The Santa Barbara Quantified Self Meetup is inspired by other Quantified Self Meetups and the Quantified Self blog. It is a regular show and tell for people who are tracking data about their body and conducting their own personal investigations and research into their bodies, minds, and selves. Anything is game -- from personal genetics to ways to digitize and track information, from how to self-diagnose to how to self-experiment with data and statistics. More specific topics include: * self-exp …

Tech events for startups in the 805. Our first few events have been amazing, and hope you join us for more.

This is a group based in the Santa Barbara area which gathers to discuss topics in machine learning. This includes, but isn't limited to: classification, clustering, graphical algorithms, information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence, game theory, computational learning theory, reinforcement learning, collaborative filtering, recommendation systems, and predictive analytics. The group will focus on using Python, R, and other open source languages and libraries for getting things do …

A Conscious Creator is someone who believes that we are each responsible for the life we're living, and who chooses to consciously (with decided intent) build on the blueprint of his/her life, creating the life experience s/he chooses to live. Consciously creating your own life also involves examining the past conditioning and rote behaviors that have led to the life you may currently be experiencing, and deciding to do something about it.  We meet once a month to discuss topics relating to the  …

Ventura's hottest new monthly meet up at the new Connect Ventura. Connect Ventura coworking is a collaborative, professional work space with a classic, truss-beam vibe and the high energy of a start up. We work for ourselves, but not by ourselves. We are designers, developers, writers, artists, entrepreneurs, scientists, educators, small business owners, telecommuters, marketers, videographers, game developers, and more. What binds us together is our independence, and knowing we are happier and …

We will introduce you to the first and only fully automated Stock Trading Technology now available to the general public. Our Our mission: To restore confidence to the middle class investor by leveraging technology and innovation! Our Goal is to help you Protect, Grow and Control your own money.

A group of seasoned entrepreneurs and leaders from various Santa Barbara and California organizations have banded together to form the Startup California Santa Barbara Region! Startup Santa Barbara and Startup California are regions of The Startup America Partnership, a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case. It's also backed by the Case Foundation and the Kauffman Foundation. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: young com …

SharePoint/Office 2013 is an exciting product. It's pretty new so if we can help each other figure our way around it, and have some fun at the same time, that would be seem to be a pretty good use of time.

Hi, I'm sure most of you will agree with me that the technology landscape has been rapidly changing and most portable smart devices (phones and tablets) are going to play a major role in redefining how users use the World Wide Web. The coming months and years will take us through an interesting phase fueled with innovations and applications focusing on smart device usage in our professional and personal lives. This group here intends to focus on WWW IN Mobile along with fun,networking and job o …

Our local meetups & online community are FREE! We believe in paying it forward within our community so we ask that you support the restaurant that is hosting your meetup by purchasing lunch if you are able. Successful Thinkers is a new, dynamic concept for individuals who want to be successful in every aspect of their lives. What makes Successful Thinkers truly unique is that it incorporates the best of technology; Internet, Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Successful Thinkers) and the like with …

This is a group for anyone interested in YouTube! Let's take YouTube to the next level!

Welcome to the Santa Barbara Cloud Meetup!! We are here to celebrate Santa Barbara as a vital hub for emerging cloud computing technology. If you are interested in meeting the smartest folks in town to learn about cloud infrastructure, AWS, cloud platform, cloud application, etc, please come hang out with us. You'd be surprised by how much you didn't know about cloud computing. ;) See you soon!!

This is a group for anyone interested in entrepreneurship and all things related to entrepreneurship. All present, future, or wanta be entrepreneurs are welcome - in fact, if you have any interest in entrepreneurship, business start-up and or the role of entrepreneurship in making our region the #1 region for innovation and entrepreneurship this is the group for you. We are bringing Start Up Weekend to the Santa Maria Valley, will work to expose the region to entrepreneurship and provide an envi …

Talk about latest trends in Web Development, with an emphasis on PHP programming and Javascript. You'll learn about new Frameworks, tricks, and tips, and I'm sure you'll have many things to teach us as well. Follow us on Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook

A group that brings together mobile programmers from around Ventura County to discuss ideas, projects, and experiences, while encouraging networking, collaboration, and friendship.

This is a Santa Barbara SEO and social media marketing meetup aimed at small business owners seeking to learn more about online marketing and social media marketing strategy on the web. The group will analyze your web site live and offer objective advice to help you optimize your web branding and online presence. Meeting time: 6pm - 7:30pm every Monday Location: The Santa Barbara Veterans Building located at 112 W. Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 http://www.santabarbaraveteransbuilding. …

Santa Barbara Makerspace is a fun place to make interesting things with smart people. Our activities range from robotics and electronics to web development, mobile apps, and computer security. Come join us!

Meet other local people interested in Agile methods of software development.

Founded in 1988, our chapter's won STC's "Chapter Achievement Award" three times and the "Pacesetter Award" once. Our newsletter also won awards in STC's Chapter Newsletter Competition three times, including a "Best of Show" award. But times have changed, and the chapter is in need of some revitalization. Come help us make this chapter as vibrant as it once was... and even more so!

Our mission is to create a world class collaboration that supports UCSB Esteem Scholars and the California STEM community. Our group includes University of California, Santa Barbara Engineering  Esteem Scholars, STEM students, faculty, alumni, STEM education mentors and Tri-County STEM innovators, and STEM supporters. Anyone interested in creating excellence in ESTEEM-UCSB, and building resources and opportunities for Esteem Scholars is invited to participate. *********************************** …