1. First Meetup: Data Science for the Data Act at Treasury
Dr. Brand Niemann
Director and Senior Data Scientist/Data Journalist
Semantic Community
December 15, 2014

2. Preface
Hello. My name is Brand Niemann. I am a data scientist and data journalist. I am the founder and co-organizer of the Federal Big Data Working Group Meetup with Dr. Katherine Goodier. I was asked to be the organizer of this meetup when the organizer resigned. 
The Virginia Big Data Meetup has yet to have its first Meetup so I am offering to jump start the agenda with a tutorial and invite you to offer a time and place and presentations. 
CGI Federal has offered to host our Meetup.
I invite you to participate in the Federal Big Data Working Group Meetup. Our next meetup is January  12th. 
Data Science for Tackling the Challenges of Big Data (MIT Online Course) was given at the Federal Big Data Working Group's Twenty-third Meetup, Monday, December 1, 6:30 p.m. and will be summarized at the Twenty-forth Meetup, Monday, January 12, 6:30 p.m.
Thank you, Brand
Postscript: I attended the Data Transparency Breakfast December 8th in preparation for our December 15th Meetup. We will be discussing this to provide feedback to Mark Reger, Deputy Controller, OMB, at his request to me at the breakfast.

3. The Profit and Data Enterprises
Marcus Lemonis (born November 16, 1973) is a Lebanese-born American businessman, investor, television personality and philanthropist. He is currently the chairman and CEO of Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises, and the star of The Profit, a CNBC reality show about saving small businesses through People, Process, and Products.
The Federal Big Data Working Group Meetup is also about helping government agencies develop:
People – Data Scientists
Process – Data Infrastructure
Products – Data Publications
Some examples:
EPA
FDA
NOAA
HHS
And provide MOOCs for training and networking. (Massive Open Online Courses)

4. Five MOOCs for Big Applications and Analytics
Practical Data Science for Data Scientists by Niemann Based on Schutt and O’Neil Book
Data Science for Data Mining by Niemann Based on North Book and Borne Class
Federal Big Data Working Group Meetups by Niemann and Goodier
Tackling the Challenges of Big Data, MIT ProfessionalX Online Course by Niemann Based on Rus and Madden MOOC
Data Science for Big Data Application and Analytics MOOC by Niemann Based on Geoffrey Fox MOOC
See: Top 5 MOOCs for Data Science

5. Agenda
6:30 p.m. Welcome and Introduction (New Tutorial and Mentoring) Slides Data Science for Big Data Analytics
7:10 p.m. Brief Member Introductions 
7:15 p.m DATA Act Requirements Thoughts and Open Discussion Slides 
7:45 p.m.​ Data Science for the Data Act at Treasury, Brand Niemann Slides 
Web Sites:
Questions: At this time, we are asking for comments in response to the following questions:
Which data elements are most crucial to your current reporting and/or analysis?
In setting standards, what are industry standards the Treasury and OMB should be considering?
What are some of the considerations that Treasury and OMB should take into account when establishing data standards?
8:30 p.m. Open Discussion
8:45 p.m. Networking
9:00 p.m. Depart

6. Calendar
November 4, December 16, 2014 , Tackling the Challenges of Big Data, MITProfessionalX Online Course, $545. (January 12th Meetup)
November 4, "Diverse Data Analytics Applications“ a joint George Mason University and IBM ASC Symposium. (December 1st Meetup)
Slides
November 18-19, Symposium on Predictive Analytics For Defense and Government. (December 15th Meetup)
January 12, Data Science for NSF Polar Cyberinfrastructure and MIT Big Data Course