We want to connect investors with technology and marketing companies. Technology more than ever is rapidly expanding. There are many great technology solutions in the works. Unfortunately, it is difficult for many to network with the right groups and professionals. We want to simplify this by creating a valuable networking group for our members.

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant community, educational, business and gaming topics and technology. Featuring complimentary workshops on Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and more! Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen presenter PC, Sound system, wireless mic , and seating 30+. Set within an interactive high tech environment where we en …

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant business topics and technology. Also events featuring Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more along with great networking opportunities. Each month we will offer different workshops on how technology can improve your small business, professional organization, company, or non-profit. Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen present …

WITL Mentoring Group is a learning community that supports and develops women who live in the age of technology through mentoring and personal leadership. Our members come together in a safe, supportive environment as part of a professional development initiative. Our learner-centered programs are created to enrich the work and life experience of participants and inspire them towards personal growth. Call us: 877-948-5649 email us:  info@witlmg.org

Time Freedom, Money Freedom, Location Freedom. These meetups will be focused on various ways of learning and applying the concepts of the Dot Com Lifestyle. The "Dot Com Lifestyle" is a term that describes the lifestyle that is achieved by using internet technologies to make a living. We'll be covering technology topics like blogging, websites, email, SEO, advertising, lead generation, lead conversion, social media and all that relates to earning a substancial income from online activities. Meet …

A place for web professionals and web newbies alike to share trending technologies, showcase work and best practice methodology, and of course networking ;) Everyone is welcome!

Rockfield Labs is put together by a group of awesome and nerdy serial tech entrepreneurs. Our goal is to help you build your product using the best practices and methods for web and mobile app rollout. Connect with the best speakers, find nerdy technophiles, partner up with a hackers, find business developers to rock our technology ideas, get mentored by seasoned entrepreneurs and most importantly, help you build your big f'ing idea. So if you've got a great idea but don't have all the right too …

The Microsoft Store Mission Viejo invites you to come learn with us during our One-Hour Learning Workshops! Our Workshops are designed to provide an interactive learning experience for our community. Whether you are just beginning your journey into the world of technology or consider yourself to be technically savvy our classes are geared to continue your learning process. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge to spur your growth!

Are you a digital professional interested in learning about the latest trends and emerging technology in interactive? Our group is dedicated to bringing together the people who make the great website, mobile and interactive projects come alive (including designers, developers, project managers, mobile application developers, business owners, managers, social media gurus, etc.) for continued education in web technologies, trends and networking opportunities.

OCRuby is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" or tangential technologies (NoSQL, etc.) In existance since 2006 (but new to Meetup), we usually meet the last Thursday of each month (moving on holidays or other exceptions) at smart-soft.com in Irvine, CA. Regards, Forrest Chang OCRuby organizer

OC Lean Startup Circle is the Orange County Chapter for the lean startup movement. It is hosted by K5. The OC Lean Startup Circle is a group of smart and driven high-tech entrepreneurs that are focused on building products that matter, based on focused customer discovery, market opportunity and the right timing. Lean Startups (which can include for profit and not for profit organizations, new product/innovation organizations within larger companies and even government agencies) achieve success f …

Our meetings involve educational presentations, networking, and collaborative support, to keep you up to speed with developments in multimedia, web technology, and the digital arts. We have speakers and presentations on Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Muse, Adobe Edge, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and more! Our members include web developers, computer graphics artists, designers, illustrators, animators, videographers, voic …

This is a group for Super COOL School aged kids on the GO. Kids Love playing with LEGOS and so do we! Our kids are active and they enjoy having fun together. This group is geared toward kids ages 6 to 12, with younger siblings always welcome. I thought it was time to get a playgroup going for school-aged kids. So here we are. Our Mission… … to demystify, inspire and explore the wonderful world of science with hands-on , inquiry based meetings and play dates ,work together with families, commun …

The best way to know what vnext is all about is to view this video (new blog, needs content): http://bit.ly/vnext-interview or on YouTube here:  http://bit.ly/CrescentSolutionsVnextInterview. Although we've had numerous high-profile speakers, including ex-MSFT CTO's, CEO's and some of the best developers in their fields such as Laurent Bugnion of MVVM Light, Brian Lagunas and Craig Shoemaker of Infragistics, and many, many more, we were lucky enough to have Mr. Charles Petzold (Bill Gates named …

I have a couple of extra computers and some networking stuff. I am going to study for A+ then Net+, Security+ and ccna/ccnp. We will be using a variety of learning tools. Video's to ebooks and live demo's to flash cards to whatever you can bring. I invite anyone who wants to get certified to join me and add some accountability. If you already have some of these certifications and would like to help out some noobs that's good too. Member's need to be serious about getting certified.

Semantic Web in Orange County Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [ http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Data Web. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. The existence of a semantic web meetup group in San Diego will hopefully stimulate information exchange, and the growth o …

TCVN is one of Southern California’s premier technology business networks. Through a wide variety of forums, pitch sessions, workshops, and other networking events, we bring together entrepreneurs and resources from every facet of the technology and startup landscape.

If you work in Healthcare and interested in the use of Technology to enhance the tools care providers have, and you live in SoCal, this group is for you. If you are interested in Bigdata, Cloud and Mobile and want to discuss and see their case studies in Healthcare, this group can also be of interest to you. I searched before starting this group, and the same problem that faced HealthIT for decades still exists, at least in SoCal, there are great interest and venues for Technology driven initiat …

This group is focused on bringing tech startup founders, team members, associates, etc. together to discuss topics that are specifically relevant to them. We will also bring other members of the startup ecosystem to the group, including VC's, angel investors, law firms, thought leaders, PR and marketing specialists, etc.

Meet other Temecula Valley Software Developers! Discuss ideas for applications and techniques and approaches for developing them in various programming languages. Software architecture, cross-platform development, mobile development, Telecommunications, VoIP,  etc. The intention for this group is to be an informal and interactive group of professionals that have a passion for software development interested in using best practices and sharing their knowledge and experiences. Our group is about S …

Southern California's Near Field Communication (NFC) technology group. Our mission is to bring together NFC professionals in this exciting industry to share ideas and network. Southern California members only please: Orange County, Los Angeles or San Diego requests will be honored.

A group that connects entrepreneurs, startups, investors, educators, and pioneers interested in using technology to improve the learning process.

The Land Records Meet Up is a social gathering to discuss and demonstrate geospatial technologies for managing land records, primarily as part of the land records maps and apps included in the ArcGIS for Local Government Solution. Parcel editors of all levels are welcome, from seasoned GIS professionals to those new to GIS. At the meetups, you can: Stay current with technology and promote best practices. Demonstrate your land records system and share your experiences. Present an interesting con …

Startup California and Startup OC are regions of The Startup America Partnership, a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: Young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game. Startup Orange County is part of the Startup California ecosystem, and has three key goals: 1. Provid …

Social Media Mastermind Orange County (SMMOC) was founded by Bob Watson in May 2009. SMMOC is a facilitated discussion group providing a safe* environment to share and learn social media, technology and the Internet. Come ready to listen and participate! We meet most Saturday mornings from 9-11. From our beginnings when we met at Peets coffee in San Clemente we have grown to a solid base of over 400 members worldwide and our meetings are now primarily held at the SMMOC Lab/Klingaman Creative …

STEP 1: Register at www.OCHackerz.com STEP 2: Introduce yourself to the group STEP 3: Check our discussion forum STEP 4: Sign up for the next event. Mission Statement:- OCHackerz is a human institution designed to create new products or services under conditions of extreme uncertainty. The vision for this group is to meet, network, learn and share ideas to build a community of people from all backgrounds, entrepreneurs, business strategists, accountants, legal attorneys, contractors, marketer …

Welcome to Co-Founders Wanted of Orange County Meetup group! Maybe you are a serial entrepreneur, maybe you are a developer, and maybe corporate life is not for you. Have you been doing searches on CoFoundersLab.com? Tasted a startup, or want to startup your own business? Co-Founders Wanted of Orange County serves as an in-person matchmaking service for co-founders. Did you know VCs prefer co-founders over one-man startups? There are lots of benefits to starting a business with someone who compl …