About us
Whatever your interest in data ... from data curious to analyst, and data engineering to statistician, to data scientist ... there's a place for you at Nashville Data Nerds!
With a focus on meeting the needs of the data community, we have four gatherings a month:
Nashville Data Nerds meetup - 1st Wednesday of each month from 5-7pm
A hybrid meeting (in person and on Zoom) with Pizza and conversation from 5-5:30pm and 6:30-7pm with a few announcements and introductions along with a data centric presentation from 5:30-6:30pm.
Directors of Data Science Roundtable - 2nd Friday of each month from 3:30-5pm
A casual and open conversation driven by the interests and issues arising month to month by those in leadership roles in our local data science community.
(Reach out to Glenn Acree, Megan McGee, or Jason King if you have interest in joining us!)
Breakfast with Data Nerds - 3rd Tuesday of each month from 8:30-10am at Fido in Hillsboro Village.
Come join us for breakfast, conversation, and good people. A great way to get to know what's going on in the Nashville data community and make some good connections.
Brilliant Women in Data - 4th Tuesday of each month from 6-7pm. A wonderfully supportive group of talented data professionals meeting primarily on Zoom with engaging conversations and presentations facilitated by Iman Alodah.
Eager to have you join us for Data Nerds. Let me know how I can be most helpful!
Glenn Acree
https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennacree/
Upcoming events
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Brilliant Women in Data ... is Back!
Location not specified yetLocation: Vaco in Brentwood
5501 Virginia Way Suite 120, Brentwood, TN 37027, United States
https://goo.gl/maps/74bLX6XDS8q8fnFs7Brilliant Women in Data Science met for the first time on July 25th, 2022 with a great turn out and discussion!
I want to offer a special thank you to IMAN ALODAH
for hosting BWiD for the past 4 years!
... and for leading this community so very well.
Many many thanks for your time, effort, and dedication. You have touched many lives in such a valuable way. Please know how much you are appreciated!After taking a few months off,
We're kicking off Brilliant Women in Data once again In Person at Vaco in Brentwood on November 4th, 2026 from 5-7pm.As announced at our previous Nashville Data Nerds monthly meetup, I'm excited to let you know that ...
Monica McConnell, Sr. Digital Lead, Logistics & Customer Supply/Supply Chain at Mars Pet Care has agreed to take over the hosting and discussion facilitation duties going forward.
As from the very beginning ...
The plan is to meet monthly to discuss issues of interest and importance to those gathered with possibilities including:- Getting to know each other
- Discussion with a focus on interests of this community of Women in (or preparing for) Data Professions
- Learning more about potential employer/company culture
- Managing "up" and "down"
- Providing opportunities for 1:1 conversations beyond the group mtg
- Support/networking/mentoring
- ... and following the interests and needs of the group
I hope you'll make plans to join the conversation on November 4th!
Glenn Acree
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Brilliant Women in Data
5-5:30pm Networking/Conversations/Food and Drink
5:30 - 6:30pm
Announcements
Introductions
Discussion/Conversation/Presentations/Questions & Curiosities
6:30 - 7pm Continued Networking/Conversations/Food and Drink
7pm Good night!Sponsors:
Vaco
https://www.vaco.com/
Thanks for partnering with the Data Community as host for so many of our events, providing such a great venue as well as food and drink.
Many thanks!Fido
https://www.bongojava.com/pages/fido
Thanks for hosting Breakfast with Data Nerds.Acree Consulting
https://acreeconsulting.com
Building Connections, Engagement, and Collaboration in the local Data/Dev community.
Reach out via LinkedIn to Glenn Acree (https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennacree/)
Alwasy eager to connect!Other Data Nerds Groups and Events:
Nashville Data Nerds Monthly Meetup
Vaco on Virginia Way in Brentwood
(Usually 1st Wednesday of each month.
For this month's meeting day/time ... check https://www.meetup.com/data-nerds/
5pm - 7pm
Networking followed by announcements and a Data Conversation/Presentation focused on the interests/needs/curiosities of our community.Breakfast with Nashville Data Nerds
Fido in Hillsboro Village
(Usually) The 3rd Tuesday of each month.
For this month's meeting day/time ... check https://www.meetup.com/data-nerds/
8:30am - 10:00am
Informal gathering to share questions, ideas, connections, and support.Special Interest Groups:
1) Brilliant Women of Data Science
We're back!2) Roundtable Discussion for Directors of DSc
The 2nd Friday of each month
Facilitated by Megan McGee, Jason King, and Glenn AcreeReach out to Glenn Acree at acreeg@gmail.com if you have interest.
25 attendees
Breakfast at Fido with Nashville Data Nerds
Fido, 1812 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN, USJoin Glenn Acree on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 and the Third Tuesday of each month from 8:30-10:00am for Breakfast with Data Nerds.
We'll meet at:
Fido in Hillsboro Village
1812 21st Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
https://goo.gl/maps/uWrwvyxGxRvaz1WQ7
(There is parking at the rear of the building.)We start at 8:30am with some brief introductions and go til 10:00am, and often a bit later for some individual conversations after the discussion. We'll be very informal ... and simply use this as a monthly time to catch up while exchanging ideas, challenges, encouragement, and questions/solutions about data, life, and work!
Thanks to Fido for reserving the back room for us. See you there!
(By the way ... just to be completely clear ... everyone is responsible for their own check for coffee/breakfast/etc.)
See you at Fido!!!5 attendees
Past events
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