October 20, 2009 7:30 PM - 23 attended

DC useR Group Meetup

Agenda:
7:30 - 7:45 - people arrive (food and drink available)

7:45 - 8:00 - intro and format - Kate Mullen, Structure Determination Methods Group, Ceramics Division
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

8:00 - 8:30 - Keynote - Using R for Predictive Analytics - Szilard Pafka, Chief Scientist at Epoch (abstract http://www.meetup.com...)

8:30 - 9:00 - Keynote - Using R for High Performance Computing - David Smith, Director of Community at REvolution Computing (abstract http://www.meetup.com...)

9:00 - 10:00 - 5-6 10 min lightening talks (advanced submissions plus a white board to sign up on the spot)

1. Paul Maiste, Lityx - A case study on using R for exploratory graphical analysis in prep for a predictive modeling effort
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First meeting of the DC R Users Group will take place at Predictive Analytics World (PAW) on Tues, Oct 20, 2009. More details to follow.

A pass to PAW is not necessary for admittance to this useR Meeting. People attending are welcome to show up as early as 6:30p and are invited to attend the PAW Reception before the meeting.

The meeting will be held in the Magnolia Room.

  • David Smith
    David Smith

    For more information about the Predictive Analytics World conference (held in the same venue), see: http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/ . You don't need to be registered for the conference to attend the UseR Group Meeting.

    Posted August 11, 2009 at 2:26 PM
  • Brian Danielak
    Brian Danielak

    Sorry to bother everyone with knucklehead stuff, but I'll be driving in from Maryland. Does anyone know what the parking situation will be like?

    Posted October 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM
  • A former member

    Has anyone figured out a mass transit options for attending?

    Posted October 19, 2009 at 2:12 PM

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