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 2.0 NYC is the East Coast arm of Data 2.0 conferences including DataWeek Conference & Festival (dataweek.com) and the Data 2.0 Summit (data2summit.com). We host events and meetup groups in the NYC area as well. Data 2.0 focuses in Big Data, Social Data, and Open Data as they relate to making data more accessible online. We connect data entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, and media.

This meetup is in the process of being rebooted. As New Yorkers, we want the city to stay on the cutting edge of transportation. As developers, technologists, and advocates, we are exploring the intersection of transportation, data, and innovation. Within this meetup, we are forging a positive, mutually beneficial relationship between data providers and the New York technology community.

betaNYC is building a better tomorrow for all. (This group is formerly known as "Open NY Forum.") Since 2009, we have been NYC's civic technology and open government vanguard. By leading elected officials to engage with NYC’s technology community, passing transformative open government legislation, supporting NYC's civic technology startups, and building apps to protect democracy and serve our fellow brothers and sisters, we have become America’s largest civic technology and open government com …

This Meetup is a forum for public participation in shaping New York City government's digital roadmap, focusing on 5 pillars of Access, Education, Open Government, Engagement and Industry.

Meet with other users of the open-source programming language. Previous this meetup focused only on the R language, but now are focused on all open-source data analysis tools; oincluding but not limited to, Python, WEKA, Sage, etc. Learn and share tricks and techniques from and with other users. Beginners welcome.

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 …

The hype surrounding Big Data and Data Science is at a fever pitch with promises to solve the world's business and social problems, large and small. How accurate or misleading is this message? How is it helping or damaging people, and which people? What opportunities exist for data nerds and entrepreneurs that examine the larger issues with a skeptical view? This Meetup focuses on mathematical, ethical, and business aspects of data from a skeptical perspective. Guest speakers will discuss the mi …

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

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 …

ABOUT The New Marketplaces, Science & Tech For A Better Internet meetup invites scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, software coders, designers, activists and financiers to discuss and explore how new online marketplaces, business models & infrastructures can create more interaction and innovation on the Web. MEETUPS We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at some of NYC's most cutting-edge tech company offices. MEMBERS Where does the network end and where does the marketplace begin? Wh …

This is a group for political hacks and technology hackers. New York Civic Tech Meetup will focus on civic, social good, political tech and everything in between. The purpose of this group will be to showcase startups in the these three spaces, engage the political community in New York and the surrounding areas, and work towards making an impact in tech, politics, and government. NYCTM is not just about open data, big data, or government transparency; it will engage the private sector -- tech s …

We're talking urban infrastructure, smart grid, open hardware, quantified self, open data, environmental monitoring and more.  Anything that puts a networked computer where none has gone before.

Mappers and OpenStreetMap users, developers and enthusiasts in the New York Metropolitan area.

This is the official meetup group for the New York Energy Week organizing committee.  Want to help shape the future of New York's first ever, annual cross-sector event series for, and by, the energy industry?  Join us! New York Energy Week is the first comprehensive collaboration to unite unite the diverse sectors of the industry and fuel New York’s rapidly developing energy economy.  Taking place June 24-28, 2013 in its first year, the week-long industry event series will focus on the city and …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the open source, JSON-based document database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based right here in New York City. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL, Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions. We typically meet on the third Tuesday of the month, have some pizza and network, and enjoy a presentation on M …

GeoNYC brings together enthusiasts, users, and developers interested in the technical and social aspects of maps.  Whether you're that desktop aficionado, rand mcnally addict, mobile application savant, open source evangelist, or spatial student of tomorrow -- if you ever wonder at the power of maps to visualize and transform our worlds -- this meetup is for you. An open, friendly, educational salon of geospatial ideas and projects. Events are held within a social environment focused on a handfu …

We'll talk about exciting startups and technologies in the internet of things, industrial internet, 3D printing, hardware and wearable computing areas. And of course we'll talk a lot about data (if you're interested in all things data, check out our other event, the NYC Data Business Meetup).

OpenStack is a collection of open source technology products delivering a scalable, secure, standards-based cloud computing software solution.  It is used by corporations, service providers, VARS, SMBs, researchers, and global data centers looking to deploy large-scale cloud deployments for private or public clouds leveraging the support and resulting technology of a global open source community. Join us in discussions from users perspectives on OpenStack and cloud computing in general.  Once a …

NYBI is a network of resources for Data professionals. Structured as a monthly Open Forum, the group focuses on Technology, Process and Best Practices topics rooted in Business Intelligence. Our events bring together vendors, entrepreneurs, and professionals for casual and informal technical deep-dives, discussion, and business networking. Events are classified within the following series: * Understanding the BI Stack * Best Practices * Vendor Solutions * Round Table Goals of the NYBI Meetup …

This meetup group is organized to explore new cloud technologies, network with peers of cloud computing, and be open to experience with new & emerging technologies. We will have multiple speakers and hands on workshops during our meetups. If you want to share your idea, your innovation, or if you want to learn other's ideas and innovations, or simply just build up your network, you are most welcome to this group. We plan to have monthly collaborative sessions, based on one of the Universities, i …

The Apache Cassandra Project develops a highly scalable second-generation distributed database, bringing together Dynamo's fully distributed design and Bigtable's ColumnFamily-based data model. The NYC Apache Cassandra User Group is a highly awesome meetup group, bringing together cool people distributed across NYC to talk about our favorite NoSQL implementation Apache Cassandra.

NY Graph is a place for people to learn about and discuss graph structures, graph theory, graph databases and related topics. We host technical presentations and lectures, product demos, lightning talks, seminars, town hall-style open forums and hands-on tutorials, in addition to less-structured monthly gatherings. Why graphs? Why now? Graph structures and methods are being used everywhere. As the size of datasets being generated, processed, and presented continues to grow, the relative strengt …

A group for those in/around NYC who use or are interested in Apache Pig, Hadoop, related projects, and big data in general.

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.

This is a group for anyone interested in anything D3.js related. All skill levels are welcome. This group was started so that members could meet and learn from each other as well to help foster the D3.js related community in NYC. Events will cover things like drinks, lectures, show-and-tell's, instructional meetups, etc.

Are you: - Passionate about stereoscopy? - A stereoscopic 3D professional? - Interested in 3D and want to find out more? - Or, have you never experienced stereo vision? Join the new 3D Club of NY and enjoy the magical world of stereoscopic 3D! We are a group of passionate Stereographers organized to promote the art, practice, enjoyment and science of Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) imaging. We'll conduct scheduled open meetings (with 3D projections and programs), events, workshops, competitions, exh …