As a business owner or entrepreneur, are you serious about using networking to grow your business? Networking matters whether you want new customers, repeat business, referrals or attention of potential investors. However, it is seldom taught anywhere and consequently most networkers fail to get adequate return out of their investment in business networking meetings. Business networking is not about exchanging cards! There are tools such as elevator pitches, one-on-ones, strategic alliances, f …

NYC Predictive Analytics is a non-profit professional group that meets monthly to discuss diverse topics in predictive analytics and applied machine learning.  We are a group 1000+ members strong comprised of analysts, computer scientists, engineers, executives, entrepreneurs and students with a deep interest in these fields & related technologies. Meeting topics are varied and can focus on, as examples, new trends and technologies, best practices for development in big-data environments, and fu …

NY Data Stories - Digital Insights & Analytics Meetup provides a  forum for intellectual exchange and stirring up discussion on the true story behind "the data". This meetup welcomes members to: 1. open up their data and 2. to offer insights and recommendations to optimize results Format of meetups in 2012 will be: 1. Introduction 2. Open discussion about Data Trends - what new tool have you discovered or want to vet? 3. New Tech Startup talking about how their startup will revolutionize da …

First and most important for you to know: A support group can CHANGE YOUR LIFE.....I'm absolutely positive that it changed mine! My name is Debbie. I decided to start this group because I want women like myself to KNOW that they are not alone. My abuse happened over 30 years ago, and STILL I am surviving. STILL, I am coping. STILL I have symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Do you find yourself (or others) saying, "you need to get ON with your life" "get OVER it!" Just because its …

This group is for people like me, whose spirits are lifted after going out and hearing good music and sharing time with like minded individuals. I started this group to find other music lovers in NJ. Most of the groups that I was searching for were in NYC. I wanted to highlight the people and places that play the kind of music you have to dig deep for. Everyone has their own defintion of good music. Here is mine: Soulful/afro house, afrobeat, Funk/Soul(james brown to sharon jones), 50's RB/ro …

I decided to start this brand new exciting group because everyone needs a change in their life and a stress reliever sooner or later and need some fun in their lives.. If your tired of the same old thing and want to try something new because the old relationship or thing is working anymore,then as far as meeting new people from all walks of life and possibly interracial mingling(That means checking things out or being nosy we don't mine lol...)then you need to be a part of this group and join us …

For data professionals who are passionate about making sense of large scale data using innovative technology.

Knowledge of and fluency in the language of analytics is becoming increasingly important in business, especially in the financial services industry. Even small process changes based on advanced analysis can result in millions of dollars in revenue gained or lost. It’s never been more important to brush up on your analytics “literacy”. This is a great place to learn and network with other professionals in analytics!

About Us: NY Cultural Tech has expanded its focus as of March 2013 to more broadly delve into the innovative intersection of tech and culture.  It started out as a cross-disciplinary group for practicing technologists (coders, info architects, developers) focused on the advancement of emerging tech from within the domains of public knowledge.  Our participatory group is a new-media catalyst for those involved with museums, libraries, educational institutions, government, non-profits, and outwar …

Gathering of people who are interested in data visualization. Speaker series - watch and listen to fellow designers, statisticians, mathematicians, architects, programmers, start ups, and other great people in the industry. We hope to have monthly small meetups sharing work and ideas. Also plan to have headline speakers every two to three months in a larger format!

A group for like-minded space enthusiasts in the greater metropolitan, New York City area to discuss the formulation of feasible business plans for commercial space ventures. Whether an academic with a background in in astronomy, aeronautics, engineering or mining, a yen for entrepeneurial ventures or just a passion for the commercialization of space, this is the group for you. The only pre-requisite for membership-- having a keen interest in finance and business, in particular as it applies to …

I have played pick up soccer my entire life and l still do. Recently I discovered soccer leagues such as ZOG, NYC Coed, Urban Soccer, etc... and what I like about them is that you will consistently play and meet a lot of people. Pick up can be hit or miss depending. With that said I am looking to join the two, which results in Underground Soccer NYC, which is an affordable social futsal league. $250 per team, 4 to a side (5-8 to a team), no goalies, size 4 futsal ball, on a fenced in basketball …

This group has monthly meetings which include timely topics and technical presentations from industry experts.  The topics covered include a wide range of  subjects such as SQL Server database, cubes, big data, non structured data, and reporting.  We want to hear from you and share our knowledge and experience too.  The group is free, dedicated to networking, sharing knowledge, and spreading BI best practices.  We are a SQL Pass Chpater. Also, - Please RSVP to the our meetings - we would love to …

Welcome to the New York City Jaspersoft User Group. The goal of this group is to get together to learn, share, and collaborate with others that are working with or want to work with the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite, including: * JasperReports * iReport and Jaspersoft Studio * JasperReports Server * Jaspersoft ETL The members of the group will help to decide on topics for future meetings, present their experiences, and learn from each other.

I am a professional veteran photojournalist from NYC.  Photography is a major passion of mine.  The group will be educational, exciting and most of all, fun.  Whether you are a professional, intermediate or beginner there will be no judging, just pure passion and great education. The Workshop will be as follows: Discussions of all camera functions including aperture, ISO and shutter speed settings for a better photography experience – Basics and advanced topics of composition, framing and lens c …

A collective of developers, designers, researchers, artists, occupiers, and hackers discovering new ways of relating to the Occupy movement through data analysis and transformation.

This group is for everyone who are involved in the TM1 world or interested in learning about TM1. TM1 has experienced tremendous growth over the years. Goal of this group is to share best practices, learn more about the product, and network with others in the field. Meetings are held in New York at this time.

Yield Management is now a critical discipline within online media companies. The NY Yield Meetup brings together Yield Managers, Inventory Managers, Pricing Analysts, and anyone else interested in the techniques and tools that produce the best revenue possible. It's an opportunity to network and talk some shop with like minds. Past attendees have represented very large digital and traditional (broadcast, cable, print) companies, mid-size pure-digital shops, content networks, local-focused sites, …

Gold Fever! There is gold in the Mountain Streams waiting for you to find it! Do you have some weekends free to explore, adventure and find gold with other beginner and experienced prospectors. If so then this group is for you! It is not expensive and we will go once a month to a differnt mountain stream to sluice and pan for gold. Join Now! What are you waiting for! You know you always wanted to do this just not alone. Well, youre not alone anymore. WELCOME PROSPECTOR? WE WILL FIND GOLD? IFIND …

researchers often fail to allocate enough upfront time for surveying a problem domain and getting a sense for the current state of the field as a whole. what are the most pressing questions in the community at the moment? what are the latest publicly available data sets? how to ensure that one's work will, in fact, uniquely contribute to the literature and be useful to the community as a whole? rather than organize more meetings where researchers present their particular work in granular detail …

The Publishing Tech Meetup is a monthly gathering of innovators and disruptors in the publishing, journalism, and media industries. Organized by New York-based tech startup Contently, the Publishing Tech Meetup brings together developers and technology professionals to discuss the technology behind today's most innovative publishing ideas. Contently launched the Publishing Tech Meetup after finding much success with two other Meetups - the Freelance Writers Meetup, which looks at the publishing …

Technical discussions about the convergence of Big Data and traditional data warehousing. We'll meet to exchange ideas, products, projects and solutions that are creating new methods and techniques to analyze data.

This is an R and RStudio user group for the Pioneer Valley and Five College Area. R is a free and open programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. Along with this powerful software, comes a dynamic and vast community. The group seeks to bring this community together to share ideas, discuss R related topics, and provide direction for new and experienced users. For more information on R, see The R Project at: http://www.r-project.org/. For more infor …

We are healthcare data hackers. We pull insight out of healthcare data whether that is medical claims, pharmacy claims, EMR data, lab data, clinical studies, or anything else. We will soon be hosting networking sessions and presentations. Feel free to recommend speakers.

The New York Data Governance Users Group is a non-profit volunteer run organization with the objective of create a forum and exchange of information related to Data Governance.

NYC Data Engineering hosts events where the lead engineers from pre-screened companies showcase their technical challenges. ONLY ENGINEERS can attend. If you are not an engineer, please be aware that you may be removed from the group. Software engineers are presently faced with an ever-increasing amount of data as well as a plethora of options for open-source technologies to use to manage it. And the architectures required to process the data into useful information using machine learning, NLP, …

Interested in Social Networking? Then join "H-Factor Project Global Networking Meetup Group".All interest and skills are welcome, we bring people together to share Art,Culture,Language,Ideas,Talents,Buisness Ventures,travels.Or you just joined us to have a good time with light mined people like yourself.So Come meet new people and make friends and useful business contacts as you network in a upscale, friendly atmosphere. Our afterwork networking face-to-face events are held in New York's top Res …

This group is for data hackers, scientists, analysts, statisticians, engineers, enthusiasts, gurus, ninjas, wizards - whatever your preferred label, if you possess hands-on experience with data and use it to solve problems, then this group is for you. We'll cover a wide range of data topics, mostly those relevant to the tech industry: prediction, visualization, data cleaning, real-time reporting, user tracking, split testing, etc... The group is language agnostic but will emphasize ubiquitous/op …