This is an IBM sponsored Big Data meetup group.  Geared towards developers, data scientists and all Big Data enthusiasts, our meetups provide an opportunity to work hands on with the solutions and tools in our Big Data platform. Our Meetups typically include a 45-60 min (max) presentation that serves as an introduction and overview for a specific Big Data technology.  It is followed by ~3 hours to collaborate with fellow developers and apply your Big Data skills.  We provide a cloud environment …

This is a group for hacking Big Data with Math, Machine Learning, Statistics. We will learn how to ask good questions about data and derive actionable insights. Group will focus on recent advances in math algorithms on unbalanced real world datasets. We will look at a rich tool chain for datascience including and not limited to R, Python, H2O. Focus will be on practice of data science along with nuances of popular algorithms on public datasets. Most all sessions will have a demo or a hands-on c …

Government is one of the largest producers and consumers of Data. Open Data — data about us, for us, and paid by us, is now being released by forward-looking governments. This meetup is for anyone interested in using this Big Open Data to create all kinds of innovations - both for profit and the public good.

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 …

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.

New York City has opened up hundreds of datasets through NYC OpenData. https://data.ny.gov/ The goal of the group is to use data and visualizations to tell stories about the NYC.

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.

Hello Data Divas! Let's get this meetup started for all the ladies out there who love, work and breathe DATA! If you are interested in making new friends and connecting on all things data and digital-let our conversations begin. And have fun!

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

NYC's data science community is full of brilliant, incredibly talented people. We started this group to create a central location to showcase the amazing work New York's data scientists are doing and help awesome people meet one another. This meetup aims to serve the technical community—data scientists, software engineers, hackers, and statisticians. Our events will vary from introductory to advanced, but are always intended to provide new ideas, concepts and tools to help you solve your hardest …

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.

Data Visualization New York is the largest offline community of data visualization professionals in the world. We gather designers, statisticians, analysts, programmers, mathematicians, data architects, start-up execs, content specialists, and all kinds of other amazing people from across the industry. We explore the full range of possibilities for how to convert raw data into visible, shareable insights.

Calling all data do-gooders: DataKind NYC is a meetup for the New York chapter of DataKind, a community of data scientists and non-profits working together to better collect, analyze, and visualize data in the service of humanity. DataKind encourages local meetups to share ideas, collaborate across communities, discuss new tools and practices, and help bring about a better world through data for social causes. Come hang out with other conscientious dataists and tech-savvy social innovators doin …

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!

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

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 …

The NY AdTech meetup puts on next generation advertising technology focused meetup events for buy-side and sell-side advertising technologists working at the nexus of advertising, technology, data, new media, and innovation. The meetup focuses on those advertising and technology innovations that are changing everything about the what and the how and even the why of advertising, advertising markets and advertising operations. Among the topics on the agenda for this meetup are ad exchanges, behavi …

The Analytics Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in the New York metro area to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using the ParAccel Analytics Database platform and similar technologies for analytics.

These are day-long (or multi-day), advanced, intensive, master classes in advanced statistical programming.

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.

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.

This group is open to all folks interested Python/PyData, and related tools like NumPy, SciPy, Pandas, and IPython. Send us a note if you'd like to host or present at one of our meetups.

User group for NYC area who want to learn more about the Pentaho Business Analytics

This group is for anyone who is involved in the World of QlikView or interested in learning about QlikView. QlikView is a new kind of Business Intelligence software and has experienced tremendous growth over the years. Goal of this group is to share best practices, promote QlikView and provide an opportunity to meet others in the QlikView world. Join us if you are interested in: * Discovering the QlikView Business Discovery platform * Discovering how QlikView can help you to better understand …

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, …

Gathering of people interested in search, discovery, analytics, and the related fields -- information gathering, extraction, and retrieval, natural language processing, text analytics, data mining, sentiment detection, named entity recognition, visualizations. Talks about Apache Solr, ElasticSearch, Lucene, and other search tools.

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 …

NYC 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.