A place to connect with others in Metro Atlanta interested in learning about the new Julia mathematical programming language being developed for scientific computing. http://julialang.org/ http://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/ Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical …

R is an open source programming language for statistical computing, data analysis, and graphical visualization. While most commonly used within academia, in fields such as computational biology and applied statistics, it is rapidly gaining currency in commercial areas such as quantitative finance and business intelligence. Among R's strengths as a language are its powerful built-in tools for inferential statistics, its compact modeling syntax, its data visualization capabilities, and its ease of …

We're a group of Hadoop & Cloud Computing technologists / enthusiasts / curious people who discuss emerging technologies, Hadoop & related software development (HBase, Hypertable, PIG, etc).

Cloud Technology in Atlanta A technology meetup to discuss Amazon's cloud offerings EC2, S3, etc.. However, all cloud technologies will be fair game for discussion.

Are you interested in Cloud computing, Mobile Apps and Social Media technologies. In short, disruptive technologies that enable awesome apps for consumer and B2B applications. We gotta believe there are a lot of other developers and entreps out that would like to meet up monthly, socialize and learn from each other. We offer a cool meeting space at the World Trade Center @ Suntrust Plaza in downtown Atlanta. Please join us and get involved!! Note:  Our Meetup Photo was taken at Publix @ Toco Hil …

There's so much going on in this city, let's do it together! Join this group if: You consider yourself a "NERD". The Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Nerd) defines Nerd as: 1.  One whose IQ exceeds his weight. 2.  An individual persecuted for his superior skills or intellect, most often by people who fear and envy him. 3.  An 'individual', i.e. a person who does not conform to society's beliefs that all people should follow trends and do what their peers do. Oft …

Hello World! Have you spawned? Do you hail from the land of Dragon*Con? Do ANY of the following phrases have meaning or resonate in your heart?: Han shot first; Captain, we are being hailed; Cylons and Daleks and goram reavers; In brightest day, in blackest night; Kneel before Zod!; all your base are belong to us; Android, Apple, ubuntu (or any *nix); nes; binary; Why so serious? Excelsior True Believers! Then you're one of us! Join your comrades in this Guild of Calamitous Intent to soci …

The Atlanta Business Farm MeetUp Group's vision is to assist business owners, entrepreneurs, entertainers and professionals grow their businesses using technology solutions. This group will be informational and educational although business owners may pass referrals this group will be open to several business owerns  in any spefic industry. Our Meetings will be Streamed live to create a simultaneous online and offline community We will focus on Business Technologies: Live Internet Televisio …

A professional meetup for technology and business executives and managers to discuss solving the challenges of big data processing, delivery and analytics.

Welcome to the Atlanta Salesforce Platform Developer User Group!!! This meetup group is for people interested in developing on the Force.com platform, people who want to gain in-depth technical knowledge of the Force.com technology stack and those who would like to become great developers on the Force.com platform. This meetup group allows developers to get together and discover great development practices, get to grips with new features, give feedback on APIs & the development experience. By do …

If you have experience with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization or Red Hat Enterprise Linux, this group is for you! Or if you want to learn more about these technologies, join us! We will meet to discuss the pros and cons of RHEV and RHEL and how you put these technologies to use. Are you a VMware user and just interested in what the hype is all about? Let's talk!

This is the Atlanta OpenStack developer Meetup. We are a group of free software developers who are passionate about working together to help make the Openstack project a success! Can't wait for the next meetup? Join us on IRC! We hang out on Freenode at #openstack-atlanta.

The Atlanta Big Data User Group is a community dedicated to promoting the technologies, practices and innovations needed for organizations to get maximum value from massive amounts of data. With over 2.5 trillion bytes of data accumulating around the world every day, we are at the epicenter of the Big Data revolution. Through an exchange of BIG ideas, education and fresh thinking from employees, contractors and technologists, Atlanta Big Data aims to focus on the specific Big Data issues, archit …

CoderDojo Ponce Springs is a free and open non-profit group founded to teach youth (ages 7-17) to code. Our sessions are located in downtown Atlanta and are open to all metro Atlanta community youth and parents/guardians. The international Coder Dojo movement began in Ireland in 2011 and has spread rapidly around the world! Important note: you must be a parent or older than 18 to sign up on this meetup site: This site is for parents or people over the age of 18 to help us with events and to see …

Go Users Group Atlanta is a meeting place for people interested in developing and promoting the local Go development community.

If you can answer YES to the following questions, this Meet Up is for you: 1. Are you single or single-ish (i.e. still claim ‘0’ dependents on your W4) WHILE all of your closest friends have either joined the rat race, moved away, gotten married, and/or squeezed out a litter of rugrats -- SO that on the off chance you do, in fact, get together, their minds are preoccupied by thoughts of breast pumps and butt paste AND not the new, hip farm-to-table bistro? 2. Are you newish to the city and find …

This group is dedicated to all technical and non-technical people interested in creating innovative business processes using Cloud Technology. Focus on Salesforce.com, Google, AWS and the eco-system.

Atlgentec is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting citizen science and access to biotechnology. We are looking for professionals, educators, students and anyone interested in accessing a biolab in Atlanta. This concept is being modeled after GENSPACE an organization in Brooklyn NY (genspace.org). Although we have no direct connection, we are planning something similar to GENSPACE in Atlanta. If you work in genetics or bioengineering and you want to access a lab for your own projects or …

This is a group for people wanting to learn more about the proper use of Wi-Fi and or share their knowledge with others.

Website: http://atlantanodejs.org/ So I think it's time that Atlanta catches up with the rest of the innovative cities in this country and dive into the world of Node. The focus of this group will be to learn node js through a practical approach. We will have keynote introductions of meetings, followed by discussions, and then hacking/development sessions where we will learn to rapidly build applications. While we may have the occasional outside expert speaker, our goals are to promote knowledge …

My name is Iris Gathing. I am the President and CEO of ITG Communications Group, an Atlanta-based image consulting firm. I recently launched a new division "Style Does Matter" that is all about fit, form, and style. I became the organizer for this group so  I can meet some of my fellow bloggers in hopes that we would cover Atlanta's fashion events and then tell everyone all about it. Atlanta Fashion Bloggers is a group for those bloggers who want to build a community outside of your computer, fo …

A quarterly meetup for those in the Atlanta area to talk about Riak, distributed systems and app development. We look at real-world scenarios that leverage Riak in production, exploring best practices, pitfalls and strategies.

Dedicated to fans of the long-running BBC series "Doctor Who". The group is named after the paramilitary organization U.N.I.T, a covert task force created to defend Earth against alien incursion. The mysterious time/space traveler, "The Doctor", served as Scientific Adviser throughout the programme's history. U.N.I.T is an opportunity for fans to view serials/episodes, meet, engage in discussion and just have fun. If you're  a fan of the the classic series, new series, spin-offs ("Torchwood", "S …

This group's mission is for Rwandans and friends of Rwanda to get together and give back to their local communities (in the Diaspora just as in Rwanda). RwandaCares mission is to:  (1) engage the Rwandan diaspora and Friends of Rwanda to volunteer and participate in philanthropic activities in the diaspora as well as in Rwanda,  (2) lift up the communities in which we live in,  (3) promote a positive image of Rwanda, (4) serve as a model for other countries, especially war-torn countries, encour …

This is the Atlanta chapter of IASA. If you're looking to learn, share and collaborate more about IT Architecture and connect with individuals and opportunities in the profession, we'd love to see you at a meeting. IASA broadly focuses on the software, infrastructure, business, information and enterprise disciplines; so, most IT topics apply. We aim to provide distinction from other related Atlanta focus groups with topics more geared toward the architect role and function. Meetings typically …

The intention of this meetup is to provide a focal point for those interested in learning more about Kanban and related continuous and systemic improvements.  Possible meeting topics might include: Lean / Kanban book club Game night – using games to learn and understand kanban How lean, kanban and software craftsmanship relate to each other Open discussion sessions Kanban for operations teams, devops

The Atlanta Interfaith and Nonfaith Service Association (AINSA) organizes community volunteering events for people of differing religious faiths and non-religious people, enabling them to improve the lives of people they serve, build respect for each other, and have fun as a team! Whether we are religious or not, we all can agree that it's good to: - Serve others in our community - Help others see or create employment opportunities - Get together for fun and social activities (aside from s …

We focus on anything related to lisp. We also have a side track devoted to basic computer programming principles with SICP review.