R/Finance useR!s [[Chicago]] Come out after the bell to meet other Chicago (and beyond) R user's at Jak's Tap in the West Loop! The University of Illinois at Chicago's International Center for Futures and Derivatives is sponsoring this first ever Chicago gathering. This informal event begins at 3:30 and runs through 10PM. A short formal presentation will take place around 5:30. On the agenda discussing current and future R/Finance projects: Jeff Ryan Dirk Eddelbuettel Brian Peterson Peter Carl Josh Ulrich And to discuss UIC's role in the local markets and with R: Dale Rosenthal Gib Basset Most importantly will be the opportunity to physically meet and talk with many of the names we are familiar with from R-Sig-Finance --- and many we are not! You'll find the original invitation below. No RSVP needed! Hope to see you there! Jeff ######################## ORIGINAL INVITE ############################## R-finance useRs [[Chicago]]: I'm happy to announce the first big meeting of R/Finance users in Chicago on October 3rd, 2008. In coordination with major R finance contributors and the support of the University of Illinois at Chicago, we invite the local community to an informal social gathering after the market close on Friday October 3rd. The gathering will be at Jak's Tap in the West Loop and will start with a casual reception at 3:30. Details and links can be found at the bottom of this email. The idea is to bring together industry practitioners and academics with a common interest in R, from across Chicago-land, to meet face to face. We hope to increase discussion about the future of R and finance. We will also be discussing a much bigger event for the Spring and would like feedback as to possible direction and content. The afternoon/evening will be mostly informal, with formal presentations starting around 5. The formal agenda: ? We will have a small presentation from some of the locally-based contributors as to the state of the R community in finance, as well as a vision for the future. The current presenters include: Jeff Ryan [quantmod, xts, IBrokers] Dirk Eddelbuettel [CRAN Empirical Finance task View, RQuantLib, etc] Brian Peterson & Peter Carl [PerformanceAnalytics] Josh Ulrich [TTR, xts, opentick] ? A presentation by UIC's Finance Department and International Center for Futures and Derivatives on: (1) how UIC fits into the R-finance mix, and (2) what they have to offer the larger quantitative/trading community in Chicago. Following the formal presentations, we will have the room(s) until 10PM to allow for discussion and collaboration among the attendees. Please RSVP to jeffrey.ryan at insightalgo.com or jeff.a.ryan at gmail.com What: First R/Finance Chicago Meeting Where: Jak's Tap. 901 W. Jackson, Chicago IL http://jakstap.com/ When: Friday, October 3, 2008 Time: 3:30 - 10:00PM (presentations start at 5:00PM)
Jeffrey Ryan jeffrey.ryan at insightalgo.com ia: insight algorithmics www.insightalgo.com