Our meetings involve educational presentations, networking, and collaborative support, to keep you up to speed with developments in multimedia, web technology, and the digital arts. We have speakers and presentations on Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Muse, Adobe Edge, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, and more! Our members include web developers, computer graphics artists, designers, illustrators, animators, videographers, voic …

Are you a digital professional interested in learning about the latest trends and emerging technology in interactive? Our group is dedicated to bringing together the people who make the great website, mobile and interactive projects come alive (including designers, developers, project managers, mobile application developers, business owners, managers, social media gurus, etc.) for continued education in web technologies, trends and networking opportunities.

A place where great minds in Long Beach & Orange County Real Estate are assembled to try to think up solutions to problems or to envision the future of Real Estate on the Internet. Relating, though not for the sole purpose of, Technology in the industry and how it can benefit a Brokerage or Agent. Discussion around Social Networking and it's place in today's Real Estate world. Ideas on how we can use these technologies to increase our level of communication to the consumer. A place to learn and …

The Professional Videographers Network - PVN.org - is an organization of professional videographers, producers, and editors in Southern California. Our members provide services in event, commercial and industrial video production. If you are involved in this you should join the PVN We meet monthly in Irvine, at the Orange County Sound Stage, to discuss issues of interest to our members and keep up with the latest technology. The meetings provide a forum for education, networking and the sharing …

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant business topics and technology. Also events featuring Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and more along with great networking opportunities. Each month we will offer different workshops on how technology can improve your small business, professional organization, company, or non-profit. Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen present …

The Microsoft Store Mission Viejo invites you to come learn with us during our One-Hour Learning Workshops! Our Workshops are designed to provide an interactive learning experience for our community. Whether you are just beginning your journey into the world of technology or consider yourself to be technically savvy our classes are geared to continue your learning process. Our goal is to provide you with the knowledge to spur your growth!

We are dedicated to helping our members and the purpose of our group is to help with fOREX Education and Trading. If you live far away and cannot attend our meetings, you can still get substantial  benefits, information, help and support via e-mail, snail-mail or personal contacts.  This is one of the unique features of our group.  So, feel free to join and enjoy substantially the same benefits. PRIVACY:  ALL information about members is strictly confidential.  We do not disclose it to any one.  …

Join the Microsoft Store for workshops and classes on relevant community, educational, business and gaming topics and technology. Featuring complimentary workshops on Windows 7, Office 2010, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and more! Committed to community and business development The Microsoft Stores features a fully equipped theater with a 103” touch screen presenter PC, Sound system, wireless mic , and seating 30+. Set within an interactive high tech environment where we en …

Welcome to Internet Marketing Simplified! We have created this community to help support internet marketing enthusiasts who want to come together and learn the most effective, fun, and simple internet marketing strategies that work! Our goal is to create a fun environment where you can feel comfortable to come every month, meet great people, and learn cutting edge internet techniques from people who know their stuff and share a passion to seeing others succeed! I know first-hand how frustrating …

This meetup group is all about the WebJaguar eCommerce & Marketing platform. Our goals is to educate Web Designers to learn more about WebJaguar, hints and techniques, latest features, demos, sample codes, and discuss how WebJaguar can be a fit to potential customers. Discuss potential deals and opportunity on the table and help with deal closing. If you are a web designer or an IT consultant, and would like to learn more on how the WebJaguar platform can help you close deals, help your customer …

The best way to know what vnext is all about is to view this video (new blog, needs content): http://bit.ly/vnext-interview or on YouTube here:  http://bit.ly/CrescentSolutionsVnextInterview. Although we've had numerous high-profile speakers, including ex-MSFT CTO's, CEO's and some of the best developers in their fields such as Laurent Bugnion of MVVM Light, Brian Lagunas and Craig Shoemaker of Infragistics, and many, many more, we were lucky enough to have Mr. Charles Petzold (Bill Gates named …

Scientists, educators, science communicators, scientific skeptics, and Fans of the Genre get together once a month for monthly Science & Suds pub nights and occasional science-theme adventures, such as our Skeptics in the Jeep trips. If you prefer the value of what we know to the false promise of Magic We Wish Were True, then come on down and tip a glass with us.

Our Cosmos is a social group whose purpose is to share and inspire a love of science and of learning, and to develop interest in both the Cosmos and intellectual curiosity.  It encourages exploration into planetary and earth sciences, health, ethics, and society. Various activities include stage and TV venues for science education purposes and trips exploring and learning about our Cosmos, such as archaeological digs, tours of planetary facilities, nature photography and trips to geological/astr …

Startup California and Startup OC are regions of The Startup America Partnership, a public private initiative founded by President Obama and former AOL Chairman Steve Case. The Startup America Partnership is based on a simple premise: Young companies that grow create jobs. As a core American value, entrepreneurship is critical to the country’s long term success and it’s time to step up our game. Startup Orange County is part of the Startup California ecosystem, and has three key goals: 1. Provid …

Are you a minority entrepreneur with the next great Billion Dollar idea? Have you founded a $Million dollar company and want to share your knowledge? Now is an exciting time for entrepreneurs of all kinds, and we want to create a community and ecosystem to attract, cultivate, mentor and support the next great entrepreneurs of diverse backgrounds. We believe changing the world begins with entrepreneurs. With less than 1% of venture backed startups founded by African-American or Hispanic/ Latino A …

We are getting together to discuss 3D printing and new related technologies. These are social and educational meetups to learn about this technology and it's various applications. This is your opportunity to: See 3D printers in action. Bring your 3D printer or printed objects to show off your latest creations. Learn more about open source software, such as Slic3r settings, Google Sketch-up and Pronterface. Meet other 3D-ers and collaborate on new group projects. Share and learn some little know …

We are WordPress Enthusiasts from the Inland Empire. We meet Once a month to discuss all things WordPress!   Whether you have been working with the WordPress platform for a short time, not at all or many years you are welcome to come and learn more.   We are all at different levels as WordPress Users & developers (bloggers, business users, developers, consultants etc..)  but our goal is educating you through our monthly gatherings. Please come out and join us at a meetup! For more information …

Computer Security Warriors is a group that is dedicated to educating our community in computer safety.  The advent of the Internet and our new found ability to tap the entire world for practically any information has also brought with it profound invisible risk.  The potential of exposing our most personal information is only a few keyboard and mouse clicks away. The enemy is truly at the gate, or actually lurking behind every firewall/router connected to the Internet waiting for an opportunity …

I have a couple of extra computers and some networking stuff. I am going to study for A+ then Net+, Security+ and ccna/ccnp. We will be using a variety of learning tools. Video's to ebooks and live demo's to flash cards to whatever you can bring. I invite anyone who wants to get certified to join me and add some accountability. If you already have some of these certifications and would like to help out some noobs that's good too. Member's need to be serious about getting certified.

Interested in Making at any level? It's called So Cal Makers and is intended to reach out to anyone who might be interested in making.  Want to make something?  Add a topic.  We'll help you find a place and coordinate it. The age group is all ages, but some activities are developed for youth. The meet up is intended to be a collaborative promotional site for those who wish to share their events. We are currently scheduling activities at the following locations: BSA Scout Sea Base - 5875 Appian …

It's time for a Revolution in Education! Our educational system is broken, and reforms are just bandaids that don't fix the underlying problem. Join us if: You are a parent who wants more for your kids You are an educator frustrated with the current system and know it could be better You are a student who feels trapped in a system of education that does not take you into account You want to make a change If you want to be a part of the revolution and discuss ways we can make a real change in t …

Community Group with the focus on Apache Sling/Apache Jackrabbit and Adobe AEM (formerly known as CQ) We meet every second to last Wednesday of the Month at the Offices of Capital Group in Irvine, CA

Have you ever wanted to import an item from China, but thought it was too difficult?  Thought you had to go to China before you could start to import?  Well you may be surprised to find that it is a lot easier than you think, and you can use technology such as webcams and Skype to do business like you were there. I am currently importing items for my retail store from China every month, and I want to meet with others who are also importing goods.  I own a Tattoo Supply store and import 90% of th …

We are a  small business focused on providing affordable and accessible engineering work space and resources. Our purpose is to contribute to revitalizing American creativity in the areas of product development, prototyping, and manufacturing. Our new facility provides access to basic hand tools, shop power tools such as band saw, table saw, and drill press, as well as laptops and instruments suitable for small electronics prototyping such as oscilloscopes, function and arbitrary waveform genera …

Riverside Raspberry in a Nutshell If someone asks “What is Raspberry Pi anyway?” and you didn’t happen to prepare a 30 second “elevator speech,” start here. The Raspberry Pi is a small computer on a printed circuit board, $35. Its primary goal is to spark kids’ interest in computer programming, but it’s shown a huge appeal to kids with other interests such as electronics, robotics, open source software. It has the right balance of significant power, an open design and very low cost. What this en …

A group that connects entrepreneurs, startups, investors, educators, and pioneers interested in using technology to improve the learning process.

About TZM: Founded in 2008, The Zeitgeist Movement is a Sustainability Advocacy Organization which conducts community based activism and awareness actions through a network of Global/Regional Chapters, Project Teams, Annual Events, Media and Charity Work. The Movement's principle focus includes the recognition that the majority of the social problems which plague the human species at this time are not the sole result of some institutional corruption, scarcity, a political policy, a flaw of "huma …

Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 35 cities and 15 countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a …