Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Data Web. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web. Mailings list: http://groups.google.com/group/lotico-listHomepage: http://www.lotico.com twitter tag: #lotico Please be advised that all public data of …

If you are interested in learning or sharing anything about designing, developing and supporting a great web site, service, app or online social network community, this group will not just explore, but we will discuss and possibly build, together.  This includes Javascript, HTML5, Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, mobile web support, CakePHP, WordPress and other content management systems.  But it does not stop there. This group will identify and explore the use of technologies, content, media and social …

Meet local people interested in the Semantic Web, an initiative by the W3C [http://www.w3c.org] to make the web "one giant database": The Data Web. We address technologies such as RDF, RDFS, OWL and applications that help to develop or that use ontologies, controlled vocabularies and rules systems in the enterprise and on the World Wide Web.

This group is for anyone interested in embedded analytics in Software,SaaS organizations and embedded systems. Topics for discussion will be about web based business intelligence, analytics, dashboard, reporting, KPI, data analysis, and data management. Meetups will include seminars, training, hot topics (like Big Data, Advanced Visualizations, Mapping/GPS, Mobile, etc.) Suggest a topic! Many of these features can be embedded into the Logi Analytics ecosystem, seamlessly.

We are designers and developers with a passion for taking big data and turning it into unique, awe-inspiring data visualizations and user experiences. Combining new data visualization techniques with great UI design allows others to draw meaning from raw data. Bring your examples of great data visualization applications on mobile, multi-touch or web based applications. Bring your ideas and brainstorm with us about better ways to make digital information useful. No slides here. Presenters are e …

The Federal Big Data Meetup group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for Federal Government agencies to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, the Federal Government is at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from Government employees, contractors and technologists, Federal Big Data aims to …

This group is focused on learning and sharing ideas on NOSQL and distributed graph database technologies and solutions...

We are a group focussed on Social Media Analytics - specifically case study presentations, tool reviews, and methodologies around Social Media 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.

The Vertica Professionals group was created to provide a forum for those in the DC Area to share tips, tricks and knowledge about using Vertica and it's ecosystem for analytics.

Our group is created for: Career discoverers exploring their career calling Aspiring professionals launching new careers (obviously, when those careers have already been identified) Professionals (a) giving back to the community, (b) leading training and other activities to gain new experience, (c) taking advantages of our robust marketing and public relationships' services, and/or (d) looking for additional income Recruiters and employers performing their professional duties Everyone willing t …

Welcome to Riak DC. A meetup group in the Washington DC metro area for people to talk Riak, application development, NoSQL, Big Data, and all things distributed.

This meetup group is created for managers, professional IT architects, and everyone interested in information architecture art and science. We meet to discuss, debate, share ideas, collaborate to make sense of Big Data, Content Management (including Adobe CQ, Drupal, SharePoint, WordPress), Data Management, Enterprise Solutions, Mobile Technology, SEO, etc. Please make yourself at home - check out our scheduled events below and suggest new ones. Welcome on our board and let there be a higher …

The DC Excel Refresher Meetup Group is here for beginning and intermediate users of Excel who would like to learn and share tips and tricks with fellow users. Maybe you are upgrading from or to Excel 2007 2010 2013 or maybe your new to Excel all together. This is a great place to help get acquainted with Excel. Excel is an extremely dynamic and useful program and there are TONS of resources out there on the web for MS Excel, but sometimes it’s hard to see the forest through the trees. Simply hav …

Meet other local people interested in the technology, opportunities, marketing, scalability, advertising, and social impacts of social platforms including: * Bebo (OpenSocial, f8) * Facebook (f8) and Facebook Connect * Hi5 * Imeem * Kickapps * Linkedin * Lycos * MySpace * Ning * Orkut * Plaxo * Salesforce / Exchange And also stuff like Friend Connect, MySpace Data Availability, Facebook Connect, and clouds: AppEngine, Amazon Web Services/EC2/S3. And timeless marvels such as Softwa …

** We have renamed this Meetup to reflect the interests of our members and the direction of our company ** If you're an IT professional looking to learn more about new technologies like the cloud, virtualization, mobility, unified communications, and more, this is the group you've been waiting for! The purpose of this Meetup is to bring IT pros together so they can do what they do best: talk tech, share experiences and war stories, and learn about the latest trends in IT so they can have a compe …

Calling all HP VLS 9000 and 12000 users! You are some of the top data protection pros in the business, so let's learn from each other about the best practices, swap software war stories, and discuss how you are going to handle hardware and software issues.

We're a group of Hadoop & Cloud Computing technologists / enthusiasts / curious people who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Cassandra, Hive, PIG, etc). Come learn from each other, meet nice people, have some food/drink.

This is a meetup group for those in the DC area who like maps, GIS, OpenStreetMap, cartography and anything in between. Started out of June 2011's WhereCamp DC, this group aims to keep the DC geo enthusiasts connected to each other for learning and socializing and probably some drinking. You can follow us on twitter at @geo_dc, and join our Google Group where we have discussion and post announcements between meetups.

The Google Technology and Developer Group (GDG-DC) is a developer group designed to discuss, discover and distribute Google technologies. This will cover Washington DC Capital Suburban area including Northern Virginia and Maryland. GDG-DC meets on as often as we could find good topic, location, sponsor and interested techies! Please visit our website and join our groups to participate and register in Meetup to attend. Oh.. don't forget to follow us on  Twitter Check out http://developer.google.c …

We are a community of software industry professionals in the Washington DC area meeting regularly to discuss the business of software. This group is the place for software developers, vendors, entrepreneurs, investors, executives, directors, and engineers to learn and share the most recent business and technical innovations, trends, experiences, challenges, and opportunities in the software industry.

Welcome to the official MicroStrategy DC-Metro User Group Meetup.  This new group is being created to provide MicroStrategy customers and prospects with a forum for networking with, and learning from, MicroStrategy customers. This is not a sales and marketing forum! This group is being formed by Southport Services Group in conjunction with MicroStrategy.  Activities will include speakers, social events, and networking. Your participation as a MicroStrategy customer is essential to establishing a …