Are you interested in data science but also passionate about international development? Then this is the meetup for you! Let's get together to explore how the rapidly growing areas of data science and big data can transform the world of international development and contribute to improving the lives of the billions of underprivileged and poor people in the world.

Transforming politics and public policy by applying data science best practices to political campaigns and organizations.

Join us to learn about Oracle Big Data/NoSQL and related technologies, including use cases, new features and exciting networking with other professionals.

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 …

The Analytics Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in Boston to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using an analytic platform such as ParAccel to drive business value. With the variety and volume of data available these days from a number of sources (RDBMS, web logs, sensor data, social media, etc.) we're interested in discussing how you begin to make sense of all this data and derive real business value from it.

The New England Netezza User Group(NENUG) is for Netezza users interested in meetings and discussions topic such as Netezza best practices and Netezza use-cases. The Group will promote open communication between IBM’s Big Data Group and NENUG members concerning the Netezza appliance or the integration of the platform with other IBM products and services.

Developers interested in learning about and working with graph databases for social, spatial, hierarchical or other highly connected data sets. We host hands-on lab sessions, technology reviews, topical lectures, and plenty of social beer nights. Curious about graphs, want to brush up your non-RDBMS skills? Join us!

The goal of this meetup is present informative lectures, hands-on tutorials, networking events, etc, towards helping the local community further it's understanding and proficiency regarding Predictive Analytics.  Our group has three main focal points:  business applications, advanced mathematics, and computer science; with topics covering Recommeder Systems, Machine Learning, Google Analytics, Data Visualization, Social Media / Text Analytics, and related topics.  Predictive Analytics are levera …

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 …

Boston Algorithmic Trading is for anyone interested in creating and using algorithms in the financial markets. We arrange monthly talks from practicing quants, algorithmic traders, trading technology experts, and academics. Our focus is practical, rather than theoretical. We enjoy talking about how to automate the purchase and sale of securities using statistics, machine learning, data mining, and algorithms.

Elasticsearch is picking up steam in Bean Town. Let's share our experiences with it and strengthen the local community around it by introducing newcomers to the great features it has to offer.

Our group is for those interested in AI, machine learning, forecasting, recommendation systems, and building smarter applications.  We share experience and knowledge in the field, and help each other with ideas and projects. This is a group for sharing and learning about AI -- also eating and drinking. The community of AI programmers in New England is an important part of the vibrant software industry in the region, and contributes to the global trend toward improving products and infrastructu …

Yet another meetup group dedicated to bringing massively scalable computing and analytics technologies to life by organizing hands on workshops, hackdays, and active presentations. Ideally - everyone that comes contributes something, if nothing other than their own confusion.

This is the local chapter of the Analytics Executives Network on LinkedIn. It is primarily an networking group dedicated to the exchange of ideas and opportunities in leading edge analytics and applications, business & networking opportunities, war stories, experiences, advice and sharing of insights in major issues important to senior business executives interested in analytics.