Welcome new members and visitors. Enjoy great networking with a diverse mix of backgrounds from the OC, LA, SD, and the Inland Empire. Here is taste (not in any particular order): Join our community of iOS application producers. Benefit from meeting and sharing with others, such as: 1. iOS Developers (coders, programmers, publishers, analysts, testers, etc.) 2. Graphics Designers (with or without experience in mobile apps) 3. UX Experts (User Experience experts mostly in the mobile apps) 4. Othe …

A place where great minds in Long Beach & Orange County Real Estate are assembled to try to think up solutions to problems or to envision the future of Real Estate on the Internet. Relating, though not for the sole purpose of, Technology in the industry and how it can benefit a Brokerage or Agent. Discussion around Social Networking and it's place in today's Real Estate world. Ideas on how we can use these technologies to increase our level of communication to the consumer. A place to learn and …

This group is intended to discuss the Python Programming Language in the Orange County, California area. Topics of discussion include but are not limited to use of the Python programming language, specific applications written in Python, Python-based Web Frameworks, alternative Python implementations, etc.

The Professional Videographers Network - PVN.org - is an organization of professional videographers, producers, and editors in Southern California. Our members provide services in event, commercial and industrial video production. If you are involved in this you should join the PVN We meet monthly in Irvine, at the Orange County Sound Stage, to discuss issues of interest to our members and keep up with the latest technology. The meetings provide a forum for education, networking and the sharing …

I learned Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), some years back and absolutely love it! I teach Hypnosis, NLP, EFT, and other modalities for a living all over the world, and absolutely love the success one can achieve with the power of Hypnosis and Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). I figured we need a more active community of people looking for powerful results in life using technology like hypnosis, NLP and EFT. Most people don't have anywhere to go to continue their skills, or to …

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

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.

This group will put together professionals and investors who want to put together one or more companies in early 2012. We want to help those that have good ideas or more. Focus will be mostly Tech, Marketing and Media.

Orange County ColdFusion User Group

Our Cosmos is a social group whose purpose is to share and inspire a love of science and of learning, and to develop interest in both the Cosmos and intellectual curiosity.  It encourages exploration into planetary and earth sciences, health, ethics, and society. Various activities include stage and TV venues for science education purposes and trips exploring and learning about our Cosmos, such as archaeological digs, tours of planetary facilities, nature photography and trips to geological/astr …

A friendly forum for Microsoft Unified Communications professionals and folks interested in learning more about the following technologies: Exchange, Lync, Voice/Unified Communications.

This group is for networking professionals interested in marketing & technology.

A user group for blind or visually impaired users of iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and other Apple products.

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.

Meetups related to learning and using technology, internet and social media outlets.

It's time for a Revolution in Education! Our educational system is broken, and reforms are just bandaids that don't fix the underlying problem. Join us if: You are a parent who wants more for your kids You are an educator frustrated with the current system and know it could be better You are a student who feels trapped in a system of education that does not take you into account You want to make a change If you want to be a part of the revolution and discuss ways we can make a real change in t …

The UUASC is for all persons using UNIX either personally or professionally, or interested in learning more about UNIX. We recognize all varieties of UNIX, including (without prejudice) SCO, Linux, SVr4, Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, and BSD. This is a good place to meet others with similar interests and broaden your skills and knowledge. There are two UUASC chapters serving Los Angeles and Orange Counties. This meetup is for the Orange County Chapter. We are always looking for interesting presentations …

We are a  small business focused on providing affordable and accessible engineering work space and resources. Our purpose is to contribute to revitalizing American creativity in the areas of product development, prototyping, and manufacturing. Our new facility provides access to basic hand tools, shop power tools such as band saw, table saw, and drill press, as well as laptops and instruments suitable for small electronics prototyping such as oscilloscopes, function and arbitrary waveform genera …

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.

Welcome to the Orange County Adobe Developer User Group. Our membership is exploring modern web and mobile development technologies. We will cover everything from the new Adobe Edge products, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and many of the amazing frameworks for these areas. We will meet once a month, generally on the first Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM. Come out and meet our members, share your ideas, get questions answered, present a topic, and most of all, keep pace with our fast changing industr …

You will discover, learn, practice, use and master all the tools, technologies, strategies, skills which will enable you to move from a feeling of helplessness and having no control over your own lives, to seeing there actually is a way to learn how to take control of your own thoughts rather than being a robot; discovering tools to move from feeling lost and alone to being focused and confident; move from that place where negativity rules your life to where all your energy, thoughts, attention …

We are a small group of individuals who enjoy tinkering with ideas, concepts and designs. We build small automated contraptions from anything and everything available. Our arsenal includes a laser cutter, 3D printers, and a garage full of tools.

If you are a Parent who has kids in 5th grade through College and want to pursue a career in the Digital Arts and Entertainment Industry or simply just want to know more about it, then this MeetUp is for them. The Artist’s Room: Digital Art Mentoring MeetUp provides digital art literacy, education, professionalism, and personal development for students 5th Grade through College. Courses in Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, 2D/3D Art and Animation, Visual Effects/Compositing, Film Editing, and Gam …

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 35 cities and 15 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a …

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 …