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Digest #82

This week, in addition to the $30M of good news for Looker, read about three interesting meetup events worth checking out if you want to stay in touch with local tech, plus the usual assortment of news.

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Tue Mar 17, 6pm: Design Santa Cruz Meetup at NextSpace.

Wed Mar 18, 6:30pm: Santa Cruz Bitcoin & Cryto-currency Meetup at NextSpace.

Thu Mar 19, 6:30pm: TechRaising Meetup: How to Kill It On Kickstarter at NextSpace.

Mon Mar 23, 6pm: Santa Cruz 0cognito iOS & Mobile Dev Group (watch apps & cyber security) at 111 Errett Circle.

Tue Mar 24, 6pm: NextSpace Meetup Speed Networking Night at NextSpace.

Wed Mar 25, 6pm: Santa Cruz County Ag-Tech Meetup at Digital NEST.

Wed Mar 25, 6pm: Santa Cruz WordPress Meetup at Cruzio.

Fri Mar 27, time tbd: Startup Challenge, Qualifying Round Pitches at CSUMB University Center.

Tue Mar 31, 6:45pm: Leonardo Art and Science Evening Rendezvous (LASER) at UCSC's Digital Art Research Center, room 108.

Wed Apr 1, 6pm: Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup at Cruzio.

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