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We Create Demand. --Fetch Recruiting, Inc. --WebRTC Conference, Nov. 27-29, 2012 --Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services --Ventura Ventures Technology Center (V2TC) - Business Incubator RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Front End Engineer, Santa Monica or San Francicso, BermanBraun --Front End Engineer, Santa Monica or San Francicso, BermanBraun --Senior Web Application Developer, Carlsbad, Zurple --Senior Software Developer, Carlsbad, Zurple --Lead Mobile Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial, Inc. --Lead Data Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Get the latest PwC SoCal MoneyTree Report Are you interested in understanding the latest trends in venture capital investments in Southern California? PwC has just posted last quarter's Southern California, Shaking The MoneyTree Q3 2012 presentation and update from HJ Paik, Director, Emerging Company Services Download it today for free! http://www.socaltech.com/pwc http://www.socaltech.com/pwc/PwC%20Shaking%20the%20MoneyTree%20Q3%202012.pdf --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ten of Southern California's Top Software Companies ---- Southern California is often criticized for having too many startups which only revolve around brand, celebrity, ecommerce, and marketing, and not enough of the traditional, software-and-algorithm intensive startups you'd expect to see in Silicon Valley. However, that's not always the case. We've identified ten of the more technically interesting companies working on software in Southern California, using our unscientific, unproven, and undoubtedly biased informal polling. (We've undoubtedly missed many others, or maybe you disagree with our list--please comment!): 1. Factual Headed by famed Google AdSense creator Gil Elbaz, Factual has created (More...) http://bit.ly/T07lKF --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sixty-four Southern California Firms On Technology Fast 500 ---- Earlier this week, Deloitte released its latest list of the top 500 growing technology companies, in its 2012 Technology Fast 500 list. Here's the full list (More...) http://bit.ly/SwFmBl Friday Tech Video Roundup for November 16th, 2012 ---- Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section, where we're currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Peter Pham of Science Inc. with Mario Andretti; PublishThis's Content Cloud; Phone Halo's WalletTrackr; SpaceX Grashopper; Minitime; Black Ops II Trailer (More...) http://bit.ly/T5nosF CODA Energy Ties With Energy Optimization Firm ---- Los Angles-based CODA Energy, the offshoot of CODA Automotive developing battery-based energy storage systems, said today that it has inked a deal with Stem, a provider of energy optimization services. CODA said that its battery systems are being deployed as part of a solution to help manage energy usage and electric power at the InterContinental Mark Hopkins Hotel and the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel. CODA said its lithium-ion batteries--based on the same battery technology being used in CODA Automotive's cars--are being used to reduce peak demand charges for those hotels. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. CODA said the implementation is its first commercial deployment with Stem. Crackle Debuts PlayStation 3 App ---- Culver City-based Crackle, the online video streaming site owned by Sony, said today that it has debuted a new, Playstation 3 application, which lets users of that device gain access to its movies, television series, and original programming. Crackle offers up a selection of Sony's movies and TV shows on a rotating basis, with such titles as District 9, Rescue Me, Seinfeld, and more. The firm said it has over 200 films and 1,000 television episodes available to watch for free. Crackle also offers up iPhone and Android versions of its app. Qualcomm Buys EPOS ---- San Diego-based Qualcomm Technologies, which is a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, announced today that it has acquired an Israeli firm, EPOS Development, Ltd.. Financial terms of the asset buy was not announced. EPOS Development Ltd. was a developer of ultrasound-based input technology for pen, stylus, and gesture recognition, and was based in Israel. EPOS was venture backed by Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), Walden Israel Venture Capital and Tel-Ad. Qualcomm said it will use the technology gained in the acquisition to further strengthen and differentiate its Snapdragon processor. Call Of Duty: Black Ops II Sells $500M In First 24 Hours ---- Santa Monica-based Activision Publishing is estimating a sell-through of more than $500M in the first 24 hours of launching Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The newest Call of Duty title went on sale on November 13th. The company said the numbers came via Chart-Track, retail customer sell-through information and internal company estimates. The firm said it believes that the launch will be the biggest entertainment launch of the year, given those estimates. Givit Updates iOS App ---- Givit, the video management and sharing service, said today that it has updated its iOS application, adding new features such as ability to select and share videos during live recording; volume controls; anti-shake and video stabilization support on the iPhone 5; and much more. The startup--which is backed by ATA ventures and JK&B Capital--develops social video sharing applications and services. Givit's iPhone app is available for free on the iTunes store. Vicente Capital Partners Buys Controlling Interest In Intellectual Technology ---- Los Angeles-based private equity firm Vicente Capital Partners announced Thursday that it has acquired a controlling interest in Intellectual Technology, Inc., a provider of technology and services for motor vehicle departments. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Intellectual Technology, Inc. is based in Carlsbad. Vicente Capital said the investment is its seventh of out of its $165M Growth Equity Fund; ITI was represented by Imperial Capital in the deal. Chromatik Gets $1M To Modernize Sheet Music ---- Los Angeles-based Chromatik, a developer of iPad applications which replace traditional sheet music for musicians, has raised $1M in a funding round, the firm disclosed Thursday. The funding came from musician Bruno Mars, Jeff Ayeroff of Virgin Records, Dr. Jennifer Snow, along with other angels. Chromatik's iPad apps provide digitized, share-able sheet music. The firm is headed by Matt Sandler, and has previously raised funding from MuckerLab, LaunchpadLA, 500 Startups, Learn Capital, Kapor Capital, and others. http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46569 Paragon Software Launches Business Continuity Planning Service ---- Irvine-based backup and disaster recovery software developer Paragon Software is extending itself into the service market, saying this week that it has launched a new Business Recovery and Continuity (BRC) Planning service. The firm said its extension into services is aimed at helping to design a comprehensive, best practice BC/DR plan for companies following disasters, such as recent super storm Sandy. Pricing on the new services was not announced by the company. Postcard on the Run Broadens Focus, Forms On The Run Tech ---- Los Angeles-based Postcard on the Run, the mobile app developer founded by Josh Brooks, is broadening its focus, saying it has formed a new, parent company called On The Run Tech. (More...) http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=44652 Central Desktop Launches Private Pinterest For Creative Agencies ---- Los Angeles-based Central Desktop, the provider of cloud-based collaboration tools, is targeting creative agencies with a new product today. The company said it has launched a new online idea board it calls a "Moodboard", as part of its SocialBridge collaboration product. Central Desktop described the new feature a "private Pinterest", allowing team members to post creative ideas and images, comment on those ideas, and more as part of the creative process. Central Desktop's SocialBridge software helps advertising, digital and creative agencies manage tasks, share files and video, manage Gantt charts, and more. Central Desktop said the new Moodboards feature is in limited release, and will be available more widely to customers in the next several weeks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARKETPLACE Reach 10000+ readers for 5 days for $250 Post your marketplace ad at: http://www.socaltech.com/postad.html ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Get the latest PwC SoCal MoneyTree Report Are you interested in understanding the latest trends in venture capital investments in Southern California? PwC has just posted last quarter's Southern California, Shaking The MoneyTree Q3 2012 presentation and update from HJ Paik, Director, Emerging Company Services Download it today for free! http://www.socaltech.com/pwc http://www.socaltech.com/pwc/PwC%20Shaking%20the%20MoneyTree%20Q3%202012.pdf ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Binary Pulse Technology Marketing. We Create Demand. 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Learn more at http://www.v2tc.com ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT JOB POSTINGS More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs Members post jobs for free Front End Engineer, Santa Monica or San Francicso, BermanBraun http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5446 Front End Engineer, Santa Monica or San Francicso, BermanBraun http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5445 Senior Web Application Developer, Carlsbad, Zurple http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5444 Senior Software Developer, Carlsbad, Zurple http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5443 Lead Mobile Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial, Inc. http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5418 Lead Data Engineer, Pasadena, Wallaby Financial http://www.socaltech.com/showjob.php?id=5442 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ RECENT FUNDING SUMMARY 11/15/12 Chromatik $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46569 11/14/12 HelloInsights.com $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46558 11/13/12 Consumer Brands $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46549 11/13/12 DogVacay $6.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46548 11/13/12 Epic Sciences $13.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46547 11/13/12 Biosynthetic Technologies $7.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46557 11/13/12 Minitime $1.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46554 11/12/12 Evature $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46543 11/09/12 The Chernin Group $100.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46542 11/08/12 Breadcrumbs $0.1M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46536 11/08/12 Arynga, Inc. $0.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46535 11/08/12 Fatskunk $0.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46534 11/08/12 Auspex Pharmaceuticals $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46533 11/08/12 Genoa Pharmaceuticals $1.2M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46537 11/08/12 NuORDER, Inc. $3.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46538 11/08/12 Transonic Combustion $32.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46539 11/07/12 Sole Society $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46531 11/06/12 3D Robotics $5.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46498 11/06/12 BUMP Network FKA Bump.com $2.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46499 11/06/12 Ambit Biosciences $25.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46497 11/02/12 Garden Organics Inc. $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46432 11/02/12 SignNow $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46433 11/02/12 AnyMeeting FKA Freebinar $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46434 11/02/12 Nanoogo $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46435 11/02/12 mSIGNIA $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46436 11/01/12 TripleThread $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46420 11/01/12 Dollar Shave Club $9.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46421 11/01/12 MindBody Software $35.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46422 11/01/12 Atara Biotherapeutics $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46423 11/01/12 Invested.in $0.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46424 11/01/12 Chewse $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46426 11/01/12 Club W $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46428 10/30/12 Reflexion Health $4.3M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46162 10/30/12 Rexter $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46171 10/24/12 Laffster $0.8M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46103 10/24/12 Health Essentials $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46106 10/24/12 NantHealth $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46105 10/23/12 Tradesy $1.5M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46102 10/22/12 Intelli-Touch $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46099 10/18/12 CEBIX INC $30.9M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=45320 10/18/12 Adhoc Labs $0.0M http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showdeal&id=46089 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Events This Month http://www.socaltech.com/Calendar socaltech.com Calendar of Southern California High Tech Events Submit your events at least two weeks in advance to: http://www.socaltech.com/submitevent.html November 16, Santa Monica -- Next Generation Entrepreneurship & Global Crowdfunding Forum. The Forum is an unprecedented and exclusive gathering of active entrepreneurs, angel investors, VCs, accelerators, and crowdfunding experts. This dynamic and high-powered group will discuss current trends shaping the future of entrepreneurship, and brainstorm around crowdfunding and the best financing solutions for innovative startups and emerging ventures. Please note that the format of the Forum is highly interactive, so we’ve structured the program to be fast-paced, fat-free, and high impact, with no accommodation for long speeches and sleep-inducing PowerPoint presentations. In fact, most of the sessions will move quickly from brief introductions into an active and open dialogue in Q&A format to engage all participants. In short, this should be a lot of fun! Plus we all want to walk away with not only valuable insights and business contacts, but also real actionable solutions that we can use to advance new ventures immediately.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22843 November 16, Westlake Village -- BIO SCIENCE ALLIANCE, Science and Innovation Interest Group. Personalized Genomics. Speaker: Grant Bitter, Ph.D., Founder and CEO of Genomic Express, Inc. Contact Jan Fang at [email protected] . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22962 November 16, Santa Monica -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22870 November 16, Los Angeles -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. 16th! CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe. Entire communities of developers: students, professionals, and hobbyists, come together over a weekend to make web, mobile, and social apps that improve the sustainability of energy, air, and water systems in their community and in the world. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. 16-18. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22948 November 16, Irvine -- STARTUP SHOWCASE: Venture Spark Network.Are you an investor or executive and looking for talented startups that already have early traction and poised for growth? In June of 2012 over 10 internet startup ideas went through a filtering process and feasabiity analysis. This filtering process lead to 4 startup teams developing a plan and business model over the summer. Under the guidance of the Venture Spark system and mentorship of coaches these startups who have since gone live will be making their debut. The Venture Spark Network is proud to unveil 3 startups teams that have taken anidea from a napkin and brought into fruition over the last 4 months! See http://www.eventbrite.com/event/4786218709/. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22956 November 17, Pasadena -- TEDxPasadena. Experience an inspirational TED Event focused on creating an invigorating, purposeful life at TEDxPasadena Salon. Following up on our successful inaugural event last Fall, TEDxPasadena presents its first Salon focusing on “Living a Life of Purpose” where we’ll explore the power of possibility for individuals, groups, and communities. TEDxPasadena Salon will address three critical aspects of purpose: INTENT, CHOICE, and FOCUS. This engaging and interactive event will include Live Speakers, TED Talks, and Experiential Events; all addressing the connection between who we are and who we can become. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22918 November 17, Santa Monica -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22871 November 17, Los Angeles -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. 16th! CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe. Entire communities of developers: students, professionals, and hobbyists, come together over a weekend to make web, mobile, and social apps that improve the sustainability of energy, air, and water systems in their community and in the world. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. 16-18. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22949 November 17, Pasadena -- Big Data, Big Opportunities: Predicting the Future One Byte at a Time. Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. It’s raining data. Actually, it’s more like a hurricane. Every website, email, SMS text, mouse click, download and online purchase generates data, a lot of data. This data is being assembled into massive data sets and used by scientists, researchers, companies and the government to develop new products, predict epidemics, understand consumer behavior and formulate public policies. Entrepreneurs are pursuing these “Big Data” opportunities in what is becoming the 21st century equivalent of the gold rush. Our speakers will share their views on the opportunities and challenges entrepreneurs face in building a Big Data venture. Speakers: Gil Elbaz - CEO, Factual, Inc., Co-Founder, Applied Semantics; Michael J. Carey - Professor, Information and Computer Sciences, UC Irvine; Bruce Hallett - Managing Director, Miramar Venture Partners ; Eric Haller - Global SVP, Strategic Development and Applied Research, Experian ; Patrick Lilley - CEO, Emerald Logic. Moderators: Kevin DeBré- Partner, Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP; Tom Deutsch- Program Director, IBM Software Group. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22955 November 17, Los Angeles -- Petcentric Hackathon. Petcentric Hackathon is the first ever pet-focused hackathon aimed at bringing the Los Angeles tech community together to generate ideas and products that help people engage with their pets. Please join us for this exciting event located on the Amplify campus in Venice. Food will be provided and pets are welcome! First prize is $3,000. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22941 November 17, Los Angeles -- Petcentric Hackathon. Petcentric Hackathon is the first ever pet-focused hackathon aimed at bringing the Los Angeles tech community together to generate ideas and products that help people engage with their pets. Please join us for this exciting event located on the Amplify campus in Venice. Food will be provided and pets are welcome! First prize is $3,000. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22940 November 18, Santa Monica -- Startup Weekend Los Angeles. Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22872 November 18, Los Angeles -- CleanWeb Hackathon Los Angeles. The CleanWeb Hackathon will be coming to Los Angeles for the first time starting Friday Nov. 16th! CleanWeb Hackathons are weekend programming competitions taking place in major cities around the globe. Entire communities of developers: students, professionals, and hobbyists, come together over a weekend to make web, mobile, and social apps that improve the sustainability of energy, air, and water systems in their community and in the world. LA's 2012 CleanWeb Hackathon will be hosted at the USC Campus Center Forum Nov. 16-18. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22950 November 27, Irvine -- Venture Science, UCI Calit2. Moving fundamental research from the lab to the commercial marketplace requires a major team effort that crosses disciplinary boundaries. Nowhere is "venture science" more beneficial than at the intersection of science, medicine and technology. Learn how these bold collaborations are producing innovative solutions to society's challenges. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22912 November 27, Los Angeles -- Red Herring Global 2012 will gather CEOs of groundbreaking startups from around the world, influential venture capitalists and investors in Los Angeles on November 27- 29. The creme de la creme of the 100 most groundbreaking global startups will be honored at this special event. Through uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers, Red Herring events provide an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22970 November 28, Santa Monica -- Open Evening for Entrepreneurs - Los Angeles. Maverick Angels. Fellow Mavericks and Friends of our Network: Come prepared with your questions for our "Ask the Angels" panel, at the next Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. The Open Evening is an event geared towards familiarizing entrepreneurs with: Angel and Venture Capital investing strategies; Maverick Angels' unique investment process; Entrepreneur resource networks; Navigating the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem.NEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22960 November 28, Santa Monica -- Maverick Angels November 2012 Open Evening for Entrepreneurs. The Maverick Angels Open Evening for Entrepreneurs is an event geared towards familiarizing entrepreneurs with the Maverick Angels process, our members, and our sponsors. At this event you will learn the advantages of becoming involved with our next-generation angel network and what it takes to navigate your company through the investment landscape. You will hear from a few of our sponsors regarding key issues currently facing start-ups. We will also have an "Ask the Angels" panel composed of several of our investor members. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22933 November 28, Los Angeles -- Red Herring Global 2012 will gather CEOs of groundbreaking startups from around the world, influential venture capitalists and investors in Los Angeles on November 27- 29. The creme de la creme of the 100 most groundbreaking global startups will be honored at this special event. Through uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers, Red Herring events provide an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22971 November 28, Los Angeles -- Startup Venture Summit. For High Growth Startups Seeking Funding or Partners. All Stages Welcome: PreLaunch, Early and Mid Stage. Pitch to serious multi million dollar investors and angels. Hear from successful entrepreneurs who share their lessons learned. Network with prospective corporate customers and clients in your market niche. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22898 November 29, Culver City -- Technology Outlook: A Panel of CIOs Discussing Major Trends, How They're Leveraging New Technologies, & How They're Making their Firms More Competitive Today's IT organizations are experiencing major paradigm shifts. Social and mobile technologies are unleashing unprecedented amounts of opportunity for companies willing to embrace this new era of customer personalization and employee empowerment. For this annual event we’re assembling a distinguished panel of CIOs who will share their visions of the future -- trends they envision in IT, near-term and longer-term, including strategies to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. Cindy McKenzie – Sr VP Technology - Fox Entertainment Group, 20th Century Fox Colin Schiller – VP of IT Strategy and IT Program Mgmt - Activision-Blizzard Tom Schwaninger – Managing Partner – Cornerstone Data Strategies Norbert Kubilus – Moderator and 2012 Association President AITP. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22952 November 29, Los Angeles -- Red Herring Global 2012 will gather CEOs of groundbreaking startups from around the world, influential venture capitalists and investors in Los Angeles on November 27- 29. The creme de la creme of the 100 most groundbreaking global startups will be honored at this special event. Through uniting the world’s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers, Red Herring events provide an insider’s access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22972 December 1, Santa Monica -- AngelHack Fall 2012 LA. Ready to take your big idea to the next level? Then join us for LA's next AngelHack, where winning teams will receive 6-8 weeks of mentorship and be flown into Silicon Valley for a weekend of events including a Global Demo Day to A-list investors and media, Site visits to, Google, Facebook, Google Ventures, VIP dinners, and ragging parties with the Valley startup community. This is not your typical weekend hackathon! This is the big leagues! This is AngelHack and you can't afford to miss it. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22925 December 4, Santa Barbara -- WITI Santa Barbara Presents: Women, Power and Money. Join WITI Santa Barbara members and guests for a holiday event and a fun, interactive discussion about Women, Power, and MoneyNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22968 December 5, Los Angeles -- Future of Film Summit. Produced by Digital Media Wire and Variety, this event brings together industry leaders to discuss the current state of the industry, and how film and transmedia deals will be struck in the coming years. This is a unique opportunity for creatives, producers, buyers and film financiers to hear about and discuss current issues relevant to the film industry from top studio executives as well as independents. From changes in production financing to new opportunities offered by digital distribution, this event bring experts from all areas of the entertainment industry together to provide insight in a relaxed, yet exclusive atmosphere. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22943 December 5, San Diego -- Global CONNECT Summit. Struggling with access to capital? Looking for proven tactics to accelerate commercialization of innovation? Working on local strategies to grow globally and compete locally? Join the architects of some of the world's leading innovation ecosystems along with visionaries who are growing clusters in emerging markets for this annual two day international meeting in San Diego, California. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22914 December 6, Santa Monica -- LA CEOs in coordination with the LA CTO Forum presents: CEO Pain Points; Working with the CTO. Please join us in a frank, open, and honest discussion with our panel of some of LA’s top CEOs & CTOs. Discover what keeps each other up at night with worry about their key partner in their technology business. How they address these issues and more, resulting in maximum productivity. Be our guest for this roundtable salon with some of the top players in the industry. This free event is restricted to CEOs only of funded companies. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22957 December 6, Newport Beach -- GCs in OC: Maximizing Profits within Legal Limits. Broads Circle. Panelists: RACHEL SAGAN; LILY YAN HUGHES, Vice President & Associate General Counsel, Ingram Micro Inc.; KATE DUCHENE, Chief Legal Officer/Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Resources Global Professionals; MELODY WILLIAMS DAPP, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Sage Software. Moderator: PAMELA PALMER, Partner, Securities Litigation and Corporate Governance Latham & Watkins, LLPNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22958 December 6, Irvine -- MongoDB aggregation like a champ!! One of the most popular NoSql implementations just got much better! In the past, performing aggregations was a pain. Now with the 2.2 release, much of the map/reduce necessities have been eliminated. We’ll explore and explain the new reporting and transformation capabilities available in the aggregation framework. You will learn how to choose and apply aggregation and transformation pipelines to common data needs. Speaker: Nuri HalperinNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22973 December 6, Santa Monica -- LAVA Holiday Party. Come celebrate the holiday season with LAVA members and their guests! There will be food, beverages, music, & great people to connect withNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22966 December 6, San Diego -- Global CONNECT Summit. Struggling with access to capital? Looking for proven tactics to accelerate commercialization of innovation? Working on local strategies to grow globally and compete locally? Join the architects of some of the world's leading innovation ecosystems along with visionaries who are growing clusters in emerging markets for this annual two day international meeting in San Diego, California. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22915 December 12, Santa Monica -- Digital Family Reunion. For the fifth year running, we'll celebrate the connectedness of our vibrant digital media industry in Southern California at the Digital Family Reunion. Whether you were there at the beginning, lived through the dot-com era, emerged after the crash or started your career in digital yesterday, you are a part of the Digital Family. And you are invited to participate in the industry's holiday event of the season, where the most dynamic and well-connected media, entertainment, technology and finance professionals in Southern California gather each year in celebration of our industry and each other. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22954 December 13, Los Angeles -- The Power of Collaborative Philanthropy. Broads Circle. Panelists: JACQUELINE JACOBS CASTER, Founder, Everychild Foundation; JUDY PATRICK, President and CEO, Women's Foundation of California; GAEL SYLVIA PULLEN, CEO, Sylvia Global and Member of Women Moving Millions. Keynote Speaker: JOCELYN TETEL, Vice President of Advancement, Skirball Cultural Center; Moderator: CHERYL CALHOUN, Managing Director, Tax & Business Management, CBIZ MHM, LLCNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22959 December 13, Westlake Village -- ACG 101 Holiday Party. After all the challenges and turmoil of 2012, let’s relax and socialize with friends and colleagues at the ACG 101 Holiday Party the evening of Thursday, December 13, at the Westlake Village Inn. It will be a time for all of us to unwind with great food, drink and conversation, and to network with old friends and meet new onesNEW . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/22969 December 13, Santa Monica -- Startup Holiday Mixer. Hosted by Schmoozd and General Assembly LA. Say Cheese(y)! Join us to celebrate the holiday season and the growth of the LA startup community. Put on your cheesiest holiday outfits and join 30+ LA startups for food, cocktails, music, and mingling. Holiday portraits of teams and groups will be taken, displayed, and voted on by partygoers, with prizes going to the cheesiest portraits. 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