# August Phoenix Ruby User Group Meeting

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**Created:** [August 6, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/august-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/192812 "2010-08-06T04:29:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/august-phoenix-ruby-user-group-meeting/192812/1 "2010-08-06T04:29:35Z")

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August Phoenix Ruby U. Group Meeting

When: Monday, August 9, 2010  
6:30pm door open. Laptop power and WiFi available.  
7:00pm Show time  
8:30pm Migrate to Four Peaks Brewery

Topic: The R Programming Language

```
    Ray Niemeir will tell us about R, a free software environment 

```

for  
statistical computing and graphics. It compiles and runs on a  
wide variety of UNIX platforms, Windows, and OS X.

```
    http://www.r-project.org/

```

Where: Target Training International offices  
17785 N. Pacesetter Way  
Scottsdale AZ, 85255  
[Google Maps](http://is.gd/7h7L)

```
    101 Freeway to Princess Drive; 2 blocks to Pacesetter
    North on Pacesetter to TTI at 17785
    Park by the front entrance to the building

    ****IMPORTANT****

    Meeting are now held, by default, in the front conference room.
    We'll migrate to the back room if there's an overflow crowd.

    If you have not been to the meeting before PLEASE view this
    satellite image showing the location of the meeting room
    entrance:

    http://rubyaz.org/images/tti_sat_2010.jpg

    If you get lost, call James at 480 236 4136

```

Discussion, food, drink:

```
    Four Peaks Brewery, Scottsdale
    Southeast corner of of Frank Lloyd Wright & Hayden
    (Around the corner from McDonalds, on Hayden)
    http://is.gd/v0wx

```

See [http://www.rubyaz.org](http://www.rubyaz.org) for details

The Phoenix Ruby U. Group meets at 6:30pm on the second Monday of  
each month, barring holidays. Information may be found at  
[www.rubyaz.org](http://www.rubyaz.org).

Thanks,

–

James B.

[www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys  
[www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation  
[www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff  
[www.neurogami.com](http://www.neurogami.com) - Smart application development