A group to discuss digital user experience (UX) both on web and mobile platforms. Meetings could cover research or innovative real world examples & case studies Design topics can include (but not limited to) interaction design, UI design, mobile app design (iPhone, iPad, Android), usability, site stickiness, human-computer interaction, value of entertainment factor beyond core conversions, etc. From the data side of things we'd like to have discussions around using data to drive and measure U …

Welcome engineers and technologists in the New York area. Whether you are a hands on software engineer, quality engineer, or a person just interested in advanced technologies, you will enjoy these meetups. Hosted monthly at Google's NYC offices, these talks will cover a variety of topics of strong interest to the NYC technology community. Speakers will be enlisted from the local community (including, but not limited to, Google engineers). Topics will range across the spectrum of computer science …

A gathering of all those interested in the study of signs and meaning systems in the digital space. Open to a variety of disciplines: academics advertising professionals independent researchers computer scientists digital anthropologists linguists designers We'll meet every month to talk about the relationship between semiotics and digital technology, covering topics around: traditional semiotics computational semiotics computational linguistics user experience interface design interaction desig …

We are DASCE, a coalition of designers, artists, scientists, culturists, and engineers. We support one another in creating multidisciplinary works that push the boundaries in each of our fields. DASCE is (d)esign, (a)rt, (s)cience, (c)ulture, and (e)ngineering. DASCE is an opportunity to learn, create, and thrive.   Our Sponsor: Metropolitan Art Center & Services MACS provide comprehensive programs and services to our memebers. Language and Arts are one of essential communication in the world wh …

We are not chip-tuners or projection designers. We are not moving light programmers or expert sound designers. We don't do the sexy stuff, and we like it. We are arts infrastructure geeks.  We are a group of people interested in 1) Technology, computer programming, geeky stuff 2) Arts administration3) #1 used in service of #2 Marketing, analysis, grant-making, ticket-selling, modelling, reporting, cultural asset mapping, open source, service-oriented architecture, the cloud, constituent relat …

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 Boston, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston", Chicago,  "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Chicago", and Silicon Valley, "HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Silicon Valley".    

SWUGNYC is operated completely by volunteers with the aim of promoting the sharing of skills and information related to the use of SolidWorks and to create a forum for networking within the SolidWorks community. SWUGNYC considers the specific needs of New York City area users, conducting quarterly meetings in easily accessible Manhattan locations. This group is open to anyone with an interest in expanding their knowledge of SolidWorks and related technologies utilized in design & engineering fie …

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.

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!

Forum to exchange ideas, discuss trends, learn about new Microsoft technologies, and having a good time with other talented Solution Architects that put Microsoft Technologies to work in innovative ways... Considering SEMAT? Software engineering is gravely hampered today by immature practices. Specific problems include: • The prevalence of fads more typical of fashion industry than of an engineering discipline. • The lack of a sound, widely accepted theoretical basis. • The huge numb …

Software Defined Networking is staged to redefine network design and operations. We will explore the benefits and pitfalls of this approach as it emerges to maturity and how operators, customers and vendors can work together to reap the rewards.