There are a few Stan users active in the Berlin R Users Group and I did a presentation on Discrete Choice Models using Stan (RStan) about a year ago (link) and at least some people seemed to like it. Maybe come to the next meetup and pitch your idea there and/or get some feedback from the current organizer Berry (of course, the same idea holds for other meetups… Python, Zalando tech, …)?
Thanks for the suggestions and reference to your talk. I contacted the R user group organizers and they agreed to give me a short slot for the next R meetup to present the idea. I will keep you posted.
cool that you remember. Unfortunately I had to cancel my plan (short notice) to participate in the R meet up and use the open mic slot to advertise the idea.
What about we have a first initial meeting with you, @bnicenboim and potentially some of the Stan users at university of Potsdam, he was referring to? We could then think about how we kick off the Stan user group and advertise it?
Definitely! Let me know when you know the precise dates. We should be set up till then.
Gotcha. It’s also not my most favourite thing to do, but if it allows me to interact with local Stan users, I’m willing to organise this.
So what about the week starting Monday 28th of May? I could do any evening except Wednesday. Just off the top of my head, what about we meet Tuesday 29th, 19.00? Any suggestions for locations in Berlin?
I would also be extremely interested in joining in.
I have no idea where such a meeting could take place, but I am currently at the Humboldt in Adlershof and I can check whether we can find a room or something. Although it might be too far way for people from Potsdam to join in I would guess!
It’s definitely a great idea, IMO. A few of us here at a research institute (WZB) might also be interested to attend the meeting. I could also inquire if there might be a possibility of hosting in the future.