Data Science DC is a non-profit professional group that meets monthly to discuss diverse topics in predictive analytics, applied machine learning, statistical modeling, open data, and data visualization. Our members are professionals, students, and others with a deep interest in these fields and related technologies. Meeting topics are varied and range from tutorials on basic concepts and their applications, to success stories from local practitioners, to discussions of tools, new technologies, …

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Sewing-Classes: It's about Inspiration, Creativity, Laughter! Sewing-Classes! Sewing is one of the most rewarding skills one can have. It changes even the way we walk when wearing our Sewing creations. Sewing enthusiasts, Let's meet!! Share! Create! have FUN!  All levels. Sewing Classes. Learn to sew. Beginner / Basic Sewing class. Advanced Sewing Class. Sewing Instruction. Sewing Training. Sewing Education.  At your fingertips!!  ALL LEVELS WELCOMED!! Sewing-classes-md-Maryland-Silver Spring-Ro …

BNI is the largest business networking organization in the world and we believe in the "Givers Gain" philosophy. We offer members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and most importantly, business referrals. We are a dynamic, fun and growing BNI Chapter and we invite you to come and check us out. We meet from 7:30 - 9:00 am every Thursday so you know we are dedicated and serious about building and growing our businesses. The first meeting is on us but you need to sign up. We want to make su …

Knitting and crochet classes. Knitting machine classes and rentals. KALs and other stitchworthy events.

DataPhilly is a group for anyone interested in gaining insights from data. Topics include predictive analytics, applied machine learning, big data, data warehousing and data science.

Come join a growing group of engineers, hackers, researchers, artists, and entrepreneurs with a passion for robotics and robot technologies. Modeled on similar groups in Silicon Valley and Pittsburgh, we're aiming to kick-start a community for robotics and robotics/hardware startups in the D.C. metro area. Whether you're looking to build your first robot or you're a veteran roboticist seeking collaborators, come share your knowledge, learn from others, and network.

ClusterDC aims to bring together the Washington DC area's brightest developers, data scientists, analysts and big data fanatics to form a collaborative and hands-on group to solve the world's data problems. OK, that's a stretch, but this group is by invite and application only and for people interested in hacking and developing novel and intelligent solutions around Big Data, NoSQL and distributed computing technologies. Be ready to teach and to be taught and to collaborate with your peers. Plan …

The Data Science MD group is intended to be a gathering of professionals, students, and enthusiasts in the area to discuss diverse topics related to data science. We aim to have frank discussions on all topics related to the field of data analytics. No subject is too big or too small, as we believe analytics can operate on any scale. We plan to mix education with practical examples, helping users make the most of their time. Data Science MD on Facebook Data Science MD on LinkedIn Data Science MD …

This group is aimed at technology professionals who are interested in the problem of embedding Analytics, Data Mining and Machine Learning approaches directly into operational applications and processes that drive the business. The group is programming language and platform agnostic as we plan to open the floor to presentations by technologists working in Java, .NET, R, C++ and whatever other language makes sense. Language choice notwithstanding, the group is interested in use cases, best practi …

This is a group for events from Data Community DC that do not fit our other Meetups (Data Science DC, Data Business DC, Data Visualization DC, R Users DC). Job fairs, conferences, data drinks, weekend educational events, hackathons, etc.

Looking to sew up some fun things for or with your kids? Have a sewing machine but never opened the box or think you couldn't sew a strait line? Join fellow moms, dads, grandmoms, aunts etc. who love sewing creative and unusual (or common) things for their kids. Examples: pillow monsters, animal softies, clothing for children or dolls, pillows, bags. This is not a sewing class or lessons, but rather meant to be a supportive group of sewists/sewing hobbiest (and wannabes) who like to socialize wh …

This is a group for anyone interested in learning anything and everything about Data Science, Analytics, Big Data, Data mining, Predictive Analytics and Statistics. There are no presentations and pizza. Just learning and doing. We will follow Data Science/Analytics related courses offered on Coursera as a group and have regular meetups as the course progresses. Looking for people who are serious about hand on learning. Come out and join us!!!!

This group is for anyone in the Washington, D.C. area working in (or interested in) Natural Language Processing. Our meetings will be an opportunity for folks to network, give presentations about their work or research projects, learn about the latest advancements in our field, and exchange ideas or brainstorm. Topics may include computational linguistics, machine learning, text analytics, data mining, information extraction, speech processing, sentiment analysis, and much more. If you're active …

This is intended to be a group to discuss the field of robotics and the emerging trends with advanced technological advancement in the field, which includes topics such as artificial intelligence, cloud robotics, robot operating system platforms, distributed robotics, and humanoid robots. Group MeetUps would be focused on gathering everyone from those following this topic out of personal interest to those involved with advancing the field through science and engineering. The goal would include f …

Big Data ! Data Science ! Predictive Analytics ! Machine Learning ! ... these are all great buzzwords but to make a system actually work and that has an impact is a non-trivial task. To go from concept to system deployment many technical, project and program elements need to come together. The goal of this meet-up group is to provide a forum for systems architects/engineers, software architects, software engineers, analysts, informaticists, data scientists, program managers and end customers a f …

Let's meet up to work on our scrapbooks, cards and paper crafts, share ideas and inspiration and keep each other on track with our projects. All skill levels are welcome.

This is a group for anyone interested in understanding how to apply the various analytics offerings from IBM in solving pressing issues facing government agencies as they wrestle with many issues in this era where we must all do more with less. We will be offering monthly webcasts and face to face seminars on a wide range of topics with subject matter experts. Looking forward to meeting everyone!!

DC Data Science Learning Group connects individuals to development or collaborative working opportunities in the data science field. Our members are professionals, students and others with beginning to intermediate skillsets in predictive analytics, statistical modeling, open modeling, data visualization and other related technologies. Meetups will be self-organized or hosted by other local organizations. All are welcome -- to share, to learn about, or to practice!