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!

Web 2.0 and new technology is disrupting Finance in every area - Banking, Payments, Multi asset trading, Brokerage, Investment, Money management, Funding, E-Commerce. It is also making Finance easily accessible to everyone. Let's get together and look at these trends very closely and learn from the innovators, disruptors, domain experts, doers and visionaries. We are looking for sponsors. Please contact the organizer with any Topic Suggestions Speakers Technologies Sponsorships or membership …

ABOUT The New Marketplaces, Science & Tech For A Better Internet meetup invites scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, software coders, designers, activists and financiers to discuss and explore how new online marketplaces, business models & infrastructures can create more interaction and innovation on the Web. MEETUPS We meet on the fourth Tuesday of the month at some of NYC's most cutting-edge tech company offices. MEMBERS Where does the network end and where does the marketplace begin? Wh …

New York DevOps is a group of both Dev & Ops professionals (managers, engineers & hackers) and entrepreneurs that meets to discuss topics related to DevOps (whatever that means). The group focuses on enterprise deployments in financial, insurance, health, and retail sectors.

These meetups will be hosted by Backbase. We are a portal software company focused on superior User Experience, particularly in the Financial World. Being that we are located in downtown Manhattan, one of the Financial Capitals of the world, it would make sense to get a meetup going with people interested in Bank 2.0, Bank Innovation, User Experience in Enterprises, etc... Initially I hope the meetups to be networking events but hopefully we can branch out and have some community presentations, …

NYC Algorithmic Trading is for anyone interested in creating and using algorithms in the financial markets. We arrange monthly talks from practicing quants, algorithmic traders, trading technology experts, and academics. Our focus is practical, rather than theoretical. We enjoy talking about how to automate the purchase and sale of securities using statistics, machine learning, data mining, and algorithms.

Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of the Digital Age. The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship. Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere,  with  a great idea and a burning desire to succeed,  to make it big, and,  in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time. HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo,  eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just …

The MIT Enterprise Forum of New York City is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization part of a network of 27 chapters worldwide. Our mission is to be the New York City-based leader in hosting networking and educational events focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. We host monthly events that attract between 30 and 200+ people. We count a membership of 200 people and a subscription list of 10,000 people, and have been an active chapter since 1971. We also occasionally host events with part …

This is a gathering point for all of us finding our way in learning how to live creative in NYC. For filmmakers, video producers, camera ops, relevant start-ups, writers, coders, designers, actors, financiers, brain-stormers, make-up artists, costume designers, etc. A place to network, start projects, source talent, find a job and imagine new possibilities for how we can all leverage our contacts, talents and ideas to create more and better work. This a take 2, about 2 years ago I created "NYC I …

Innovation in the mobile payments, banking, retail, and social spaces. •Product launches and demos from the hottest startups and influential companies •Expert speakers ranging from game changing entrepreneurs to seasoned financial service veterans •Networking and knowledge sharing with industry thought leaders Interested in demoing your product? Contact Julianna at julianna [at] moven [dot] com.

We are a Community of Contributors™ learning Ruby on Rails programming, related technologies and entrepreneurial skills in a collaborative, cooperative manner.  We only assume that one knows how to press an On Button. Our members pledge to help Ruby Nuby, in some way in the future, with our socio-economic mission of teaching the sames skills to disadvantaged and at-risk youths. We believe in passing the gift of what others have generously taught and shared with us to those who may not have the s …

Having visited a lot of business meetups, we saw a lot of great people with great ideas. Some of them have already started their first company, others are just thinking to do it, and others trying to promote their company’s products or services. Also there were plenty of talented people who were looking for investors and business networking. So that was the main reason why we decided to launch such group, in cooperation with NY newspaper StartupsNY. We will help you get necessary information to …

Middle Eastern Tech Entrepreneurs is a group of visionary Middle Eastern technologist who are actively working or looking to create their own startup and want to find a place to harvest connections, and gain experience from established serial entrepreneurs as well as leaders in the financial and business world. The group is also open for anyone who wants to expand his technology to the untapped Middle Eastern echosystem and would like to learn the best way to penetrate the market. As the tech sc …

Welcome To Stellar Ladies - Reach For The Stars! Meetup. Join Us With One Easy Click-- All Profile Questions are Optional! Here's a short list about our Meetup event focus and what we plan on sharing and bringing to you that most improves and impacts the building of your very Stellar Life: Investment Education Legal and Insurance Education Financial Empowerment: Getting The Skills You Need Most! Executive and Business Coaching Bootstrapping Your Own Business Business Financing Options and Alte …

There are a number of trends in the world that if left to follow their current course have the potential of becoming serious disasters. Devaluation of Human Labor - decreasing ability to improve one's situation through human labor Polarization of Wealth - decline of the middle class Freezing of Classes - end of upward mobility Impending Generational Conflicts over shrinking financial resources Widening Gap between Education Haves and Have Nots and related disparity in economic opportunities Cli …

Scalable Software Architecture is the Meetup for software architects and people who want to learn how to architect high performance and scalable software platforms using different technologies.

Welcome to New York's first ExpressionEngine Meetup group. If you're already a developer, freelancer, or an agency working in EE, or if you're considering EE as your next CMS (content management system), this group is for you. ExpressionEngine (http://www.expressionengine.com) is a powerful, flexible, and easy-to-use CMS designed for both small personal websites to the largest of enterprise-level endeavors. With a superb support team and an active community of developers and designers, EE is n …

If you are an entrepreneur with a heart, this is a place for you. We all share the same core values of growth, transformation change, personal development, health, wellness, unlimited opportunity and of course, the success of our business, inspiring hunders and thousands of people around the globe. Here you will tap into the skills necessary to grow and develop your business.  Whether it's through finding a group that will support your emotionally or learning the tools that will help you perso …

This meetup is for people interested in learning iPhone and iPad Programming at a competitive price during the weekend (Saturday, Sunday). Topics covered: Creating Apps with iAd capability. Creating Apps that use the motion sensors in the devices. Hardware (accelerometer, touch screen, GPS Receiver, Three axis Gyro, Proximity sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Retina Display, etc). IPhone OS (Berkley BSD Unix, Core OS & Core Services, Media Layer and Cocoa Touch Layer). Cocoa Touch (Collectio …

We are a network of women entrepreneurs looking to expand and explore our roles in the evolving stage of Web 2.0. At our events you'll get to network, present your products, track the latest online trends, social networking, compare gadgets, review software applications, discuss start up issues, address financial topics and more!

We attract the most disruptive startups founded by students and seasoned professionals in both the tech and non-tech spaces. We host monthly events that include: *Co-founder mixer, professional networking and investor meet and greets *Startup Contest and demo nights *Social events such as entrepreneurs hiking, biking, ski trip and dining events The topics we will cover at our events include but are not limited to: how to find your tech co-founder, how to make a video pitch, how to raise fun …

The Innovative Marketplaces meetup brings together entrepreneurs, developers, activists, financiers, and academics to explore how entrepreneurs are using marketplace models to disrupt industries and create change. From the hottest start-ups to the newest policy proposals to latest financial products, marketplaces are popping up everywhere. Join a community of New Yorkers exploring the marketplace phenomenon. Discover a new business model for your start-up. Join a community of innovators. Be ins …

Along the same lines as IGDA, I'm starting an professional association, the International Mobile Developers Association effective today, Feb 17, 2012, to address the technology, business and creative concerns of mobile developers, regardless of platform. We'll have our first meeting within 60 days. If you'd like to be on the board and are at least a Manager level (as well as a developer) at a large media or financial services company, we'd love to hear from you.

The Thalesians are a group of dedicated professionals with an interest in finance, economics, mathematics, physics and computer science, not necessarily in that order.  We are currently based in London, New York and San Francisco. Please visit our home page: The Thalesians - http://www.thalesians.com/

Welcome to the Finance Club of New York City! Join us with ONE EASY Click All Profile Questions are Optional! The purpose of our club is to bring together and introduce professional members of the New York City financial services industry to one another, share helpful information and provide opportunities, as well as to socialize to meet new friends, and to network to improve our connections. All who are working in finance-related fields are welcome to join us. Come join our social events, wor …

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 …

As actors, dancers, musicians, visual artists and people working in creative fields, many of us have spent years honing our artistic skills and talents but have neglected to focus our efforts on strengthening the left side of our brain-the business-oriented side. Yet as creative professionals, we must develop and possess skills entrepreneurial and business skills to get ahead and showcase our talents while taking control of our finances and careers. At this meetup group, you will be introduced …

The workplace is drastically changing. A December survey showed that a whopping 84% of people planned on leaving their job in 2012, up from 60% just two years ago. Some will look for more pay. Others will look for a better opportunity. But a growing number of passionate workers will strike out on their own, abandoning the safe corporate life to pursue a side project or dream that has been burning inside them. Are you working in a full-time job you hate? Do you have a great business idea inside t …