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TDWI World Conference Summer 2008

Conference-At-A-Glance

Guide to the course selections below by track:
 Leadership & Management Data Analysis & Design
 Business Analytics Data Integration
 Administration & Technology Career

Sunday , August 17, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:15 AMHalf Day P 1:45-5:00 PM
TIMEEVENT
8:00-9:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 S1 TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact
Nancy Williams, CBIP
Full Day
 S2 TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
Mark Peco, CBIP
Half Day P
 S3P Assessing Your BI Maturity: How to Take Your BI Environment to the Next Level NEW!
John O’Brien, CBIPWayne Eckerson
Full Day
 S4 Data Visualization for Discovery and Analysis
Stephen Few
Full Day
 S5 Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 S6 Leading and Organizing Business Intelligence Teams: Improving Individual and Team Performance*
Maureen ClarryLorna Rickard
Full Day
 S7 Building and Growing a Successful IQ Function NEW!
C. Lwanga Yonke
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:00-7:00 PM
 Welcome Reception hosted by TDWI's Partner Members


Monday , August 18, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:00 AMHalf Day P 2:00-5:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM
 Keynote: Information Democracy—Information Equality for All!
Howard Dresner
Full Day
 M1 TDWI Requirements Gathering: Getting Correct and Complete Requirements for BI Systems NEW!
David L. Wells, CBIP
Full Day
 M2 Dimensional Modeling from a Business Perspective: A Model the Business Can Understand NEW!
Laura L. Reeves
Full Day
 M3 A Systems-Thinking Approach to Business Analytics
Mark Peco, CBIP
Full Day
 M4 Dashboard Design for Immediate Insight
Stephen Few
Half Day A
 M5A Capacity Planning for Enterprise Data Warehouse Deployment
Stephen A. Brobst
Half Day P
 M5P The Future of Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 M6 HandsOn-OLAP SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 M7 BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Jill Dyché, CBIP
Half Day A
 M8A How to Build a Data Warehouse with Limited Resources
Claudia Imhoff
Half Day P
 M8P Feeling SaaS-y? Software as a Service Invades Business Intelligence
Claudia Imhoff
Full Day
 M9 Ten Steps to Quality Data and Trusted Information for the Data Warehouse NEW!
Danette McGilvray
12:00-2:00 PM
 Lunch Break
6:00-7:15 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: A Framework for Technology Evaluation
Jill Mertens
 Night School: How to Market Your BI Program
Laura Madsen
6:00-7:30 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Tuesday , August 19, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-5:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 2:15-5:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 T1 TDWI Data Warehousing Concepts and Principles: An Introduction to the Field of Data Warehousing
Nancy Williams, CBIP
Full Day
 T2 TDWI Enterprise Metrics: Designing Integrated Business Metrics
Mark Peco, CBIP
Full Day
 T3 Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Mark Madsen
Full Day
 T4 Business Intelligence Roadmap: The Complete Lifecycle for Decision-Support Applications
Larissa Moss
Full Day
 T5 Real-Time Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 T6 HandsOn-Business Analytics SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 T7 BI BBQ: Cookin’ Up Better Business ReQuirements
Christina Rouse
Full Day
 T8 Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
Cindi Howson
Full Day
 T9 Data Quality for Data Warehousing: A Practical Guide
Thomas C. Redman
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
5:00-7:00 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Reception
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Wednesday , August 20, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-5:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 2:15-5:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 W1 TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Full Day
 W2 Power, Politics, and Partnership in Business Intelligence Projects
Maureen ClarryLorna Rickard
Full Day
 W3 Enterprise Business Metrics in Practice: Using Metrics to Maximize Business Performance
Mark Peco, CBIP
Full Day
 W4A Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
Thomas A.  Rathburn
Half Day P
 W4P Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
Thomas A.  Rathburn
Full Day
 W5 CIF—Coordinating Your BI, Data Warehousing, and Enterprise Information Initiatives NEW!
Lisa Loftis, CBIP
Half Day A
 W6A HandsOn-Requirements Gathering: Advanced Techniques for BI Requirements SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day P
 W6P HandsOn-Statistical Analysis for BI—Essential Business Statistics for BI Applications and Solutions SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 W7 Beyond the Data Warehouse: Architectural Options for Data Integration
Evan Levy, CBIP
Full Day
 W8 Data Quality Assessment—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik
Half Day A
 W9A Text Analytics for BI/DW Practitioners NEW!
Seth Grimes
Half Day P
 W9P Using Text Analytics to Understand the Voice of the Customer NEW!
Chris Jones
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
6:00-7:15 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: Impossible Data Warehouse Situations—and Solutions
Sid Adelman
 Night School: TOOL TALK—DW Appliances
Krish Krishnan
6:00-7:30 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Thursday , August 21, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 9:00 AM-5:00 PMHalf Day A 9:00-12:15 AMHalf Day P 1:45-5:00 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM
 Keynote: BI Meets Web Analytics: Through the Looking Glass
Bill Schmarzo
Full Day
 TH1 TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics
John O’Brien, CBIP
Half Day A
 TH2A CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Half Day P
 TH2P CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Half Day A
 TH3A Collective Intelligence: The Convergence of BI with Content, Search, and Collaboration NEW!
Colin White
Half Day P
 TH3P Using Embedded BI Analytics to Drive Operational Decisions and Actions NEW!
Colin White
Full Day
 TH4 Data Warehouse Project Management
Sid Adelman
Half Day A
 TH5A DW 2.0: Architecture for the Next Generation of Data Warehousing NEW!
Derek Strauss
Half Day P
 TH5P Integrating Unstructured Data into the DW 2.0 Framework NEW!
William H. Inmon
Full Day
 TH6 HandsOn-Advanced Analytics SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day A
 TH7A Ensuring Data Quality in Data Integration—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik
Half Day P
 TH7P Using the Data Model Scorecard to Improve Data Model Quality
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Full Day
 TH8 Business Requirements for BI Impact
Nancy Williams, CBIPDavid Bloom
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: From "Yours" and "Mine" to "Ours"—The Value of Integrated Data
Lance Miller
 Night School: The Front End of Data Mining
Andres Dorado
 Night School: The Politics of Business Analytics
Jennifer Hay, CBIP
5:30-7:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab


Friday , August 22, 2008

Time Key: Full Day 8:00 AM-3:30 PMHalf Day A 8:00-11:15 AMHalf Day P 12:15-3:30 PM
TIMEEVENT
7:15-8:15 AM
 Breakfast
Full Day
 F1 TDWI Data Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
Deanne Larson, CBIP
Full Day
 F2 Dimensional Modeling: Advanced Topics
Chris Adamson
Half Day A
 F3A Virtualization Technologies for BI Environments
John O’Brien, CBIP
Half Day P
 F3P Emerging Technologies Shaping the Future of Data Warehouses and Business Intelligence UPDATED!
John O’Brien, CBIP
Half Day A
 F4A Using Metadata to Improve Quality NEW!
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Full Day
 F5 Building a BI Career: A Personal Growth Plan
Jennifer Hay, CBIP
Full Day
 F6 HandsOn-Data Integration
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
 Lunch Break
8:00 AM-2:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab