Every month, the NetSquared community comes together offline at Net Tuesday events to mix, swap stories and ideas, build new relationships, and collaborate. These gatherings provide a chance for all those interested in the intersection of social technologies and social change, whether you're part of a nonprofit organization or a for-profit organization, a funder or a consultant, a developer or an entrepreneur. WHY AN EASTSIDE GROUP? Due to the realities of the traffic flows in our fair city ( …

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN ENERGY – JANUARY 31 The Los Angeles Chapter of Young Professionals in Energy (YPE) will hold its next networking meeting on Monday, January 31, 2011 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Association, 110 East 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA 900141-2006. JANUARY 31 IS A FREE ADMISSION EVENT The happy hour/networking event will be highlighted by a speech from David Freeman, an energy executive, engineer, attorney and author who is one of the leaders in American energy policy and currentl …

This group is a newly formed hub for the emerging field of evolutionary spirituality, in particular a new spiritual teaching called Evolutionary Enlightenment, recently synthesized into a book of the same name written by spiritual teacher Andrew Cohen. Our most basic goal is to host regular gatherings and events that convey the essential ideas of this new spiritual perspective. Towards this, the core of our meetup will focus on discussions using excerpts or chapters from the book as starting poi …

"THE PICKUP GAME OF ALL PICKUP GAMES." Introduction There is always a game every Saturday even if you see only 1 RSVP on the list. There are "regular offline players" who are not part of this online meetup group. For any given Saturday, we can add about 4 to 10 "offline regular players" to the RSVP list. A $1 donation to the group would be appreciated at the pickup location. This is not a mandatory fee. The collected money will be used primarily towards maintaining this site and new balls when n …

The Spiritual Naturalist Society www.SpiritualNaturalistSociety.org We are a local chapter of the Spiritual Naturalist Society; a non-profit organization dedicated to the exploration, development, and promotion of spiritual naturalism, and promoting happiness through compassion, reason, and practice. [Please note: we are currently in search of a new local Organizer This requires very little, other than the ability to show up once/month to a public venue and introduce the discussion topics (whi …

The purpose of this meetup is to announce events, organize rides, be informed, meet fellow bikers and have fun! Our rides are usually scheduled on alternating weekend days: Saturday, next weekend Sunday so everyone has a chance to join us. We ride in GROUP FORMATION, make as many stops as necessary to allow members to catch up, and maintain speeds that is safe. Valid M1 driver's license endorsement and motorcycle insurance is required to join this group.

LA Makerspace is a non-profit member-driven family friendly community space for makers, tinkerers, and DIYers of all ages to create and collaborate. Contact Info: http://www.lamakerspace.com/contact Our mission is to provide a place where youth can make and learn alongside adults and where members can work on their own projects while learning new, unique maker skills through our workshops, on-going interest-based programs, mentorship, and peer learning environment. We offer affordable single cla …

Are You a Sex Geek? “Sex Geek” or “Sex Nerd” is an identification used by many people in the sex-positive community to describe their unusual, academic, and/or voracious interest in sexual knowledge. This interest extends well beyond that which would simply improve one’s own sex life. While clearly this kind of scholarship would likely lead to better sex for the individual, Sex Geeks like to learn about sex for the sake of learning about sex. DO NOT join this group to "hook-up," but rather have …

Having trouble finding a cool literary community in Los Angeles? Want to make new friends and network with accomplished writers & literary professionals? Then you've come to the right place! Every month, we host a networking event for writers & literary professionals at a bar in Downtown L.A. or West L.A. We also organize monthly book panels, readings and discussions featuring award-winning writers in many genres including fiction, memoir, screenwriting, TV writing, journalism and playwriting. T …

As of 1/21/09 I have stepped up to Organize this meetup and I need your help and participation. Please join me in making this a fun and successful group. Welcome to Your Group! Are you tired of playing online and want to get together with "Live" people? Are you new to the City and missing playing back home? Do you want to get out and meet new people? Let's Do it! Join me in playing Spades, BidWhist, Dominos and other games to have fun; enjoy each others company; make new friends; and build a com …

Network with and learn from people who have launched successful entrepreneurial web ventures. This group began organizing networking and discussion-focused meetups throughout Los Angeles beginning in 2008.

The purpose of this group is to celebrate the deliciousness of food in its whole, natural state, to learn more about raw and living foods, to explore the many, varying aspects of this lifestyle, to meet new friends and visit with old ones, and, always, to have fun! All who are raw vegans or who are interested in the lifestyle are welcome. By joining, you will meet some of the most exciting people on earth! Hungry right now? For an up-to-date LIST OF RAW RESTAURANTS, go to the ABOUT page (see it …

June 23, 2012 Hello Investor's!! Private Lending has grown to over 200 members. We will continue to provide real world experience on private money lending. Our club will focus on all aspects of lending with private funds for residential and commercial properties. We are excited to add " Note Buying " to our the foundation of our Meet Up. We encourage questions on current or past transactions. How to do a proper transaction and earn the money you deserve. Our capital is the only real money that …

Paint Dancing is a new venue created solely for the purpose of openly expressing yourself for fun in 2 different mediums - AT ONCE! That's Right! PAINTING and DANCING (at the same time) in private art studios around the Los Angeles area while helping support your local food banks. Watch some of our crazy Paint Dancing videos on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DF09B34FE51B3199 We will supply non-toxic paint, brushed and paper! All you need is your paint clothes (and shoes) …

Dear Veggie Fonders, It has been over eleven years since I became a vegetarian. Little did I know that the decision I made to become a veggie back then would change my life for a wonderful start. I did it solely was out of respect for all living beings. And guess what? This veggie diet has completely cured my stomachache occurred since I was a teenager, decreased my doctor visits drastically, and made me a healthy and energetic person that my friends call me an energetic bunny!   As a result, I …

The online media is drastically changing the fashion industry and the way consumers interact with fashion brands. Meet the people that lead the fashion revolution online - fashion bloggers, new media publishers, entrepreneurs, industry insiders, fashion PR reps, and web savvy trendsetters. You must a professional within the fashion industry and have an online presence to join this group. This is the LA chapter of the main New York City Fashion 2.0 meetup. We are currently working towards get …

eCommerce Merchants Los Angeles is a local chapter to support online merchants as a branch of eCommerce Merchants Trade Association. With regular meetings and networking events combined with valuable information and the latest strategies, merchants will enjoy and benefit from their participation. Find out more about eCommerce Merchants, an international organization created to help online sellers grow their business and increase profits by visiting our sponsor section!

We're nationwide!!! We're a friendly bunch of fellow drinkers/social networkers who get together regularly to socialize and have fun. We try to find different venues that offer Happy Hours, great atmosphere, and/or great food. We offer several different BOOZE CLUB Memberships which SAVE YOU MONEY!!! Ask your local Assistant Organizer about it when you join. We want to provide you a chance to meet new people in a relaxing environment after a long day at work! And as always, if you have a …

The Los Angeles Data Governance Users Group is a non-profit volunteer run organization with the objective of create a forum and exchange of information related to Data Governance.

The dance is "Chicago Style Steppin", from the ballroom family of related dances.  This Meetup is for everyone interested in developing and raising their skills and knowledge of this dance.  If you are a Steppin enthusiast, or want to be, I look forward to meeting and exploring this dance with you.  Men, women and all skill levels wanted. ps: Meetup Groups organizers or members who would like to  have a Steepin demonstartion or class held during one of your metup events, contact me to make arran …

This group is really for members that are into the outdoors (hiking, biking, rock climbing, kayaking, backpacking so on and so forth), but also Very VERY important – you have to be into DJs and Music festivals. Excample-Burning Man, Moontribe, Lighting in the Bottle. If you’re just looking for an outdoors adventure group, this group is not for you. ===================================== The Beyond Basecamp group is all about adventure and partying! Our organizers set up large group weekend outing …

LA Robotics Club is an organization that promotes the experimentation with electronics, provides a forum for discussion and sharing information, and gives its members a community to participate in and learn about the field of robotics and machine technology. We focus on projects that can be created on a tight budget, as well as large-scale artistic installations that require weeks of preparation and planning. Current projects include a Gantry Robot, a Homemade CNC machine, electro-luminescent mu …

Adventure People are explorers who love the outdoors and who enjoy making new friends while traveling the world.  Our members enjoy such activities as hiking, rock climbing, canyoneering, paragliding, whitewater rafting, kayaking, camping, backpacking, surfing, cycling, mountain biking, and more. Members enjoy a mix of local activities as well as getting out of town via road trip or plane. Come with us to exotic destinations and meet other people whose passion is to explore places that most peop …

There are countless thousands of bisexuals in LA, but that fact alone has never brought us visibility or respect. The only way we will ever earn those things is if we have a community presence.  If you want to do your part - merely by coming out and having fun - then join us! amBi is not just another meetup group that offers fun events. While we get to explore Southern California and enjoy ourselves, we also have a higher purpose. amBi's mission is nothing less than to build a vibrant and visib …

We offer you more than networking and referrals because we are a “Business Development” group. Our program offers you more value for your time, money and resources because in addition to gaining valuable and credible business contacts that will help you to weather the storm of the current economy, we also help you to become a stronger business owner. Most importantly, we help you to create targeted co-marketing bonds with other members that will work to drive new customers to your business. We d …

We are a group of character animation professionals and students who gather regularly to share our work and critique it, discuss animation workflow and technique, and just have an excuse to get away from our computers for a while. If you are working professionally, studying animation, freelancing and between jobs, creating new work and want feedback (and are tired of receiving it through the internet), or just want to join the discussion and improve your animation, you should join us! If you've …

The intent of this group is to keep people informed about the roaming "No Meat & Mingle" vegan potlucks and sometimes other vegan gathering in or near Los Angeles county. The "No Meat & Mingle" vegan potlucks are a great place for open hearted people to come together in community and share conversation and great vegan food, and to learn about veganism.  All people who are respectful to other people are encouraged to attend (you need not be vegan). The "No Meat & Mingle"  potlucks are raw friendl …

Sport bike ladies and gentlemen, don't you just love your sport bike? I love mine and I can't get enough of her! Isn't riding your sport bike one of the most exciting things you do in your life? I know for me it is, and although it comes with risk, I believe it is the risk that makes it especially exciting! What's even more fun than riding your sport bike? I'll tell you (but I'm sure you already know)... it's riding your sport bike with a group of other sport bike riders! If you have been a part …