Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache open source search engine/platform. These Meetups are for developers in Southern CA that would like to learn more how to leverage Lucene/Solr to develop search applications.

… The Luna Project has three objectives: - LunaOS... developing world's first consumer-focused open source and free operating system specifically design for personal robots. - Hardware Guidelines... a set of guidelines and specfications based on which hardware vendors can develop LunaOS compliant robots - Luna Community... a community of robot fanatics providing a tight feedback loop, expertise, commentary, and software and application development Website: http://www.lunaos.org LunaOS is to P …

… Apache Cordova is an open source development framework for building fast, easy, cross-platform mobile apps with HTML and JavaScript that take advantage of core features in the iPhone, Google Android, Palm, Symbian and BlackBerry SDKs. Since winning the Web 2.0 Expo LaunchPad competition in 2009, the PhoneGap open source code has been downloaded more than 600,000 times and thousands of apps built using PhoneGap are available in mobile app stores and directories. All code available at Apache Incub …

R is an open source software/programming language for data analysis, statistical modeling, visualization, data mining, predictive analytics, statistical computing, exploratory data analysis etc. This group is aimed to bring together practitioners (from industry and academia alike) in order to exchange knowledge and experience in solving data analysis/statistical problems by using R. Besides discussing techniques and solutions in R, emphasis will be put on providing a good understanding of th …

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate!

We are a group dedicated to increasing knowledge and awareness about MongoDB, an Open Source, document-oriented, NoSQL database. Please join us for our monthly meetings to explore this flexible and scalable alternative to traditional relational databases like MySQL, Postgres, SQL Server and Oracle.

Magento HQ Developer Meetups are best geared towards Magento enthusiasts, Magento users, open source advocates, start-ups and organizations providing technology service offerings to eCommerce merchants.

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 …

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a not-for-profit, worldwide organization focused on improving the security of application software. Our mission is to make application security visible, so that people and organizations can make informed decisions about true application security risks. Everyone is free to participate in OWASP and all of our materials are available under a free and open software license. The OWASP Los Angeles chapter meets on the 3rd Wednesday every month for d …

Welcome to LA Joomla everybody! We're a dedicated group of Joomla oriented web masters and web 2.0 users. Our meetings are open to all ability levels and we look forward to having you join us. You'll learn everything you need to know to get up and running with Joomla and customize it to fit your particular needs. Lets help make 2010 the year Joomla became a web 2.0 force of nature!

This group was started to create a forum for experienced and aspiring web/mobile software entrepreneurs: product strategists, CTOs, hackers, CEOs, COOs, designers, developers/engineers, Scrum coaches, information architects, project managers. We will meet frequently to dscuss the rapidly changing web/mobile consumer software space:  - New technologies - New apps! - Cutting-edge hardware releases - Startup process and incubation - Open systems - Development process efficiency/theory - Idea …

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.

… 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.).

… ., Founder Padmacahaya Institute The Open Heart Meditation is a very easy-to-learn, heart-centered meditation that helps you experience the peace and joy that is already within your heart through the simple technique of relaxing, smiling and surrendering. At the Meetup we will walk you through the basic steps (relax, smile and surrender) of heart meditation so you can become familiar with the process, then we will do the Open Heart Meditation together. The Open Heart Meditation is a beautifu …

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 componen …

This group has been created to bring together users of Alfresco Content Management. Technical and non-technical users are invited to become a member to exchange information, code, use cases, case studies, demos, ideas and to make new friends.