This group is an extension of the popular and successful New York City meetup for education entrepreneurs and people who love them. The group was started to create a global education media and start-up incubator environment to facilitate innovative ideas that will change the way people learn around the world. Members of this meetup are eligible to become global bloggers: please email doug.crets@gmail.com for more information. This group is for those of us who are using their backgrounds as ed …

LA is a big place and it can be really hard to find others that work in the tech industry, interested in learning how to code or hack on some hardware. It's especially hard to find other women who are into tech. LAdy Tacos is for women in LA interested in and/or working in technology to get-together to hack on software and hardware, mentor each other and help increase the number of women in tech. You need to be a woman, interested in tech and have a sense of humor.

There is a lot of fun waiting to be had at the Microsoft Store at Westfield Century City Mall. We host free events for the Los Angeles community. Among some of the events are Xbox Game Nights, Class Trips, Free Technology Seminars, Girl Scout and Boy Scout Troops, Group Productivity Workshops, Face to Face Social Networking, and Specialized Technology Classes. Whether you're looking to enhance your organization's technology skills, build awareness in the local community for the services your org …

The education underground of like-minded individuals sharing knowledge, resources, projects, and ideas. A group of people who could do without the formality and pomp and get straight to what matters, personal edification. Hacking, exploring, reading, and researching our way to enlightenment. Education belongs to no institution and knowledge should require no admissions process. We hold a DIY ethos and encourage everyone to utilize the amazing amount of free and open educational opportunities on …

We are a group of educators, hackers, artists, and others interested in building the Young Makers movement in LA. Whether you call them Fab Labs, SmartLabs, or Makerspaces... whatever permutation they take, let's join forces and get more going here in SoCal.

… We are looking for instructors and students for educational exchange.  Every culture needs to be represented. Why? This forum is intended to educate our Los Angeles community about percussion.  This will be shared on the website. How? Which instrument is your favorite? Bring it by and tell us about yourself. Affordable education from professionals will be offered to promote this effort. Enjoy the landscape of sound with informal gatherings, idea sharing, and exploration of the world of per …

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, PHP developers, online marketing experts, recruiters, software developers and project managers. …

Welcome to the SSV Network! The "Startups & Societal Ventures" Network http://www.ssvnetwork.com Discuss: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=48286 Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/SSVNetwork Follow us on Facebook: http://tinyurl.com/ycd24uk Check the SSV Network Innovation Hubs' Worldwide Map: http://www.communitywalk.com/SSVNetwork Entrepreneurs, investors and all other resources providers need better relationships matchmaking. SSVN is an internet-based entrepreneurship support system e …

The Los Angeles Quantified Self Meetup is inspired by the Bay Area Quantified Self Meetup 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 …

Serving Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, MacValley is a registered Apple User Group dedicated to bringing you the latest information on Apple hardware, software and related subjects.   MacValley was founded in June 1985 and currently has over 50 members. Our annual membership starts at only $25 and entitles you to many member benefits! Please visit our website for more details.   Visit the MacValley website by clicking here.   Find MacValley on facebook by clicking here.   Follow MacValley …

We'd like to work through some of the seminal texts in computer science that normally collect dust on the bookshelf (AIMA, PAIP, SICP, TAOCP, &c.) We've finished up Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs; and are currently working through Russell and Norvig's Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach.

This group intends to offer support to new-intermediate Ruby and Ruby on Rails aspirants. If you are well versed with both Ruby and Rails, please join us and gain merit by sharing your knowledge base.   

I wanted to create a group study session for aspiring coders. I'm mainly interested in the efficacy of blended learning environments. Anyone who wants to learn how to program, improve their programming abilities, or are following courses on Udacity/Coursera/MITx/etc should come out.

I'm a computer consultant learning Microsoft Excel, and I'm looking for some buddies to study with. I thought it would be fun to meet people with a similar interest. We can study together and learn from one another.

This is a working group that is laser focused on opening a Kid Friendly Hackerspace in Los Angeles (hopefully the first of many). The space will be age-agnostic (meaning all ages welcome). Click here to read some of my thoughts on the space. Join our working group wiki where we discuss locations, business model canvas, equipment, etc. We are looking for passionate members that want to support a community of makers in Los Angeles. Your skills may range from accountant to roboticist. The group is …