[Python Edinburgh] pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc 'data science' group?

[Mike Mineter]

I'm one of Magnus' colleagues - this is a good idea, and I'd like to join in.
Mike Mineter


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Edinburgh [mailto:edinburgh-
> bounces+m.mineter=ed.ac.uk at python.org] On Behalf Of Magnus Hagdorn
> Sent: 23 June 2015 09:19
> To: edinburgh at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Python Edinburgh] pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc
> 'data science' group?
> 
> Hi all,
> I am sure there will be interest from people at the University too - in my
> school (School of GeoSciences) we have many people using python/R to do
> all sorts of processing. I'd be interested in attending such a meeting. I will also
> advertise at work.
> Cheers
> magnus
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2015-06-23 at 08:07 +0100, Tim Couper wrote:
> > Mike,
> >
> >
> > Please include me on a list of such interested persons ...
> >
> >
> > Tim
> > Co-chair PSF Scientific Python Working Group
> >
> >
> >
> > On 22 June 2015 at 21:10, Mike Moran <mike at houseofmoran.com> wrote:
> >         Hi,
> >
> >
> >         I tweeted before about this before:
> >         https://twitter.com/mike_moran/status/603496747353120768
> >
> >
> >         I raised the subject again at work (skyscanner) today. Quite a
> >         few of us would like a local ‘data science’ group which
> >         covered pandas/numpy/scipy/pyspark/R/spark/etc because there
> >         is a lot of cross-pollination between these, and people
> >         interested in using and solving problems with one are likely
> >         to be interested in all the others.
> >
> >
> >         I was wanting to have a chat about this at the Python meetup
> >         tomorrow, but I can't make it :-( FYI, there are about 8
> >         people at skyscanner who expressed an interest, but I don't
> >         really want it being a skyscanner-only thing as that reduces
> >         the chance of fruitful sharing across fields.
> >
> >
> >
> >         Thoughts/opinions? Mhairi McNeill / Laurence Billingham : are
> >         you on list? (you said you were interested).
> >
> >
> >         Btw, I'm going to head along
> >         to http://www.meetup.com/Scotland-Data-Science-Technology-
> Meetup/events/222372595/ in case it fits the bill. I shall report back.
> >
> >
> >         Thanks!
> >
> >
> >         Mike
> >
> >
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