CONFERENCES & SEMINARS 02.23.99
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Feb 23, Mar 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 1999
SAGENT DATA MART DESIGN CLINIC
Location: Orlando, Florida
Long Beach, California
Seattle, Washington
Hartford, Connecticut
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Columbus, Ohio
Contact: http://www.sagenttech.com/events/design_clinics.html
March 9-11, 1999
DCI'S DATA WAREHOUSE SUMMIT
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: http://www.dci.com/datawhse
March 9-10, 1999
FEDERAL DATA MINING SYMPOSIUM & EXPOSITION '99
Location: McLean, VA
Contact: carbone@mitre.org
Description: Data users, analysts, administrators, managers, developers, researchers, theoreticians, and vendors are cordially invited to attend and submit papers for presentation at Federal Data Mining '99. The 1st Federal Data Mining Symposium included numerous vendors and all types of researchers and users of data mining tools and techniques to create a unique opportunity to discuss data mining in the domain of the government. There is no element of the Federal Government, nor information technology corporation that does not have a critical interest in "mining the golden nugget" from the vast repositories of information available to them.
Mar 11-12, 1999
SUCCESSFUL DATA MINING FOR MARKETERS
Location: Washington, DC
Contact: http://www.henrystewart.com/conferences/SDMfM2/
Description: A two day conference designed specifically to help marketers understand the benefits that successful data mining can bring to marketing and customer communication programs. The first day focuses on the methods and techniques used to mine databases, presented using straightforward language with all jargon explained. The second day covers the application of data mining to specific marketing needs such as product design, direct mail, loyalty programmes, customer life time value and management and the Internet.
The conference is designed to be a straightforward and immediately usable briefing for real marketers with real data.
The conference covers:
All theory is supported with full case studies with 12 speakers including, Arthur Hughes, ACS; Olivia Rud; Direct Com; John Hershberger, Ameritech; Richard Harvey, IBM and Alan Rinkus, Fleet Credit Card Services.
Mar 22-24, 1999
SIMULATION SOLUTIONS '99
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Contact: http://www.iienet.org/simsol99.htm
Description: The Simulation Solutions '99 Conference, March 22-24, '99 in Mesa, Arizona will educate CEOs, Directors, Presidents and executives at all levels about the potential applications of simulation and illustrate how simulation can be used as a strategic business tool in a variety of industries, from hospitals to manufacturing, from the simple to the complex.
This 2 1/2-day conference features keynote addresses from executives at Motorola, Intel and Whirlpool. Representing Motorola Manufacturing Systems, David R. Kalasky is the Consulting Operations Manager for the Enterprise Modeling and Analysis Group. From Intel Corporation, Devedas A. Pillai is the Senior Strategy Manager for Technology and Manufacturing Engineering. From Whirlpool, Randy Zimmerman is a Process Manager for the Center for Partner Development. Attendees will gain valuable insight from these experienced leaders - insight on how the use of simulation helped them add to the bottom line. In addition, a pre-conference workshop is scheduled for March 21, 1999.
Presenters include executives from more than 40 of the leading simulation users. Attendees will learn how the world's best companies, both large and small, successfully apply computer simulation to solve problems before they occur, and how simulation can be the most cost-effective tool in decision support technology.
Also included are simulation applications, educational sessions, case studies, panel discussions and exhibits. Four application tracks (manufacturing and material handling, supply chain management, non-manufacturing, and simulation skills development) will feature "success stories," demonstrating how an organization's use of computer simulation provided invaluable information for solving a problem, supporting a decision, or exposing potential problems.
Simulation Solutions '99 Conference is sponsored and produced by IIE, and endorsed by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME).
Apr 6-7, 8-9, May 3-4, 6-7, 11-12, 13-14, 20-21, 1999
BILL INMON'S DW & ERP CONVERGENCE SEMINARS
Locations: Denver, Colorado
Seattle, Washington
St. Louis, Missouri
Newark, New Jersey
Chicago, Illinois
Dallas, Texas
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contact: 1-800-989-8899 or seminars@kivaproductions.com
Description: FileTek, Inc., a pioneer in Atomic Data Store (ADS) technology, will co-sponsor with the SAS Institute a series of "continuing education" seminars conducted by Bill Inmon, the "father" of the data warehousing concept. The seminars will focus on how companies can store, access, and use massive amounts of information to make better business decisions. The two-day sessions are geared towards executives who are responsible for enterprise resource planning and the management, design, and development of data warehouses. IBM will also be a seminar sponsor.
FileTek, Inc. specializes in the economical management and centralized storage of transaction and historical data in relational and non-relational form. This allows businesses of all types to understand more about their business, markets, products and customers. StorHouse(R), the company's flagship software product, serves as the warehouse to capture, store, move and access massive amounts of atomic data for the largest data warehouses in the world.
The seminars will be held in seven cities across the country this spring. The sessions will be conducted by Bill Inmon and John Ladley. Inmon has written 36 books and hundreds of articles about data warehousing and is president of Pine Cone Systems, which provides data warehousing administration software. Ladley is managing director of Knowledge Interspace, Inc., a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in knowledge management and data warehouse planning, training and delivery. He also serves as a research fellow with META Group, an information technology market analysis and consulting company in Stamford, Conn.
In addition to speaker-led discussions, FileTek, IBM and SAS Institute will present case studies, technical presentations and question-and-answer sessions that will provide critical information companies need to design, build and manage successful data warehouses.
According to a study by the Palo Alto Management Group, in 1997 companies spent nearly $15 billion on data warehouses worldwide, a figure that is expected to increase at a rate of more than 50% each year, reaching $113 billion by 2002.
"The amount of data that is generated by corporations and organizations is growing at an exponential rate," according David L. Beamer, FileTek's president and chief operating officer. "Business intelligence, which is critical to an organization's effectiveness, requires timely access to this data. By co-sponsoring this important series of seminars, we hope to provide the tools and insights executives need to get the most out of the data they are collecting."
"Once a company initiates data warehousing, the volume of data it maintains increases by a factor of 100% per year over the first five years, " Inmon said. "The explosion in the growth of data that we see now is a result of companies starting to keep more detailed information, more historical information, and more data to have on hand for future, unknown requirements." Inmon continued, "I am pleased to have FileTek co-sponsor our 1999 seminar series. FileTek's StorHouse is a profound development in data warehousing technology."
The seminars will be held April 6-7 in Denver, Colorado; April 8-9 in Seattle, Washington; May 3-4 in St. Louis, Missouri; May 6-7 in Newark, New Jersey; May 11-12 in Chicago, Illinois; May 13-14 in Dallas, Texas; and May 20-21 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The cost of each two-day session is $895 if attendees register before March 19. The registration fee includes continental breakfast and lunch each day, plus a cocktail reception/book-signing event on the first evening.
Apr 12-16, 1999
SPRING INTERNET WORLD 99
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contact: http://www.internet.com/spring99
Apr 19-21, 1999
STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR SUCCESSFUL DATA WAREHOUSES
Location: Dallas, TX
Contact: http://www.dci.com
Apr 21-23 1999
THIRD INTL CONFERENCE & EXPO ON THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND DATA MINING
Location: London, United Kingdom
Contact: http://www.demon.co.uk/ar/PADD99/
Apr 25 - May 1, 1999
THE DATA WAREHOUSING INSTITUTE'S SPRING IMPLEMENTATION CONFERENCE
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contact: tdwi@dw-institute.com
Description: Features keynotes by Bill Inmon, Wayne Eckerson, & Richard Rist, intensive full-day training sessions, exhibits by 50 leading solution providers, and more.
Apr 26-28, 1999
THIRD PACIFIC-ASIA CONFERENCE ON KNOWLEDGE DISCOVERY AND DATA MINING
Location: Beijing, China
Contact: http://ain2.ai.csse.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/pakdd99/
Jul 5-16, 1999
WORKSHOP ON DATA MINING IN ECONOMICS, MARKETING, & FINANCE
MACHINE LEARNING & APPLICATIONS
Location: Chania, Greece
Contact: http://www.iit.demokritos.gr/skel/eetn/acai99
In recent years there has been a huge increase in Economic, Marketing and Finance databases with examples including Government surveys, supermarket sales information and minute by minute stock prices. The common denominator for these examples is that the amount of data is overwhelming for the typical user and specialized tools are needed to aid in an analysis. By approaching an analysis as a search for knowledge (data mining), rather than to test a hypothesis (classical statistics), previously unknown relationships in the data can be discovered.
The workshop has two main aims: to present the current trends in Data Mining as a research area and to link this with the experience gained by practitioners. Topics could include: new techniques/algorithms, success/failure case stories, comparisons between different tools, new ideas for future research. Data Mining has its roots in practical problem solving. So although technical topics are encouraged, the main focus will be on Data Mining as a tool for applied research. Active discussions are welcome and in particular the views of users.
Jul 17 or 18, 1999
DATA MINING WITH EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS: RESEARCH DIRECTIONS.
Location: Orlando, Florida
Contact: http://www.ppgia.pucpr.br/~dmea/
The general goal of the workshop will be to discuss promising and necessary research directions in data mining with evolutionary algorithms.
The workshop length will be either half day or full day, depending on the number of submitted papers. The workshop will consist of presentations by selected speakers, followed by discussions. Speakers will be selected via submission of short papers, reviewed by an international program committee. Submitted papers must address important research directions and open problems, rather than just discuss some particular algorithm developed by the authors.
The workshop will have a limited number of participants. If you cannot submit a paper or if your paper is not selected, you can still attend the workshop if you are invited by the Chairman. Invitees will be selected via submission of a short CV, describing their relevant expertise, main publications, etc.
The following items must be submitted to the Workshop Chairman: * A hardcopy of a short CV (maximum 2 pages) for each author * Four hardcopies of a short paper (maximum 5 pages)
Important Dates:
Paper and CV submission: papers must arrive by March 12
Acceptance/rejection Notification: March 26 Camera-ready paper: April 21
Workshop Chairman:
Prof. Alex Alves Freitas
PUC-PR (Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana)
Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Informatica Aplicada
Predio da Engenharia Eletrica e Computacao
Rua Imaculada Conceicao, 1155. Prado Velho.
Curitiba-PR, 80215-901
BRAZIL
Aug 31 - Sep 3, 1999
EURO-PAR'99: HIGH-PERFORMANCE DM AND KDD
Location: Toulouse, France
Contact: http://www.enseeiht.fr/europar99/
Description: Euro-Par is the premier European conference on parallel computing and normally attracts about 300 participants. It is an annual international conference, dedicated to the promotion and advancement of all aspects of parallel computing. The objective of Euro-Par is to provide a forum to promote the development of parallel computing both as an industrial tool and as an academic discipline, extending the frontiers of the state of practice as well as the state of the art. Euro-Par'99 features 23 topics. Each topic (formerly called workshop) is arranged by a small committee, consisting of a global chair, a local chair, and usually two, sometimes more vice-chairs. One main topic of Euro-Par'99 is Parallel Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
Dec 6-8, 1999
SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISCOVERY SCIENCE
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contact: http://www.i.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ds99
The second international conference on Discovery Science (DS'99) will be held at Waseda University International Conference Center, Tokyo, Japan, from December 6 to 8, 1999. The conference will be sponsored by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Area "Discovery Science", in cooperation with Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, and with SIG of Data Mining, Japan Society for Software Science and Technology. The conference will be colocated with the Tenth International Conference on Algorithmic Learning Theory (ALT'99).
The "Discovery Science" is a three year project from 1998 to 2000 that aims to (1) develop new methods for knowledge discovery, (2) install network environments for knowledge discovery, and (3) establish the Discovery Science as a new area of Computer Science. A systematic research is planned that ranges over philosophy, logic, reasoning, computational learning and system developments. We are now close to the end of the first year and quite a few new research results are being expected.
The main objective of this conference is to provide an open forum for intensive discussions and interchange of new information among researchers working in the new area of Discovery Science. We believe that such forum will be of benefit to the participants of the conference as well as to the "Discovery Science" project.
Invited lectures will be delivered by Professor Donald Michie (University of Edinburgh), Professor Stuart Russell (University of California, Berkeley), Professor Jan M Zytkow (University of North Carolina). There will be three more speakers invited by ALT'99: Katharina Morik (University of Dortmund), Robert Schapire (AT&T Shannon Lab.), and Kenji Yamanishi (NEC).
Dec 15-17, 1999
IAT'99: 1ST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON INTELLIGENT AGENT TECHNOLOGY
Location: Hong Kong
Contact: http://www.comp.hkbu.edu.hk/IAT99
Description: The Asia-Pacific Conference on Intelligent Agent Technology (IAT) is a high-quality, high-impact biannual agent conference series. As the first meeting in this new series, IAT'99 will primarily focus on (i) the state-of-the-art in the development of intelligent agents and (ii) the theoretical and computational foundations of intelligent agent technology. The aim of IAT'99 is to bring together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields, such as computer science, information technology, business, education, human factors, systems engineering, and robotics to (i) examine the design principles and performance characteristics of various approaches in intelligent agent technology, and (ii) increase the cross-fertilization of ideas on the development of autonomous agents and multiagent systems among different domains. By encouraging idea-sharing and discussions on the underlying logical, cognitive, physical, and biological foundations as well as the enabling technologies of intelligent agents, IAT'99 is expected to stimulate the future development of new models, new methodologies, and new tools for building a variety of embodiments of agent-based systems.
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