Join the LinkedIn group to get the meeting schedule, and both confirm if meetings are happening and RSVP. With your printed ticket, security at the entrance would let you past the rope and up the stairs you needed to wind your way back to the theater. Attire ranged from t-shirts and jeans to button-up shirts with coats, with a handful of some funkier attire. Send me your new, updated, or reviews of networking events and organizations. The Notable & Where I'm Going... Tell them you heard about it from Todd's blog! I'll be speaking (yes, yours truly) on “Effective Networking for Entrepreneurs” at the GroundUP Business Group 's Tuesday, March 9th 7-8:30pm, at Zephyr Coffee House, 2419 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107 .

In his post, he mentions the following events / event organizers, and you should visit his post for a bit more on each of them. LA CTO Forum Dealmaker Media Digital Family Reunion Startups Uncensored Social Media Club, LA Twiistup Mindshare LA LA Hadoop Meetup Dorkbot Geek Dinners LA Cloud Computing LA Web Application Developers LA PHP Developers In addition to these, I'd recommend looking at: Technology Council of Southern California – Surprised John didn't mention this one.

UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCI, UCR, Cal Poly, Cal Tech are just a few of the esteemed universities in the area. There are scores of individuals working in Southern California industry or academics with little exposure to venture-backed startups. Consulting members can contract with the group to find short duration (1 to 5 day), technical advisory jobs in the startup community. The SoCal Tech Group is dedicated to empowering the Southern California technical entrepreneur. We do this by helping folks network and learn from each other, both offline and online.