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Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
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Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org
Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
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From: cayennedan <<email obscured>>
Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Subject: [TCRG] #BigDataMN: Minnesota's Field Guide to Analytics
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#BigDataMN:
Minnesota's Field Guide to Analytics <http://bigdatamn.eventbrite.com>
*We espouse data at the juncture of Business, Tech, and Math.
@MinneAnalytics
*
This is an all day multi-track event. We expect 500-700 participants.
*Tracks and Sessions to include but not limited to:*
- ***Big Data Analytics*
- *Talent*
- *Social Media Analytics*
- *Retail Analytics*
- *Predictive Modeling*
- *Hadoop , Cassandra, NoSQL, Pig, Hive.......*
- *Data Visualization*
- *Text Mining?*
*Discussion to include:*
- *Value*: Show me the money! Measurable Results Multi-Channel Case
Studies Vendors, Start-ups
- *Definition*: What are all these โbuzz words? MapReduce, Hadoop,
Cassandra, The Cloud, Pig, Hive, HDFS
- *Strategy*: Where are you headed? Is Data part of your Strategy? Big
Data Analytics Buy vs. Build Open source options Alignment with
Analytical Infrastructure Speed to Market
- *Privacy Considerations*
- *Talent*: Who, How, Where? Data Scientist vs. Statistician
Where to find talent? Left/Right brain? Math-Tech-Business
Retain, Train, Education Offshore vs. Onshore University involvement
- *more to come*
Call for sponsors <http://lanyrd.com/2013/bigdatamn/calls/qkhg/>
Call for speakers <http://lanyrd.com/2013/bigdatamn/calls/qkhf/>
*Facilities:*
First Floor Atrium, 3M Auditorium (CSOM 1-115), Classroom CSOM 1-114, and
the Executive Center.
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Atrium
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details<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/atrium_more.html>
View floor
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3M Auditorium and Classroom 1-114
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Executive Center
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*Early List of Confirmed Speakers*
Todd Graham Demographer Metropolitan Council
Edward Chenard Strategy Manager - Digital Experiences Best Buy
Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D IT Industry Analyst RedMonk
Nikos Sidiropoulos, PdD, University of Minnesota CSE
Dan McCreary NoSQL Evangelist
Joe Konstan, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley.
UMN
Dennis Still SEM Analyst OptiMine Software, Inc.
Professor Diwakar Gupta, PdD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, UMN
Jamie Ostheimer, PhD Data Scientist
Jaideep Srivastava, PhD. University of Minnesota CSE
Jean-Marie Bertoncelli, 3M
Ravi Bapna, PdD. Carlson School of Management
Lizzy Wilkins, Data Scientist at Nina Hale
Chris Malone, PhD Associate Professor at Winona State Univeristy
Carolyn Parnell, CIO State of Minnesota
*Bill
Hoffman<http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2012/03/16/bill-hoffman-40-under-forty.html?page=all>
*, Best Buy Senior Vice President of Consumer Insights Unit.
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Date: Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:51 PM
Subject: [TCRG] #BigDataMN: Minnesota's Field Guide to Analytics
To: <email obscured>
#BigDataMN:
Minnesota's Field Guide to Analytics <http://bigdatamn.eventbrite.com>
*We espouse data at the juncture of Business, Tech, and Math.
@MinneAnalytics
*
This is an all day multi-track event. We expect 500-700 participants.
*Tracks and Sessions to include but not limited to:*
- ***Big Data Analytics*
- *Talent*
- *Social Media Analytics*
- *Retail Analytics*
- *Predictive Modeling*
- *Hadoop , Cassandra, NoSQL, Pig, Hive.......*
- *Data Visualization*
- *Text Mining?*
*Discussion to include:*
- *Value*: Show me the money! Measurable Results Multi-Channel Case
Studies Vendors, Start-ups
- *Definition*: What are all these โbuzz words? MapReduce, Hadoop,
Cassandra, The Cloud, Pig, Hive, HDFS
- *Strategy*: Where are you headed? Is Data part of your Strategy? Big
Data Analytics Buy vs. Build Open source options Alignment with
Analytical Infrastructure Speed to Market
- *Privacy Considerations*
- *Talent*: Who, How, Where? Data Scientist vs. Statistician
Where to find talent? Left/Right brain? Math-Tech-Business
Retain, Train, Education Offshore vs. Onshore University involvement
- *more to come*
Call for sponsors <http://lanyrd.com/2013/bigdatamn/calls/qkhg/>
Call for speakers <http://lanyrd.com/2013/bigdatamn/calls/qkhf/>
*Facilities:*
First Floor Atrium, 3M Auditorium (CSOM 1-115), Classroom CSOM 1-114, and
the Executive Center.
[image: Atrium Thumbnail]
Atrium
View more photos and
details<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/atrium_more.html>
View floor
plans<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/atrium_floor.html>
[image: 3M Auditorium Thumbnail]
3M Auditorium and Classroom 1-114
View more photos and
details<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/3m_more.html>
View floor plans<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/3m_floor.html>
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Executive Center
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details<http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/about/includes/executive_more.html>
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*Early List of Confirmed Speakers*
Todd Graham Demographer Metropolitan Council
Edward Chenard Strategy Manager - Digital Experiences Best Buy
Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D IT Industry Analyst RedMonk
Nikos Sidiropoulos, PdD, University of Minnesota CSE
Dan McCreary NoSQL Evangelist
Joe Konstan, Ph.D., Computer Science at University of California, Berkeley.
UMN
Dennis Still SEM Analyst OptiMine Software, Inc.
Professor Diwakar Gupta, PdD, Industrial and Systems Engineering, UMN
Jamie Ostheimer, PhD Data Scientist
Jaideep Srivastava, PhD. University of Minnesota CSE
Jean-Marie Bertoncelli, 3M
Ravi Bapna, PdD. Carlson School of Management
Lizzy Wilkins, Data Scientist at Nina Hale
Chris Malone, PhD Associate Professor at Winona State Univeristy
Carolyn Parnell, CIO State of Minnesota
*Bill
Hoffman<http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/print-edition/2012/03/16/bill-hoffman-40-under-forty.html?page=all>
*, Best Buy Senior Vice President of Consumer Insights Unit.
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