Digest #120

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What is food security? Find out what Monarch Media is doing with the Eurasian Center for Food Security at Moscow State University.

A new series of Impact Innovation & Investor Forums will explore the issues and opportunities at the nexus of food, water, energy and climate. The first event will be held this Thurs, Jan 7, 6pm, in Salinas.

OpenCounter is bringing lessons learned in Santa Cruz to more cities across the nation. Find out what GovTech news has to say about the citizen-centric approach to licensing and permitting in Boston.

Beyond the $80K worth of prizes, there's another reason to participate in HACK UCSC 2016. Tech Cares category participants can use their products to promote social good.

CSUMB hosts Startup Weekend for the Monterey Bay region Jan 29-31. The weekend is a 54-hour marathon offering a chance to learn the basics of developing startup businesses and launching successful ventures.

Learn more about Erin Robinson Swink, the renowned game developer that UCSC recently appointed as creative director of its master's program in games and playable media.

Community Television of Santa Cruz County (CTV) recently invited Doug Erickson, Sue Carter, and Bonnie Lipscomb to participate in a panel discussion about Hack UCSC 2016.

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Events

Note: Dates, times, and locations are all subject to change. Be sure to check the meetup website for your event.

Tue Jan 5, 7pm: Drupal Group monthly meeting at NextSpace.

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

Thu Jan 7, 6pm: Ag Innovation Investor Forum at Monterey County Agriculture Center, Salinas.

Sat Jan 9, 10am: Santa Cruz Web Developers Meetup at NextSpace.

Tue Jan 12, 6pm: Startup Monterey Bay Tech Meetup at The Press Club, Seaside.

Tue Jan 12, 7pm: Meditation for Techies at 406 Mission St, Santa Cruz.

Thu Jan 14, 6:30-9:30pm: Screening and discussion of the film CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap at Cruzio.

Wed Jan 20, 5pm: Santa Cruz Women's Javascript/FrontEnd Development Meetup at Looker.

Wed Jan 20, 6:30pm: Santa Cruz Bitcoin & Cryto-currency Meetup at NextSpace.

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