A Lunch Huddle is a small group of people who each have projects that involve an Oracle database and whose places of work are geographically close.  (Not recruiters or salespeople.) The goal is to meet for a very low-key, informal lunch on a somewhat regular basis.  We'll keep it short and local - so it won't take any more time out of your day than a normal lunch break.  It's largely unstructured - but make a point to share what projects everyone is working on that involve Oracle. I'm starting w …

West Michigan Women Who Wine is where interesting and intelligent women gather to relax, make new friends and socailize. There are only two rules: show up with sturdy drinking shoes and mingle, mingle, mingle. We want this group to be open and welcoming to all women (of legal drinking age of course) whether you are new to town or know the area inside and out. If you are looking to make friends, learn about wine, find a job, hire employees or recruit volunteers for a cause - please join us!

This is a group of people from the "region" who are interested in examining spiritual concepts without religious attachment. We are primarily interested in those spiritual practices or beliefs that promote holistic well-being. No matter what we call it... God, Spirit, Energy, Universal Intelligence, Higher Power - we believe that every person, place and thing emanates from this spiritual source. The mission of our group is to provide a warm, supportive space to gather for those interested in de …

A forum to explore all aspects of managing and analyzing big data: Hadoop and related techologies, nosql, MPP databases, data mining, machine learning, etc.

Pentaho BI provides a full spectrum of data integration and business intelligence (BI) capabilities including data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL), interactive reporting, ad hoc analysis, rich visualizations, data mining, and predictive analysis. With a BI platform that has made it the world's most popular open source BI, Pentaho also provides broad enterprise data integration services for Big Data analytics and reporting. At our monthly user group we'll exchange knowledge and expe …

Data Science Chicago brings together people interested in data science: the analytical "statistics and machine learning" side, the creative "visualization and design" side, the verbal "communication and story-telling" side, and especially the areas in-between those extremes. This group is organized by Datascope Analytics. Members are professionals, students, consultants and entrepreneurs that love data and understand the potential value it brings for society, business and government. Meeting t …

Welcome to the Chicago Jaspersoft User Group. The goal of this group is to get together to learn, share, and collaborate with others that are working with or want to work with the Jaspersoft Business Intelligence Suite, including: * JasperReports * iReport and Jaspersoft Studio * JasperReports Server * Jaspersoft ETL The members of the group will help to decide on topics for future meetings, present their experiences, and learn from each other.

This Chicagoland group will be focused on Oracle Business Intelligence. There will be a specific focus on Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) but other related tools and platforms may also be discussed. Please join us as we share user experiences, discuss problems and solutions, and hear from industry experts and guest speakers.

I wanted to start this group to meet intelligent women at the second half of their lives, struggling with decisions, such as career changes, starting their own business, leaving a relationship, etc. We will talk about issues in each others lives, offer support, and laugh together. We will talk over drinks, dinner, after viewing a film, art opening, etc. We will be cost effective, thinking of inexpensive ways to entertain ourselves. The most important rule would be to respect people's confidentia …

The Chicago Chapter of the American Statistical Association was established to foster interest in statistical methods. We want to promote unity among analytical professionals, and aim to make information concerning statistical science available in order to stimulate research, and promote high professional standards. It is our hope to make statistics useful to practical affairs, for the advancement of society as a whole.

CHGOLAND WOMEN4WOMEN UNLEASHED Where any joy shared is doubled and where any problem shared is cut in half. Single Lesbian and Bisexual Women Only meet on the spur of the moment when one of the members has an idea and is headed out to a public place. It is so hard for many of us to make plans and keep commitments yet as singoles we must get out and meet other like minded ladies. There are virtually no women's bars in Chicago or it's suburbs and very few women's events that you can just c …

Chic Mesdames, sophisticated ladies who's motto is " Keep your Heels, Head & Standards High"! Now, listen up ladies we are not just your average ladies, we understand how important it is for you to have time just to let go and have fun or as we say it, "Carpe Diem" seizing the day but when we do it ladies we do it with a little class and a little sassiness! Our goal is to build a group of ladies who understand the value of being a philanthropist, who can encourage and uplift one another (be that …

Chicago needs a hardware meetup, so we are making it happen! Join us and bring anyone interested in startups and building businesses based on the manufacture of physical products: from company boards to organic soap. Chicago has a wealth of production-based companies and capabilities, hackers, makers, makerspaces and our goal is to promote a stronger hardware startup community around it by bringing these people and pieces together with experts in production, academics, engineers, and successful …

This group is for professionals, thought leaders and researchers dedicated to Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, BI, Cloud Analytics, Cloud BI, Social Media Analytics, Sensor Data Analytics, Data Integration, Data Warehouse Appliances, Data Visualization, Data Management, etc. In short, this is a networking community focused on emerging technologies (Hadoop, NoSQL, etc.), and strategies that allow enterprises to leverage their data assets so they may better …

This group is to bring together those interested in or working with Big Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence. Understanding and managing data is now a vital part of successful organizations. Share insight, challenges and experiences with like-minded individuals. Regardless of your experience, join the group for networking and an exploration of Big Data and Analytics.

Sisters Providing Intelligence, Creativity and Empowerment (S.P.I.C.E) is a group for all LGBTQ Women of Color (Latinas, Asian, African American, Middle Eastern, etc…) and Those Who Love Them. We are creating S.P.I.C.E. to meet the social, psychological and spiritual needs of the LGBTQ women of color community. The group holds biweekly peer discussions, headed by rotating co-facilitators, that touch on the artistic, spiritual, educational, cultural and political elements of our lives. S.P.I.C.E. …