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

Boston d3.js is a group specifically focused on data visualizations based on d3.js. If you haven't heard about d3, then you should probably check it out! http://d3js.org/ https://github.com/mbostock/d3 Our goal is to create a community of designers, developers and researchers interested in d3 in the Boston / Cambridge area. If you - Love d3.js - Interested in data visualization - Would like to learn some / more about it - Want to show / teach your d3 visualizations - or whatever reason you may h …

Our focus is on how to make powerful and maintainable Javascript frontends. One of the areas of interest is "Big Data" analytics and the effective visualization of large data sets. The format will be conversational and based on a centering theme. Technologies that will be discussed: Client application organization (Require.js, Aura.js) Client visualization and data manipulation (D3.js, Crossfilter.js) Analytics (Cascalog) Databases (Redis, ElephantDB, HBase, MongoDB) Operations (Chef) Anything …

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 …

This is the R user group for the New England and Greater Boston 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 Greater Boston useR 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 artists who like to code and coders who love to create, This is a collaborative space for creative coders, designers, and artists to come together to share the latest tips, tricks, and techniques in any area from data visualizations, to generative art, to kinect hacks. Focusing on open tools like Processing, OpenFrameworks, Cinder, Protovis and R.

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.

A group devoted to the use and development of open source, big data, agile intelligence solutions, for the Boston Metro area.  Join our group if interested in solving real business problems utilizing open source, big data analytical solutions.

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 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.

The first chapter of Leaders in Software and Art was founded in New York in 2009 as a networking group for cutting-edge artists who use technology to create museum-quality pieces. Meetups feature artist speakers showcasing their work and are attended by people fascinated by the field, such as curators, collectors, engineers and programmers, and of course other tech artists. What began with software art presentations has grown to include data visualization, sculpture made using LEDs, microprocess …

Hello, I'm @sidgabriel, the organizer of ARDevMob: The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley Augmented Reality Meetup group. Augmented reality is a human interface metaphor. Unlike the "desktop metaphor" which implies a computerized representation of a desk, files and folders, "Augmented Reality" implies that computer science can inform and extend everything in our visual, auditory and cognitive perception of reality. Making every interface relevant to a "first person" narrative perspectiv …

Welcome to the Boston 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.

The Meetup is a venue for MicroStrategy users, professionals, or those with an interest in learning more about MicroStrategy in the Boston / New England area. Activities will include speakers, social events, and networking.