Hadoop users, practitioners, dreamers and enthusiasts in the TRIAD

Designing, developing and supporting applications for "the cloud" presents different challenges than on dedicated or VPS environments. The mission of CLT Cloud is to facilitate conversation amongst developers, system administrators and technologists involved in applications that run in cloud environments like Amazon AWS and Heroku. Anyone interesting in cloud computing should join, regardless of experience level or technologies of interest. This group is language and technology agnostic.

Asheville is the State of the Arts and Digital Art in all forms from the computer to the iPad and iPhone is the cutting edge of the art world. Whether it is taken further to be printed and then embellished or painted on or image transfer or more, it all starts with a capture or freehand painting and is done on a computer or other technology. This group is for anyone any age that wants to make the most of learning how to use new ways to create art or improve their photographs. It will cover softw …

Python Users Group that promotes the Python programming language in the Upstate of South Carolina. Emphasis is on providing computer science education (via Python) to really good problem solvers living in rural areas as part of http://hub-ology.org

We are about - Sharing and learning Big Data platforms and how to leverage them across various industries - Helping society members solve Big Data problems from our experience

This is free training for the next 6 to 8 weeks, Tuesday evenings at 6pm at Packard Place (222 Church Street, Charlotte). Who should sign up: any veteran with a desire to learn about Hadoop technology and app development (both very desirable skills) or just brush up on IT skills in general. No prior computer training required, just have a desire to learn! More about the Charlotte Code Ops Challenge: Take some old hardware, a group of Charlottes active developer community and build a set of new d …

This group is a place for developers to learn more about the non-relational, open source, document-oriented database MongoDB. MongoDB is the leading NoSQL database and many of the key committers are based right here in New York City. So if you are facing challenges with MySQL or Postgres or Oracle and want to explore a more flexible, scalable alternative, please join us at one of our monthly sessions.

geek school is for all ages, bring a tablet or laptop computer running Windows, Mac OS X or Linux (Ubuntu or Debian preferred). no prior experience assumed. geek school is beginner to intermediate, current curriculum is always available at http://geekschool.me/curriculum the goal of the charlotte geek school is to provide basic computing and technology skills foundational to a career in software development, systems administration, computer engineering, or help you excel in any job role or caree …

This started out at the Hendersonville Scala Users Group, but the meetings so far have been more general than that.  Most members have an interest in programming languages and Computer Science topics in general and new languages, functional/OO languages, and JVM languages in particular.  We'll see what it morphs into. This groups exists to foster computer programming excellence in the area between Charlotte and Atlanta.  We are particularly grateful for the support of, and partnership with the G …

For all who would like to learn and teach electrical engineering. Maybe make some robots/computers/radio equipment once group is established. Looking for professionals and active students to teach, and interested folks to learn. Would love students from A & T!

Do you ever wonder why we spend so much time taking pictures only to toss them in a box or file them away on your phone or computer? I love to take pictures of my family and friends. A few years ago, my sister-in-law turned me onto scrapbooking! I am completely hooked! Now I even take pictures thinking, "This will make a great scrapbooking page!" This group is for anyone who enjoys scrapbooking or would like to learn. My hope is to organize a full day crop every month or two. I would love for yo …

Join other Apple iOS enthusiasts so, together, we can share our knowledge, experiences and challenges.

I have been a solitary practitioner for the last 11 years and I have been happy with doing so until recently.It has come to my attention that there are other like-minded people that have meeting places in the Triad ( Greensboro,Winston-Salem and many others) but none in Kernersville. Do we not have Pagans in Kernersville,LOL? I would like to put the "feelers" to any of you Pagans,white craft,Wiccans and all other earth-based religions to contact me in order to start a group of our own. Unfortuna …

Our group focuses on new and existing users of AWS (Amazon Web Services) in the greater Charlotte, NC area. We work closely with the Charlotte Cloud Computing Meetup. All AWS Cloudheads are welcome to share and teach and, wannabe cloudheads, are welcome to ask any questions they like until they become fully "bona fide" cloudheads themselves. We will talk about usage, tips, tricks, breakthroughs and even stories of woe and despair as long as we learn how to do better ;o) We will tackle system man …

In our rapidly changing world, many would agree that mathematics needs to make an 180-degree turn from its current state of disconnected, formal deduction and rote memorization of problem-solving procedures. But what would a visually-engaging, technologically-savvy math class look like? One proposed solution is the Common Core, an effort currently being adopted by many states that focuses on persistence in problem-solving (which is great), mathematical precision, and logical reasoning (which ar …

Free and Open Source Software has changed the world. If you use a smartphone, a tablet, a computer, the internet, you are relying on free and open source software, often invisibly, but it powers the modern world. Come meet other people who write, maintain, document, use, and support free and open source software. Learn, help, teach, participate in growing the community that has given the internet and the software that powers it to the world.

This is for users of SAS and SAS/UNIX who want to discuss topics in a fun and casual atmosphere.

Hackerspace Charlotte is a non-profit organization where people with common interests, usually in computers, technology, or digital/electronic art can meet, socialize and collaborate. Hackerspace Charlotte can be viewed as a kind of open community lab incorporating elements of a machine shop, workshop, classroom, and studio where all kinds of hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make cool things. Hackerspace Charlotte has members from a wide range of background …