The first party forum is Free! "Transition To Green" Community is all about learning at the local level how to make a transition to greener living. This is a grassroots, (non-partisan) public educational outreach that is on the nonprofit path. The concept of making a transition to green is something that all of us should be interested in learning more about, even if that means starting with baby steps. If you care about having cleaner air, water, energy efficiency, healthier food products and re …

Welcome to The Art of Charm LA Meetup group. This group is for men who want to be able to light up a room, nail a job interview or grow your social circle to have an abundance of women. Jordan and I created the Pickup Podcast (http://pickuppodcast.com) over 3 years ago to help men around the world overcome their insecurities and build the lifestyle they have always wanted. The podcast grew in popularity and helped us get on SiriusXM radio where our weekly show "Game On" helps callers develop …

2013 is here and AR is beginning to hit the main stream.  Google Glass is in the pipeline with developer hackathons at the end of January/Early Feb.  Augmented World Expo (AWE) has become a destination developer conference and will (apparently?) undergo a rebranding due to its popularity.  The commercial AR development suites (Vuforia, Layar, Metaio, Total Immersion, String, et al) have thousands of registered developers around the world.  And it turns out, the greater Los Angeles area, and Sout …

Do you want to become a great public speaker? Do you believe you have a message that the world needs to hear? Do you want to add an extra six figures to your business through speaking? Do you want to create your own seminars and events? Do you want to start a movement in what you're most passionate about? If you answered YES, to any of the above you are in the right place.  Welcome to LA Seminar Development, Marketing, & Public Speaking Meetup. Our promise to you:  Make More Money.  Have More …

Whether building a web, VOIP, or gaming backend, Operations is using development tools to make it work. We're interested in the built-in facilities in Linux and the BSDs to programmatically seed and deploy.  We're building traditional UNIX infrastructure with lighttpd/Nginx/Apache, Syslog, NFS, LDAP, MySQL/Postgres and BIND/PowerDNS, but doing it with modern scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Perl...) and revision-control.  Debconf in Debian and Ubuntu. Kickstart in Redhat and CentOS.  pc-sysins …

The narwhal bacons at midnight. This is a meet-up group specifically for redditors of r/LosAngeles. If you don't know what that is, this isn't the meet-up you're looking for. *waiving Jedi hand* You might be asking yourself why on Earth you'd want to meet with a bunch of other geeky people from the interwebs. Well, Inglip only knows, but we can guarantee that you'll meet beautiful women and gorgeous men.* After all, this is Los Angeles. All redditors (and reddit-appendages) are welcome! Again, i …

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 …

This group is for high net worth, professional players - men only, all BOSSES that live, work and play hard in Beverly Hills, CA. The Beverly Hills BOSS Network is the perfect destination for happy, renaissance gentlemen of wealth and independent means who are focused on living their lives to the fullest, experiencing high octane adrenaline super hero power pumping fun, expanding their horizons through art, culture, high profile events, scintillating mixers and think tanks; wealth creation and p …

This group is dedicated to a meeting of the minds of Hip-Hop connoisseurs, artists, and casual fans alike. Since there doesn't seem to be another official Meetup.com group for this in the L.A. region, this will be the home for all things Hip-Hop-related.  Events will include concerts, open mics, clubs, maybe Lakers/Clippers games(?), writing sessions, networking, laid-back group outings, or just lounging and discussing the most recent developments in the culture. You should join if you're into b …

GIRLFRIEND GRAPEVINE - serves as a Hub to meet a diverse group of Accomplished , Interesting, Drama-Free, Down to Earth, Reliable Sister-Friends with the goal of developing long term friendships. Do you miss the types of girlfriends you had in High School and College that you no longer have due to marriage, kids, moving to a new city, a busy career, not wanting to mix work associates with your personal life... or you simply would like to meet people you wouldn't normally meet in your every day …

I have always admired people with polished personal style. We've all seen them, that person that whether dressed up or down looks refined and polished. I am a lover of all things style related. Having been a liscensed beautician for more than 20 years I have a keen eye for what works and more importantly what doesn't. Recently a friend mentioned that she wanted to go to a workshop to learn about just the sort of style and makeover tips that I mention here. However, after an intense search both o …

Have you ever wanted to really understand what creates SEXUAL TENSION between a man and a woman? I'm talking about the kind of tension that is so palpable you can cut it with a knife. Have you ever looked at a woman and without saying a word you knew it was on? This is the kind of tension I'm talking about? What if you could really understand what creates that kind of tension in a beautiful woman, even if you have never created it before? What if yoiu could really drive women crazy with desir …

The Lord has called us The Word Experienced (www.thewordexperienced.com) to bring and unite together all individuals who want to use or discover their talents particularly in the Entertainment industry (Video Gaming Industry, Movie Industry, Television Industry, Application Development Industry, Music Industry or any Industry or Area, even skateboarding and cooking!) to push the Kingdom of God, not the kingdom of the world. We have many projects (Many video games, internet television shows, movi …

Sherman Oaks Toastmasters Monday and Thursday night in the Sherman Oaks Galleria .  Besides having weekly access to two clubs joining this meetup will connect you with many new friends. Over the past year the club has created an Improv Group (EPIC) that has propelled many of us out of our comfort zone. What is this meetup.com group for. (2) You don't have to pay anything simply   join the meetup and learn about how the meetings will give you verbal and presentation skills needed to excel . (3) Y …

Do you use Google technologies in your work, studies or personal projects? Are you interested in learning more about them? Want to connect with other developers in person? Then the Google Developer Group Los Angeles welcomes you to attend one of our upcoming meetings! We're working on a roster of monthly events, including LA's first-ever Google I/O Extended viewing event, where you can watch live sessions from Google I/O with other developers right here in Southern California. Our regular meetin …

If you know HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript then you already have the know-how to create Windows Store apps and games. Getting started is easy and you'll also get access tutorials, softwares and resources to develop your Windows Game App. Who can join? Windows App Developers Developers (iOS, Android, BlackBerry, HTML5) who'd like to make an app for Windows Software Programmers who wants to dive into mobile app development Graphic Designers & Web Designers UX/UI Designers & Information Architects Wi …

A group for developers, artists, and musicians who are interested in creating mobile games together for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry, etc to meet up and network.

Imagine walking into a room full fun and sexy singles who are wearing a mask, just as you are. You proceed to walk around the room and meet interesting people as you ask four simple “magic” questions scientifically designed to help you find your most compatible match—from the inside out. Based on the theory behind the most popular personality test in the world—the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator—our romantic networking group teaches you how to cut through the surface small talk, and greatly increase …

This is a group for guys wanting to meetup regularly and discuss "Meeting & Attracting Women". If you've read the game (by Neil Strauss) before and want to learn more about it and put your skills to the test, then this is a good group for you. We meetup in casual bars over a beer to discuss 'dating', 'women' 'attraction' and 'seduction' and then occasionally head out afterwards for a bit of fun and to try our new found skills. We are proactive and supportive and exchange conversation starters, r …

We're a group of developers who enjoy happy hour and code. We'll be hosting various happy hour code-mixers, hackathons, and parties in downtown LA. Do you occasionally code under the influence? Then join us!

Calling all leaders is a group for anyone who is interested in collaborative leadership. We believe at the heart of authentic leadership is relationship: the relationship we have within ourselves and that we have with others. At CAL, we see challenges and conflicts as vehicles for transformational relationships in both personal and professional capacities. This authentic leadership extends beyond learning a few skills and getting a quick fix; it is about creating and actualizing a vision that ch …

This is a group of people who are interested in developing or are currently developing content for the Oculus VR headset.

This group is for men and women interested in designing, developing, or playing video games that appeal to or are created by developers of an African-American background. Here's an opportunity to see that there are other creative individuals like you, that share a similar perspective, and network your way to success in the Video Games Industry, Indie or otherwise. We plan to discuss blacks in the media, our roles in the game industry as a whole, and ideas and methodologies for game development. …