Make no mistake, no matter your chronological age, this is not for "old folks"! This is a group for active, friendly, playful vegans, vegetarians, "veg-friendly" and "veg-curious" folks who have gained much experience along with the gray hair and wrinkles. We are passionate about compassion, healthy food choices, and the environment. And we are passionate about having fun! Los Angeles Vegans and Vegetarians Over Forty will meet up for movies, hikes, potlucks, restaurant outings, drinks, and othe …

We, at Onward Search, love interactive more than double fudge chocolate cake, and looking to connect with web folks who share our passion. It's hard enough keeping up with the interactive world, why not get together and discuss what's new, what's old, and what's coming next....and we might POSSIBLY throw in some fun! Our focus is interactive design, UI/UX, IA, web development, and new media. We're getting together industry leaders for panels and speaker events, and also looking to have more c …

Boxaplex is a co-working space in West Hollywood, California. Tired of working alone, or in a crowded (and noisy) coffee shop? We have desks for rent in a bright and modern office, where you can network with like-minded professionals and get...stuff...done. Started by Boxador (www.boxador.com), an online technology incubator. We would like to meet and work with like-minded entrepreneurs, user experience designers, web developers, software engineers, information architects, idea incubators or ju …

Geographical Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS) is an open source software/programming GIS project that can be used for raster, vector, and geospatial data analysis, as well as, modeling, image processing, and visualization. This group is aimed to bring together practitioners (from industry and academia alike) in order to exchange knowledge and experience in solving spatial data analysis/statistical problems by using GRASS. Emphasis will also be given to problems involving GRASS and oth …

The Los Angeles Puppet Master User Group is a Meetup to share knowledge and experience using Puppet. Puppet s a tool designed to manage the configuration of Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems declaratively, developed by Puppet Labs. Anyone interested in Puppet and systems configuration should join. Note : nothing to do with the Southern California Amateur puppeteers and puppets meetup.

A Los Angeles based Hadoop user group focused on helping Hadoop users share experiences, problems and solutions, as well as learn new skills for building large-scale Hadoop-based systems. Missed a meetup? We record and livestream our meetups here http://www.ustream.tv/channel/l-a-hadoop-user-group

The Los Angeles .NET Developers Group is The Premier Forum for Los Angeles Area .NET Developers. The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on Microsoft .NET technologies. Our Group is over 10 years old and meets the first Monday of every month. We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. LADOTNET Monthly Meeting on the first Monday of every month. LADOTNET Master's Series, a …

Pac IT Pros is an independent, non-profit user group for IT professionals. We hold our meetings the fourth Tuesday of every month with technical speakers presenting engaging and relevant information. At each meeting we share our experiences and ideas as well as discussing new products and software, troubleshooting techniques, and business strategies. Our meetings are open to all business professionals with an interest in technology and we strive to provide a community for business networking and …

Designfudge is centered on LA based UX & Design professionals. We're focused on.. 1. Monthly gatherings; once a month we’ll get together to hear case studies of local projects and discuss outcomes over food and drinks. 2. Local Studio Showcase; we’ll take close looks at design studios in and around LA for inspiration. 3. Open Projects; we’ll share projects for freelancers and those looking for work. If you're interested on sharing a case study, please send your brief proposal to mike@macadaan.co …

We are Tech in Motion: LA. This group is designed for anyone and everyone interested in technology. If you are a tech lover, an expert in the field or simply want to know more about the industry this is the place for you. Tech in Motion: LA is designed for you, so let’s make this group amazing and help bring the sprawling Los Angeles Tech community closer and do something great! Have something cool you want to hear discussed? Tell us about it! *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offe …

A home for Riak Users and database enthusiasts in and around Los Angeles.  We'll be bringing in speakers from startups and others who are using Riak, learning from practical experience.

This group provides a free forum where by Java users can discuss different topics in Java, software design as it pertains to Java, and methodologies as they pertain to Java. The format of the meets is a group discussion where we encourage everyone to participate. Usually the group focuses on a selected section in a book or some other media format of choice. Everyone is welcome to attend regardless of one's current experience level in area of Java Software Development.

I'm a native of Santa Monica and a 30-year user (off and on, but definitely on for the last 10) of the wooden stairs off Adelaide. If you're a regular morning user, we've probably seen each other. Recently the stairs have been getting used for purposes (the new refreshment box, making the stairs a subject of a documentary) that will detract from the unique experience they provide and ultimately could threaten our ability to enjoy and benefit from this special resource. I want to rally our little …

We are a group that gets together bi-monthly for breakfast to chat about UX related topics and we occasionally do fun, other activities and UX workshops.

Los Angeles Accessibility and Inclusive Design Group We are accessibility and inclusive design practitioners of differing abilities who want to help practitioners who are either unaware of or hesitant to engage in accessible and inclusive design. Many of us work in large organizations with just one or two other colleagues in similar roles, as independent consultants, or in small businesses alone. This is a great way to meet other web accessibility and inclusive design practitioners. If you would …

Bel Air Camera will be starting a series of Photo and Video classes that will take place on Saturday's starting in September. These are designed to Educate the public, they are NOT sales pitches. Each week will be a different theme from "Entry Level HDSLR Video" to "Digital SLR 101". Classes on In Home Printing, LOMO Photography, In Home Lighting, Audio for Video, and many more. If you are a beginner in the photography & Video world, these are for you! If you have a working knowledge of shooting …

This group shares lessons learned about using Amazon Web Services, including API's, EC2, S3, Automation, Deployment, Security, ELB, High Availability, Business Continuity (Earthquake and Tsunami concerns in particular...) and learning about how others are currently using AWS. The purpose is to network, collaborate, share experiences and help others where possible. We conduct monthly meetings and discuss different approaches, uses and topics.

The Topanga WordPress Meetup Group meets on the third Thursday of every month from 6-8pm in the main meeting room of the Topanga Public Library. We will announce the topics for each session with time for open discussion, QA and time to socialize. This is a free event and open to all. We are Los Angeles based wordpress developers, designers, coders, marketing experts and bloggers united in our passion for the best CMS (content management solution) on the planet. We look forward to sharing ideas, …

This is a group for anyone interested in talking about using Chef as part of building and maintaining an automated infrastructure. Get together with like-minded sysadmins, systems engineers, configuration management and devops spirited type folks to share experiences, tips, tricks and to talk about real life strategies for deploying and maintaining your Chef infrastructure.

Local events by product managers, for product managers. ProductTank provides an opportunity for Product Managers in Los Angeles to exchange ideas and experiences about Product Design, Development and Management, Business Modelling, Metrics, User Experience and all the other things that get us excited. Events include talks from guest speakers on topics around product management, networking opportunities, and a good old-fashioned chin-wag over a beer or two. We're open to companies big and s …

Color Correction for Indie Filmmaking About Color Correction: Color correcting is both a technical process and an art form that relies on an individual’s skill, experience and good taste. Color correction or color grading can elevate the production value significantly and even turn video captured with lower grade cameras into stunning looking images. Almost every TV program, documentary, music video, movie, etc. is color corrected these days. The difference between a graded and uncorrected image …

This Meetup is designed for folks that want to learn certain functions of the digital / mobile / new media / entrepreneur and technology fields but haven't. Many people unsuccessfully enlist friends, take courses, read manuals or never pursue their passions or hobbies because they simply can't afford to, don't have time to or feel some sort of insecurity that holds them back. Apple has courses, there are plenty of great workshops, classes and online tutorials out there, however sometimes there a …