Wellington web content people unite. This is a support group to remind ourselves that we're not alone, that those cats can be herded! We plan to share/discuss/debate/and provide some (web content) shoulders to cry on.

This group is open to IIBA members and non-members in the Wellington region, interested in knowledge sharing around the profession of Business Analysis and mingling with fellow Analysts. Please Note: Every other month our event is for Members only. If you would like to join us for all of our events please consider joining the IIBA.

Inspired by the work of DataKind. Data Without Borders NZ is gathering a network of non-profits, data scientists, and eager volunteers to change the world.  We're looking to get together a group of like mined people to explore ways that data analysis and technology can help NGOs accomplish their mission

A group for people in Wellington who are interested in storing, querying, transforming, analysing and presenting data. We aim to take a cross platform, cross language, look at topics such as: * Cassandra, Hadoop, HBase, Mongo DB, Mahoot * My SQL, Postgres, MS SQL Server, Oracle * Redis, Memcached * Kafka, Flume * Hive, Pig, CQL, R * SQL * Analytics * Data Mining * Visualisation * High Availability * Monitoring * Disaster Recovery

This group discuss applications and technologies around Oracle's business intelligence offerings (OBIEE, ODI, OWB, Hyperion, Endeca, OLAP, and more). Through a variety of events (and often over a drink), the group aims to foster the sharing of best practise methods covering BI/DW architecture, Oracle BI metadata modelling, and product features. We will look at a variety of practitioner topics such as: Dashboard layout and design OBIEE lifecycle management Data visualisation (trellis charts, Go …

This group is for people who see the value of introducing the NPS philosophy to their business. NPS is not a quick fix, it's a path for true growth which happens because customers love doing business with the company and will go out of the way to sing their praises. The purpose of this group is to share ideas and ways to overcome many challenges that you will face trying to embed NPS to your organisation.

A series of fortnightly lunchtime talks for anyone interested in data science: the intersection of  statistics, machine learning, analytics, data-based  programming, and all that good stuff. The bright and shiny things that interest us here at Dragonfly Science.

A group for anyone interested in Wordpress. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a beginner, all welcome.

For people of any level looking to sharpen their creative skills. Regardless of your specialty, these time based 'creative drills' will help you achieve a breadth of stronger design solutions. Exercises are borrowed from the book 'Creative Workshop: 80 Challenges to Sharpen Your Design Skills'. They range from creating a typeface and designing a paper robot to designing web pages and other interactive experiences. We know that creativity thrives under constraint. We'll tackle one exercise per se …

Business Breakfast Toastmasters Club (BBC) is a fun and friendly club that meets every Tuesday morning (7am-8am) at St John's on the corner of Willis and Dixon Streets. BBC club is part of Toastmasters International - a non profit educational organisation helping and improving public speaking skills throughout the world. Our members come from all sorts of backgrounds all with the same purpose – self improvement and enjoy ourselves in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Visit our website www.bb …

Calling all employers in Wellington! Let's face it ... it's not easy running a business, especially creating and motivating a team for success. This group is an opportunity to get to know other employers and share ideas and information. It's like therapy for employers!

This is a group for anyone interested in Oracle Database Administration in Wellington to get together. The idea of this MeetUp is to have a discussion around Oracle DBA stories from a battle field, comparing with the previous database experiences. This is a sharing session it should be a dynamic meeting and make it like a discussion involving all DBAs present. Then an opportunity to hear from some great guest speakers too (sales pitches kept to a minimum!). The Idea is to have a short 10-15 minu …

Focus is on Lean & Kanban for Software Development, IT and knowledge work. Open to other groups and complementary ideas. The goal of the group is to bring the value that Lean and Kanban offers to Wellington organisations by building a community with knowledge and experience to share.