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!

This is the group for anyone: Who is interested in the technologies and methodologies related to DWH, ETL, Data Model, Business Intelligence, OLAP, Reporting, etc. Who wants to learn the subjects or/and share some experiences. Welcome to meet and exchange ideas, knowledge and experience, methods and techniques, products and projects, solutions and workarounds.

This is a group dedicated to furthering the craft of songwriters. Hit Songs Deconstructed provides in-depth analysis of proven hit songs and trends, offering insight into how hit songwriters approach the construction of their songs from the inside out. Our goal is to provide you with the tools to channel your emotion and unique creativity in the most effective manner possible.

There's an incredible transformation taking place in Medicine right now, and this group is focused on the design, development and implementation of innovation -- technologic, systems and operational -- directly at healthcare professionals.  And we want to create a community that is in the lead! The current roles and responsibilities, interdependencies and ways of working  between physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals are being challenged and there will need to be car …

Comprehensive music business and production classes moderated by Gold and Platinum Record Producer/former EMI-Blue Note Label Group A&R Head and NYC session guitarist, John McCracken. This is an eight week course, meeting once a week for eight weeks. It is designed as both an in-depth analysis of the music business by category and as a networking vehicle for amateurs and pros alike to meet and connect with high level major label and indy A&R, SVP's of music publishing, label heads, world class e …

Many thanks to Investor Llew for his years of dedicated service to the novice/intermediate investor community, having founded this meetup!  I have personally observed Llew work tirelessly to promote financial astuteness and make it accessible to all.   I feel comfortable saying that his investor education program has been one of the most comprehensive and targeted programs I've ever seen.  Having gotten to know Llew over the past couple of years, I can also say unequivocally that he has proudly …

NY Data Stories - Digital Insights & Analytics Meetup provides a  forum for intellectual exchange and stirring up discussion on the true story behind "the data". This meetup welcomes members to: 1. open up their data and 2. to offer insights and recommendations to optimize results Format of meetups in 2012 will be: 1. Introduction 2. Open discussion about Data Trends - what new tool have you discovered or want to vet? 3. New Tech Startup talking about how their startup will revolutionize da …

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.

The purpose of this group is educate on and share trading and investment concepts. Each month we will start with a welcoming meet and greet which will be followed by a guest presenter. After the guest presenter we will do a town hall style market review from both a technical and fundamental perspective. Hopefully our meet up will grow and I call upon my connections in the industry to attract well known guest speakers to address our group. Meet with, other local people who engage in short-t …

Membership is comprised of Women either in the Information Security field or wanting to enter the field. The purpose of this group is to advance women in Information Security by promoting networking, education, mentoring, resource-sharing, and opportunities. Regular workshops will be offered to bridge the gap of theory and/or minimal hands-on labs from a course you took or self-studying. You will get to learn and practice in an environment of like-minded women. Workshops will be led by SME's in …

The Society of Quantitative Analysts (SQA) is a not-for-profit organization that focuses on education and communication to support members of the quantitative investment practitioner community. We seek to encourage the dissemination of leading-edge ideas and innovations relevant to the work of the quantitative investment practitioner. The knowledge of such ideas and innovations can assist portfolio and risk managers, strategists, analysts, traders, regulators, asset owners such as pension sponso …

mediaIDEAS CABARET is for discerning (possibly even jaded) MEDIA PROFESSIONALS (& friends, investors, watchers) with curiosity, wit, imagination, and an UNQUENCHABLE THIRST for LIFE and the future of publishing and paginated media. Come join us for an evening of THRILLS, CHILLS, SPILLS, and A GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE. GASP as old business models and the publishing industry of yore GOES DOWN IN FLAMES! CHEER as you yourself WITNESS with your very own eyes and PARTICIPATE in REINVENTING the publishi …

Making NYC more sustainable and more resilient We can be proud of NYC’s record as one the greenest large cities in the US.  For years, we’ve been describing green practices as making our communities more sustainable.  That’s good, but a little vague – leaving us to guess about exactly which existential threat is being implied – and how much the green practice in question will help, let alone ensure our civilization is still around in 10 or 100 or 10,000 years.  Then came Hurricane Sandy. The s …

Meet with other traders (face to face or online to your PC through our state of the art webinar tools) who engage in futures, index's, stocks, commodities and forex trading. The goals is to create a supportive environment where all group members can share their ideas, learn something new and ultimately achieve success in their trading plan. Our group includes experienced traders and newbie’s looking to start out on the right trading foot. We will meet up with trading experts who will give educat …

Proactiveinvestors One2One Forums have rapidly gained global recognition as the preferred format for hundreds of listed companies across the world’s leading stock exchanges seeking to present to an audience of astute high net worth investors, fund managers, private client brokers and analysts. Our format is simple. The directors from a maximum of four companies present to an audience of up to 120 attendees. Each company has a maximum slot of 20 minutes to present followed by a Q&A session for a …

A group dedicated to networking for experienced traders. We welcome all High Frequency Traders HFT, quantitative strategy traders, technical traders, black box and gray box traders. The goal of the group is to meet like-minded traders, share ideas, experiences, expectations and opportunities. This group is focused on quality rather than quantity. The aim is to ensure that all members have valuable experience and expertise for everyone to benefit from. Must have a real photo and experience to be …