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!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2013 is going to be an amazing year. As we enter the new year we aspire to create loving relationships, prosperity, new healthy habits, and an overall peaceful  sense of well being. Getting in touch with your creative side can help you put your aspirations into practice. Art Heals All! is offering art classes, private sessions, and quarterly art workshops and retreats  for those who want a safe and supportive space to help create a life that is filled with passion and color. We …

A community lab in downtown LA.  Amateurs and professionals are all welcome to join us.

This group meets on a weekly basis to participate in a guided visualization meditation technique. This technique is ancient Tibetan in origin and is easily accessible beginners and for those having trouble quieting their minds. The guided visualization helps to keep the mind focused while visualizing high frequency energetic structures in the body that jump start the body into a meditative state. The technique opens one up to their own magic by teaching a wide variety of tools. These tools have …

The Los Angeles LAMP Special Interest Group (LAMPsig) is an off-shoot of the Linux Users of Los Angeles (LULA) group. LAMPsig is focused on web development and end user web interfaces. The LAMP environment (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) is the SIG's starting point. The concept of an open source web development and web hosting platform matters much more than the acronym chosen to represent it. The open source nature of the platform is its greatest strength. So any alternative open source component …

Join us for the first networking event to meet and greet other SFV SharePoint professionals.

The goal for Blacks In Technology Los Angeles (BIT-LA) is to create a vibrant community of like-minded African American technology professionals, innovators and enthusiasts who are working with or interested in Web-based and related technologies. We’re talking the whole techie gamut from bloggers, digital media specialists, community managers and web masters to web designers, social media strategists, developers, online marketing experts, recruiters, software developers and project managers. And …

We are happy to be hosting meetups in the LA area. We will be doing presentations on various Cordova/PhoneGap, HTML5, Adobe AIR and mobile development related topics that the group shows interest in. Meet other mobile developers, the best tool for quickly building mobile applications for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, Palm, iPad, Windows Phone 7, and Symbian. If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a mobile application, or a web developer who wants to build mobile applications in HTML and JavaS …

Droplabs is a collaborative Drupal coworking / hackerspace in Downtown Los Angeles. We are currently in open beta. We are focused on serving the greater LA Drupal community, enriching the Drupal skills and lives of its members, and bringing joy to our Drupal practice.

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.

To The Person Who's Looking to Grow His/Her Business During A Challenging Economic Environment: The Beverly Hills Chapter of TEAM  is a group of business owners, sales and marketing professionals, entrepreneurs and professional practice owners committed to business networking and actively exchanging new referrals. Looking For A Growing Business Network With A Great Track Record?? We are a local group of professionals in the Beverly Hills and surrounding areas that are dedicated to helping each …

A group for anyone interested in jQuery, the classiest JavaScript library out there. All levels welcome from absolute beginners to advanced users. We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of each month - in Culver City for odd months and downtown for even months.

Presented by:  The CONTENT Conference .CONTENT. The merging of Technology between three major industries: Music TV/Film Publishing & how companies can distribute quality content that can be monetized. ______________________ technology • engagement • delivery monetize • distribution • social interactive • creation • compliance _______________ Types of discussion topics: •Monetizing the Intersection of Entertainment and Technology •How Entertainment Can Monetize the Digital World •Leveraging th …

Los Angeles Hack Night A hack night for anyone wanting to learn a programming language, hack on a software or hardware project, etc. We frequently see people learning and hacking on software projects using Ruby, Python, Node, JavaScript, among other languages and hardware projects using Arduino. Our members include beginners working through the Learn Code the Hard Way or Code Academy exercises as well as experienced developers working on side projects. Twitter: @lahacknight IRC: #lahacknight on …

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 …

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

Organizing and listing developer events across the Los Angeles Metropolitan area.

Permaculture is a holistic design science and open source technology for building sustainable communities. Preparedness is a state of mind and lifestyle that improves quality of life now, while increasing individual/family/community self-reliance when disruption to normalcy occurs. By combining permaculture and preparedness we're able to grow beyond the finite duration of self-reliance and mature to an infinite state of community sufficiency.

SoCal on Rails (SCoR) strives to be an open-minded community of professionals and students interested in building web applications in Rails, Ruby, Sinatra, and more. People with all levels of experience and backgrounds are welcome! If you're working on an open-source Rails application that you'd like help with or would simply like to share it & gather feedback, this is the place for you.

PrestaShop is an Open-source e-commerce software dedicated to innovative technology and providing online success for merchants. We always want to grow our community and reach out to e-commerce lovers. We are looking to connect with PrestaShop users, web developers, web designers, open-source advocates, start-ups, and technology organizations. We welcome all individuals interested in providing suggestions, encouragement, or simply have questions about e-commerce. It is our goal to educate, spark …

Dinner & Desire is a sensory journey which will tune you in to your desire...that intrinsic place of authenticity that resides dormant inside of you. If you desire more expansion, let's explore this through simple games of connection and... Trust our instincts, be attentive to our fears, our joy, our sensuality and ourselves. Let's re-wire our connection to our 5 senses, ignite our intuition and simply live a conscious life! Are we taught to live within a box and go against our nature, to mistru …

With several weekly and monthly events, the Greater Los Angeles Area is one the most active areas for Drupal in the world. Formerly named Downtown Los Angeles Drupal, we've been meeting regularly in and around Downtown Los Angeles, California, since early 2010, and now organize a large number of events in the area. Our members and organizers have produced hundreds of Drupal events, including job fairs, meetups and workshops, conferences, paid trainings, coworking days, study group sessions, movi …

Feeling inspired?Create it. Got Spare Parts? Build it. Have an idea? Launch it Find out what is new and exciting in the tech world. See product demos from industry leaders and hear their stories. The tech is out there, so utilize it and find your team to create the next innovation. Join us and connect the different tech communities into an immersive experience. diy          web                         H MAKErs - TECHnology - Mobile APPlication E N If you are interested in gadgets, gamificatio …

SUBJECT: PUBLIC ISSUE ABOUT SOME EVIL CULT LEADERS UNDER THE BUDDHIST ROBE SEX AND CORRUPTION THREAT OF KARMA VS TRUE DHARMA CHAN, AND LAW TO SUE FOR FRAUD! THIS IS MY PUBLIC FORUM AND I WELCOME ANYONE'S ARGUMENT. THIS MEETUP WILL LEAD YOU TO THE TRUTH ABOUT BUDDHISM AND CORRECT YOUR MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT KARMA, CHAN, AMITA, REBIRTH, EMPTINESS,  CAUSE AND ,EFFECT ! PUBLIC ISSUE WORLDWIDE! SINCE THIS IS MY DEBATE FORUM, ANY MEMBER CAN MODIFY THIS ESSAY. WE WILL DISCUSS WITH LOGICS! IF YOU SU …

Meet other developers using Meteor. Share your knowledge, apps, and get feedback from others. Meteor is an open-source platform for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started.

Spurred by the over-abundance of west-side tech meetups, we've decided to finally form this group to meet east of Fairfax Blvd. (hooray), although it seems there are some willing volunteers on the west side who would like to organize a meeting as well. The potential formatting for the group involves a regular monthly meeting with a talk from a volunteer guest, but also under consideration is a monthly 'tutorial' meeting for anyone who is new to Python or new to Flask. We'll most likely have the …

Shamanic Yoga employs techniques from the dawn of human consciousness as well those developed by cave-dwelling Himalayan mystics to bring about profound states of relaxation and focus through energy purification and cultivation. These techniques are designed to prepare the body and mind for a deep shamanic journey into the realms of Inner Space and Non-Ordinary Reality. Through guided meditation and ecstatic drumming and rattling, the practitioner is invited to locate the Higher Self, power anim …

Have you tried manifesting and had some success with it but are still frustrated that you can't seem to make it work all the time? Do you feel like you are at the whim of the Universe, waiting for things to happen? Come join us and discover the missing part that brings the Law of Attraction to a whole new level and helps you tap into your own power and become the creator of your reality that you are meant to be. We are a group of deliberate creators who would like to connect with others to furth …