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 …

What is crisismapping? Crisismappers are online teams of people who gather and provide data online to people responding to and people caught up in disasters. Crisismapping has been around for a while, but for most people it started with the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, where all the government and NGO information needed to respond to the earthquake was lost in the earthquake. We created online maps from satelllite images, put SMS and media reports onto an Ushahidi map, got documents into Sahana, …

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 …

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 …

DC³: Everything about Data Center and Cloud technologies, from architecture and design, to efficiency, virtualization management, energy control, green tech and more. Collaborate with CIOs, managers, users and visionaries to network, improve and stay on the cutting edge.

Bring together common interests and create stimulating dialogue. Awareness through passion of technology Anyone interested in technology and how it weaves it way into everyday life creating better quality and more purposeful embracement of new technologies. This Meetup is focusing on the following areas: Personal Clouds pClouds and the Services behind having a pCloud by Project VRM (Harvard Berkman Center & Doc Searls) Customer Commons (extension of the Internet Identity Workshop) The Personal …

Data is all the rage these days, often presented as the next big trend in the evolution of the Web, and the next big opportunity for internet entrepreneurs. This Meetup focuses on the business aspects of the data revolution: startup opportunities, new products, business models, funding trends, emerging players, and ways for existing startups to leverage their data. Technical aspects will also occasionally be discussed, but attendees do not need to have a technical background. While hosted at Blo …

The Vertica Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in the NYC Area to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using Vertica and it's ecosystem for analytics. We will be managing this group out of linked in -- http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4210608

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 …

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.

We are a group focussed on Social Media Data and Analytics - specifically case study presentations, tool reviews, and methodologies around Social Media Data and Analytics. Meet people in our industry and keep up with what we are all trying to keep up with in this quickly changing world. Learn new strategies around affecting positive change and network with others in the field.

This meetup is about growth hacking – the space where marketing and technology intersect GrowHack fosters an ecosystem where startups, marketers, technologists, investors, larger businesses or a mix of the above can discuss ways to best take advantage of using the web to distribute — whether it’s for a consumer internet startup, or targeting businesses. Content will include technology and growth cases studies, as well as cross-industry and vertical specific meetups in Consumer, Fintech, Mediatec …

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 is a group for anyone interested in AB & MVT optimization across any business group (marketing, product, audience development, etc). This Meetup will go beyond optimization into any available options for obtaining a better understanding of customers both online and offline. All skills levels are welcome. I started this group because I'm interested in growing an optimizations/customer insights group in NYC. People who should attend these events include (but are not limited to) anyone looking …

JUG Events will focus on Java programming best practices and principles along with using Java with emerging technologies like Big Data, Robotics, Augmented Reality and focus in on industries like Medicine, Media, and Finance. We will only have the best speakers, food, beer, and networking available.

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.

Twitter New York welcomes software engineers and technologists who are interested in learning about our engineering projects and initiatives. While we have made great progress, there are lots of massive technical challenges to solve. With millions of  active users on Twitter, we're always working on ways to scale our products and play with massive amounts of realtime data. Our New York based engineering teams own the Discover tab, working on new approaches to search quality and building highly s …

This is a group for anyone who believes there are entrepreneurial ways to use technology, design, and innovative thinking to improve our water footprint - by using technology to find efficiencies, gather and use data, design new technology, etc. In many ways, our interest in water is 20 years behind energy, but "water" as a subject is gaining traction around the globe. This group is for entrepreneurs, innovators, inventors, and technologists who are involved in or are interested in building vent …

The mission of this meetup is to expand the conversation around personal data, as it relates to the new-web, devices, apps and and anywhere else we are creating digitized personal data. As heard in the press, time and again "Data is the oil of the new economy". We will explore issues like data ownership, control, uses and abuses.

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!

Adverlytics is a monthly networking event for professionals focused on analytics and optimization in the advertising industry

NYCAdPub brings together the different parts and pieces of the NYC display/mobile advertising community. Whether you're on the buy side, sell side or the tech that's making the magic happen in the middle, NYCAdPub is a place where you can network, build relationships and keep up with the always changing landscape of the digital ad world. MeetUp formats will vary. We’ll either have pure networking gatherings, mini-sessions on group sourced topics, or we’ll select a topic and bring in a local exp …

#Cleanweb is about applying tech solutions to resource problems-- in energy, water, waste, transit, food, air, and other areas-- by taking advantage of the powerful trends in cheap computing power, mobility, data availability, and social graphs. Learn more at Cleanweb.co Anyone active in technology, design, entrepreneurship, and/or resource issues should join! We are organizing a project-based Cleanweb meetup and events in NYC, connecting to other Cleanweb communities around the globe. We meet e …

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, …

This is a group for anyone interested in big data technologies, machine learning, artificial intelligence, predictive analysis, data visualization, etc. All skills levels are welcome. I have started this group for big data professionals to network and learn the latest in the big data technology. Looking forward to having lively discussions about the cutting edge big data technology and its impact on the business world.

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.

A group for Web Ops engineers, Sysadmins or other Engineers to sit, drink and swap war stories, compare current headaches, and share ideas. If you join, include a short blurb about what sort of ops you do!

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 …