A monthly Meetup where local start-ups, not-for-profits and businesses can meet, learn and share with each other. Investors, entrepreneurs, local businesses, anyone interested in learning about good causes, trends in business and technology or that has ideas should come!

I've thought many times how good it would be to get a group of creative web minds together. Looking for advanced and intermediate internet developers of all kinds, coders, designers, developers, SEO, etc... A good meeting showing each other new technologies, programs and designs. And time to help each other out with puzzling questions and issues. With absolutely no egos... Hopefully the right people might even be able to start some projects together. Web startups can't survive with 1 person! so …

Hello, everyone, this is a group for online learning, distance learning, e-learning, academic technologists, medical education, medical high fideliity simulation educators, etc. who want to share knowledge and keep abreast of the best and most cost-effective internet learning solutions and platforms in place at the cutting edge campuses, as well as those currently in R&D. Join us if you worked have worked or plan to work in some facet of educational technology and want to keep current! So far we …

Tired of working in solitude from home? Feeling unmotivated? Working out of the coffee shop and always smelling like espresso? (not that smelling like coffee isn't the hip new thing...) Or maybe you are paying WAY too much for one of those fancy shmancy, stuffy -- er I mean, executive -- suites? That’s why we created CoLoft. The main theme here is that we work better together, not alone. CoLoft is a coworking space where you can get work done, run your business, and meet and converse with like-m …

SOCAL Business Ties group meetings where Trendsetters, Innovators, Entrepreneurs and Start Ups come together to Engage, Network, Mentor, Collaborate, Participate and Innovate. You will meet our contributors who are high achievers and successful in their own right, considered experts in their field of industry. Check out their profiles at www.caypen.com. Gain access to people who have “been there” and “done that” including venture capital financing, authors, a renowned industrial designer, an i …

Mobile Santa Barbara is a group for anyone interested in learning and discussing the growing mobile market, trends, and opportunities within the space. We promote the discussion of local business mobile initiatives, ongoing challenges in technology and marketing, cutting edge mobile marketing campaigns, industry trends, and the latest in the mobile ecosystem. We explore the many opportunities available for improving local business and share ideas on monetizing mobile. We discuss mobile marketing …

Pac IT Pros is an independent, non-profit user group for IT professionals. We hold our meetings the fourth Tuesday of every month with technical speakers presenting engaging and relevant information. At each meeting we share our experiences and ideas as well as discussing new products and software, troubleshooting techniques, and business strategies. Our meetings are open to all business professionals with an interest in technology and we strive to provide a community for business networking and …

For people focused on improving their wellbeing and performance. Who should join... 1. people who use technology for increasing performance, goal tracking, health tracking, quantifying elements of life (how much food you eat, how long you exercise, etc) 2. people with insights for healthy living and living a high performance life 3. Life and wellness coaches. People who have clients they meet with regularly for goal assessment, life orientation and general counsel. 4. People who develop wellbei …

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

FounderPanel are monthly technology panel discussions that teach entrepreneurs actionable skills to scale their companies into successful businesses. Twitter: @FounderPanel Facebook: Facebook.com/FounderPanel LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Founder-Panel-4793064 Please do not join this group if you are a Recruiter OR if you are going to advertise other events to our members. Our team actively searches through profiles and will remove yours without notice.

Connect the digital people (tech entrepreneurs, programmers, and designers...) and high quality venture investors in Santa Clarita, CA to establish, mentor, and grow technology companies in the Santa Clarita Valley. The next great tech companies will come from SCV!

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 …

We offer classes and workshops specifically for company founders or founders-to-be who are looking for comprehensive, unbiased instruction and information pertaining to how to raise startup capital. The content is based on knowledge and insights provided by 25 years of local startup investment experience. The classes are taught by Jon Funk of Ocean Road Partners, a local vc veteran who's backed some of the area's top companies, including Rent.com, Shopzilla and Sandpiper Networks. Jon's also an …

Mobile Power Lunch is a collection of some of the best mobile and multi-screen developers in the world. We meet about once a month for lunch to share ideas, challenges and solutions with our peers. In addition to monthly face-to-face meeting opportunities, we use the group discussion and mailing list to keep on the (b)leading edge of mobile tech.

We will be meeting monthly to showcase new technology from around the world followed by networking. 5-7 presenters show demo of their technology and answer questions (5+5min). The idea is to promote new technologies to tech-interested public, as well as potential clients, employees and investors. Finally, to provide inspiration and networking opportunities to those who want to find their passion by watching and interacting with others who are pursuing what they love. Marvel at the latest in cool …

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 …

San Fernando Valley is still considered Los Angeles, but being as LA is so big, it would be great to have regular meetups with local entrepreneurs, startups, non profits, small businesses, investors, or anyone who's ever had a great idea and can benefit from the local community by sharing. Anything tech related or ways to improve lives in general are welcome to join.

Borne from the SprintZero conference in SF, June 11 2012, this group serves as local LA-based extension of the movement, to facilitate further definition of agile marketing best practices; and to identify opportunities to promote Agile marketing, and the adoption of Agile practices within Marketing teams and agencies.

This for all those who want to hangout with other web technology aficionados. Topics include design, development, dev-ops, etc. This group isn't really about improving your search engine ranking or getting VC funding for your new mobi-social-dealio-vlog. We'll be talking tech, there are other groups in the area for the business side of things. Antelope Valley geeks welcome too. We're currently gauging interest and will plan meetings accordingly. Please join if you're even remotely interested!

Would you like to improve your public speaking skills in a positive environment? Focus on combining the skills of communication, leadership and technology via PowerPoint every first and third Thursday of the month in Granada Hills with Cosmopolitan Tech Toastmasters Club! Guests are always welcome! http://cosmotech.toastmastersclubs.org/ The club registration fee is waived for those that become a member of Cosmo Tech after learning about us via meetup.com! That's $5 back in your pocket!

I'm organizing the Kinect Meetup. We're in the planning stages. If you'd like to participate, please let me know. This is an opportunity to meet with other kinect developers from L.A.. We will have live mocap demos, scanning demos, software tips and company demos...The purpose of this meeting is to showcase the best software I'm aware of for production purposes, create a community of kinect developers, showcase application of the software, and look toward future development. The Kinect, Xtion, L …

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend. Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire Los Angeles metropolita …

The conejo valley is rich with technology professionals: Entrepreneurs, investors, designers, developers, engineers, startup founders.  All can come and make important connections for the next big project or venture...or just swap war stories.

A diverse group of technology, health care, big data, and quantified selfers meeting each month to discover, showcase and discuss the future of health in the digital era. Our goal is to stimulate ideas, explore new technologies and add to the startup ecosystem of health innovation in Southern California.

This Meetup is designed for folks that want to learn certain functions of the digital / mobile / new media / entrepreneur and technology fields but haven't. Many people unsuccessfully enlist friends, take courses, read manuals or never pursue their passions or hobbies because they simply can't afford to, don't have time to or feel some sort of insecurity that holds them back. Apple has courses, there are plenty of great workshops, classes and online tutorials out there, however sometimes there a …

FASHION+TECH L.A. joins Fashion+TechSV, Fashion+TechSF & Fashion+TechNY as the Los Angeles & Silicon Beach Chapter. FASHION+TECHLA's mission is to provide an open dialogue that serves as a forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As California's south post epicenter of independent creative talents, …

Codewars and Cross Campus present - Hacker Zazen Zazen (definition): Meditative discipline performed to experience insight into the nature of existence and gain enlightenment. Hacker Zazen is a mastermind of hackers -where ideas are shared and code is written. This monthly gathering is focused on helping hackers advance along the path towards achieving code enlightenment. Come sharpen your skills on Katas (short code challenges), and collaborate on Missions (real projects). Who should attend? …

This group is dedicated to building a community of people interested in applying technology to fitness, health and wellness. If you are an entrepreneur, developer, designer, work in fitness or health related industries and have a strong interest in being a part of a growing LA community, join us!