This is the meeting site for the Chicago area R user group. R is an open source language and environment for statistical computing and graphics.

Join us if you would like to hear about upcoming Tech Talks hosted by Morningstar, Inc. in Chicago, IL.

Small Business Technology of Chicago is dedicated to helping small businesses, professionals, and nonprofits learn about information technology. We provide a place for you to learn about new technology, get answers to your questions, and share your experiences. And you will meet others who are interested in information technology for small business. Our presentations include information technology, cloud computing, software, disaster recovery, technology service providers, Internet marketing str …

Do you have a degree in computer science or mathematics, but feel like you've just scratched the surface of the emerging field of Machine Learning (aka Applied Statistics, or Artificial Intelligence)? We regularly study the math, the theory, and the code. Come learn with us and teach us what you know. This meetup intends to bring together statisticians and computer scientists for a monthly informal meeting to discuss what we understand so far, what to learn next, and the state-of-the-art to t …

The Chicago Cloud Computing Meetup Group is an informal professional group focused on developing relationships, exchanging ideas, and fostering cloud computing innovation. We provide an open, comfortable environment for fellow cloud computers and newcomers alike to meet and discuss related news, best practices, tips and anything else that might arise in this exciting and rapidly evolving technology niche. We welcome people from all backgrounds, not just IT, to come learn and network in the commu …

A group for the application of cutting-edge HPC & GPU supercomputing technology to cutting-edge business problems. With an emphasis on the useful application of supercomputing by practitioners, for practitioners. Note: We have a sister groups that meet in New York, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of New York", and Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston".

Meet others in your local area interested in PostgreSQL: The World's Most Advanced Open Source Database. Discuss this open source database and share the tips and tricks you've learned using it.

A group for those in Chicago who develop or implement enterprise search software. We'll discuss new search solutions, specific products (Autonomy, Endeca, Fast, Dieselpoint, Lucene, Solr, Google Search Appliance), ideas, and maybe a bit of "big data" technology like Hadoop as it relates to search. Folks into text analytics also welcome. Great for developers or academics who work in information retrieval.

The Chicago Chapter of the ACM is a local professional chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The Chicago Chapter holds public meetings once a month during our program season (September - June). We typically meet on the second Wednesday of the month. Find much more information at our primary presence on the web: http://www.chicagoacm.org/

We are a fraternity envisioned by Chetan Malavia, ex-General Manager of Microsoft National Sales and Ops., to colloborate with community members with keen interest in understanding the core advantages of cloud computing and the detailed architecture of Windows/SQL Azure as a cloud platform. We welcome professionals and students to be a part of this group who are from any part of US and in particular from Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Central Region to participate in our in-person meet ups. Ou …

Join fellow IT Managers, IT Professionals, Solutions Architects, Technical Decision Makers, Developers, and Architects when Neudesic, LLC. explores cloud computing. Learn from industry experts about Microsoft’s cloud services operating system, Windows Azure, and how it fits into your company's bigger picture. Take the first steps towards understanding the features, functionality and value of the Azure platform, and what it takes to develop and deploy applications to the cloud. Meetings are hoste …

Heroku User Groups (HUGS) are a casual gatherings of developers who are interested in learning about Heroku technologies. It provides developers an opportunity to explore Heroku (a polygot platform), as well learn how to run and scale any type of app, written in Java, Ruby, Node.js, Clojure, Python or Scala. This is a great place to meet Heroku experts and network with peer.

CCS has been around for over 25 years....most of our members were the pioneers in computer technology use and membership is not where it should be. I am the new president of CCS and would hope to network and recreate the enthusiasm and participation that made CCS at one time the 3rd largest computer User Group in the country.

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders.

The Cloud Applications for Business meetup group was established to educate end-users and IT Professionals on best-of-breed SaaS products on the market. We will provide knowledge-based presentations on various SaaS products The Cloud Applications for Business meetup group is sponsored by The Chicago Cloud Coalition, a finite group of seasoned professional service firms that have deep expertise & knowledge in best of breed Software as a Service (SaaS) applications, benefits for business, and how …

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We are an informal local Chicago digital forensic group. No fees or any affiliation required to attend. Anyone interested can stop by!

- Bringing together data scientists, computational scientists, and folks interested in data analytics, scientific computing, and visualization. - Promoting data computing as a way to enhance computational outcomes and add value to the bottom line. - Fostering a collaborative culture between government labs, industry, the non-profit sector, and academia in the Chicagoland area.

Dupage Referral Network is a members-only group of people sharing these great referrals. Some members are independent professionals or represent family owned businesses, while others represent, multi national corporations. Each member is the only representative of their business category, so members are not competing against each other for the same leads. PLEASE DO NOT JOIN IF YOU ARE A REALTOR / REAL ESTATE BROKER INSURANCE AGENT WEB DESIGNER, COMPUTER HARDWARE REPAIR, TECH GUIDE SOCIAL MEDIA M …

This is a group to encourage regular group conversations for anyone interested in evangelizing, promoting and sharing best practices for Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS, DRaaS). The focus is on the end users; specifically understanding what people are dealing with in the move from on-premise to the cloud. And how their business & IT processes are changing as a result.

This is a group for anyone interested in using, currently using, or thinking about using Axure RP interactive wireframe software. We'll teach, learn, and share tips and tricks about working with Axure. You don't have to have any prior experience with Axure to join, just have an interest in learning and meeting-up! Axure RP enables you to mock up interactive prototypes without typing a line of code. My favorite part is that you can also pass variables, use conditional logic and do computations. I …

People who work to bring public computer centers, community technology centers, and digital literacy programs to the people of Chicago. If you are part of a facility at http://locations.weconnectchicago.org/, this group is for you.

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 …

Chicago's Oldest Linux Users Group meets once a month to discuss all things Linux.

NFC cannot be explained by words alone. Instead, you must visit our glorious website: http://lisperati.com/nfc ...alright, if you insist on a description with words: NFC is for programmers that program for fun, but also care about serious computer science. Our presentations will focus on introducing hot new topics in algorithmics and programming language design. Expect talks on Logic Programming, Lisp, Erlang, Neural Networks, that sort of stuff. Our presenters are asked to keep their talks int …

Calling all parents of Scratchers, Minecraft Modders, Java/Python/C++/ c#/ Lua/ Ruby programmers! No matter what programming language your child prefers, or which one your child wants to master, if you have a child who loves programming, this meetup is for you! Even if your child programs in a language not listed here, you are welcome to join. Also parents of complete newbies to programming are also welcome. Parents of any and all kids who love computer science are welcome here. Thus is NOT a dr …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning Next-Generation Software Defined Networking. I started this group because I have passion for learning new ground braking technologies and for bringing visionary people together.

North Shore parents of young, tween or teen Minecrafters! If you have a kid who loves Minecraft, this meetup is for you both! If you have a laptop, bring it with you. Come to the Meetup to play Minecraft with other kids, talk Minecraft, share Minecraft ideas, exchange hints for playing, and talk about ideas for mods. Please RSVP to the scheduled meetup if you plan to attend, but if you don't have time to RSVP don't let that stop you! Come anyway! If you don't have a laptop, that's fine. Just com …