• TechRaising Meetup: Thu, Jan 30, 6:30pm, NextSpace. Prepare for the spring TechRaising weekend.    

• Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup: Wed, Feb 5, 6:30pm, Cruzio. It'll be a special one. More below... 

• WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) luncheon: Addressing gender bias in STEM fields, Thu, Feb 5, 12noon-2pm, UCSC University Center. 

• Intro to The Startup Challenge: Tue, Feb 11, 4-6pm, NextSpace. Tue, Feb 18, 4-6pm, Cruzio. Applications due March 10. 

Features:  

• Broadband: What exactly is the Board of Supervisors considering to adopt? Supervisor Zach Friend tells us what's coming up at the January 28 meeting. 

• Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup celebrates its 6 year anniversary in February! Founder Doug Erickson reflects on how it got started. 

• Tickets now on sale for the 3rd annual TEDxSantaCruz conference: The theme this year is "Activate" and the all day event will showcase an impressive lineup of dynamic speakers.

• Design Santa Cruz: This new Meetup  hopes to be a forum for discussing design, sharing creative works, and facilitating inspiration.