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Title: 9 Big Data Conferences to Put on Your Calendar
Authors: Datahead

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9 Big Data Conferences to Put on Your Calendar

Big data is now an active frontier for innovation. The analysis of large data sets is increasingly important in business, medicine, finance, government, and beyond. As this new resource for growth and understanding in our world explodes, experts at the forefront of big data frequently share their insights at the world’s leading big-data conferences. These meetings, rich with information about new tools, methods, and best practices in big data, are your best resource for discovering how to make the most of data analysis and insight. Check out these big-data conferences that every budding data scientist should know about and try to attend:

eMetrics

www.emetrics.org
San Francisco, California: March 16-10, 2014; Toronto, Ontario: May 12-15, 2014; Chicago, Illinois: June 16-19, 2014; Boston, Massachusetts: October 5-9, 2014
The eMetrics conference brings big data to marketing. This conference is useful for organizations in development mode as well as early adopters, with featured tracks for mobile, social, tech, web, strategy, management, and executives interested in the application of big data. Keynote speakers include Google digital marketing evangelist Avinash Kaushik on driving organizational change in analytics, Macys.com director of marketing analytics Christopher Hogan on connected customers, and Adi Kamdar of the Electronic Frontier Foundation on privacy.

Gigaom Structure Data

events.gigaom.com/structuredata-2014
New York, New York: March 19-20, 2014
Discover real-world big-data case studies and develop a data strategy with Gigaom’s Structure Data conference. This gathering of big data professionals explores using data to drive business success, from data capture to analysis and use. Topics include privacy, using big data for the greater good, new applications in big data, and the Internet of Things. Leadership from Ford, McLaren, MetLife, Guess, Watson Solutions, and Turner Broadcasting will be in attendance to explain how enterprises can put big data to work.

Big Data Exchange

bigdataexchangeusa.com
Virginia: March 23-25, 2014
This exclusive big-data conference is open only to senior executives in strategic leadership and guidance. Attendees include chief analytics officers, chief data officers, chief information officers, and executives in analytics, data, informatics, and business intelligence. The conference is designed for excellent networking and educational opportunities, with conference sessions, master classes, and roundtables on big data. Big Data Exchange is a great resource for executives interested in taking their organizations to the next level with help from big data.

Data Summit

www.dbta.com/DataSummit/2014/
New York, New York: May 12-14, 2014
Designed for businesses aiming to become data-driven, the Data Summit explores big-data management and strategic applications. Attendees will learn about big-data technologies including Hadoop and NoSQL, as well as how to solve business problems and drive innovation through analytics. The Data Summit also features a Data Solutions Showcase marketplace featuring products and service solutions related to big data.

DataBeat

venturebeat.com/events/databeat2014/
San Francisco, California: May 19-20, 2014
DataBeat’s 2014 analytics conference focuses on real-world results from big-data applications. This year’s DataBeat aims to help companies increase profitability with analytics and big-data tools. This conference is ideal for organizations exploring new investments in analytics technology. Find out how companies are leveraging big data, with industry leaders including Verizon, LinkedIn, and Kaiser Permanente. You can also find inspiration from innovative organizations achieving success through data and analytics.

The Business of Big Data

meetings.informs.org/bigdata2014
San Jose, California: June 22-24, 2014
The Business of Big Data conference focuses on helping attendees bridge the gap between big data and better decisions. At this conference, you’ll learn about putting big data to work and delivering strategic value through developing new business solutions using analytics. Attendees will also have the opportunity to encounter big-data technologies from exhibitors. The conference offers tracks including big data 101, big-data case studies, and emerging trends in big data.

Big Data 2014

www.ieeebigdata.org/2014/
Anchorage, Alaska: June 27-July 2, 2014
Hosted by the IEEE Computer Society, the International Congress on Big Data provides an international forum about the ongoing technology and business revolution in which big data is playing a major part. The conference has tracks on research and work in progress, along with industry and applications. Big Data 2014 also explores XaaS (everything as a service), as well as big-data architecture, modeling, analytics, open platforms, and more. Attendees who can’t make it to Alaska can participate in satellite sessions offered worldwide.

HP Vertica Big Data Conference

conference.vertica.com
Boston, Massachusetts: August 11-14, 2014
Learn how to maximize big data’s strategic impact at the HP Vertica Big-Data Conference. Attendees will have access to HP Vertica training, as well as to track sessions in business, technical, eco-system, and HAVEn topics. Speakers will discuss analytics, decision making, customer strategy, and more. This conference also provides time for networking and learning in the Partner Zone.

Strata

strataconf.com/strata2014
New York, New York: October 15-17, 2014; Barcelona, Spain: November 19-21, 2014
An O’Reilly conference, Strata attracts big data’s leading strategists and practitioners. This conference is focused on big data in business, finance, media, and government. Attendees can learn how to build a data-driven business with information shared by speakers, information sessions, an expo, and networking events. Strata offers guidance for real business applications, as well as career and education opportunities for data professionals. Session tracks include Hadoop and Beyond, Machine Data, Connected World, Data in Action, and Ethics, Privacy and Policy.

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