L.A. Tech Events http://la.webchic.net/ en-US Copyright 2007 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:44:04 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification ThursdayLunch ThursdayLunch, hosted by Eric Hammond and friends over at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica. 

This spiffy lunch happens (almost) every Thursday (for those of you pining for a more regular geek fix), and is an informal "friends of friends" meetup over good Westside food. 

Where: Third Street Promenade, just south of Santa Monica Blvd. 

When: @ noon, most Thursdays

Note: Interested first timers, please contact Eric Hammond at 415-234-5400 x818 so you're not a stranger when you show up.

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/12/thursdaylunch.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/12/thursdaylunch.html lunch santa monica thursdaylunch westside Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:44:04 -0800 Twiistup 3, January 16 2008 Twiistup 3 has been announced. Come have a drink and meet many many fellow local entrepreneurs.

Presenting their products will be Askmenow, Docstoc, Gonowdo, Magento, PeopleJam, PopRule, Rubicon, Speeddate and YellowBot. But if you bring a stack of business cards and your best smile you'll be meeting dozens more. :-)

Where:
Air Conditioned Supper Club, Venice

When:
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

More information, buy tickets.

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Friday, November 16th: Official Battlestar Galactica Convention.

January 4th to January 6th, 2008: Anime Los Angeles.

Both at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center.

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Where:
El Coyote Cafe

When:
November 13th, 8pm

More information and RSVP

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  • Perl 5.10 (based on rbjs' presentation at the PPW).
  • Creating Domain Specific Languages with Parrot.
  • A/B Testing by Ben Tilly
  • Introductory Talk about Perl and Template Toolkit by Pablo Velasquez

Details at la.pm.org.

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/11/perl-user-group-meeting-novemb.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/11/perl-user-group-meeting-novemb.html perl santa monica user group Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:32:43 -0800 Los Angeles Palm User Group Meeting: November 10 There are still Palm users out there! Who'd have thought. (I traded my Treo in for an iPhone when they came out).

This is the newly resurrected Los Angeles Palm User Group, which just started meeting again last month. All interested in Palm devices are welcome to share in the discussion in our new monthly meeting place.

Competing devices are welcome, too.

When:
Saturday, November 10, 10.30am-12.30pm

Where:
Near 27th and Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, 90405

More information

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/11/los-angeles-palm-user-group-me.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/11/los-angeles-palm-user-group-me.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 16:28:27 -0800 Found Magazine: There Goes the Neighborhood Tour 2007 The brilliant Found Magazine and PostSecret are on a book tour.

In Los Angeles November 4th (Skylight Books in Los Feliz), November 5th in Long Beach and on November 6th at the Hammer Museum in Westwood.

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/found-magazine-there-goes-the.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/found-magazine-there-goes-the.html booktour long beach los feliz westwood Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:45:56 -0800 4th BarCamp LA, November 3-4 BarCamp Los Angeles #4

Saturday will be about demos (think twiistup style) and Sunday will be "regular" BarCamp-style with adhoc sessions and all that good stuff.

Update: It'll all be good ol' regular "adhoc sessions" - the other part has been postponed for its own event or for a later BarCamp.

When:
Saturday and Sunday, November 3-4, 2007 (all day)

Where:
Little Radio Warehouse
1218 Long Beach Ave
Los Angeles, California 90021

More information & signup

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/4th-barcamp-la-november-34.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/4th-barcamp-la-november-34.html BarCamp demos Long Beach Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:43:00 -0800 MobileCamp Los Angeles The first MobileCampLA is next Sunday.

MobileCampLA is going to bring together mobile enthusiasts, explorers and professionals to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility. MobileCampLA hopes to support the many voices helping to unlock the potential of a truly digital life. Topics may include - but are not limited to - mobile gaming, entrepreneurship, social mobility and presence, near field communication, physical hyperlinking, mobile storytelling, the importance of open standards, protocols, and platforms, linux based devices, and mobility on other continents.

When:
Sunday, 28th of October, 9:00 - 18:00 PST

Where: Culver Events Center
11934 W. Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90066

More information and RSVP

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/mobilecamp-los-angeles.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/mobilecamp-los-angeles.html Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:11:32 -0800 October LA Tech Meetup The October LA Tech Meetup has been announced. 116 yes RSVPs as of this writing!

Come see demos of Mojobaby, mootools, Flixya and more...

When:
Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 7:30 PM

Where:
Evidence Gallery
7122 Beverly Blvd 2nd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Cost: $5. RSVP here.

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Attend panel topics ranging from pitching to VCs and raising money, to legal startup advice, to marketing. You can enter the business plan competition or just come to network.


When: Fri., Oct 26th 1pm - 7:30pm & Sat. Oct 27th 9am - 4pm

Where: UCLA Anderson School of Management

Cost: $50 - $125 ($8 parking) Register here.
]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/startupla.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/startupla.html startupla west la westwood Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:31:44 -0800 Lunch 2.0 at Shopzilla The third Lunch 2.0 is upon us! It'll be at Shopzilla in West LA in a couple of weeks. About 100 people showed up in the YellowBot office which was just about right for the size of the office (and great fun!). :-)

Shopzilla should have room for hundreds, so don't be shy. :-)

When: November 2nd, 12pm to 2pm.

Where: Shopzilla, 12200 W Olympic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064

RSVP here

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Interested in getting a job in the rich media industry? Then this is the event for you!

Participants will be given a laptop and 5 minutes on stage to show their stuff. Share your portfolio, meet other designers and developers, check out the competition, and get a job!

Monday, October 22, 6pm.

Where: The Hilton, Universal City (555 Universal Hollywood Drive)

More information

Upcoming

]]> http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/fitc-get-a-job.html http://la.webchic.net/2007/10/fitc-get-a-job.html hollywood jobs Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:21:32 -0800 Amazon's The Start-Up Project Amazon Webservices is hosting a The Start-Up Project event in Santa Monica on October 23rd, 2-7pm.

Amazon Web Services provides entrepreneurs with the ability to scale their business with access to Amazon's robust infrastructure and technological resources via services such as Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). Utilizing AWS' solutions, you can compete on ideas -- not resources -- and turn your idea into a profitable business.

Amazon Web Services is holding several half-day events, The Start-Up Project in start-up "hot spots" around the country. Come learn how Amazon Web Services empowers entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable growth.

RSVP here.

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Geeks meet, eat, drink and get the geek on in Los Angeles.

The Geek Dinners are a monthly gathers of Internet technology lovers in Los Angeles. Anyone who has an interest and passion for technology, the internet, internet technologies, software or you just know you're a geek is welcome.

At the El Coyote Cafe on Beverly Boulevard near La Brea. RSVP here. (Food will be ordered and has to be paid for if you RSVP).

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