# kdb+ and Big Data in Pharma, NYC Dec 7th **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Support\ **Tags:** kdb-and-q\ **Created:** [November 30, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-and-big-data-in-pharma-nyc-dec-7th/10645 "2015-11-30T23:18:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fintan\_Quill\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8baadc/32.png) [@Fintan\_Quill\_K](https://forum.kx.com/u/Fintan_Quill_K)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.kx.com/t/kdb-and-big-data-in-pharma-nyc-dec-7th/10645/1 "2015-11-30T23:18:00Z")
Hello all, The Kx User Forum and Meetup in New York City is just a week a way, and we are hoping to see you there.  Following the presentations you are invited to a cocktail party nearby at the Léa Wine Bar where two copies of Jeffry Borror’s new book, _q For Mortals Version 3: An Introduction to q Programming_, will be given away in a drawing. **Agenda  ** 6:00 pm   doors open, light refreshments 6:30 pm   welcome and speaker introduction by new Kx Chief Operating Officer Mark Sykes 6:45 pm   “New business uses for kdb+ outside of finance,” by Sayee Natarajan, Director of Systems Development at Purdue Pharma. 7:00 pm   “Beyond Traditional Data mining,” by Nataraj Dasgupta who is part of the Data Science group at Purdue.  7:15 pm   “Applying algorithmic trading techniques to Big Data in Pharma,” Ed Bierly who is part of the Data Science group at Purdue. 7:30 pm   “Using kdb+ across the Enterprise,” by Larry Pickett, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Purdue. 8:00 pm   Cocktail party at Léa Wine Bar near Grand Central Station with a drawing for Jeffry Borror’s _q For Mortals Version 3: An Introduction to q Programming._   **Details** Monday 7th December, 6 pm to 8 pm JP Morgan Chase Building Second Floor Auditorium 383 Madison Avenue **Cocktails** Léa Wine Bar, 8 pm to 10 pm 230 Park Avenue East Helmsley Walkway   **RSVP** Please join the Kx Community NYC Meetup and RSVP there, or email us at kxevents@kx.com.   Regards, Fintan Quill