A University of Southern California professor with a specialty in robotics is one of eleven individuals being honored by President Obama next week, as part of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring. mentoring government whitehouse house white president award robotics robot mataric maja obam MORE >>

If I told you that there was an event that involved free drinks for two hours on a Saturday afternoon, would that be something that you would be interested in? Part of the proceeds from this event will be donated to LIVE STRONG , so it’s also benefiting a great cause. Events Local Top spaphilethought so. MORE >>

For all you last minute peeps (yes, YOU) still on the fence about whether or not to go, here are six great reasons from Joy Moh, co-president of Philanthro, who’s presenting the latest event: 1. We’re going to keep this short and sweet. LA Twestival is TONIGHT! little bird. Visit TechZulu for full story. MORE >>

TechZulu is teaming up with Los Angeles based companies Earbit s and Grubwithus , to bring you a one-of-a-kind hackathon event. is actually willing to join the fun and wants to build something awesome during the event! Sponsorship Opportunities for Events, and other channels. That’s Hacktoons. We have special guest John K. MORE >>

This week is shaping up to be one of the busiest tech-event weeks so far this year yet, making me think again that a clone would help to actually get to all of these. Twiistup , the technology conference and networking event, is set for Wednesday evening and Thursday. use password: incubator). MORE >>