BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3f96abe7-b265-4a6f-8398-349d47a25dcb.175892@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20170125T150925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170125T150925Z LOCATION:Plaster Free Enterprise Center\, Robert W. SUMMARY:Big Data Dance Forum DESCRIPTION:Moving Your Business Forward With Analytics!Lots of decision m akers and thought leaders are talking about it\, but what is it?  How is it collected?  What can be done with it?  What are the analytic tools ava ilable to businesses?  The "Big Data Dance" forum will help to answer the se questions and to get leaders thinking about how to harness the power o f information generated every second of every day.MDI's Big Data Dance Fo rum will feature multiple breakout sessions on the topic and a keynote lu nch speaker. Registration is limited to the first 100 registrants and wil l include lunch and morning and afternoon refreshments. After the forum\, join us for a reception and networking event on-site.Keynote Speaker:\n\ n\nTopic Areas Include:\n\n\n\nDefining Big Data - background\, capture\, sources and ethics\nUses of Big Data - predictive analytics\, product po sitioning\, pricing\, manufacturing\, retailing\nAnalytics Tools - softwa re\, hardware and training\nDarker Side of Data - managing risk\, quantit ative data analysis and structuring text data\nReally Big Data - crunchin g large terabytes with the right tools\nSmall\, Medium and Large Firms - accessibility to analytics information and tools\nBig Data in the Value C hain - C-Suite\, IT\, finance\, HR performance\, logistics\, marketing/cu stomer care\n\nWho Should Attend?: CEO’s\, senior leaders\, managers\, IT professionals\, marketing representatives\, financial supervisors\, HR d irectors...anyone within the organization involved in the decision making processes of moving your business forward with analytics!  Event sponsor s and presenters include:  IBM\, AECI\, BKD\, Brocade\, CoxHealth\, DeWit t & Associates\, Essentially Data\, Fioras Consulting\, Huber Associates\ , Jack Henry Associates\, Missouri State University College of Business\, O’Reilly Automotive\, TXK Training\, Torrent Consulting\, Wal Mart.\n\n\ nParticipation is limited to the first 100 registrants!  Register Now! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p>Mo ving Your Business Forward With Analytics!<br /><br />Lots of decision ma kers and thought leaders are talking about it\, but what is it?&nbsp\; Ho w is it collected?&nbsp\; What can be done with it?&nbsp\; What are the a nalytic tools available to businesses?&nbsp\; The "Big Data Dance" forum will help to answer these questions and to get leaders thinking about how to harness the power of information generated every second of every day. <br /><br />MDI's Big Data Dance Forum will feature multiple breakout ses sions on the topic and a keynote lunch speaker. Registration is limited t o the first 100 registrants and will include lunch and morning and aftern oon refreshments. After the forum\, join us for a reception and networkin g event on-site.<br /><br />Keynote Speaker:</p>\n<p>Topic Areas Include: </p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defining Big Data - background\, capture\, sources and et hics</li>\n<li>Uses of Big Data - predictive analytics\, product position ing\, pricing\, manufacturing\, retailing</li>\n<li>Analytics Tools - sof tware\, hardware and training</li>\n<li>Darker Side of Data - managing ri sk\, quantitative data analysis and structuring text data</li>\n<li>Reall y Big Data - crunching large terabytes with the right tools</li>\n<li>Sma ll\, Medium and Large Firms - accessibility to analytics information and tools</li>\n<li>Big Data in the Value Chain - C-Suite\, IT\, finance\, HR performance\, logistics\, marketing/customer care</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Who Sh ould Attend?:&nbsp\;CEO&rsquo\;s\, senior leaders\, managers\, IT profess ionals\, marketing representatives\, financial supervisors\, HR directors ...anyone within the organization involved in the decision making process es of moving your business forward with analytics!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<br /><br />Event sponsors and presenters include:&nbsp\;&nbsp\;IBM\, AECI\, BKD\, Brocade\, CoxHealth\, DeWitt &amp\; Associates\, Essentially Data\, Fior as Consulting\, Huber Associates\, Jack Henry Associates\, Missouri State University College of Business\, O&rsquo\;Reilly Automotive\, TXK Traini ng\, Torrent Consulting\, Wal Mart.<o:p></o:p></p>\n<p><br />Participatio n is limited to the first 100 registrants!&nbsp\; Register Now!</p></body ></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20170420T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20170420T160000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:http://cbed.missouristate.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=SP17S17 CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Faculty,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR