Additional RSVP is required on your part for this month's event. Bob can only send you the location or the online meeting link, after he receives a simple email from you, requesting to join the group. BobUmlas@hotmail.com He has been working with Excel for decades. Remember to read the event details... And in the future, always double check the details section, some events may require you to RSVP outside of meetup... You may need to send an email ahead of time... And if it's an online event, Also remember, soon as the meeting starts, please set your microphone button, to Mute, to keep your background noise out... Unmute to ask if it's a good time for a question... Please leave comments on the board, especially if they are relevant to spreadsheets... Others may be interested in your questions too... Most meetings are online, but if we do meet in person again... it's not necessary to bring a laptop, since it's not expected for you follow along that closely, but if you attend, you can request that the files be sent to you, afterwards. They usually meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month, at 6:00 PM, in Manhattan.
Below, is a list of other tech groups, which have helped me learn about data and other languages, and below that is a list of spreadsheet groups:
all languages welcome at this group:
https://www.meetup.com/hackerhours
all languages welcome at this group too, especially when they have freecodecamp evening twice a month, usually on a Thursday:
https://www.meetup.com/hackmanhattan/
https://www.meetup.com/fat-cat-fab-lab
machine learning usually meets every Monday.
note: "Fat Cat Bar", is a separate entrance on the opposite side of the building.
https://www.meetup.com/nycpython/
https://www.meetup.com/learn-python-nyc/
http://www.galvanize.com/meetups/
civic data group which meets occasionally, is:
https://www.meetup.com/betanyc/"
https://www.meetup.com/NYDataScientists/
https://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/
it's a great place to ask... Where should I download open source software from?
https://www.meetup.com/problemsolving
Programming language agnostic! They meet ever other Wednesday. They read from a book called Cracking the Coding Interview. Although it's not required to have the book, it's helpful. When you arrive, they will ask everyone to breakout into groups by language preference.
an advanced group that meets occasionally:
a data intense group.
https://www.meetup.com/kx-nyc/"
"groups usually scheduled for the weekend:
https://www.meetup.com/CocoaPods-NYC/
https://www.meetup.com/New-York-JavaScript-Study-Group/
https://www.meetup.com/NY-JavaScript/
send me a message if you like any of these groups. Great place to ask... can javascript be used for more than just websites? This group meets on other days of the week, as well. (some weekdays there's a charge).
https://www.meetup.com/BeginnerProgrammers/ ask general programming questions about various languages, at a cafe... they usually don't mention it, but they also run a paid tech school.
advanced groups:
https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Algorithmic-Trading/
https://www.meetup.com/NYHAIS/
http://meetup.com/NY-Haskell/
https://www.meetup.com/NYPluralsightStudy/
Pluralsight runs online courses for around $35 a month. this group meets once a week, and doesn't require any payment.
https://www.meetup.com/NY-Microsoft-Access-User-Groups/
https://www.meetup.com/NYC-D3-JS/
https://www.meetup.com/kx-nyc/
Other spreadsheet groups:
https://www.meetup.com/Financial-Modeling-in-Excel-Meetup-New-York/
https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Free-Excel-Classes/
https://www.meetup.com/Microsoft-Excel-Training-Meetup/
https://www.meetup.com/Excel-Data-Analysis-Fundamentals/
https://www.meetup.com/Brooklyn-Microsoft-Excel-Meetup/