The July Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp will be held at the Digital Media Factory on the tech rich West Side of Santa Cruz. This is a great opportunity for you to experience one of the top digital studios in California. The host for the event will be Chris Yonge of Studio Cruz and the MeetUp sponsor for July is PayPal. There is a fantastic presenter line up:

Google – “Around the Globe and Beyond with Google Earth / Maps" - have you ever wanted to travel to faraway places, like Africa, or the Moon or Mars, but just didn't have the time? Come and join us for a tour of current Google technologies showing Google Earth, Sky and Moon. Learn how to explore default and user-generated data including historical imagery and buildings in 3D and discover tours of the ocean floor or of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Megan Goddard

PayPal – PayPal X, PayPal’s open payments platform, offers a versatile, easy way to integrate secure, globally-accepted payment functionality directly into almost any experience, product or service. Using an innovative set of APIs, developers can now monetize their applications and innovations quickly and easily. Visit us at X.com where you access the available PayPal technical product offerings, documentation, sample applications and code. See how developers are already creating new ways to pay and get paid with live applications in our app showcase. Join us as we redefine how people globally will pay for the things they want and need every day. Carolyn Mellor

Digital Media Factory – host to one of the largest green screens in the US, state-of-the-bleeding-edge digital media technology, and incubator for many Santa Cruz startups, the Digital Media Factory is a cornerstone for creative digital media projects and individuals. See the magic, meet the people behind the curtain. Chuck & Marty

And…PIZZA and WINE is BACK! Be sure to arrive at 6:30pm if you want to enjoy the food. If you have not been to the Digital Media Factory before, look for the shipping doc on 2809 Mission St (the extension to Mission Street that is parallel to Hwy 1). Take the stairs up to the second floor. Follow your nose (fresh pizza).

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