Next week's meeting is sponsored by Valorem Consulting.

Frank Kearney from Valorem Consulting will be presenting: New BI Features in Excel 2013
Overview: Excel has traditionally been seen as the tool for bringing data together via “swivel chair integration” and a lot of v-lookups. With Office 2013, Microsoft is looking to expand on the native features of Excel with new and exciting add-ons to enhance the business intelligence functionality with tools such as Power View, Data Explorer and Geo Flow and features such as Flash Fill and Quick Explore.
This presentation will demonstrate these new features to give you a better understanding of how Microsoft is taking a very familiar technology and making it new and exciting for the world of business intelligence and data analysis.
Centriq was not able to accommodate our group this month, so the meeting location will be at the Microsoft office.   Also, please note that this will be another evening meeting beginning at 5:30PM.
Meeting Schedule for Thursday, June 27th, 2013:
  • 5:30 - 5:45 - Greeting and Housekeeping
  • 5:45 - 7:00 - New BI features in Excel 2013
  • 7:00 - 7:15 - Door Prizes and wrap up
We look forward to seeing you all soon!
Location:
Microsoft
10801 Mastin St.
Suite 620
Overland Park, KS  66210

Also, if you are planning to attend the   2013 PASS Summit in Charlotte, NC (October 15-18), use the following discount code when registering (SUM899CH).  
This code entitles you to $150 off the registration fee and will help to raise funds for our local chapter.


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Monday, June 24, 2013
5:45 PM to

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    1815 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.091248 -94.585709


  • We are set for 6/24/2013 at Snow & Company

    We are still looking for more Sponsors if you know any interested in the Kansas City area.

    Looking for suggestions on format.  We plan to do a more informal Social Mixer every 3rd meetup.  However if there are volunteers from the group to do 3 to 5 minute lightning talks on the subjects we gathered from last time, I would be more than happy to ensure we get a projector to facilitate this (if the venue doesn't have one already).

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    Monday, June 24, 2013
    6:00 PM

    http://www.meetup.com/KCGeekNight/events
  • 1815 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.091278 -94.585899

    Look for the laptops, pull up a chair, introduce yourself.
  • Back to Snow & Company! We'll be here for the month of June, maybe longer. Their new "Drink Exchange" is a stock market style big screen that adjusts drink prices according to demand. Pretty cool stuff! And don't forget Happy Hour, which lasts until 7:00.
    Bring a laptop, bring a friend or co-worker, and by all means bring whatever you're working on. We all come from different development backgrounds but historically this group plays well together. We help solve challenges (code and otherwise) and often wander into the latest tech news conversations as well.
    See you at Snow!

    *A note for our tech recruiter friends: We get calls all day long from people trying to hire us away. Please respect the fact that we come to geek night to talk shop and geek out. You're welcome to do the same, but if you think you're going to recruit some devs, please look elsewhere.

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    I won't rehash the entire thing, just that there will be 4 rounds and if you live and/or work in the KC area you are eligible to participate.

     

    What:

    RTanque is a game for programmers. Players program the brain of a tank and then send their tank+brain into battle with other tanks. All tanks are otherwise equal.

     

    Schedule:

    Rounds will be run on Sunday nights, starting June 23, 2013. We will do a fresh pull of every bot that has been submitted, run each bot against each other bot, and post the results.

    We'll have 4 weekly rounds, where you can change your code to make your bot better. Average placement will determine the winner!

    We're planning on recording the matches so that you can playback and watch your bot's performance.

    Bot code will not be made public by default.


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    TOPIC: BBQ Party & Networking Event - Western Auto Rooftop

    NOTE: I've updated this Meetup with a new Date, 06/25/2013. For more details, see the full listing:
    http://www.meetup.com/Kansas-City-Web-Analytics-Google-Analytics-Marketing-Metrics/events/106197402/

    When: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:30 PM

    Where: TooBaRoo Internet Marketing Offices &  Western Auto Building Rooftop
    2107 Grand Boulevard #208
    Kansas City, MO 64108


    If the changes affect your plans to attend, please take a moment to update your RSVP. (You can RSVP "No" or "Yes".)

    You can always get in touch with me through my group profile on Meetup.


    HOSTS: TooBaRoo Internet Marketing and Vizion Interactive

    Details: Join the Web Analytics Group on Tuesday June 25th, at the Historic Western Auto Building, 2107 Grand Blvd, in the Midtown/Crossroads District for a Rooftop Summer Event with the Kansas City Search Marketing Association. This is great opportunity for the Web Analytics Group to enjoy a nice evening of networking amidst the KC skyline and meet the Kansas City Search Marketing Group Members.  BBQ and refreshments will be provided.

    We hope to see you June 25th at the Western Auto Building starting at 6:30PM!

    PARKING INFORMATION:

    - Free Parking on Grand Blvd on both sides or the street.

    - Additional Street Parking is available in the Crossroads District on 20th Street near the Cashew

    About the Group: Overview: This group is for anyone whose job, passion or business involves setting up, managing or interpreting web analytics, Google analytics or marketing metrics. Our meetings focus on practical discussion and learning.

    Who Should Join: Product Managers, Brand Managers, Bloggers, Business Owners and Webmasters should find the groups focus and content valuable for better capturing, understanding and reacting to the increasing amount of valuable web analytics and marketing data capable of being measured.


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    Thursday, June 20, 2013
    7:00 PM

  • 440 E 63 ST, Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.013630 -94.582695

    Come through the main door
  • We currently meet every Thursday in our new shared work space.  Meetings start at 7pm and are open to all those interested. If your interested in seeing what we're all about, come on a Thursday to see all the current projects. When you get here just give us a call and we'll come let you in. The number down in the cave is (202) 621-2252.

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    Thursday, June 20, 2013
    6:30 PM

    http://www.meetup.com/KC-Freelancers/events
  • 1815 Wyandotte Street, Kansas City, MO (map)
    39.091278 -94.585899

    • As freelancers, we're always looking for more work, but should you really take on that next client? What are they going to be like to work with? Are they going to pay their bills? Are you going to drown in email and indecision?
      We're going to talk about these questions, red flags, bad experiences, and more at this meetup. Come with your questions, tips and tricks you use to separate the wheat from the chaff, and anything else you got.
      See you then

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