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.

A group for readers of hackernews.com, or just those interested in hacking, software and entrepreneurship.

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 …

… Null Space Labs itself is also home to many other technology, electronics, hacking, and social meetings.

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA ®) is a not-for-profit, international organization of information security professionals and practitioners. It provides educational forums, publications and peer interaction opportunities that enhance the knowledge, skill and professional growth of its members. The primary goal of ISSA is to promote management practices that will ensure the availability, integrity and confidentiality of information resources.

The Burbank Hackers Club is a group of hackers who want to hack away and create cool interesting apps using Node.JS. We have several nodejs ongoing projects to choose from, or bring your own for everyone to work on. The goal though, is to have rapid development by having everyone work on a common project and see what can be hacked up in a single night. Hackers Unite!

Welcome to Hackpit, a workspace for Developers, Technologists, & Makers to meet & collaborate on projects.  People arrive at Hackpit to work for a certain period of time on the projects they wish to, in the same room as the people who they need to talk to about their ideas. Hackpit has partnered with StartEngine to provide the space to hack.  StartEngine is a startup accelerator based in Westwood, CA - across the street from UCLA.  Their cutting edge technology combined with comfortable and tech …

PyLadies is an international mentorship group with a focus on helping more women become active participants and leaders in the Python open-source community. Our mission is to promote, educate and advance a diverse Python community through outreach, education, conferences, events and social gatherings. PyLadies also aims to provide a friendly support network for women and a bridge to the larger Python world. Anyone with an interest in Python is encouraged to participate!

I am a software engineer that loves to hike. I would like to gather other software/hardware types that ditch their laptops and head to the trails together. We will have common ground exploring uncommon trails. The day hikes will take place in the Santa Monica Hills, Angeles National Forest. There might be Overnight trips in Death Valley and Joshua Tree. Suggestions welcome. So join if you want to be able to namedrop a regex, or debate correct usage of tabs vs spaces with your fellow hikers witho …

Chers amis Please read carefully before you join Our website is a hub that centralizes many French cultural and artistic opportunities. One of my strong beliefs is that being rich of many cultures is a blessing. We will strive to bring together the best of two cultures and that is why the best of American good manners and the best of American French good manners must be one of our rules of conduct. Answering emails from members promptly  and un-registering from events even if at the last …

WE ARE MOVING OUR ACTIVITIES TO ANOTHER SIMILAR GROUP. PLEASE DO NOT REGISTER WITH THIS GROUP BUT FOLLOW THE LINK AND REGISTER WITH FRENCH-LANGUAGE-FRIENDS: http://www.meetup.com/French-Language-Friends/ Chers amis Please read carefully before you join Our website is a hub that centralizes many French cultural and artistic opportunities. One of my strong beliefs is that being rich of many cultures is a blessing. We will strive to bring together the best of two cultures and that is why t …

The Los Angeles/SoCal Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance is an organization formed to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Los Angeles/SoCal Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance is comprised of many subject matter experts from a wide variety disciplines, united in our objectives: Promote a common level of understanding between the consu …

You should join this group if you desire to: - consume less - commune more - create more - live simply - save money Analog Living is a series of lectures and workshops focusing on self-sufficiency and the do-it-yourself spirit. Topics will include off-the-grid living, urban homesteading, sustainability, and cultivating an alternative mindset toward consumerism and our way of life. If you have any suggestions on topics or speakers, please feel free to contact me!    Micah White // Adbu …

Los Angeles Windows Azure Developers is a local meetup for Windows Azure Developers in Southern California. We host 3 types of meetup events for Windows Azure Developers. Hack Nights - Bring what you're working on, ask questions, demo your stuff, get feedback. These are informal events where you can come to get help or just to talk about Azure.  These events don't have a specific topic, and often have several conversations going on at once. Presentations - Come listen to an Azure exp …

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE A MOVIE FANATIC! Do your eyes sparkle whenever you hear the phrase Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You? Do you spend most of your break times at work raiding Ain't It Cool News, Deadline Hollywood, Variety or The Hollywood Reporter for the latest movie news? Are you looking for a cool group of friends to see new flicks with on OPENING WEEKEND? Are you SICK AND TIRED of having 500 movies in your Netflix queue...and NO ONE to watch or discuss them with? Do you get into intense d …

Learn to hack on clojure in a group environment. Don't know where to start? We'll show you. Need a project to get you going? We'll give you one. Stuck on a problem? We'll help you.