Several meetups for Apache Hadoop and Hadoop-related projects are scheduled for the evenings surrounding Hadoop World 2011. Make the most of your week in New York City by attending one or more of these meetups focusing on the Apache projects Hadoop, HBase, Sqoop, Hive and Flume. Food and beverages will be provided at each meetup. Join us to relax, get informed and network with your fellow conference attendees.

Hadoop/HBase Meetup, NYC Edition

November 7: 6pm – 8pm ET

Attend this Apache Hadoop and Apache Hbase meetup the night before Hadoop World kicks off. Learn from a series of short 15-minute talks followed by interactive discussions that will be in an unconference format. Learn more

Apache Sqoop (incubating) Meetup

November 7: 7:30pm – 9pm ET

Attend this unconference-formatted, Apache Sqoop-focused meetup to participate in and listen to discussions around key issues users encounter working with Sqoop. The meetup will also include discussions about popular feature requests and enhancements that could help define the next major feature for the Sqoop project. Learn more

Apache Hive Meetup, NYC Edition

November 9: 6:30pm ET

After the commencement of Hadoop World, attend the Apache Hive meetup and listen to a series of short 15-minute talks that will be followed by an unconference-formatted discussion focused on several facets of the Apache Hive project. Learn more

Apache Flume (incubating) Meetup

November 9: 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET

Attend this Apache Flume meetup following Hadoop World. There will be a short initial talk followed by an unconference-formatted discussion. Learn more

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