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This meetup is all about d3, the powerful JavaScript library used for making all kinds of visualizations on the web. http://d3js.org/
6:30 Getting Started with d3.js (30 minutes)
Dan Martens, Friends of the Web
Dan will present an introduction to d3.js which will cover scaling, data binding, and basic animation. He will also go over some simple examples and real world applications. Example code will be on Github. If you want a head start, check out dashingd3js.com (http://www.dashingd3js.com/) for an online tutorial.
7:15 d3 in the Real World
A show-and-tell of examples of d3 used by our members in the real world.
Mailstrom Custom Mail Flow Graph – Jonathan Julian, 410 Labs
WikiWeb Sharing Page – Dan Martens, FTW
Creating a Tag Cloud – James Fleming
Satellite positions on a d3 Mercator plot – Josh Fisher
Anyone else who would like to present? Let Jonathan know.
Location: Advertising.com on the Under Armor campus
Advertising.com (http://www.advertising.com/) has offered their space to us for our meetups, it's located in the Ivory Building.
The Ivory building is at the end of Haubert St in Locust Point. The area is served by the Charm City Circulator (http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/) "Banner Route", as well as the MTA #1 bus. You can also take the water taxi (http://www.charmcitycirculator.com/content/harbor-connector) over from Fells Point (landing #8) to landing #10. Note that the water taxi service ends at 7pm, and the Circulator ends at 8pm prior to May 1.
If you cycle to the meetup, feel free to bring your bike inside, or you can lock up on one of the racks just outside the building.
Refreshments
Sandwiches from Jimmy John's! Beverages include water, juice, tea and sometimes beer.
Parking
If you drive, park in one of the Green or Purple areas:
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Green is designated visitor spaces, they are also marked "visitor" on the pavement. Do not park in 'reserved' or 'handicap' (unless you have a permit). Purple is the Under Armor employee lot, which is available for us to use as well. Interactive Google Map (https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=207385163370510247449.0004b6ad38105d5969be2&msa=0&ll=39.273511,-76.589996&spn=0.005606,0.009624)
The Blue marker is the entrance to the Advertising.com meeting space on Haubert St.
Security
The Under Armor campus is generally a well lit and secure area. If you'd feel more comfortable with a security escort to or from your car, call Wolf Professional Security. Free escorts are available from 5pm-11pm by calling 443-562-5266.
Special Needs
We try to always have some vegetarian options available. Fruit and nuts are also available, ask Paris where the snacks are. If you need to refrigerate something, the white fridge in the back of the room is available.
If you have any other special needs, email the organizers. We'll do our best to accomodate you!