socaltech.com TechNews - Tuesday, March 31, 2015 Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsored by:
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We Create Demand. --La Visual - A Branding, Product Strategy & Rapid Prototyping Accelerator RECENT JOB POSTINGS --Software Development Engineer, Santa Monica, Vision Technology Solutions, LLC --Director, Network and IT Operations, marina del rey, TeleSign --Senior DevOps Engineer, Marina del Rey, TeleSign --Solution Architect , Santa Monica, MD Insider --Business Development Associate: Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing, Los Angeles, British Consulate-General, Los Angeles --Salesforce App Engineer, Los Angeles, Colony Logic RECENT FUNDING EVENTS ------------------------------ADVERTISEMENT------------------------------- Fetch Recruiting, Inc. Fetch Recruiting, Inc. (http://www.fetchrecruiting.com) Technical Recruiting for LA based Startups and High-Growth Companies --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Launches Space App Hackathon In Pasadena ---- Think you have some great ideas for the next, big space-related app? NASA is behind an event coming up in Pasadena on April 11, the International Space Apps Challenge, saying it is looking for participants in a "mass-collaboration" hackathon to develop apps both related to life on earth an in space. The challenge--which is run in 130 cities around the world--is being organized locally by Joe Brisbois, and is being held at the new Cross Campus Pasadena location. The event organizers say they are looking for people interested robotics, environmental science, wearable technology, astronomy or app development to participate in the hackathon. http://www.socaltech.com/nasa_launches_space_app_hackathon_in_pasadena/s-0059601.html Sonos Links Into New TIDALHiFi Music Streaming Service ---- Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos said this morning that it has tied into the new, streaming music service TIDALHiFi, letting subscribers to that new music service stream their music directly to their Sonos Wireless HiFi System. TIDALHiFi says it is an "artist-owned" high definition music streaming service. e-MDs Acquired by Marlin Equity ---- e-MDs, a company developing electronic health records (EHR) and practice management software, has been acquired by Los Angeles-based private equity investor Marlin Equity, and has merged with MDeverywhere. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. e-MDs founder and CEO David Winn is retiring from the company as part of the deal. MDeverywhere is an existing portfolio company of Marlin Equity, and is based in the Boston area. Printronix Appoints New CEO ---- Irvine-based Printronix said late Monday evening that it has named a a new CEO. According to the company, Werner Heid has been named as the company's new CEO and member of the board. Heid replaces Randy Eisenbach, who is retiring. Heid previously had served at Logitech, Hewlett Packard, Iomega, and Proxima. Printronix is a developer of thermal printers for the industrial market. EnGenius Dangles Free Trial Program ---- Costa Mesa-based wireless access point manufacturer EnGenius said today that it has launched a new, 30-day free trial program for its WLAN controllers and switches. The products are aimed at both businesses and consumers. The company said the free trial for its Neutron Series products helps both resellers and end users ability to experience its products. The company says its products are aimed at mid-to-large sized venues such as schools, hotels, warehouses, and resorts. Study: Talking, Texting, Singing Behind Many Teen Crashes ---- A new study--driven by data collected by San Diego's Lytx--finds that talking, texting, and singing and moving to music are among the most common fof distraction leading up to crashed by teen drivers. 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We'll discuss: -How to determine what is interesting / newsworthy about your startup or entertainment project that would resonate with editors, bloggers, influencers, etc. How to do storytelling, not features listing and many more. Our scheduled speakers are Amy McGee, ZEFR, Senior Director;Nicole Jordan, Radix Collective, CEO/Founder; Carolyn Guss, Method Communications, EVP; Rick Markovitz, Weissman/Markovitz Communications; Dana Block, Allison+Partners; Erik Deutsch, Excel PR Goup; Serena Block, BusinessWire, Director of Social; Harry Medved, Fandango, PR Senior Director. see http://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-la-pr-power-pr-for-startups-and-entertainment-tickets-16319767865. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24607 April 1, La Jolla -- StartR is a free, six month-long acceleration program held twice a year on the Rady School's campus. At the conclusion of the program, StartR teams are given an opportunity to pitch to investors and industry experts. Please join us for the pivotal moment when the StartR teams each present their pitches! RSVP BY MARCH 25TH, For more information see "http://rady.ucsd.edu/ciid/startr/events/";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24599 April 2, Century City -- Thanks to the Internet, start-ups are no longer restricted to a local geography but building a venture on a global scale requires a clear understanding of funding options available. Please join us for a fascinating eve of networking with global-minded entrepreneurs and investors and learn from a fantastic mix of outstanding speakers to empower yourself with an invaluable knowledge and tools. For more information see "http://www.lava.org/events/event_details.asp?id=582995&group=";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24598 April 3, Los Angeles -- Join us for lunch and meet the women in charge of water infrastructure for the city of Los Angeles! Event Producer & Host: Darya Allen-Attar, Founder, Broads Circle Location: Council for Watershed Health, 700 N. Alameda St., LA 90012. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24557 April 7, Los Angeles -- Digital LA - Internet of Things panel Join us for our first panel on Internet of Things, where we'll speak with experts about how to connect things to the Internet, from appliances and toys to cars and homes. Internet of Things includes toys that tweet, to a phone app to turn on your coffee maker, home lights, or car, to water pipes that send you a text alert when you've consumed too much water. Our scheduled speakers Alyse Killeen, March Capital Partners; Carlos Herrera, Petnet, CEO; Jennifer Chang, nthing, US Marketing Consultant.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24609 April 12, -- Digital LA - Space Tech panel Join us for our first Space Tech panel, featuring speakers who do space and startups, tech companies, apps, and social media. This panel is on Yuri's Night, a space-theme celebration night. After the panel, some of us will head to the California Space Center's Yuri's Night celebration (purchase your own ticket separately). see http://www.eventbrite.com/e/digital-la-space-tech-panel-tickets-16300035846?aff=erelexporg. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24610 April 15, La Jolla -- PACE announces TWO Early Bird Specials for its vendor-neutral Data Mining Boot Camps. Every class is taught by SDSC’s data scientists with more than a decade of experience in delivering practical, hands-on training in an intimate classroom setting limited to 25 participants. Register for Series 1 using code "PACE200" and register for Series 2 using "PACE300." For more information see "https://www.etouches.com/ehome/117073";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24600 April 16, San Diego -- Research Expo features research posters by more than 200 engineering graduate students from UC San Diego, lightning talks from faculty highlighting four new research centers at the Jacobs School of Engineering, and a networking reception with faculty, students, industry partners and alumni. For more information, see "http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/RE/";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24568 April 16, -- Meet the author - members invited to bring potential new members Hosted by: Olivia Goodkin, Partner, Greenberg Glusker Event Producers: Randi Caplan, VP Marketing & Business Development, Farient Advisors Anne Plechner, CFO, ACI Media Group. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24558 April 16, Irvine -- AWT is pleased to join SCSIM and WITI to present Leadership Mentoring: Top SoCal Executives Share Their Secrets Advancing Women in Technology (AWT), The Southern California chapter of Society for Information Management (SCSIM), and Women in Technology International (WITI) have teamed to bring together a dozen CIOs and senior executives to be your mentors for the night! There will be three rounds of 20-minute mentoring, an unforgettable evening to take away key learnings. Our MC for the event will be Kathy Lomax, VP Information Technology Group, Capital Group Companies, Inc.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24615 April 16, Los Angeles -- Laszlo Bock Senior Vice President, People Operations, Google - Live Talks Business Forums. Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead. Laszlo Bock leads Google’s people function, responsible for attracting, developing, retaining, and delighting “Googlers.” Bock’s earlier experience spans executive roles at the General Electric Company, management consulting at McKinsey & Company, start-ups, non-profits, and acting. During Bock’s tenure, Google has been named the Best Company to Work For more than 30 times around the world and received over 100 awards as an employer of choice. In 2010, he was named “Human Resources Executive of the Year” by Human Resources Executive magazine. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24553 April 16, La Jolla -- PACE announces TWO Early Bird Specials for its vendor-neutral Data Mining Boot Camps. Every class is taught by SDSC’s data scientists with more than a decade of experience in delivering practical, hands-on training in an intimate classroom setting limited to 25 participants. Register for Series 1 using code "PACE200" and register for Series 2 using "PACE300." For more information see "https://www.etouches.com/ehome/pacebc1.201504/262563/";.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24601 April 18, Irvine -- During Family Day attendees of all ages will experience & interact with the Beall Center’s media art exhibit “Play: In Three Acts”, and enjoy hands-on art, science and technology activities, presentations, workshops, and more. Play: In the three Acts highlights the work of three artists - Joe McKay, David Rokeby, and Nina Waisman. Each artist explores various modes of interaction within their work: Waisman and Rokeby incorporate sound and embodied interaction; McKay incorporates playful interaction around competition and cooperation.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24430 April 20, Santa Monica -- Digital LA - Green High Tech: Seed to Incubator Join us for our first blunt event featuring a joint panel of experts on the growing medicinal marijuana startup industry. With legalization of medicinal marijuana, startups are growing in the cannabis space, in discovery, delivery, ratings, and distribution. Plus, a new cannabis incubator is starting up. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24611 April 21, Riverside -- TriTech SBDC 6th Annual Funding Forum. Come pitch your deal to the Tech Coast Angels at TriTech's annual funding forum. 100 entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their deals to angel investors. Also, select companies will have the opportunity to sit one on one with the angels in the private speed dating program of the event. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24403 April 23, San Diego -- The V2 Pitch Competition is a campus-wide entrepreneurship competition where the venture and the entrepreneur, rather than the business plan, are vetted by potential investors. On V2’s big evening, USD students pitch to a panel of actual angel investors for an opportunity to win $50,000 for their projects in a "Shark Tank” meets academia setting. For more information see "http://www.eventbrite.com/e/usd-v2-pitch-competition-tickets-14904545898.";. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24604 April 28, Los Angeles -- Startup Grind Los Angeles Hosts Eva Ho (Susa Ventures). Eva Ho is a General Partner at Susa Ventures, an early stage technology fund investing in companies that leverage the power of data to create market-leading platforms, tools, and analytics with inherent network effects. Eva is a serial entrepreneur and founder, most recently a founding executive at Factual. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24538 April 28, Los Angeles -- Women in LAVA "PITCH PITCH AND AWAY" Working Sessions. LAVA. Every entrepreneur needs a polished pitch deck to present to investors and an elevator pitch that rolls off their tongues at networking events. We want to help get yours to perfection. This year we will be hosting a series of working sessions for women entrepreneurs to develop their pitch presentation, practice the pitch, and get invaluable feedback from mentors and colleagues. These sessions will lead to the chance to present to a panel of women-focused investors at our Investor Panel Event in December. Participation in at least one of these events will qualify you to apply for our pitch competition.https://generalassemb.ly/education/women-in-lava-pitch-pitch-and-away-working-sessions/los-angeles/11207. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/24544 April 29, La Jolla -- PACE announces TWO Early Bird Specials for its vendor-neutral Data Mining Boot Camps. Every class is taught by SDSC’s data scientists with more than a decade of experience in delivering practical, hands-on training in an intimate classroom setting limited to 25 participants. 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