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SUMMARY:[Online] Women Coders Inclusive Org Lunch Chat!
DESCRIPTION:Let’s get together for some great lunchtime conversation! Bring your lunch\, or second?…third? cup of coffee of the day\, as well as any challenges\, successes\, feedback\, advice\, questions\, general musings\, and anything else you want to share… or just come to listen and you can jump in if something comes up! \nIf anything comes up for you during the week\, and you wonder:\n“Hmmm… I wonder how others in tech handle this?”\n“Hmmm… does this happen in other’s workplaces too?”\n“Wow! That was challenging\, and this was a great solution that might be helpful to others”\n“OMG… that was so funny! I gotta tell somebody!”\n???? \nPlease write them down and bring them to lunch\, we want to hear about it! When RSVP’ing\, feel free to share the topic(s) you’d like to discuss. \nLocation:\nOnline! An RSVP is required in order to see the zoom link. The zoom link will be viewable 1 day prior to the event. Please make sure you have a Zoom account set up before the event. \nAbout Women Coders Inclusive Org – San Diego\nOur mission is to empower a diverse community of women to excel in technology careers. We host events designed to inspire and support all members in their professional growth\, welcoming anyone who shares this purpose. We prioritize the safety and security of our community\, ensuring an inclusive environment where every member can thrive.\n🔹 What We Do: We host regular meetups\, skill-building workshops\, and engaging speaker events designed to inspire\, educate\, and facilitate collaborations. Here\, you can expand your skills\, share your unique experiences\, and grow your professional network in a supportive setting.\n🔹 Why Join Us? This is your chance to shine alongside fellow passionate coders and tech enthusiasts who are breaking barriers and paving the way for a more inclusive future in tech. Together\, we can transform the landscape of technology.\n🌐 Join Us Today! Step into a space where you can make a significant impact and find your community. Whether you’re looking for inspiration\, mentorship\, or connections\, you’ll find your place here with us. \nCODE OF CONDUCT\nWomen Coders Inclusive Org strives to be inclusive\, respectful\, collaborative\, empathetic\, and accountable. We value the safety and security of our members and do not tolerate harassment of members or event participants in any form. Our Code of Conduct applies to all events run by Women Coders Inclusive Org. Instances of behavior inconsistent with this code of conduct may be reported by contacting the Women Coders Inclusive Organization at womencodersio@gmail.com. \nMEDIA CONSENT\nWe may be taking photos of this event for promotional purposes.\nIf you do not want to be photographed\, please let our organizers know. We want to respect your privacy. Thank you! \nFEEDBACK\nWe always look for ways to improve\, and we would love your feedback after you have attended this event. Please submit feed back to womencodersio@gmail.com.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/online-women-coders-inclusive-org-lunch-chat/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Coding,Conversation,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Mission Valley Networking Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:Why go it alone? It only takes one person to change our lives personally or professionally. Who will you meet at our next event? \nExceptional Entrepreneurs – Southern California’s largest non-exclusive category business networking referrals organization – has partnered with Business Network Connection to serve the local San Diego community of business professionals\, entrepreneurs and investors with regular opportunities to connect face-to-face with other generous professionals. Nearly every one of our events has new\, first-time attendees looking to make brand new connections. \n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #\nSpace is limited. For guaranteed entry\, please pre-register here:\nhttps://bncsd.eventbrite.com\n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # \nALL business professions are welcome to attend! \nFirst-time visitors should anticipate a positive and productive experience to increase business visibility among other supportive San Diego professionals. \nNetworking Tip: Bring plenty of business cards with you to the event. \n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #\nSpace is limited. For guaranteed entry\, please pre-register here:\nhttps://bncsd.eventbrite.com\n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # \nMeeting Fee: FREE. Restaurant purchase expected.\n*** Complimentary Admission Available: for up to 35 attendees on Eventbrite ONLY. First-come\, first served. Attendance no-show will risk the loss of privilege for complimentary admission in the future. Please cancel registration at least 1 day ahead of event if unavailable. *** \n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #\nSpace is limited. For guaranteed entry\, please pre-register here:\nhttps://bncsd.eventbrite.com\n# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # \nLuncheon Meeting Agenda: \n\n11:30am – 12:00pm; Open Networking\n12:00pm – 1:00pm; Introductions\, featured speaker\, + more!\n\nWe end at 1:00pm sharp. \n—\nEveryone loves The Business Network Connection (“BNC”) where our Mission is connecting attendees with the right people expand one’s endeavors and influence! We have quality speakers at each meeting to help those who attend grow both personally and professionally. \nExceptional Entrepreneurs was founded in November\, 2008 by David & Gina Demangos. Since then\, “EE” has become one of San Diego’s largest business networking organizations\, due to the Demangos’ vision and leadership to provide “exceptional” opportunities for connecting local professionals. David Demangos is a eXp Real Estate agent in San Diego. For more information on David\, please see: Awesome San Diego Real Estate:\nhttp://www.awesomesandiegorealestate.com \n“Effective networking is a learned skill. Exceptional Entrepreneurs are highly trusted professionals who share ideas and know that in order to receive you must first be willing to give.” – David Demangos
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/mission-valley-networking-luncheon-first-35-free-on-eventbrite-2/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:McGregor’s Grill\, 10475 San Diego Mission Rd\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business & Professionals,Community Building,Entrepreneurs,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T130000
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CREATED:20260511T085150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T085150Z
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SUMMARY:May 12 - Best of 3DV 2026
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Best of 3DV series\, your virtual pass to some of the groundbreaking research\, insights\, and innovations that defined this year’s conference. Live streaming from the authors to you. \nDate\, Time and Location \nMay 12\, 2026\n9AM Pacific\nOnline. Register for Zoom! \nPrecise lighting control in diffusion models by drawing shadows \nDiffusion models can now be used as powerful neural rendering engines that can be leveraged for realistically inserting virtual objects into images. However\, unlike traditional 3D rendering engines (e.g.\, Blender)\, they lack precise control over the lighting\, an essential requirement in an artistic workflow. We demonstrate that fine-grained lighting control can be achieved for object relighting simply by specifying the desired shadow of the object and injecting it into the diffusion denoising process. The model then produces a realistic relighting of the object consistent with the input shadow direction.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/may-12-best-of-3dv-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Conference,Innovation,Innovators,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T120000
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SUMMARY:From Atoms to Algorithms: GPU Acceleration of Molecular Dynamics\, DFT\, and QM/MM Simulations
DESCRIPTION:This talk will provide an overview of recent advances in GPU-accelerated molecular simulations and the computing architectures that enable them. With the end of Moore’s law\, performance improvements now depend on algorithmic innovations and specialized hardware. I will first discuss modern GPU architectures\, supercomputers\, and programming approaches that leverage massive parallelism for scientific computing. I will then highlight developments in Amber\, a leading biomolecular simulation package used for computational drug discovery. Its molecular dynamics engine features a highly optimized CUDA implementation for Nvidia GPUs\, recently extended to AMD (HIP/ROCm) and Intel (SYCL) devices\, enabling simulations of systems with millions of atoms. Finally\, I will present QUICK\, a massively parallel quantum chemistry code for Hartree–Fock and DFT calculations with Gaussian basis functions on GPUs. QUICK performs all major computational steps—including Fock matrix construction and gradient evaluation—entirely on single or multiple GPUs\, and couples efficiently with Amber for QM/MM molecular dynamics. Together\, these efforts illustrate how advances in software and GPU technology are transforming molecular simulations\, enabling faster and more accurate modeling of complex chemical and biological systems.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/from-atoms-to-algorithms-gpu-acceleration-of-molecular-dynamics-dft-and-qm-mm-simulations/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T110000
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SUMMARY:San Diego Tech Coffee - Lestat's-Normal Heights
DESCRIPTION:The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. \nThere’s no pitching\, only networking\, sharing\, brainstorming\, mentoring\, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! \nThere is no agenda\, which means you can’t be late – come when you can\, leave when you need to. Very informal. \nNew to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the Startup San Diego Startup Ecosystem Resources List – https://startupsd.org/resources/
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/san-diego-tech-coffee-lestats-normal-heights/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Lestat’s\, 3343 Adams Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, 92116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurs,Networking,Startups & Founders
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T110000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20231221T133748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240105T062136Z
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SUMMARY:San Diego Tech Coffee Online
DESCRIPTION:The San Diego Tech Coffee Online is an informal gathering of people interested in startups\, technology and/or business\, modeled after the weekly in person San Diego Tech Coffee gatherings in San Diego\, CA. This is an experiment to see if the related communities would value getting together online\, sharing projects for which they need feedback and asking questions of other members. \nJoin us online at – https://us02web.zoom.us/j/558502650?pwd=YjViRUZxNy9nV2daMDZkMlBiRW9zZz09 \nOr\, Dial in via Phone:\n253-215-8782 \nMeeting ID: 558 502 650\nPasscode: 744238 \nIn between our Tech Coffee\, check out this list of resources for startup and tech people in San Diego: \nhttp://bit.ly/2HvvF7X-SanDiegoTechCommunity \nMore Tech Coffee related information:\nwww.techcoffeeonline.com\nPast Tech Coffee Online Notes – https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OckcmzWaXvGtW5YYe-lxFf5QBD2i8skGlbHi8LvscUM/edit#\nTech Coffee On Discord (Virtual Coffee Shop for Networking\, Jobs\, Events) – https://discord.gg/PnRR5wC\nTech Coffee on Slack (Discussion) – https://sandiegotechcoffee.slack.com/\nTech Coffee on Telegram (Earn Crypto!) – https://t.me/techcoffeeonline
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/online-downtown-sd-tech-coffee-online/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Entrepreneurs,Networking,Specialty Tech,Startups & Founders,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T090000
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CREATED:20251209T082016Z
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SUMMARY:The Group (North Park) - San Diego's Best Non-Networking Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:June An is the visionary founder of The Group\, a community born from the triumphs and trials of his own entrepreneurial journey. As a seasoned entrepreneur\, June understands the personal and professional challenges that can often feel overwhelming. His journey has taken him through moments of helplessness and hopelessness\, which fueled his passion to create a space where others don’t have to navigate these challenges alone. \n\n\nInspired by his experiences\, June founded The Group with a clear mission: to empower individuals to overcome obstacles and pursue their dreams with renewed hope and determination. The Group is more than just a community; it’s a place where dreams are nurtured\, resilience is strengthened\, and people come together to achieve their full potential—both personally and professionally. \n\nLet The Group inspire you to live your dreams with purpose and confidence.\nhttps://www.thegroupcoastal.com/
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/the-group-north-park-san-diegos-best-non-networking-networking-event/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Maya Moon Collective\, 3349 Adams Avenue\, San Diego\, CA\, 92116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T100000
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CREATED:20251209T053813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251209T053842Z
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SUMMARY:Tuesday Team Up
DESCRIPTION:The Group is growing and we are excited to announce the launch of Tuesday Team Up at Maya Moon Collective at 3349 Adams Ave\, San Diego\, CA 92116 at 9:00 am. This new chapter is more than just a gathering. It is a chance to expand our movement of empowerment\, inspiration\, and support into the heart of San Diego. \nWhether you cannot always make it to Feel Good Fridays in Encinitas or you are ready to double down on connection by joining both\, Tuesday Team Up was created for you. It is a place where authentic conversations spark new opportunities\, where encouragement turns into action\, and where people come together to lift each other higher both personally and professionally. \nOur vision is to create spaces throughout San Diego where everyone feels they belong\, where ideas become reality\, and where community becomes the foundation for growth. Tuesday Team Up is another step toward that vision and we would love for you to be part of it.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/tuesday-team-up/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:Maya Moon Collective\, 3349 Adams Avenue\, San Diego\, CA\, 92116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Conversation,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T110000
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CREATED:20260509T081032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T081032Z
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SUMMARY:CFO Circle Experience Event
DESCRIPTION:Finance Leaders in San Diego: \nWe had great responses to our first two Experience Events\, and are excited to host our third one in downtown San Diego! \nCome discover the essential skills and strategies that drive CFO success in this interactive in-person event. \nJoin us for an engaging\, hands-on workshop session designed specifically for senior finance leaders. You’ll explore the 8 Key Drivers of CFO Success through guided exercises\, peer discussion and practical tools. \nWe’ll also introduce CFO Circle\, a peer advisory group where CFOs confidentially share insights\, process challenges and collaborate with trusted peers committed to professional and organizational growth. \nThis event will be facilitated by Joanna Tan\, San Diego CFO Circle Chapter Director. \nSeating is limited. Join a community of forward-thinking financial leaders shaping what it means to be a modern CFO.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/cfo-circle-experience-event/
LOCATION:RSVP for Location
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T090000
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CREATED:20260511T073744Z
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SUMMARY:LEVEL UP: The Power of Doing What You Love
DESCRIPTION:About this FieldTrip\n\nIn this special Creative Mornings FieldTrip\, award-winning creative director and designer Rich Tu will share his creative journey beginning as an editorial illustrator to a successful career providing creative direction for global campaigns and working with brands such as Nike\, FIFA\, MTV\, Paramount\, HOKA\, and the WNBA\, among others. \nIn addition\, as May’s highlighted artist for “Do What You Love”\, Rich will will share his creative process for the DWYL project\, and how he ideates illustrative typography.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/level-up-the-power-of-doing-what-you-love/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Speaking Engagement,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T080000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20250826T081405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T075024Z
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SUMMARY:Scared to speak in front a group? We'll help you!
DESCRIPTION:A fun\, supportive environment to practice your public speaking skills – for all levels of speakers! This is for YOU – who want to improve + polish their communication. This is for beginners who are looking for a comfortable place to start. And\, this is also for seasoned speakers looking to tune up for a presentation. \nThis is a recurring weekly meeting. https://www.meetup.com/palomar-airport-toastmasters/
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/scared-to-speak-in-front-a-group-well-help-you/2026-05-12/
LOCATION:6750 Paseo Del Norte\, 6750 Paseo Del Norte\, Carlsbad\, CA\, 92011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T200000
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CREATED:20250324T045628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260509T075603Z
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SUMMARY:San Diego County Startup Mixer
DESCRIPTION:🚀 San Diego! Your monthly Startup Mixer! 🚀 \nThe March comeback was amazing\, let’s keep that momentum going! \nJoin us for the May San Diego County Startup Mixer at Harland in Bay Park on May 11th! \n🔹 Who’s invited? Founders\, tech folks\, investors\, and anyone curious about our growing SD startup scene.\n🔹 Where? Harland Brewing\, Bay Park\n🔹 Parking? Plenty of street parking—easy in\, easy out.\n🔹 The Goal: Low-pressure networking\, potential co-founder matching\, and sharing what we’re building in SD. \nLet’s keep building something special. See you there! 🌊 \nThis is a 21+ event
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/san-diego-county-startup-mixer/
LOCATION:Harland Brewing\, 4112 Napier St\, San Diego\, CA\, 92110\, United States
CATEGORIES:Investors & Funding,Specialty Tech,Startups & Founders
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20260511T071740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T071740Z
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SUMMARY:May 11 - Best of 3DV 2026
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the Best of 3DV series\, your virtual pass to some of the groundbreaking research\, insights\, and innovations that defined this year’s conference. Live streaming from the authors to you. \nDate\, Time and Location \nMay 11\, 2026\n9AM Pacific\nOnline. Register for Zoom! \nNavigating a 3D Vision Conference with VLMs and Embeddings \nAttending the 3D Vision Conference means confronting 177 accepted papers across 3.5 days\, far more than any one person can absorb. Skimming titles the night before isn’t enough. \nThis talk shows how to build a systematic\, interactive map of an entire conference using modern open-source tools. We load all 177 papers from 3DV 2026 (full PDF page images plus metadata) into a FiftyOne grouped dataset. We then run three annotation passes using Qwen3.5-9B on each cover page: topic classification\, author affiliation extraction\, and project page detection. Document embeddings from Jina v4 are computed across all 3\,019 page images\, pooled to paper-level vectors\, and fed into FiftyOne Brain for UMAP visualization\, similarity search\, representativeness scoring\, and uniqueness scoring. \nThe result is an interactive dataset you can query\, filter\, and explore in the FiftyOne App. Sort by uniqueness to find distinctive work\, filter by topic and sort by representativeness to understand each research area\, and cross-reference with scheduling metadata to build a personal agenda. \nI demonstrate the end-to-end pipeline and discuss design decisions regarding grouped datasets\, reasoning model output parsing\, and embedding pooling strategies.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/may-11-best-of-3dv-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Conference,Innovation,Innovators,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260511T110000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20260406T045336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T045438Z
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SUMMARY:Little Italy San Diego Tech Coffee
DESCRIPTION:We’re bringing back Tech Coffee to the greater downtown area after a few year hiatus. What better spot for Tech Coffee than Little Italy\, the coffee capital of San Diego! \nJoin us at Portal Coffee overlooking the beautiful Waterfront Park and San Diego Harbor. \nThere’s lots of available street parking along Kettner between Fir and Beech St just 1-3 blocks from Portal Coffee. See the Parking Map attached image. We’re also one block from the MTA Trolley and 2 blocks from Amtrak and the Coaster. \nCome by for some networking\, sharing\, brainstorming\, and mentoring. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! \nThere is no agenda\, which means you can’t be late – come when you can\, leave when you need to. Very informal. \nNew to the San Diego startup community? Or just want to be better connected? Check out the SD Tech Scene calendar – https://sdtechscene.org
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/little-italy-san-diego-tech-coffee/2026-05-11/
LOCATION:Portal Coffee\, 1495 Pacific Hwy\, San Diego\, CA\, 92101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T190000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20240510T092623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250811T080355Z
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SUMMARY:Diving deeper into software development discussions
DESCRIPTION:• What we’ll do\nCome join in discussions about Vim\, Emacs\, Linux\, Elixir\, Erlang\, OTP\, Lisp\, Haskell\, Ruby\, Javascript\, Functional Programming\, Object Oriented Programming\, Blockchain\, HashGraph\, Distributed Systems\, Decentralized Systems\, and whatever peaks your interest. \n• What to bring\nA laptop\, good questions\, exciting ideas\, an open mind and a positive attitude. \n• Where to meet\nMeet by the corn hole game in the back and look for others with laptops.\nAsk for others that are there for the software discussion group. \n• Alternate location\nSome nights the Rabbit Hole has live music. I was not able to pin down\nan exact schedule\, just sometimes we would show up and there would be a band but most times there was not. As an alternate location on live music nights the discussion group could be moved just down the street to Lestats coffee shop. They have great coffee and a nice atmosphere for hanging out and discussing software. \n• Important to know\nThis is a self organizing open discussion group that is meant to be organic\, with no main speaker or leader. It is just a time and a place for like minded people to come together to talk about software. \n• Background\nWhen I was staying in SD (Jan-Aug 2018) I was teaching software development at UCSD and the Meetup gave my cohort a space to dive further into topics that the curriculum did not allow time for. When the class was over and I went back to traveling full time\, I thought it would be an interesting experiment to leave the Meetup going and see if people would still gather to discuss software without someone to lead it. I liked the idea of a group that did not require some one to always lead it. A lot off Meetups I have been to before were always one or two people doing a lot of work to organize and put on talks but everyone else just shows up to consume and doesn’t really participate that much. Kinda like going to a movie\, in a way. The idea for this group is that it is what people make it. You get out of it what you put into it. It’s great that people are showing up still and I hope you have some great discussions. When I get back to San Diego (planning on a handful of times a year) and there is a meeting I will stop by and hang out and invite my cohort of previous students.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/diving-deeper-into-software-development-discussions/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Clem’s Tap House\, 4108 Adams Ave\, San Diego\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussions,Software
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20251011T060901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T061203Z
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SUMMARY:Codathon
DESCRIPTION:Always wanted a longer stretch of time to focus on some project/ studies ?\nTake this time out and join in.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/codathon/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:1753 Garnet Ave\, 1753 Garnet Ave\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coding,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T133000
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SUMMARY:Scheduling Impacts on LLM Inference
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to LLM Inference\nScheduling Impacts on LLM Inference \nOur new book club series is about LLM Inference. Ted has done a deep dive on how LLM inference works and what are the techniques for optimizing performance. This week we will discuss chapter 5 about scheduling\, including batching and prefill techniques. \nA free copy of the LLM Inference Illustrated book is available at https://tedkyi.github.io/llm-inference/ \nCome join us in person or online. Please make sure to read the instructions for joining the event below. \nAgenda: \n\n12:00 – 1:15 pm — Presentation and discussion\nTime permitting — Additional Q&A\, networking\n\nLinks to notes/slides and videos of prior meetups are available on the SDML GitHub repo https://github.com/SanDiegoMachineLearning/bookclub \nLocation:\nWe are meeting at Aquillius in Rancho Bernardo. \nPlease Note: There are two steps required to join the online meetup: \n\nYou must go to our Slack community and ask for the password for the meeting. Link to join is below.\nYou must have a Zoom login in order to join the event. A free Zoom account will work. If you get an error message joining the Zoom\, please login to your account on the Zoom website then try again.\nUse this Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82891977558\n\nCommunity:\nJoin our slack channel for questions and discussion about what’s new in ML:\nhttps://join.slack.com/t/sdmachinelearning/shared_invite/zt-33z4811de-F_YKuCsQH1ev3TLSnQQfgQ
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/scheduling-impacts-on-llm-inference/
LOCATION:Aquillius\, 10918 Technology Place\, San Diego\, CA\, 92127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussions,Networking
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T160000
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CREATED:20260410T084820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T084916Z
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SUMMARY:San Diego 3D Printing at Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo
DESCRIPTION:We have a table at the Barrio Logan Science & Art Expo sharing some of our members 3D Prints and creations. Stop by and say hi\, maybe even bring something you would like to show us! We love all 3D prints! Except spaghetti monsters. \nBarrio Logan Science & Art Expo
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/san-diego-3d-printing-at-barrio-logan-science-art-expo/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Mariscos El Pulpo – Barrio Logan\, 1900 Main St #101\, San Diego\, CA\, 92113\, United States
CATEGORIES:Expo
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20260508T080225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T080225Z
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Stroll | Fletcher Cove\, Solana Beach
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a morning stroll through along the coast in Solana Beach!\nThis will be an easy\, laid back walk where we’ll venture along the coast while we get to know one another in person\, network\, and have casual chats about our experiences in the tech industry. \nWe’ll meet at Fletcher Cove Beach Park at 10:00 AM. There is a Naked Café right across the street (and other coffee shops nearby) to grab a drink and/or treat\, then we’ll begin our walk northbound on Hwy 101 at 10:20 AM. Feel free to stick around afterward to continue the conversation or head down to the beach to dip your toes! \nParking + Meetup Location \n– Exact meet up location\, Fletcher Cove Beach Park: https://maps.app.goo.gl/P4ZUjYgNfieU5BCcA \n– Parking:\nThere is street parking on Sierra and also nearby free public parking right at the park. There are additional parking lots right across the street from the park: the Brixton building lot which offers public parking on weekends and the adjacent public Distillery Lot.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/coffee-stroll-fletcher-cove-solana-beach/
LOCATION:Fletcher Cove Beach Park\, S Sierra Ave & W Plaza St\, Solana Beach\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hiking,Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162318
CREATED:20251114T075336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T073119Z
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SUMMARY:Race Scale Autonomous Cars
DESCRIPTION:Schedule (same as usual): \n\nMorning practice runs\nLunch around 12:00 PM\nRaces start at 1:00 PM\n\nSee you there!\nJack
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/race-scale-autonomous-cars/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:UCSD\, Engineering Building Unit 2\, Engineering Building Unit 2\, La Jolla\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Robotics & Hardware
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20250711T065556Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T190406Z
UID:10011104-1778320800-1778328000@sdtechscene.org
SUMMARY:REMOTE: Pyladies/San Diego PUG Co-Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are continuing our Study group online for the time being. \nWe are now meeting online in the San Diego Python Discord server! Here is the link to join: https://discord.gg/8GpWuVvdbQ\nThere is a “meetup” voice/video channel that we will be using! \nThe SD Python User Group Meetup is https://www.meetup.com/pythonsd/ – there is a Saturday Study group hosted by the SD Python Meetup group. \nEvery Saturday we meet up with the larger Python community to chat\, learn\, and hang out. Our study group is for everyone on their Python journey\, whether you’re just starting out\, you’re an experienced pro\, or anywhere in between. \nThere’s no formal instruction\, just a bunch of folks who like to code. \nWe have a great time–come join us! Free feel to show up at any time and stay as long as you want. Hope to see you there! \nPython Community Code of Conduct (https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/): Python is much more than a software language. Python is a vibrant community made up of members from around the globe with a diverse set of skills\, personalities\, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. Overall\, we’re good to each other. We contribute to this community not because we have to\, but because we want to.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/remote-pyladies-san-diego-pug-co-study-group/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Networking,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20241122T043019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T190405Z
UID:10011887-1778320800-1778328000@sdtechscene.org
SUMMARY:3D Printing Show n' Tell - Online!
DESCRIPTION:In between the regular monthly meetups we can get together online and share our webcam or desktop or whatever. We’re using Discord which allows for desktop screen sharing and a webcam all at the same time\, up to 25 people! Join our Discord with the link below.\nhttp://discord.sandiego3dprinting.com \nWebcam and screen sharing are totally optional\, but I strongly encourage a mic and headphones. Discord does a decent job at killing feedback\, but it’s not perfect without them. Mobile phones will work too\, but the experience is the best with the Desktop app. \nSee ya in a week or 2! =D \nBrictone
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/3d-printing-show-n-tell-online/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Networking,Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T120000
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CREATED:20240722T105253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250914T190415Z
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SUMMARY:Online: Saturday Study Group
DESCRIPTION:We are continuing our Study group online for the time being.\nWe are now meeting online in the San Diego Python Discord server! Here is the link to join: https://discord.gg/8GpWuVvdbQ\nThere is a “meetup” voice/video channel that we will be using! \nWe may start meeting in person soon! This will be discussed at the meetup. We are considering having some online\, some in-person. Decisions\, decisions! \nEvery Saturday we meet up with the larger Python community (including San Diego PyLadies (https://www.meetup.com/sd-pyladies)\, Open BioInformatics San Diego (https://www.meetup.com/Open-Bioinformatics-SanDiego/) and San Diego Artificial Intelligence (https://www.meetup.com/SanDiegoAI/)) to chat\, learn\, and hang out. \nOur study group is for everyone on their Python journey\, whether you’re just starting out\, an experienced pro\, or anywhere in between. There’s no formal instruction\, just a bunch of folks who like to code. Sometimes we talk about a specific subject\, sometimes answer questions\, whatever! \nPython Community Code of Conduct (http://www.pythonsd.org/coc): Python is much more than a software language. Python is a vibrant community made up of members from around the globe with a diverse set of skills\, personalities\, and experiences. It is through these differences that our community experiences great successes and continued growth. Overall\, we’re good to each other. We contribute to this community not because we have to\, but because we want to.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/online-saturday-study-group/2026-05-09/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Building,Networking,Virtual
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T130000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260114T073314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T073357Z
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SUMMARY:[ONLINE] EE Business Networking @Lunch (free!)
DESCRIPTION:Why go it alone? It only takes one person to change our lives personally or professionally. Who will you meet today at “EE“? See additional info and direct links below… \nExceptional Entrepreneurs is one of the USA’s largest business networking organizations – and one of the best values in business networking. At EE: \n\nThere is no membership required.\nThere is no attendance requirement.\nThere is no business profession or category exclusivity.\n\nALL business professions are welcome to attend! \nMeeting Agenda: \n\nFirst 30 minutes: check-in & breakout rooms open.\nRemaining 60 minutes: structured agenda with everyone in main room\, including introductions by participants + more!\n\nWhile meetings end on time (for those who need to go)\, we also open breakout rooms again for those wanting to meet with other attendees afterwards (at least 30 minutes\, usually longer.. fyi). \nInterested in being the featured speaker for this event? Information and registration is at:\nhttp://EEspeaker.com \nInfo to join this EE business networking meeting:\n#######################################\nhttp://nroi.us/eeonline\n(the shortlink above will remain updated with the current Zoom link) \nPasscode: 7772021\n####################################### \n\nLimited to the first 100 participants.\nWe also cross-livestream through the EE FB Group. No participant limit on FB\, however it’s view-only mode. Please feel free to leave your contact info in the comments of the livestream when listening along:\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/networkingeesd\n\nThe meetings (including chat) will be recorded to the cloud – and made available temporarily afterwards. Information on recordings will be provided to attendees on Zoom and Facebook.\nExceptional Entrepreneurs was founded November\, 2008 in San Diego\, California USA by David & Gina Demangos. Since then\, “EE” has become one of the USA’s largest business networking organizations\, due to the Demangos’ vision and leadership to provide “exceptional” opportunities for connecting local professionals. David Demangos is an eXp real estate agent in San Diego. For more information on David\, please see: Awesome San Diego Real Estate:\nhttp://www.awesomesandiegorealestate.com \n“Effective networking is a learned skill. Exceptional Entrepreneurs are highly trusted professionals who share ideas and know that in order to receive you must first be willing to give.” – David Demangos \nThank you for your continuing support of “EE”! See you at the next event.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/online-ee-business-networking-lunch-free/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Business & Professionals,Entrepreneurs,Networking
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T120000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260508T073615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T073615Z
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SUMMARY:Optimization for ML and AI Seminar: Self-play Algorithms for Math Theorem Proving
DESCRIPTION:Abstract: I will discuss RL algorithms for automated theorem proving with LLMs\, especially in the possible future regime where we run out of high-quality training data. To keep improving the models with limited data\, we draw inspiration from mathematicians\, who continuously develop new results\, partly by proposing novel conjectures or exercises and attempting to solve them. We design the Self-play Theorem Prover (STP) that simultaneously takes on two roles\, conjecturer and prover\, each providing training signals to the other. At the end of the talk\, I will mention a recent paper on extending the algorithm to include another role\, Guide\, which helps guide the conjecturer to generate clean and relevant conjectures\, and a few other related works in using AI for math. \nTengyu Ma is an assistant professor of computer science at Stanford University. His research interests broadly include topics in machine learning\, algorithms and their theory\, such as deep learning\, (deep) reinforcement learning\, pre-training / foundation models\, robustness\, non-convex optimization\, distributed optimization\, and high-dimensional statistics. \nZoom: https://bit.ly/Opt-AI-ML
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/optimization-for-ml-and-ai-seminar-self-play-algorithms-for-math-theorem-proving/
LOCATION:Hybrid
CATEGORIES:AI,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T160000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260213T052424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260508T072458Z
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SUMMARY:co routine("Moniker")
DESCRIPTION:​Join other developers for casual co-working. Bring your 💻 laptop\, a project\, idea\, or questions about software\, and a thirst for ☕ coffee! \n​Plugs might be hard to come by\, so make sure you charge your laptop before you come! \n​We host many types of meetups. This one in particular\, is great for meeting new faces and picking each others brains for ideas / help on a problem. \n​We welcome people of all ages\, backgrounds and skill levels! We just ask you remain respectful and considerate of peoples time. \n​You can find more information about our community at devx.network.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/co-routinemoniker/
LOCATION:Moniker Coffee Co.\, 2860 Sims Rd\, San Diego\, CA\, 92106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Coworking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T101000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260504T031524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260504T031538Z
UID:10014225-1778230800-1778235000@sdtechscene.org
SUMMARY:The Group-Encinitas: Feel Good Friday
DESCRIPTION:Join Us
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/the-group-encinitas-feel-good-friday-2/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:fox point farms\, 1200 Fox Point Farms Lane\, Encinitas\, 92024\, United States
CATEGORIES:Networking
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260508T083000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260430T045818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T045849Z
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SUMMARY:Tech Founders Walk at Misson Bay
DESCRIPTION:🧠 Question:\nWhat would shift for you if your best conversations happened before the day begins? \nFounders • Investors • Leaders • Builders \nStart your day with movement and connection. \nA moment to acknowledge wins\, ground in gratitude\,\nand step into meaningful conversation. \nMorning + movement shifts three things:\n– the nervous system stabilizes\n– social friction drops\n– clarity increases \nOne conversation here can shift\nhow you think\,\nwho you know\,\nand what you do next. \n📍We will meet at Superbloom in Mission Bay\, San Diego \n7:00 AM Drop in + intention setting \n7:10 AM Walk begins \nCome ready to walk.\n☕ Coffee available at Superbloom. \nThank you to Vibez 5D and community partners for supporting this gathering.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/tech-founders-walk-at-misson-bay/2026-05-08/
LOCATION:Superbloom Coffee & Juice\, 2688 E Mission Bay Dr.\, San Diego\, CA\, 92109\, United States
CATEGORIES:Investors & Funding,Leaders,Startups & Founders
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260505T172925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260506T063947Z
UID:10018382-1778180400-1778187600@sdtechscene.org
SUMMARY:Paper Club #1 - Video models are zero-shot learners and reasoners
DESCRIPTION:DEVx’s first ever AI paper club. Here we have a presenter lead the group through a deep dive of some of the latest cutting edge AI research papers. \nNo matter what your current level of understanding is\, or level of education\, all are welcome to come and learn. Questions and curiosity encouraged! \nOur first paper is “Video models are zero-shot learners and reasoners” presented by Paul Sukhanov
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/paper-club-1-video-models-are-zero-shot-learners-and-reasoners/
LOCATION:The LEAGUE of Amazing Programmers\, 12625 High Bluff Drive #113\, San Diego\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:AI,Research
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260512T162319
CREATED:20260401T093901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T093927Z
UID:10017385-1778180400-1778187600@sdtechscene.org
SUMMARY:SDBUG Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The San Diego BSD Users Group (SDBUG) is for people interested in the Berkeley Software Distribution versions (FreeBSD\, NetBSD\, OpenBSD\, …) of Unix. All people interested in Unix/Linux are welcome. \nWe discuss BSD\, F/OSS\, and other related topics.
URL:https://sdtechscene.org/event/sdbug-meeting-2/2026-05-07/
LOCATION:AleSmith Brewing Company\, 9990 AleSmith Ct\, San Diego\, CA\, 92126\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussions,Networking
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