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... (http://www.meetup.com/R-users-DC/about/))

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

9:00 - 10:00 -[masked] 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.