Tag Archive | "events"
Tuesday, December 7, 6:00pm ideakickSF is a meetup where you can come to kick around ideas you have about a new product, service or company. Whether you’ve been working on your idea for a while or you thought of it today, IdeakickSF is the place where you can pitch it to a knowledgable group of [...]
The DataPortability Project is a California not-for-profit that promotes an Internet where people have control over their personal data. We want web sites to make it easy to bring your profiles, contacts, and media to them, to share them with other sites, and to gracefully end your relationship with them. This meetup is for business and technologists to get help building better data portability practices, policies, and tools. We'll discuss the legal and technology layers and anything else to move from wishful thinking to the standard way of doing things.
Wednesday, August 11, 6:00pm Kiva Co-Founder Jessica Jackley is speaking to Startup Roots Students and Startups! About Startup Roots (www.startuproots.org) – Startup Roots is a non-profit organization that provides startups with a hand-picked Fellows from a top-tier University. Startup Roots Fellows also have access to a weekly speaker series and other events that will ensure [...]
The Internet and digital technologies have transformed how people learn. Educational resources are no longer static and scarce, but adaptable and widely available, allowing educational institutions, teachers, and learners to actively participate in a global exchange of knowledge via Open Educational Resources (OER). At next month’s salon, we’ll be gathering together three preeminent individuals involved in shaping the future of education and harnessing the power of the internet and digital technologies as forces for good in this field. Each participant will give a brief presentation on their respective projects, followed by an informal panel/discussion period where we’ll explore more in depth the issues, challenges, and opportunities emerging in the field of education.
e-Recruitment and Social Recruiting Panel: Evolutions and Solutions
HR is in a state of evolution, especially when it comes to recruiting. New tools, practices and strategies are emerging that help professionals and employers connect and break down traditional barriers to hiring. Hear from two startups working in the recruitiment area, accompagined by an experienced recruiter in the technology industry. They will share their perspectives on the possibilities offered by the Web to innovate in recruiting. The panel will be moderated by Dana Oshiro.
Join pariSoma and Storytelling Media - SouthBeachMissionBay.com as we host "60 second spots" mixer. Listen to elevator pitches, network with the startup community, and have some drinks. We will also have an open mic for other startups to get their 60 seconds!
Learn the latest CSS + Web Design tricks and techniques.
CASCADE is all about bringing the web design community in San Francisco together. We have events with specialized guest speakers in San Francisco, bringing us up-to-date on design trends, standards technique while interacting with some of the most talented designers in the country. We will also have a meetup night where designers will bring their favorite web sites and explain why it works and what can be improved.
If you want to be on top of your game in your field, it's important to stay connected with the right people. CASCADE can do that for you. Join today!
Google Wave is a open source tool for communication and collaboration on the web that has enormous potential in many areas such as distributed collaboration, online education and health-care. Small/Medium businesses and non-profit organizations, which cannot easily afford large commercial systems, may find it particularly useful. Check it out here: http://wave.google.com/
This group is open to everyone but geared more towards users, so come check it out!
This month, Austin Chau and Pamela Fox from Google will present a talk on the new Google Robot API.
Security BSides may have been the "unconference" about internet security, but they also gave us some insight into physical security with the guys from Toool, who showed us how to pick locks.
Here's 1 minute about why you should pick locks and what the tools of the trade are!
SFDUG is hosted by John Faber monthly as a way to discuss Drupal and Drupal technology with other people who use Drupal. Monthly, we showcase sites which are using Drupal to help us all see real world applications of Drupal. Our Tech Sessions cover all areas of Drupal technology and are very informative. Come on down and join our vibrant community of Drupal enthusiasts!
This month we have a GREAT case study... AAA publishes its Via Magazine using Drupal!
