anyone who is either an entrepreneur, has been an entrepreneur or wants to be an entrepreneur as well as those who may not want to start their own venture, but work in graphic, web or other design or programming and wish to connect with or provide services to people who are …

The Monterey Bay Information Technologists (MBIT) is a group of IT professionals, students, and hobbyists who want to share, discover, and explore new and existing information technologies, including functional languages, data stores, distributed computing, concurrent/parallel computing, UI/UX, development paradigms, data science, open source software, personal technologies, and enterprise architecture. Meetups are currently the third (3rd) Wednesday on the month.