Analytical Worlds Blog – Predictive Analytics and Text Analytics – by Eric Siegel, Ph.D.

Mark Your Calendars – Text Analytics World Oct 3 – 4, 2012

Call for Speakers Deadline is Approaching

We are excited to announce Text Analytics World (TAW) is coming to Boston. Lead by new Program Chair, Tom Reamy, TAW is seeking the best and brightest in the industry to speak at the event. This two-day conference will cover the full spectrum of text analytics with a focus in these key areas:

Text analytics is a platform technology that can transform the way information is accessed and utilized in a whole range of information and knowledge applications both within the enterprise and external applications. The conference themes are designed to explore the full ranges of those potential applications.

Submit your proposal today to be considered.
The deadline for proposals is May 25 but earlier submissions are appreciated.

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Early Bird Rates End This Friday

Connect with your peers and experience unmatched networking and learning at PAW Chicago – June 25-26, 2012. Register before Friday to save up to $400 off the onsite price.

Charge your expertise with the latest methodologies field-tested by your peers in their predictive analytics deployment. Secure your value to your organization by attending the two-day conference where our experts – and your peers at large – deliver wisdom to strengthen your process transforming mountains of data into actionable insight. Here’s a sneak peek at what is happening at PAW Chicago:

Keynotes from industry leaders:

• Bruno Aziza, Director, Worldwide Strategy Lead, Business Intelligence, Microsoft
  Predictive Analytics and Business Performance
• Roger Craig, Analytical Jeopardy! Winner and CEO, Cotinga
  Predictive Analytics For the Win: Data Science Meets the Quiz Show Jeopardy!
• Eric Siegel, Conference Program Chair, Predictive Analytics World
  Persuasion by the Numbers: Optimize Marketing Influence by Predicting It

40 Case Studies From Leading Organizations
Help your company make smarter business decisions by learning what leading organizations have done to successfully implement predictive analytics and improve their bottom line. Some of these top names include:

Workshops for Users of All Levels
Roll up your sleeves and get hands-on with the best practitioners in the business at our pre- and post- conference analytics workshops:

• JMP, R, and SAS: the Beauty of Multiple Paradigms
  Instructor: Matthew J. Flynn, Travelers Insurance
• Making Information Strategic with Business Analytics: From Strategy down to Data Source
  Instructor: Gert H. N. Laursen, Maersk Line
• R for Predictive Modeling: A Hands-On Introduction
  Instructor: Max Kuhn, Pfizer
• Modeling Methods: The Best and the Worst of Predictive Analytics
  Instructor: John Elder, Elder Research, Inc.
• Advanced Methods Hands-on: Predictive Modeling Techniques
  Instructor: Dean Abbott, Abbott Analytics
• On-Demand: Predictive Analytics Applied – An Online Introduction
  Instructor: Eric Siegel, Predictive Analytics World

Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing ending this week and realize savings of $400 over onsite registration

Note: Bring the team and realize additional savings. Each additional attendee from the same company registered at the same time receives an extra $200 off the Conference Pass.

To register go here

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Early Bird Rates Are Ending – Don't Miss Out

The clock is ticking, don't wait any longer to save your seat and some money.

Network and engage with the brightest minds in predictive analytics by attending Predictive Analytics World Chicago. More than ever organizations face challenges that can only be met with data driven predictions. Get the resources and insight you need to enhance your business results at the best price if you register before Friday, May 11^th.

Allstate, BBC, eBay, HP, Mazda, Microsoft, MTV Networks, Paychex, Pfizer, Travelers, USPS, Western Union, and Wikipedia are just a few of the case studies to be presented at PAW Chicago. Be part of the leading event featuring over 40 sessions, hands-on workshops, unlimited networking, access to top solution providers, and a whole lot more.

Want to learn more?

• View the jam packed agenda featuring something for every user level
  www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/chicago/2012/agenda_overview.php
• Browse our lineup of industry luminaries speaking at the conference www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/chicago/2012/speakers.php
• Get hands-on with workshops from leading practitioners in the space www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/chicago/2012/analytics_workshops.php

Don't wait any longer – secure your seat before May 11^th to save up to $400.

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Early Bird Savings Ends on Friday, May 11^th

Jump at the chance to attend the premier Predictive Analytics World event coming to Chicago June 25-26, 2012 at a discounted rate with early bird savings. Register before Friday, May 11^th to take advantage of the special pricing.

Nowhere else will you be able to hear how over 40 leading companies across a variety of industries implemented new analytics strategies to enhance their business results.

Predictive Analytic World's June agenda covers hot topics and advanced methods such as:

*Take advantage of Early Bird Pricing ending May 11^th and realize $100 Workshop Savings and up to $400 Conference Pass Savings off the onsite price.

Note: Bring the team and realize additional savings. Each additional attendee from the same company registered at the same time receives an extra $200 off the 2-Day Conference Pass.

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1 Week Until Predictive Analytics World Toronto
Advanced Pricing Ends This Friday April 20th

Time is running out; don't miss the opportunity to join your peers, experts, and top solution providers at the leading predictive analytics event PAW, next week in Toronto.

Highlights for the upcoming event include:

• Keynotes from Piyanka Jain, CEO, Aryng.com and Former PayPal Business Analytics Head, Edward Nazarko, Client Technical Advisor, IBM and Eric Siegel, Program Chair, Predictive Analytics World.
• Content covering crowdsourcing data mining, demand generation, ensemble models, financial services, forecasting, fraud detection, healthcare analytics, insurance, segment analysis, software development cost estimation, text analytics and uplift modeling.
• Case studies from AMA, Capital One, CIBC, Crawford, IBM, MTV Networks, Seer Solutions, US Special Forces, Verizon Wireless and many more.

Time is limited, register by Friday, April 20th and realize a savings of up to $100.

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Network with the Brightest in the Industry
PAW Toronto, April 25-26, 2012 – In Two Weeks

Predictive Analytics World (PAW) Toronto is two weeks away and by now you are already aware of the great case studies and unmatched content that will be presented. Dive deeper and attend PAW Toronto to make connections with like-minded analytics professionals – ask questions and get solutions to some of your most challenging problems.

Take a look at the caliber of attendees joining us at PAW Toronto in 2 weeks:

Don't delay, register today.

Join PAW and access the premier keynotes, sessions, workshops, exposition, expert panel, networking, reception, lunches, brand-name enterprise leaders, and industry heavyweights in the business.

Register now – Bring the team and realize savings. Each additional attendee from the same company registered at the same time receives an extra $100 off the Conference Pass.

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Less Than 3 Weeks to Go Until PAW Toronto

In 2012, organizations have access to more data than ever before — but what are they doing to turn these mountains of raw material into valuable insight?

Predictive Analytics World Toronto – April 25-26, 2012 features case studies from top organizations across multiple industries, including:

	Insurance Pricing Models using Predictive Analytics
	Competitive Training of Predictive Modelers
	Creating Value Segmentation to Drive Business Strategies
	Predictive Analytics in Property Insurance Claims: Findings and Lessons Learned
	Predictive Social Marketing – Sentiment Forecasting and Impact on Success
	Right Medicine, Right Patient
	Revenge of the Clueless: Combining Many Poor Estimates into an Expert Forecast
	Visualizing Forecast Models with Interactive Scenario Analysis to Optimize Profitability

• IBM
• A U.S. Special Forces
• True-to-life anecdotes based on miscellaneous enterprise successes

Newly Available – PAW Toronto Conference Preview Download the conference preview for a comprehensive view of PAW Toronto – session descriptions, speaker line-up, workshop information and more.

Less Than 3 Weeks Left to Register
With PAW Toronto less than 3 weeks away, time is running out. Register today and realize a savings of up to $100 off the onsite price.

Bonus Offer: Each additional attendee from the same company registered at the same time receives an extra $100 off the Two Day Pass.

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Sharpen Your Skills and Broaden Your Expertise
with Full Day Analytics Workshops

Predictive Analytics World focuses on concrete examples of deployed predictive analytics. Hear from the horse's mouth precisely how Fortune 500 analytics competitors and other top practitioners deploy predictive modeling, and what kind of business impact it delivers.

PAW Toronto Workshops:

Monday, April 23		Tuesday, April 24
R for Predictive Modeling: A Hands-On Introduction Full- day: 9:00am–4:30pm		Modeling Methods: The Best and the Worst of Predictive Analytics Full- day: 9:00am–4:30pm
Gain experience driving R for predictive modeling across real examples and data sets. Survey the pertinent modeling packages.		The key inner workings of leading algorithms, case studies demonstrating their performance and comparison of merits.
	Max Kuhn Director, Nonclinical Statistics Pfizer		John Elder, Ph.D. CEO and Founder Elder Research

Friday, April 27			On–Demand
Advanced Methods Hands-on: Predictive Modeling Techniques Full- day: 8:45am–4:30pm			Predictive Analytics Applied – An Online Introduction Online 5 ½-hour training program on demand
Dive in hands-on employing the key predictive analytics algorithms, and gain experience with leading software.			New to predictive analytics? Take this online course instructed by the chair of PAW to ramp up before the conference. On-demand access at any time.
	Dean Abbott President Abbott Analytics	Sponsored by:		Eric Siegel Ph.D. Conference Chair Predictive Analytics World

Predictive Analytic World's agenda covers hot topics and advanced methods such as:

With PAW Toronto less than a month away, time is running out. Register today and realize a savings of up to $100 off the onsite price.

Note: Bring the team and realize additional savings. Each additional attendee from the same company registered at the same time receives an extra $200 off the Conference Pass.

To register go here

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The Latest Techniques and Most Advanced Methods
View full agenda and topics online now

Join your peers June 25-26, 2012 in Chicago for Predictive Analytics World, the business event covering today's commercial deployment of predictive analytics across industries and across software vendors.

PAW Chicago's agenda highlights include:

Eric Siegel Program Chair Predictive Analytics World Persuasion by the Numbers: Optimize Marketing Influence by Predicting It

Bruno Aziza Director, Worldwide Strategy Lead, Business Intelligence Microsoft Predictive Analytics and Business Performance

Roger Craig Analytical Jeopardy! Winner, and CEO, Cotinga Predictive Analytics For the Win: Data Science Meets the Quiz Show Jeopardy!

Plus a special plenary session from industry heavy-weight:

John Elder CEO & Founder Elder Research, Inc. Becoming an Ace with a Robot as your Wingman

• Full day pre– and post– conference workshops:

• Advanced Methods Hands-on: Predictive Modeling Techniques
• Making Information Strategic with Business Analytics: From Strategy down to Data Source
• Predictive Analytics Applied – An Online Introduction
• The Best and the Worst of Predictive Analytics: Predictive Modeling Methods and Common Data Mining Mistakes
• JMP, R, and SAS: the Beauty of Multiple Paradigms
• R for Predictive Modeling: A Hands-On Introduction

• Topics covering black box trading, churn modeling, crowdsourcing, demand forecasting, ensemble models, fraud detection, healthcare, insurance applications, law enforcement, litigation, market mix modeling, mobile analytics, online marketing, risk management, social data, supply chain management, targeting direct marketing, uplift modeling (net lift), and other innovative applications that benefit organizations in new and creative ways

Dive deeper into the agenda and discover the high caliber of speakers and top content featured at PAW Chicago – view the agenda.

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