Businesses are looking for ways to cost effectively analyze their data to stay ahead of the competition. The Southern California BIRT (Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools) User Group has been created to help businesses and individuals of all skill levels to learn through sharing information related to using BIRT (Open source and/or commercial) reporting software. Join our group to learn and to network with BIRT users.

The mission of this group is to build teams of full stack python web application builders. We are looking for people interested in Python web development , Python/Linux dev-ops , front end javascript developers and UI/UX designers that can organize into teams to gain experience in building and deploying web apps utilizing open source technologies.

Hello there.  Yes, you.  Hi! Thanks for dropping by.  I'd like to extend an invitation to join me and tens of others just like you who are interested in OpenStack, the coolest open source cloud stack on the block. We enjoy rapping about cloud computing and storage, discussing OpenStack deployment, coding to further the project, and creating a collaborative local community. If you join the group, you could look forward to some interactive presentations from OpenStack experts, and chatting with fe …

#OpenBeer is for the young internet professionals that want to exchange ideas and projects over beer. The idea of #OpenBeer is to bring together the web/geek culture in Fullerton and North Orange County. By coming together once a month or more often, we can exchange ideas, projects, work together and make friends. Growing business and getting results are not happening in your home or office, but when you are out, meeting people :-) This is a social event! The meetup is organized monthly in Fulle …

Hack night is a free-form time where people can work on projects, talk to other developers and get help or advice with their projects. It was started for members of the The Dev School to meet face-to-face and work on projects together but, we're opening this time up to anyone who'd like to join us. There aren't presentations or scheduled events; work on something or just come and see what others are working on.

… We have several meetings every month that are free and open to everyone. There are also social gatherings and formal working meetings that sometimes happen throughout the month. Events are announced on the ladrupal.org website, on groups.drupal.org/la/events and by iCal feed (for iCal, Google Calendar, etc.).

We do rails http://ocrails.org Who should join this group? Anyone who wants to discuss real world issues, techniques, and successes with ruby on rails.  Topics assume a basic understanding of ruby and the rails framework.  

We are freelancers and start-ups, we like working for ourselves and we really like to work around other people. We are here to bring the independent work force out of isolated home offices into shared spaces. We still do our own thing but we share the experience of working with a smart hive of free independent people.

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

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.

LA Robotics Club is an organization that promotes the experimentation with electronics, provides a forum for discussion and sharing information, and gives its members a community to participate in and learn about the field of robotics and machine technology. We focus on projects that can be created on a tight budget, as well as large-scale artistic installations that require weeks of preparation and planning. Current projects include a Gantry Robot, a Homemade CNC machine, electro-luminescent mu …

Talk shop with the rest of LA's C++ community. (Discussion and links on the LAC++ G+ page.)

Welcome to the Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group.  Members generally refer to this group as "LA Ruby". We also have postings where we are referred to as "laruby" and even "la-ruby".  By the way, we have a twitter account which is @laruby and the hashtag is #laruby.  A related group is la.rb which is the group that has the Los Angeles Ruby Brigade Weekly Hack Night. The Los Angeles Ruby/Rails Meetup Group is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" …

The focus of this MySQL group will be: 1. Learn as much as possible about MySQL from experts in the field. From High Availability, Clustering and Replication to Storage Engine technology. 2. Network with others interested in MySQL. 3. Have some good conversation about the world's most popular open source database. All levels of experience welcome!

Right now we are evolving a DIYbio community from the ground up. join to get involved! For day-to-day updates check out our google group: http://groups.google.com/group/socal-diybio

If you're creating scalable, high performance, high quality systems, or writing mobile applications for the largest smartphone market you should probably join this group.