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SUMMARY:Hands on Introduction to Apache Spark - Miami
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free\, IBM Sponsored\, proof of technology for clients and practitioners on Apache Spark. This is a full day of education on Spark with hands on exercises instructed in person by Spark experts. The POT will provide a detail overview of Apache Spark. The exercises will be performed on Jupyter notebooks with publicly available datasets. Participants will use IBM’s fully managed free Cloud platform available for educational purposes.\nTitle:\nHands on Introduction to Apache Spark for Data Engineers\, Data Scientist and Developers\nWho should go:\nAnyone interested in learning more about Apache Spark.\nPrerequisite:\nA working knowledge of Coding (Preferred Python and/or Scala)\, understand distributed computing\, Spark and SQL.\nWhat to expect:\nExpect to spend a full day of lecture and hands on exercises attacking real-world data challenges using Apache Spark. In 8 hours you will learn the basic essentials of Apache Spark and why it’s important to your organization. This workshop will focus on data wrangling and machine learning.\nFor this event\, you will need to bring your own laptop. Laptops will not be provided.\nFull Day Agenda:\n8:30am – 9:00am Breakfast\, Socialize\n9:00am – 10:00am Kickoff\, Apache Spark Overview\n10:00am – 11:00am Lab 1\, Hello Spark – Hand on exercise\n11:00 am – 12:00pm Apache Spark SQL Overview\n12:00 pm – 1:00pm Lunch\n1:00pm – 2:00pm Lab 2\, Spark SQL – Hands on exercises\n2:00pm – 300pm Overview of Data Science & Machine Learning w/ Apache Spark\n3:00pm – 4:00pm Lab 3\, Machine Learning w/ Spark – Hands on exercises\n4:00pm – 4:30pm Wrap up – Feedback from attendees
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/hands-on-introduction-to-apache-spark-miami/
LOCATION:2505 NW 87th Ave.\, Doral\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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SUMMARY:Hands on Introduction to Apache Spark - Miami
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a free\, IBM Sponsored\, proof of technology for clients and practitioners on Apache Spark. This is a full day of education on Spark with hands on exercises instructed in person by Spark experts. The POT will provide a detail overview of Apache Spark. The exercises will be performed on Jupyter notebooks with publicly available datasets. Participants will use IBM’s fully managed free Cloud platform available for educational purposes.\nTitle:\nHands on Introduction to Apache Spark for Data Engineers\, Data Scientist and Developers\nWho should go:\nAnyone interested in learning more about Apache Spark.\nPrerequisite:\nA working knowledge of Coding (Preferred Python and/or Scala)\, understand distributed computing\, Spark and SQL.\nWhat to expect:\nExpect to spend a full day of lecture and hands on exercises attacking real-world data challenges using Apache Spark. In 8 hours you will learn the basic essentials of Apache Spark and why it’s important to your organization. This workshop will focus on data wrangling and machine learning.\nFor this event\, you will need to bring your own laptop. Laptops will not be provided.\nFull Day Agenda:\n8:30am – 9:00am Breakfast\, Socialize\n9:00am – 10:00am Kickoff\, Apache Spark Overview\n10:00am – 11:00am Lab 1\, Hello Spark – Hand on exercise\n11:00 am – 12:00pm Apache Spark SQL Overview\n12:00 pm – 1:00pm Lunch\n1:00pm – 2:00pm Lab 2\, Spark SQL – Hands on exercises\n2:00pm – 300pm Overview of Data Science & Machine Learning w/ Apache Spark\n3:00pm – 4:00pm Lab 3\, Machine Learning w/ Spark – Hands on exercises\n4:00pm – 4:30pm Wrap up – Feedback from attendees
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/hands-on-introduction-to-apache-spark-miami-2/
LOCATION:2505 NW 87th Ave.\, Doral\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T103000
DTSTAMP:20260406T063121
CREATED:20170501T195247Z
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SUMMARY:Waffle Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood\, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs\, artists\, activists\, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation\, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.\nAs always\, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas\, questions\, and we will bring waffles\, coffee\, juices and fruits.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffle-wednesday-4/
LOCATION:120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301\, Miami\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T103000
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SUMMARY:Waffle Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Waffle Wednesday is a local Miami community event hosted at the LiveNinja offices in Wynwood\, Miami. Every Wednesday morning (except for the last Wednesday of the month – check out our Waffles After Work event) we cook up delicious waffles in our office and host local entrepreneurs\, artists\, activists\, and more to mingle over breakfast and some brief presentations by our weekly featured guests. We are sponsored by the Knight Foundation\, and are honored to be considered a staple in the Miami entrpreneurial and tech communities.\nAs always\, we want this to be an open conversation! Bring your ideas\, questions\, and we will bring waffles\, coffee\, juices and fruits.
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/waffle-wednesday-4-2/
LOCATION:120 Northwest 25th Street Loft 301\, Miami\, FL\, 33172\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Meeting Or Networking Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170501T195247Z
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SUMMARY:Miami Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) - Hosted by Rubicon Venture Capital
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Miami: Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)” Hosted by Rubicon Venture Capital\nFeaturing a moderated panel discussion with leading companies who have received CVC funding plus time for networking\, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. CVC is more important than ever with 1 out of 5 venture financings including at least 1 CVC.\n tHow can entrepreneurs raise funding for their startup from a CVC?\n tHow can startups partner with a large corporate for rapid global growth?\n tHow can angels partner with a CVC?\n tHow can corporates create a winning CVC and use it to drive M&A?\nRomans will discuss key findings from his research interviewing over 100 CVCs and then moderate a live panel of leading VCs. Hear this discussion and join the conversation with Rubicon VC in San Francisco.\nTicket includes 1 copy of Romans’ new book. Find it and review on: Amazon.com and on Kindle.\nAgenda\n t5:30pm – 6:00pm Registration & networking\n t6:00pm – 6:30pm Welcome remarks followed by Andrew Romans sharing insights from CVC research\n t6:30pm – 7:15pm Moderated CVC panel discussion & questions\n t7:15pm – 8:30pm Networking\, cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\nCVC Panelists\nWill Weinraub\, Founder\, Liveninja\nParker Stanberry\, Founder\, Oasis Collections\nAleksander Levental\, Founder\, Feathr\nAndrew Romans\, General Partner\, Rubicon Venture Capital\nMore to be announed soon…..\nAndrew Romans is the co-founder and General Partner of Rubicon Venture Capital\, an early stage VC fund with offices in San Francisco and New York City focused on backing consumer and enterprise technology companies in the internet\, software and connected hardware verticals at Late Seed\, Series A and B stages. Also author of Masters of Corporate Venture Capital andThe Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game. Founder and President of The Global TeleExchange (The GTX)\, where he raised $50m from VCs. General Partner at Georgetown Venture Partners (GVP)\, Georgetown Angels & The Founders Club. Advisor to corporates on CVC programs.\nGet 10% off with promo code: Community1
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miami-masters-of-corporate-venture-capital-cvc-hosted-by-rubicon-venture-capital-2/
LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T180000
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SUMMARY:Miami Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) - Hosted by Rubicon Venture Capital
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Miami: Masters of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC)” Hosted by Rubicon Venture Capital\nFeaturing a moderated panel discussion with leading companies who have received CVC funding plus time for networking\, drinks and hors d’oeuvres. CVC is more important than ever with 1 out of 5 venture financings including at least 1 CVC.\n tHow can entrepreneurs raise funding for their startup from a CVC?\n tHow can startups partner with a large corporate for rapid global growth?\n tHow can angels partner with a CVC?\n tHow can corporates create a winning CVC and use it to drive M&A?\nRomans will discuss key findings from his research interviewing over 100 CVCs and then moderate a live panel of leading VCs. Hear this discussion and join the conversation with Rubicon VC in San Francisco.\nTicket includes 1 copy of Romans’ new book. Find it and review on: Amazon.com and on Kindle.\nAgenda\n t5:30pm – 6:00pm Registration & networking\n t6:00pm – 6:30pm Welcome remarks followed by Andrew Romans sharing insights from CVC research\n t6:30pm – 7:15pm Moderated CVC panel discussion & questions\n t7:15pm – 8:30pm Networking\, cocktails\, hors d’oeuvres\nCVC Panelists\nWill Weinraub\, Founder\, Liveninja\nParker Stanberry\, Founder\, Oasis Collections\nAleksander Levental\, Founder\, Feathr\nAndrew Romans\, General Partner\, Rubicon Venture Capital\nMore to be announed soon…..\nAndrew Romans is the co-founder and General Partner of Rubicon Venture Capital\, an early stage VC fund with offices in San Francisco and New York City focused on backing consumer and enterprise technology companies in the internet\, software and connected hardware verticals at Late Seed\, Series A and B stages. Also author of Masters of Corporate Venture Capital andThe Entrepreneurial Bible to Venture Capital: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game. Founder and President of The Global TeleExchange (The GTX)\, where he raised $50m from VCs. General Partner at Georgetown Venture Partners (GVP)\, Georgetown Angels & The Founders Club. Advisor to corporates on CVC programs.\nGet 10% off with promo code: Community1
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/miami-masters-of-corporate-venture-capital-cvc-hosted-by-rubicon-venture-capital-2-2/
LOCATION:400 Northwest 26th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33127\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T210000
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SUMMARY:Hack Your Career: Free Workshops to Help You Get Into Tech
DESCRIPTION:Ironhack Miami presents Hack Your Career\, an event to help you with your first steps in the tech industry. Find the best way to re-start your career\, make your first project as a developer or UX/UI designer and learn from the experience of Ironhack alumni in this free event.\n6:00PM – Start Your Tech Career Workshop\nStart your career in tech – even if you come from a completely different background. In this practical workshop\, Antonio Mañueco\, Co-founder of Wynwood Tech and Lead Software Engineer at Blue Beta\, will tell you about how to get your launch in Miami tech and what local companies look for in junior hires.\n7:00PM – Intro to JavaScript and UX/UI Design (English)\nChoose between TWO workshops and learn the basics of JavaScript or UX/UI Design in a hands-on session led by two Ironhack instructors. We strongly recommend that you bring your own laptop to make the most of the workshops.\nIntro to JavaScript\nCoding is becoming the most in-demand skill across industries. We believe in learning by doing so this workshop will consist in a crash course in JavaScript and a practical exercise. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you learn to write your first lines of code!\nIntro to UX/UI Design\nOur interaction with digital screens has increased exponentially over the past decade. Apps have become a daily part of people’s lives and they all have UX/UI Design at the core of the development process. In this workshop you will learn the basics of UX/UI Design and make your first project.\n8:00PM – Ironhack Alumni Q&A\nLearn about the Ironhack experience from those who have lived it. In this Q&A\, you’ll get a chance to ask all your questions to ex-Ironhack Students.\, including Sebastain Vega (Jr. Full-Stack Web Developer at World Media Interactive) and JImena Quan (Digital Product Manager at Visa\, and UX/UI Design Consultant).\nThe evening will end with music and an opportunity to network.\nThe event is FREE but you need to REGISTER to enter. Don’t miss this opportunity to change your career!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/hack-your-career-free-workshops-to-help-you-get-into-tech/
LOCATION:120 SW 8th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ironhack":MAILTO:alia@ironhack.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170524T180000
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UID:7264-1495648800-1495659600@thelaunchpad.org
SUMMARY:Hack Your Career: Free Workshops to Help You Get Into Tech
DESCRIPTION:Ironhack Miami presents Hack Your Career\, an event to help you with your first steps in the tech industry. Find the best way to re-start your career\, make your first project as a developer or UX/UI designer and learn from the experience of Ironhack alumni in this free event.\n6:00PM – Start Your Tech Career Workshop\nStart your career in tech – even if you come from a completely different background. In this practical workshop\, Antonio Mañueco\, Co-founder of Wynwood Tech and Lead Software Engineer at Blue Beta\, will tell you about how to get your launch in Miami tech and what local companies look for in junior hires.\n7:00PM – Intro to JavaScript and UX/UI Design (English)\nChoose between TWO workshops and learn the basics of JavaScript or UX/UI Design in a hands-on session led by two Ironhack instructors. We strongly recommend that you bring your own laptop to make the most of the workshops.\nIntro to JavaScript\nCoding is becoming the most in-demand skill across industries. We believe in learning by doing so this workshop will consist in a crash course in JavaScript and a practical exercise. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you learn to write your first lines of code!\nIntro to UX/UI Design\nOur interaction with digital screens has increased exponentially over the past decade. Apps have become a daily part of people’s lives and they all have UX/UI Design at the core of the development process. In this workshop you will learn the basics of UX/UI Design and make your first project.\n8:00PM – Ironhack Alumni Q&A\nLearn about the Ironhack experience from those who have lived it. In this Q&A\, you’ll get a chance to ask all your questions to ex-Ironhack Students.\, including Sebastain Vega (Jr. Full-Stack Web Developer at World Media Interactive) and JImena Quan (Digital Product Manager at Visa\, and UX/UI Design Consultant).\nThe evening will end with music and an opportunity to network.\nThe event is FREE but you need to REGISTER to enter. Don’t miss this opportunity to change your career!
URL:https://thelaunchpad.org/event/hack-your-career-free-workshops-to-help-you-get-into-tech-2/
LOCATION:120 SW 8th Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Events
ORGANIZER;CN="Ironhack":MAILTO:alia@ironhack.com
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