Charlottesville has a number of data science meetups. Some groups are more active than others. Code for Charlottesville tends to have a large contingent of School of Data Science folks.
Code for Charlottesville is a group of individuals from various disciplines who are interested in making a difference to their community. They welcome all skill levels and disciplines, no coding experience is necessary.
A Slack workspace dedicated to technology, local meetups, and Charlottesville in general. As far as I can tell, the invite link no longer works, but you can try to email the person on this page. The Slack is still very active (as of May 2024).