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TDWI World Conference Winter 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 , February 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
Paul Sheets, CBIP
Full Day
 S2 Information Quality in Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence: Principles and Practice
  Larry P. English  
Full Day
 S3 Leading and Organizing Business Intelligence Teams: Improving Individual and Team Performance*
  Maureen Clarry  Lorna Rickard
Full Day
 S4 TDWI Introduction to Business Analytics
David L. Wells, CBIP
Full Day
 S5 Measuring Business Intelligence Success* UPDATED!
Dorothy Miller
Half Day A
 S6P TDWI Business Intelligence Executive Briefing
Nancy Williams, CBIP  
Half Day A
 S7A CBIP Preparation for the Information Systems Core Exam
Mark Peco, CBIP
Half Day P
 S7P CBIP Preparation for the Data Warehousing Exam
Mark Peco, CBIP
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:00-7:00 PM
 Welcome Reception hosted by TDWI's Partner Members


Monday , February 18, 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: Information Management in the Realized Information Age
Larry P. English
Full Day
 EXEC1 TDWI Executive Summit, Day One
Full Day
 M1 TDWI Data Modeling: Data Analysis and Design for BI and Data Warehousing Systems
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Full Day
 M2 The BI Pathway Approach: Delivering BI for Business Value
Nancy Williams, CBIP  David Bloom
Full Day
 M3 Requirements Management for Business Intelligence
Mike Lampa
Half Day A
 M4A Workshop: How to Build and Implement Effective Data Governance and Data Stewardship Programs
Robert S. Seiner
Half Day P
 M4P IT Governance Frameworks: ITIL and COBIT for the Data Manager NEW!
Charles Betz
Full Day
 M5 Enterprise Business Metrics in Practice: Using Metrics to Maximize Business Performance
Dan Merriman
Half Day A
 M6A HandsOn-Business Intelligence Strategy™ SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day P
 M6P HandsOn-Statistical Analysis for BI—Essential Business Statistics for BI Applications and Solutions SOLD OUT
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 M7 Strategy for Data Governance NEW!
Sid Adelman  Larissa Moss
Half Day A
 M8A A Systems-Thinking Approach to Business Analytics
David L. Wells, CBIP
Half Day P
 M8P Introduction to Geospatial Data and Analysis NEW!
Michael Scofield
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: Business Architecture: Impacting Governance
Bruce Moore
 Night School: Making Performance Management and Master Data Management Work Together
Anthony L. Politano
5:30-7:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Tuesday , February 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
 EXEC2 TDWI Executive Summit, Day Two
Full Day
 T1 TDWI Dimensional Data Modeling Primer: From Requirements to Business Analytics SOLD OUT
Steve Hoberman, CBIP
Full Day
 T2 Data Quality Fundamentals
Arkady Maydanchik
Full Day
 T3 Evaluating ETL Tools and Technologies: Vendors in Action UPDATED!
Mark Madsen
Full Day
 T4 The Role of Politics, Authority, and Culture in Governing Data NEW!
Robert S. Seiner  Danette McGilvray
Full Day
 T5 Aligning Balanced Scorecard and BI to Optimize Business Performance NEW!
Nancy Williams, CBIP  Bob Paladino
 T6 HandsOn-OLAP
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Full Day
 T7 Evaluating BI Toolsets and BI Tools in Action UPDATED!
Cindi Howson
 T8 Content Management, Search, Portals NEW!
Alan Pelz-Sharpe
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
5:00-7:00 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Reception
5:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Wednesday , February 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 Integration Techniques: ETL and Alternatives for Data Consolidation
Lisa Loftis, CBIP
Full Day
 W2 Data Quality Assessment—Practical Skills
Arkady Maydanchik
Full Day
 W3 Dimensional Modeling Beyond the Basics: Intermediate and Advanced Techniques
Laura L. Reeves
Full Day
 W4 BI from Both Sides: Aligning Business and IT
Jill Dyché, CBIP
Full Day
 W5 Statistical Modeling for Non-Statisticians NEW!
Michael J. A. Berry
Full Day
 W6 HandsOn-Data Mining
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day A
 W7A Evaluating BPM Solutions
Tim Wall
Half Day P
 W7P How to Build a Data Warehouse with Limited Resources
Claudia Imhoff
Half Day A
 W8A Capturing Web Data and Content for BI
Mark Madsen
Half Day P
 W8P Web Analytics NEW!
Tony Byrne
11:15 AM-2:15 PM
 Exhibit Hall Open and Lunch
6:00-7:15 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: Enterprise Data Management—A New Perspective
Lance Miller
 Night School: Introduction to Social Network and Link Analysis
David Loshin
 Night School: Unstructured Data—Driving Future BI Application Success
  Lyndsay Wise
7:00-10:00 PM
 Hospitality Suites


Thursday , February 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 AM-8:15 PM
 Breakfast
8:00-8:45 AM
 Keynote: Like Yin and Yang—BI and the Balanced Scorecard for Holistic Performance Management
Nancy Williams, CBIP  Bob Paladino
Full Day
 TH1 TDWI Data Cleansing: Delivering High-Quality Warehouse Data
Deanne Larson, CBIP
Full Day
 TH2 Designing a High-Performance Data Warehouse
Stephen A. Brobst
Full Day
 TH3 Dimensional Modeling: Advanced Topics
Chris Adamson
Full Day
 TH4 Portfolio Management Concepts and Practices Applied to BI Program and IT Project Management NEW!
Mark Peco, CBIP  Clyde Pinto
Half Day A
 TH5A Predictive Analytics: A Business Perspective
Thomas A.  Rathburn
Half Day P
 TH5P Predictive Analytics: Making It Work
Thomas A.  Rathburn
 TH6 HandsOn-Advanced Analytics
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
Half Day P
 TH7P Performance Dashboards: Measuring, Monitoring, and Managing Your Business
Wayne Eckerson
Half Day A
 TH8A CBIP Preparation for the Data Analysis and Design Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
Half Day P
 TH8P CBIP Preparation for the Business Analytics Exam
Jonathan G. Geiger, CBIP
12:15-1:45 PM
 Lunch Break
5:30-6:45 PM
 Evening Education

Night School: High-Impact Resumés for the 21st Century
Jennifer Hay, CBIP
 Night School: Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, and Business Intelligence
Harr Chen
 Night School: Self-Service BI: Adding Business Value with an Enterprise BI Architecture
Karen A. Masulis
 Peer Networking: Balanced Scorecard for Performance Management
Bob Paladino
5:30-7:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab


Friday , February 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 Technology Architecture for BI: Planning and Design of the Technical Infrastructure
Deanne Larson, CBIP
Full Day
 F2 Real-Time Data Warehousing
Stephen A. Brobst
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 Audit, Balance, and Control: What Every Organization Needs to Know
Karen Heath
Full Day
 F5 Data Mining Techniques, Tools, and Tactics
Dean Abbott
Full Day
 F6 HandsOn-Data Integration
Michael L. Gonzales, CBIP
11:15 AM-12:15 PM
 Lunch Break
8:00 AM-3:00 PM
 CBIP Exam Lab


Sunday , May 11, 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
 S1 TDWI Business Intelligence Fundamentals: From Data Warehousing to Business Impact