Welcome to the neighborhood! CULTURE PUB Los Angeles is a world–class cultural amusement park from Pasadena, Chinatown, to the Miracle Mile and the Westside. Let’s chart an expedition into excitement and intrigue! Join art aficionados in search of treasures at world renown museums, contemporary galleries, and the hip new art scenes sprouting up. THE SOCIAL VIBE The good news is your fellow members are a sharp mix of people who are inquisitive and outgoing. Most are college age mid 20s to early …

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 …

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 …

BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world.   At the Studio City chapter, We Mean Business!  We meet weekly on Thursdays, 7 AM, at the Loteria Grill in Studio City.  Our members work out of the San Fernando Valley and Greater Los Angeles. We are actively seeking referral partners in the following professions: Graphic Designer, Banker, Bankruptcy Attorney, Estate Attorney, Plumber, General Contractor, Electrician, and many more.  We know we can help find you business!  Visi …

Welcome! This group is for inventors and product entrepreneurs who want to be educated on the invention process and are interested in sharing their invention experiences. All Meetup events will have both of these elements. A broad range of invention topics will be covered at events to help you move your ideas to market place reality. This group is led by Eric P. Rose, NPDP, MBA, an inventor, entrepreneur, and educator.  Eric is a 30+ year veteran of invention and product development. He is a nam …

The mission of the Long Beach Time Exchange is to build and strengthen relationships within the city of Long Beach by connecting people’s unmet needs and untapped resources. We do this through the use of “time banking,” a system in which members give and receive services and skills using “time dollars,” a community currency that uses time as an indicator of value. The concept is simple: One hour equals one time dollar, regardless of the service given, from dog-walking to graphic design, communit …

FASHION+TECH L.A. joins Fashion+TechSV, Fashion+TechSF & Fashion+TechNY as FASHION TECH NETWORK's Los Angeles & Silicon Beach Chapter. FASHION+TECHLA's mission is to provide an open dialogue that serves as a forum on how to develop innovative solutions to become better business entrepreneurs. This workshop was developed as a platform to discuss the business of fashion and arts through the utilization of current business models and technologies. As California's south post epicenter of independen …

Engineers Without Borders – USA supports community-driven development programs worldwide through the design and implementation of sustainable engineering projects, while fostering responsible leadership.

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.

We are bartenders, servers, DJs, dancers, chefs, promoters, musicians, event planners, sommeliers, wine reps, bar managers... we work while you play and we get to play while you work. We hustle nights and weekends. We bust our butts so you can have a great night out. Monday is our Saturday and we like to party! This group was designed so that folks in the industry can network with other people who share our passion for food, drinks, music, dancing, all of the great things that come with working …

Vets On Set is an organization designed to help veterans within the Film and Television Industry. It is our belief, that there is no person better suited for the rigors of the film industry than a well trained veteran. The founding members of Vets On Set have a long and successful history in the entertainment industry. We will work hard to utilize the knowledge, experience, and contacts gained to ensure consistent work for our members and valuable outstanding crews for productions. Our aim is to …

The Love You Revolution is a movement that aims at aiding women and children in discovering the wonderful and beautiful human beings they are using art and fashion as a tool. We create self-love and empowerment workshops for women in domestic violence shelters, underprivileged children in LAUSD schools, children at the YMCA, Boys & Girls Club and other non-profits like Girls in Power and Agape Youth Ministries. The workshops are offered free of charge to the organizations and are interactive, ex …

Instead of shopping for new items, why not swap out your unused clothing, household items, or anything that you think is taking up space in your home. Another person's old treasure is your new treasure. Or do you have a special skill set, like playing the guitar? - Perhaps, someone wants to learn and in exchange teach you how to cook authentic Italian recipes. Services are also something worth swapping, not to mention it promotes community building. Join if you want to meet others like you in th …

SMG, Santa Monica Coed Soccer Group, in its several years of existence, has been sponsored by such prominent entities like FIFA.com (official web site of FIFA), Coca Cola, Verizon FiOS and others. Its mission is providing a very friendly, respectful and internationally diverse environment for playing soccer, extending friendships, and helping humanitarian objectives. SMG provides both casual and competitive soccer opportunities. More competitive soccer activities of SMG are carried out under San …

A virtual homeschooling cooperative for families with kids K-12 to connect and share interests through workshops, park days, community service, trips, tours and more. HOW TO POST: Please note that when you post a new event, it may take up to 24 hours for your event to be announced to other members with you designated as the event "host." Once you are designated the host and your Meetup event is official, you can add an RSVP limit to your post. (Meetup sets up the site this way, so that the sit …

We are a social support group designed for stay-at-home moms.  Most of our activities take place on weekdays, when the at-home mom most needs contact with other at-home moms and activities for their kids.  We offer several playgroups every week where moms can socialize and ask fellow moms advice while their kids play together. Each month we also hold a social for the entire chapter as well as a field trip, a moms' night out, a book group, a cooking group, and a pizza and movie night for those mo …

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 …

MOMS Club is a 501-C3 non-profit organization with the purpose of providing a support group for mothers and to give them a forum for topics of interest to them. In addition, we help mothers and children in our local communities and perform at least one service project yearly designed to aid this population. Among other charities, our chapter supports Crittenton Services for Children and Families in Fullerton, All the Arts for All the Kids, Women's Transitional Living Center (WTLC), Boys & Girls …

OC Singles for Christ is a ministry designed to meet the needs of Single Adults in Orange County. We are a ministry that welcomes singles of any age, whether they are Christians or not. With somewhere around 1.5M Single Adults in Orange County, there is NO church that has an active outreach into this community. There are singles groups that meet, but none have as their stated goal, to evangelize and reach Single Adults of any age or Spiritual Background. Our vision is: • To proclaim God’s grace …

Be A TEAM Player! You don't have to hire a sales team to grow your business. You can be part of the most effective referral networking TEAM in your community. TEAM Referral Network turns success-oriented business people into a strong team of networking professionals who work together to build their businesses by referral. Building a business can be challenging and expensive. Why tough it out alone? Relationship marketing is a better, smarter way of doing business. TEAM Referral Network members k …

The Grapevine was created for enthusiastic professional business women by enthusiastic professional business women. The purpose of the group is to: 1) help each other grow our business networks by developing trustworthy professional relationships through our weekly and one-to-one meetings 2) exchange quality referrals through our weekly 1-minute commercials and weekly 15-minute business highlight presentations 3) develop members' leadership and business skills and encourage personal and professi …

This is an exciting, dynamic & dedicated group for anybody looking to grow their business & receive a steady stream of referrals. We all work together to find business for each other and we are looking for the following business classifications to pass referrals to: Dry Cleaners, Car Wash, Banking, Spa Services, Property Management, Commercial Real Estate Broker, Caterer, Clothing Sales, Massage, Web Design, Branding, Contractor(s), Attorneys, Printer services, Financial Advisers, Sporting Goods …

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 …

Cerritos business Network was formed by a local business owner from Cerritos, California. As an organization it has three main goals: To bring together trustworthy business collegues from the local community. To help and support each other in learning new marketing and advertising techniques. To generate a regular source of new business for the benefit of one another. Unlike other business networks, CBN is an organization that exists purely for the benefit of its members. At this time there …

Can't get enough of Salesforce.com and the Force.com platform? You've come to the right place! This meetup is intended to serve the Greater Los Angeles area community of Salesforce.com(SFDC) and Force.com administrators, developers, power users, and other IT Professionals looking to expand their breadth of knowledge with like minded individuals. We will focus on development, but will focus on in-house business process development as well as 3rd party app development and ISV topics. We will cover …

B.O.T.A. in Los Angleles has various group activities open to the public. A Qabalistic healing service is conducted on Sunday mornings. Most months we have a Study Group on the third Saturday, discussing topics from Tarot or Qabalah, followed by an opportunity for a guided Qabalistic Meditation. No preparation beyond interest in the subject matter is needed to participate in the Study Group or other listed activities. Some months there are special events, such as our seasonal rituals celebrating …

Women's Business Connection (WBC) is a warm and friendly business networking group of female entrepreneurs and executives based in Orange County, California. The group meets twice monthly over breakfast and exchanges marketing ideas, referrals, and genuine support for the growth and management of each member's business in a relaxed, non-competitive environment.  As a member of Womens Business Connection-Orange County you must attend the meetings or send a Representative in your place.   (Per our …

The Women’s Business Momentum Center (WBMC) is designed to help professional women to "We show women in business how to exceed their financial goals by thinking BIG, starting small and staying consistent" As a full service business development center for women, WBMC offers15 + workshops and classes every month on everything from Website 101 to Business Basic Training to Getting Clients NOW! WBMC also provides 1:1 Business Strong Start Consulting and instant access online resources.  Our focus is …