Innovating For National Security (i4NS) Student Showcase
UC San Diego - Design & Innovation Building Room 208 9510 Innovation Lane, La JollaStartupSD 1st Mondays – Networking & Expert Panel Presented by Acquire.com
ClickUp Downtown Office Diamond View, 350 Tenth Ave, San DiegoSan Diego’s NFT, Digital Art and Cocktails Meetup
Botanica Art & Cocktail Bar 3139 University Ave, San DiegoFinOps After Dark FinOps X San Diego
Bayside Lounge featuring Topgolf Swing Suite 333 W Harbor Dr, San DiegoExploring the Concentration of Banking Through DE & AI with Juan Torres
Crafting Bytes - WeWork 600 B Street, Floor 3, San DiegoFireside Chat with Sharon K. Gillenwater: Building and Selling a $25 Million Dollar Tech Company
Aquillius 10918 Technology Place, San DiegoCoffee, Networking & Success: Entrepreneurs and Investors Unite
San Diego Mission Bay Resort 1775 E Mission Bay Dr., San DiegoMetroConnect VII Grand Prize PitchFest 2025
Farmer & The Seahorse at The Alexandria 10996 Torreyana Rd Ste 240, San DiegoEngineering Trivia Night
Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley 1640 Camino Del Rio N Suite 341, San DiegoStartR Demo Day and Year in Review
Rady School of Management - Otterson Hall 2s112 (MPR2) 10065 Scholars Drive North, San DiegoAnsir Innovation Center: First Friday Open Coworking and Lunch
AnsirSD 7670 Opportunity Rd #255, San DiegoInto the Whoniverse panel: Bigger on the Inside: Doctor Who Gadgets and the Future of Technology
Comic-Con Museum 2131 Pan American Plaza, San DiegoWeek of Events
Sunday, June 1, 2025
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June 1, 2025 -AI Study Group (Virtual): 9-Day Challenge for AI Agents
AI Study Group (Virtual): 9-Day Challenge for AI Agents
Join our study group for an exciting 9-day challenge to learn and build AI agents together! Explore the fundamentals of AI agents, their architecture, and how they interact with the environment. Each day features focused tasks, collaborative discussions, and hands-on coding exercises. By the end, you'll have a solid foundation and even a working AI […]
Monday, June 2, 2025
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June 2, 2025 -Innovating For National Security (i4NS) Student Showcase
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June 2, 2025 -StartupSD 1st Mondays – Networking & Expert Panel Presented by Acquire.com
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June 2, 2025 -FinOps & Friends: by Finout
Innovating For National Security (i4NS) Student Showcase
The i4NS Student Showcase is the culminating event highlighting the learning achievements of the student teams participating in the Innovating for National Security (i4NS) Program. I4NS is a for-credit Academic Internship Program that connects multi-disciplinary students and National Security Agencies to develop innovative solutions to the nation’s emerging problems using Lean Methodology. Join us to […]
StartupSD 1st Mondays – Networking & Expert Panel Presented by Acquire.com
Acquire.com Presents, Bootstrapping to Exit: "Grow Smart, Keep Your Equity, and Cash Out on Your Terms" 1st Mondays Expert Panel & Networking." Learn how to stretch your funds, scale profitably, and maintain control of your company—all without raising venture capital. This panel explores creative ways to fund your growth, how to stay lean and profitable, and why […]
FinOps & Friends: by Finout
Join us for a lively evening at Herb & Wood as we bring FinOps to the table—literally! Hosted by Finout, this exclusive dinner during FinOps X is your chance to mix, mingle, and swap stories with fellow FinOps enthusiasts over delicious food and drinks. Transportation will be provided! We will depart from the Marriott Marquis […]
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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June 3, 2025 -San Diego Tech Coffee Online
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June 3, 2025 -San Diego Tech Coffee – Lestat’s-Normal Heights
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June 3, 2025 -Open Source Digital Radio Work: Opulent Voice Protocol Review
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June 3, 2025 -Summer Social
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June 3, 2025 -Serious Games for Climate Change Showcase
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June 3, 2025 -The 13th Annual Summer Social
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June 3, 2025 -CaseStudies.club: Break down real cases. Build real insight.
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June 3, 2025 -Where is AI in 2025 and Where is it Going?
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June 3, 2025 -North County Coders In Person
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June 3, 2025 -San Diego’s NFT, Digital Art and Cocktails Meetup
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June 3, 2025 -Modern Performance Fixes for Aging Apps
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June 3, 2025 -Machine Learning in NextG Networks via Generative Adversarial Networks
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June 3, 2025 -FinOps After Dark FinOps X San Diego
San Diego Tech Coffee Online
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 […]
San Diego Tech Coffee – Lestat’s-Normal Heights
The San Diego Tech Coffee is coming up on its 13th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs in San Diego. There's no pitching, only networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, which means you can't be […]
Open Source Digital Radio Work: Opulent Voice Protocol Review
Open source digital radio work round table and reports. Agenda for this meeting is a review of recent work for the Opulent Voice Protocol. Demonstration Code Notes for Raspberry Pi Human-Radio Interface Protocol Frame Structure Review All payloads follow the same underlying frame format in OpulentVoiceProtocol.create_frame() method. Header: 14 bytes (sync word + station ID […]
Summer Social
Join us for a summer afternoon full of connection, innovation, and celebration! Unwind with live music, refreshing drinks, and delicious food as you take a well-earned break from building San Diego’s thriving innovation ecosystem. Get to know the Class of 2025 Cool Companies, explore exciting exhibits from top local innovators, and connect with the brilliant minds […]
Serious Games for Climate Change Showcase
On Tuesday, June 3, the UC San Diego Qualcomm Institute (QI) hosts a free, public showcase of student-created extended reality games through the “Serious Games for Climate Change” internship. Led by Dr. Neil Smith, QI associate research scientist and co-director of the Center for Cyber-Archaeology and Sustainability, “Serious Games” teaches students to develop and apply games […]
The 13th Annual Summer Social
Join us at The Flower Fields in Carlsbad for Connect’s 13th Annual Summer Social—where innovation meets celebration! Unwind with complimentary drinks and local food available for purchase, all while taking a well-earned break from building San Diego’s thriving innovation ecosystem. Get to know the Class of 2025 Cool Companies, explore exciting exhibits from top local […]
CaseStudies.club: Break down real cases. Build real insight.
CaseStudies.club is a casual, collaborative session where curious minds and business thinkers come together to break down real-world case studies and talk strategy. Each week, we unpack a featured case in under an hour—sharing insights, asking questions, and exploring how we’d tackle complex business challenges. It’s a great way to discuss core business concepts, see […]
Where is AI in 2025 and Where is it Going?
This is a free workshop open to the public for all levels of experience with AI. We’ll give a quick overview of the current state of AI capabilities, with a focus on how much has changed in the last 5 months, as well as where AI is going over the next 1-5 years. The purpose […]
North County Coders In Person
A very informal meetup to socialize with fellow coders. You can bring your laptop and share stuff or ask questions. We are in Suite E of the address. ** Agenda 6:00P - Arrive 6:15P - Start round table introductions (What is your name, your background, what do you want to take away?) 7:00P - Free […]
San Diego’s NFT, Digital Art and Cocktails Meetup
Join Botanica's NFT Meetup Group for an evening of digital art and cocktails. Discover the fascinating world of NFTs and how they are revolutionizing the arts and entertainment industry. Connect with fellow enthusiasts, artists, and collectors as we explore new frontiers in creativity and technology, while enjoying cocktails and bites. During this event, we will […]
Modern Performance Fixes for Aging Apps
Performance bottlenecks in legacy enterprise systems are more common—and fixable—than you think. In this session, we’ll explore three of the most frequent culprits behind sluggish applications: fragmented quick fixes, lack of testing, and missing institutional knowledge. You’ll learn how to identify, profile, and resolve real-world performance issues using both proprietary and open-source tools. While the examples will be in […]
Machine Learning in NextG Networks via Generative Adversarial Networks
Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) implement Machine Learning (ML) algorithms that can address competitive resource allocation problems together with detection and mitigation of anomalous behavior. In this talk, we discuss their use in next-generation (NextG) communications within the context of cognitive networks to address i) spectrum sharing, ii) detecting anomalies, and iii) mitigating security attacks. GANs […]
FinOps After Dark FinOps X San Diego
FinOps After Dark Returns at FinOps X! 🎉 Finout’s most anticipated FinOps event is back at FinOps X in San Diego! Join us for an evening of networking, drinks, great food, and even better company—plus an exciting Topgolf activity at the Bayside Lounge. 📅 Tuesday, June 3rd ⏰ 7:00 - 11:00 PM 📍 Bayside Lounge, […]
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
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June 4, 2025 -San Diego Tech Coffee Meetup
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June 4, 2025 -1 Million Cups
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June 4, 2025 -How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence
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June 4, 2025 -Business Networking Meeting
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June 4, 2025 -Exploring the Concentration of Banking Through DE & AI with Juan Torres
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June 4, 2025 -Fireside Chat with Sharon K. Gillenwater: Building and Selling a $25 Million Dollar Tech Company
San Diego Tech Coffee Meetup
Del Mar Highlands Sky Deck The San Diego Tech Coffee is in its 14th year of being the largest weekly gathering of entrepreneurs and tech people in San Diego. Stop by for networking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. And we love it when people want to share what they are working on! There is no agenda, […]
1 Million Cups
1 Million Cups (1MC) is a free, weekly event designed to educate, engage, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each Wednesday morning, founders present their startups to a supportive audience of peers, mentors, and community members. The format includes a short presentation followed by an open Q&A, fostering collaborative learning and meaningful connections. Whether you're launching a […]
How to Build Your MVP Using Artificial Intelligence
Building an MVP is often the first hurdle for startup founders, but AI can make it faster and more efficient than ever. At this live online workshop, attendees will explore how to leverage AI to ideate, prototype, and launch their MVP. Led by Aram Melkoumov, Co-Founder & CEO at Crowdlinker, this session will include practical demonstrations […]
Business Networking Meeting
Join us on the second and third Wednesday of each month for a dynamic professional networking experience! Our group is dedicated to building strong business connections and fostering growth. Each meeting offers an opportunity to learn more about our members, exchange insights, and create valuable networking opportunities to help our businesses thrive. To enhance our […]
Exploring the Concentration of Banking Through DE & AI with Juan Torres
Join us for a deep dive into the intersection of finance, data engineering, and AI. Bring your laptop! The data we’ll discuss is publicly available, so you can follow along, explore, and experiment in real time with ETL pipelines and AI agents. In this session, Juan Torres will present two open-source web apps that explore the Concentration of […]
Fireside Chat with Sharon K. Gillenwater: Building and Selling a $25 Million Dollar Tech Company
Join us for a private fireside chat with tech founder and entrepreneur Sharon K. Gillenwater, who went from waitress to CEO and selling her company for $25 million without compromising her integrity. She'll be sharing her insights, best practices, and more with a private group as she passes through San Diego. Space is limited and […]
Thursday, June 5, 2025
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June 5, 2025 -Product Manager Summit
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June 5, 2025 -Coffee, Networking & Success: Entrepreneurs and Investors Unite
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June 5, 2025 -SDSU San Diego Angel Conference
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June 5, 2025 -Weekly Coffee Chat
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June 5, 2025 -Ensuring Clinical Readiness
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June 5, 2025 -MetroConnect VII Grand Prize PitchFest 2025
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June 5, 2025 -Engineering Trivia Night
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June 5, 2025 -StartR Demo Day and Year in Review
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June 5, 2025 -6th SD Hardware Meetup at @ incept3D – save the date!
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June 5, 2025 -Q2 San Diego Cybersecurity Mixer
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June 5, 2025 -SDBUG Meeting
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June 5, 2025 -Nerd Nite San Diego #54
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June 5, 2025 -SDx Paper Club – Biology of a Large Language Model
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June 5, 2025 -Writing AI Apps with Github Models
Product Manager Summit
Level up your product game in a single day. This full-day conference delivers industry luminaries, actionable insights and networking opportunities to transform your product practice.
Coffee, Networking & Success: Entrepreneurs and Investors Unite
"Coffee, Networking, and the Path to Success." This gathering is the perfect arena for business owners eager to widen their network, real estate aficionados keen on uncovering the newest investment tactics, and budding entrepreneurs on the quest for success. It's an inviting platform to share your journey, soak up wisdom from sector specialists, and forge […]
SDSU San Diego Angel Conference
The 2025 SDSU San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) is dedicated to empowering angel investors through comprehensive training, growth opportunities, networking, and investment in promising startups. By fostering a vibrant innovation ecosystem, the SDSU SDAC supports both investors and entrepreneurs in achieving success. This dynamic program features a series of workshops, training sessions, and events designed specifically […]
Weekly Coffee Chat
Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/4stech 02:00 pm to 04:00 pm Great for casual conversation. We usually find a spot at an outside table if the weather is nice. Check in on Discord to see who's coming.
Ensuring Clinical Readiness
Join us for an exclusive opportunity to explore the future of drug development and global pharmaceutical logistics! As a leading local and global CDMO, we specialize in supporting drug development from pre-clinical to commercial stages—offering innovative drug product development, high-quality manufacturing services, and extensive clinical packaging, storage, and worldwide distribution. This event will provide critical […]
MetroConnect VII Grand Prize PitchFest 2025
Four top-performing San Diego companies. One grand prize. YOU decide. Join us and 200+ international business professionals to celebrate trade and the culmination of MetroConnect VII, World Trade Center San Diego’s latest export accelerator cohort. After hearing our top four MetroConnect companies pitch for a $25,000 grand prize—and casting your vote—you’ll enjoy an evening of […]
Engineering Trivia Night
Join us for a fun-filled evening of multi-disciplinary engineering trivia hosted in collaboration with the young professional societies of: 🔹 IEEE San Diego Section 🔹 SEAOSD 🔹 ASHRAE San Diego 🔹 ASPE San Diego 📍 Novo Brazil Brewing – 1640 Camino Del Rio N suite 341, San Diego CA 92108 (Mission Valley) 🗓️ Thursday, June […]
StartR Demo Day and Year in Review
StartR Demo Day and Sullivan Center Year End Review is finally here! Join us in person at the Rady School of Management - Otterson Hall 2s117 (MPR2) for an exciting showcase of innovative startups and a look back at the achievements of the Sullivan Center over the past year. This event is a great opportunity to network with […]
6th SD Hardware Meetup at @ incept3D – save the date!
We're back for another Hardware Meetup! This month we're meeting a incept3D, a San Diego leading 3D printing company dedicated to delivering fast, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions. With a fleet of hundreds of in-house printers and a seamless online ordering system, Incept 3D offers an unmatched turnaround time, providing parts as quickly as one business day. […]
Q2 San Diego Cybersecurity Mixer
Come hang out and socialize/network with your local cyber community. All are welcome!
SDBUG Meeting
This is a group for anyone interested in the BSD family of Unix operating systems, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, etc. Please subscribe to our mailing list: https://sdbug.org/
Nerd Nite San Diego #54
Your bi-monthly premiere of inebriated edutainment! It’s a bit like TED Talks, but funnier, filthier and with booze! Science presentations every other month at the Kensington Club. Doors open at 6:30pm and the show starts at 7pm. Bar is cash only! Stay tuned for more details about speakers and topics. Visit our website: https://sandiego.nerdnite.com/
SDx Paper Club – Biology of a Large Language Model
Welcome to the SDx Paper Club. The paper club is a meetup where we discuss fundamental machine literature with a focus on AI, language models, reinforcement learning, and diffusion. The paper covered will be on the Biology of a Large Language Model presented by Tom McTavish! https://transformer-circuits.pub/2025/attribution-graphs/biology.html Make sure to join our discord and check out the SDx […]
Writing AI Apps with Github Models
You can get started writing an AI app -- sending data to ChatGPT and getting a response back -- in about 5 minutes with GitHub Codespaces and GitHub Models. We will show you how to add an AI model to your Github repo, start an online IDE, and write your first AI program. Attendees to […]
Friday, June 6, 2025
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June 6, 2025 -SD Founders Hike – June 2025
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June 6, 2025 -Google Build with AI Virtual Mixer
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June 6, 2025 -1ST FRIDAY South Bay San Diego Tech Coffee Meetup
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June 6, 2025 -Ansir Innovation Center: First Friday Open Coworking and Lunch
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June 6, 2025 -UX Speakeasy Cafe – Coworking Fridays
SD Founders Hike – June 2025
Meet at the Torrey Pines Gliderport. See the route here thanks to Devin at Start Here Guide! We'll gather at 6:30am in a circle and poll the group on everyone's background so you can find some people to meet while hiking. We start hiking at 6:35am, rain or shine! It’s a serious hike up! […]
Google Build with AI Virtual Mixer
Join us for an immersive event featuring a keynote from Googler Gus Martins, a hands-on Codelab with Googler Christina Lin, and AI networking, where you'll learn to build AI-powered multi-agent systems on Google Cloud using Vertex AI and Gemini 2, connect with industry experts, and shape the future of AI development. Build the Future: AI-Powered […]
1ST FRIDAY South Bay San Diego Tech Coffee Meetup
This is an informal gathering of entrepreneurs and the like for networking, coworking, sharing, brainstorming, mentoring, etc. There is no charge, just bring your ideas, questions, and enthusiasm. RSVP, or just come by sometime between 9:30 am and noon and introduce yourself. Where: Cool Down Coffee 750 E St. Chula Vista, CA (the old CV […]
Ansir Innovation Center: First Friday Open Coworking and Lunch
Experience the collaborative energy of Ansir Cowork’s vibrant workspace, designed to inspire innovation and focus. Whether you’re a freelancer, entrepreneur, or remote worker, join us for a day filled with networking opportunities, complimentary amenities, and a supportive environment. Don’t miss this chance to elevate your workday, forge new connections, and make your first Friday even […]
UX Speakeasy Cafe – Coworking Fridays
✨ First Fridays of each month ✨ Looking for a perspective change? Want to connect with other UX Designers over coffee and pixels? Join us for UX Speakeasy Cafe—a casual monthly co-working meetup for UXers of all levels and disciplines. Bring your laptop, grab a drink, and settle in for a few hours of working […]
Saturday, June 7, 2025
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June 7, 2025 -Online: Saturday Study Group
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June 7, 2025 -Monthly ML Papers and Lightning Talks — In-Person & Hybrid
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June 7, 2025 -Into the Whoniverse panel: Bigger on the Inside: Doctor Who Gadgets and the Future of Technology
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June 7, 2025 -Diving deeper into software development discussions
Online: Saturday Study Group
We are continuing our Study group online for the time being. We are now meeting online in the San Diego Python Discord server! Here is the link to join: https://discord.gg/8GpWuVvdbQ There is a "meetup" voice/video channel that we will be using! We may start meeting in person soon! This will be discussed at the meetup. We […]
Monthly ML Papers and Lightning Talks — In-Person & Hybrid
ML Papers and Lightning Talks Join us for our monthly event to discuss interesting ML papers and other ML lightning talks. People are welcome to stay after the talks for networking. Agenda: Large Concept Models: Language Modeling in a Sentence Representation Space (https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08821) Kaggle competition recap: BYU - Locating Bacterial Flagellar Motors 2025 Please message […]
Into the Whoniverse panel: Bigger on the Inside: Doctor Who Gadgets and the Future of Technology
Doctor Who’s iconic inventions like the TARDIS and sonic screwdriver aren’t just science fiction, but potential glimpses into future technological possibilities. A panel of scientists and engineers will dive into amazing gadgets including psychic paper, universal translators, and perception filters, and their connection to real-world science. We’ll investigate how the show’s imaginative tech relates to […]
Diving deeper into software development discussions
• What we'll do Come 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. • What to bring A laptop, good questions, exciting ideas, an open mind and a positive attitude. • Where to […]

