Less than 2 weeks until Predictive Analytics World

There are less than 2 weeks until Predictive Analytics World

Here are 4 new things we haven’t told you about:

Complimentary* user group meetings at PAW Monday March 14, 7:30pm-10:00pm:
	useR Group Meeting: Featuring David Smith, Vice President of Marketing for Revolution Analytics, and Byron Ellis from AdBrite, who will give some practical advice on using R in a modern information environment.
	Bay Area SAS Users Group Meeting: Featuring David Bell, State of California, Department of Industrial Relations and William Jackman, Kaiser Permanente.
*Note: Attendance is complimentary, registration is required by clicking on meeting group

The $3 million Heritage Health Prize:
New Announcements at PAW

Robert O'Keefe, Corporate Senior VP, Heritage Provider Network

Data competitions come of age: from movie recommendations to life and death. Possibly the biggest news in predictive modeling in 2011 is Heritage Provider Network's $3 million predictive modeling prize – the biggest data mining competition ever. It requires data scientists to build algorithms that predict who will go to hospital in the next year, so that preventive action can be taken. We will take this opportunity to release new information on the contest's timeline and intermediate progress prizes.

Lab Sessions: Live Topical Demo

PAW Labs give an up-close and personal look at how specific software tools solve specific problems. Select between these different, real-world scenarios to see live demonstrations that solve challenges and provide answers.