Santa Barbara Makerspace is a fun place to make interesting things with smart people. Our activities range from robotics and electronics to web development, mobile apps, and computer security. Come join us!

The Santa Barbara County Hikers Meetup Group was founded to encourage people to get outside and enjoy the beauty that surrounds us. Our intention is to allow you to hike at whatever pace works best for you, however we have sometimes been accused of having "fast paced" hikes. Please keep that in mind and read the hike descriptions carefully, (particularly the overall distance and elevation gain).  Most of our hikes in Santa Barbara County head uphill fast, so consider your personal conditioning l …

The Inka Medicine Wheel represents an ancient four-fold path for transformation: shed attachment to the past that restrains us; confront and overcome fears of the future and death that paralyze us; access a sea of consciousness as vast as time itself; then re-create our unique destinies with beauty, power and grace. We transform our deepest wounds into sources of strength and compassion, which become the basis of our power to heal. We are pleased to present this one-year shamanic training progra …

We offer you more than networking and referrals because we are a “Business Development” group. Our program offers you more value for your time, money and resources because in addition to gaining valuable and credible business contacts that will help you to weather the storm of the current economy, we also help you to become a stronger business owner. Most importantly, we help you to create targeted co-marketing bonds with other members that will work to drive new customers to your business. We d …

This is a group based in the Santa Barbara area which gathers to discuss topics in machine learning. This includes, but isn't limited to: classification, clustering, graphical algorithms, information retrieval, data mining, artificial intelligence, game theory, computational learning theory, reinforcement learning, collaborative filtering, recommendation systems, and predictive analytics. The group will focus on using Python, R, and other open source languages and libraries for getting things do …

Santa Barbara Hack Nights is a bi-weekly meet up for anyone wanting to collaborate on a software project, learn a new programming language, join other open source projects with current members, socialize with like-minded developers & designers, or just an excuse to drink plenty of caffeine! Get an opportunity to work with local developers and designers to build something! Jump in on a current open source project, or pitch the group on your own.

We are the Santa Barbara IONS group. We invite you to particpate with us on your inner journey. The Institute of Noetic Sciences™, founded in 1973 by Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, is a nonprofit research, education, and membership organization whose mission is supporting individual and collective transformation through consciousness research, educational outreach, and engaging a global learning community in the realization of our human potential. “Noetic” comes from the Greek word nous, wh …

A monthly meetup of developers and hackers in Ventura County. All specialties, languages, and skillsets welcome! See upcoming meetups here or at http://developers.vc, follow @vcdevelopers for brief updates, and subscribe to the low-volume spam free mailing list.

Santa Barbara Parents of Multiples (SBPOM) is a 501(c)(3) all volunteer not-for-profit organization dedicated to connecting and supporting families; sharing experiences and ideas; and learning about the wonderful and challenging world of nurturing multiples. Member Benefits: Monthly meetings and support groups for new and expecting parents Monthly play date for children of all ages Seasonal activities, social events and local field trips for the entire family Parents Night Out—just for mom & da …

Running  group with an emphasis on FUN.   This group is open to all ages and paces. We will be training for various half and full marathons. This is a FREE group, no cost to join.   Goal Race 2013 - Santa Barbara Half and Full Marathon on 11/9/13. Our participants have various goals ranging from getting in shape to running a  full rmarathon and beyond. You will have fun and meet other people just like you to exercise with and help you accomplish your fitness goals. You may even make new friends …

Join us to promote and enjoy Japanese culture and student exchange here in California. Travel with us to Japan, and visit Japanese-related events in the LA area! We're the oldest Sister city of Santa Barbara (over 45 years) with the longest-running student exchange program (over 20 years). Our summer family-to-family exchange program is for children 13-15 years old. We seek individuals and families interested in learning about and fostering Japanese cultural exchange--gardens, dance, Tea ceremon …

Meet others who have or who are concerned about: Heart Disease, Type-2 Diabetes or who are Obese. Gather and offer support on medical and nutritional questions, as well as participating in exercise and sports activities around Santa Barbara. We will be suggesting and sponsoring educational and fitness events throughout the year. Our goal is to provide nutritional information and offer ideas to people who suffer from Heart Disease, Diabetes or who are obese - in order to promote healing and impro …

Meet up with us monthly to discuss all things Ruby and Rails!

This is a meetup for Scala enthusiasts in the Santa Barbara area. We welcome everyone from newbies to experts. Meetups will hopefully cover a variety of topics ranging from the Scala language, to related frameworks (such as Play and Lift), to more philosophical discussions about the benefits and pitfalls of functional programming as a concept. We will meet up monthly (usually in downtown SB) for an open forum as well as presentations. Punch and pie will be served. If you are interested in doing …

Community Memorial Hospital -HEALTHaware Program has a walking Fitness program for the past four years which meets Every Tuesday and Thursday at 0800 to 9;30am to walk around the walking path at the Community Park on Telephone and Kimball in East Ventura. * weather permitting... of course...At the walking program, a Hospital representive will perform Blood pressures before and after you walk and invite you to join the FREE HEALTHaware program at the Hospital which consists of a free Fasting Chol …

R is a free, open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization, and is increasingly used in both industry and academia. The purpose of this group is to bring Santa Barbara R users together to exchange information and ideas. Depending on the group's interests, we might also want to expand our focus to talk about other topics related to data analysis, such as Python, GIS applications, and d3.js.