NYC Predictive Analytics is a non-profit professional group that meets monthly to discuss diverse topics in predictive analytics and applied machine learning.  We are a group 1000+ members strong comprised of analysts, computer scientists, engineers, executives, entrepreneurs and students with a deep interest in these fields & related technologies. Meeting topics are varied and can focus on, as examples, new trends and technologies, best practices for development in big-data environments, and fu …

http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs221/ I'm one of the 20,000+ student that signed up for Professors Thrun and Norvig's AI course (in three days???, I think they're targeting 200,000) and I know I'd like to participate in a local group. If you're in the course, please do become part of our local NYC group.  The speaker events aren't necessarily going to follow the course. Unless, of course, you'd like to propose and secure a speaker who can do so. I'm more than happy to discuss this. SEE DISCUSSION …