This is group for anyone interested in collaborative innovation, new venture development and project management.  We will learn how to use the INNOVATEstudio.com application and have experts in agile project management, software development, product design, startup financing and other topics of interest speak to the group.

This group is for Software Engineering professionals to meet and discuss all aspects of the Software Engineering = development, analysis, test, quality, project management, refuse, methodologies, support, release, best practices, languages, new stuff, trends, tool sets, SWE careers. Eventually we will open some meetings to non-engineers but for now we would like to have members that have some background as a practicing engineer or developer. We will also cover scripting and scripting languages a …

LA Project Masters Toastmasters (laprojectmasters.toastmastersclubs.org) will give you the skills & confidence you need to effectively express yourself in any situation. Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. By learning to effectively formulate and express your ideas, you open an entirely new world of possibilities. You’ll be more persuasive and confident when giving presentations, and you’ll improve your one-on-one dealings with …

The Dead Gamers Society: The So Cal World of Darkness Meetup presents The Indie RPG Project. A Meetup group where we explore the Indie RPG movement. Indie RPG's are the cutting edge roleplaying games, exploring new ways to tell stories and resolve conflicts. The Indie RPG Project is managed by the Dead Gamers Society a Meetup devoted the World of Darkness series of games. To learn more about the Dead Gamers Society, visit this site at... http://www.meetup.com/Dead-Gamers-Society/

This group is intended for people interested in learning about the agile and scrum methodology through discussions, expert presentations and practical scrum activities. We want to bring you a great environment to network with like minded individuals at the same time as learning and contributing new ideas around the agile space. Attendees are encouraged to share their experiences and lessons learned with working in the scrum environment. Brand new to Scrum? No worries! All we ask is that you have …

This meetup is for everyone interested in Agile methodologies like Scrum, Kanban, and XP. We want to help create a knowledge sharing and social community in the Los Angeles area that allows those who are interested in meeting other Agile Practitioners, PMs, and coaches and those interested in learning more about "Going Agile". We make sure that we provide an educational component with workshops, and events. It is organized by Agile Media Consulting and Patricia Anglano who is known as the Agile …

Join the Los Angeles community of Lean Launchpad-ers! While we wait to take Steve Blank's free online "Lean Launchpad" Class offered via Stanford, sign up for the free Tech Entrepreneurship Class also offered for free online from Stanford. The professor, Chuck Eesley takes a research approach to startups, noting what does and does not work. It's a great class. Sign up at venture-lab.org. Sign up by May 1st to get put into a group by the course's assistants. Check out the introductory videos at: …

JCI Pomona provides opportunities for you to develop and polish skills that benefit both your personal and professional lives through the four Areas of Opportunity: * Management Development * Community Service * Individual Development * International Involvement. These skills include: * Time management * Fiscal responsibility * Teamwork * Delegation * Public Speaking * Writing * Organization * Project Management * Negotiation * Goal-setting * and many others... Your involvem …

Connecting ITSM professionals in Southern California. A chance for those who are connected digitally to get together informally to meet, learn and share ideas. Those who want to talk frameworks or movements like ITIL, CoBIT, ITSM, USMBOK, DevOps, Agile, Lean and others.

[UPDATE] This meetup is now call Startup Ecology and is dedicated to sharing insights and training for entrepreneurs and those of you wit startups. [UPDATE] Active Startup is under new leadership and will be rolling out an all new series of meetups for this community. If you want to participate in the new administration please contact the organizer. See you soon!

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 …

Pair Exchange is a bi-weekly opportunity to work with someone new. Here at Pivotal Labs we pair program daily. We find pair programming offers an excellent opportunity to improve your own development practice. Learn how your pair approaches problems, how to talk about your code, and how to collaborate/compromise. Maybe even learn a new language. Arrive ready to pair, maybe on your project, maybe on someone else's. Extreme Roundtable will alternate with Pair Exchange. Throw your topics up on the …

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unpreten …

More and more folks in the software, systems, engineering, and business communities have gotten hooked on the two great-tasting philosophies of agile and lean. They are using these techniques to build awesome technology companies.  This group has events that will help members connect and grow their tech companies using these philosophies.

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 i …

We made the internet. The Internet Creators Guild is a Union of Web Developers, Programmers and Other People Who Made and Continue to Make The Internet Exist. We Gather With the Intent of Promoting the Irreplaceable and Unique Talent of Programming and Making the Internet Happen. This Ability is Special and not necessarily present in Non-Web Developers or Programmers. As such it Needs to Be Recognized as a Unique Irreplaceable Ability that is Never Under Any Circumstances Accessible to people wh …

The worlds of hackers and journalists are coming together as reporting goes digital and Internet companies become media empires. Journalists call themselves "hacks," someone who can churn out words in any situation. Hackers use the digital equivalent of duct tape to whip out code. Hacker-journalists try and bridge the two worlds. This group is to bring all these people together -- those who are working to help people make sense of their world. It's for hackers exploring technologies to filter …

This is a face-to-face version of the online LinkedIn group (see http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1895501). This group is dedicated to all such researchers and analysts who are interested in innovative research methods and analytics, as well as related software tools. It is a forum for researchers, analysts and practitioners to discuss about research methodology, research computing, research applications, research flow management, and research process standardization. It is also a place …

Are you interested in starting your own business on the Internet but you do not know quite where to begin? Or you could use a little bit of support and motivation from others doing the same thing? Then become one of our privileged group members. This is a group for entrepreneurial minded folks who are working on their own businesss making income from the Web. I am working on my own small business blogging and publishing ebooks on the Internet. I have access to some great learning resources. I ha …

You're a graphic designer and you think in concepts, colors, layout, and texture. You're a web programmer and you dream in code. Sometimes we need to find our perfect match ... to work on that next project.

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 the da …

Best Los Angeles Real Estate Club is THE place for Real Estate and Investment Education! We Provide Los Angeles With The Best Real Estate Investment Education Without The Sales Hype! Come Network with Real Estate Investors, Brokers, Agents, Lenders, Joint Venture Partners, Money Partner, Wholesalers, Landlords, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and other like-minded people. Please join us for the Best Los Angeles Real Estate Club meetings on the 1st Wednesday of each month in Glendale, CA! AL …

The Beverly Hills Women's Network is the perfect destination for happy, affluent renaissance women who are focused on living their lives to the fullest and creating a relevant legacy! Renaissance: --n. a revival or rebirth, especially of culture and learning. A renewal of life, interest, or vigor. Membership Has It's Privileges. What Are The Next Steps ? 1. Submit a true, recent and accurate photo of your "human" self and not an "avatar" nor photos of flowers, animals, or the like that you feel …

Best Friends Animal Society in Los Angeles is a community outreach and advocacy program. Silva and Francis Battista, two of the original founders of the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah launched L.A. Programs in 1991. From those first grassroots steps, which included assistance to animal victims of fires, riots and the Northridge earthquake, Best Friends - L.A. Programs has grown to become one of the most influential and effective animal welfare organizations in the L.A. area. Best …

We put together playgroups and events for children to speak Chinese, learn about the heritage and experience the culture while having fun. This group is created and managed by Mandarin Chinese speaking moms whose children are learning or speaking Chinese. We want to spice up our children’s learning and reveal to them the fun and wonder of our culture. Our activities include felt-board stories, thumb rhymes, folk songs, board games, cooking, calligraphy, art projects, games at parks, trips to mus …

This group is created specifically for Creative Writers, who know they have something beautiful, meaningful, or helpful to say, know (or may not know yet) that they are incredibly talented, can make the time for writing, yet somehow, something else seems to always get in the way. We all know how self-defeating procrastination can be, waiting for a better time ("when I have more hours, when I am less rushed, etc.") until the opportunity is lost, but also that procrastination is merely a habit. J …

The purpose of this meet up group is to have you come and visit our Dynamic Toastmaster club and see how you can improve your communication, listening, presentation and people skills. There is no obligation to join the club. We would like you to just come and visit us once or several times and see if you can learn from it.   We guarantee you will! See some Toastmasters International  scripts below... Want to become a better communicator? Whether you're a professional, a student, a stay-at-hom …

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 …