TDWI Chapters: Carolinas

The purpose of the Carolinas Chapter of The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI) is to enable local BI/DW professionals to:

  • Meet regularly with each other on a regional basis
  • Share best practices in a small group setting
  • Establish a strong network of peers
  • Gain technical advice and career direction

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TDWI Carolinas Event Listings:


June 27, 2013 – Bill Inmon presents “Textual Disambiguation” and “Achieving Business Value from Big Data”

We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Carolinas Chapter meeting on June 27, 2013 in Charlotte. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. See our meeting agenda below.

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ATTENTION ALL BI/DW AND MARKETING PROFESSIONALS IN THE CAROLINAS
Dear Carolinas Area BI/DW Professionals,
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI Carolinas Chapter meeting on June 27, 2013 in Charlotte. Come meet other local professionals, swap business cards, share ideas, and exchange career advice while listening to quality presentations in a vendor-neutral setting, which is the hallmark of TDWI education. For this meeting, we will have two presentations given by Bill Inmon: “Textual Disambiguation” and “Achieving Business Value from Big Data”.  


When:

Thursday, June 27, 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Where:

Premier healthcare alliance
Fourth floor conference room
13034 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte NC 28277

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Agenda:

3:00 - 3:15 p.m.

Registration and networking. Refreshments provided

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.

Opening remarks and introduction by Brandon Wagner, TDWI Carolinas Chapter President

3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

“Textual Disambiguation”
By Bill Inmon

 

Abstract
At the heart of being able to use unstructured data in an analytical fashion is the process of textual disambiguation. The input to textual disambiguation is raw text (such as that found in Big Data.) The process of textual disambiguation creates context for the raw text, allows the raw text to be interpreted, and allows standardization of text to be done. This presentation describes the dynamics of textual disambiguation.   

4:30 - 4:45 p.m.

Restroom/refreshment break

4:45 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

“Achieving Business Value from Big Data”
By Bill Inmon

 

Abstract
Most corporations wake up in the middle of the Big Data experience and find that they have a big collection of unstructured data that they cannot do anything with. It is at that point that they discover that they need to disambiguate their raw text before they can do anything with it. This presentation is on turning unstructured text into actionable information.   

5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Closing comments and networking time

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Bio of Presenter

Bill Inmon – the “father of data warehouse” – has written 52 books published in nine languages.  Bill speaks at conferences regularly and Bill’s latest adventure is the building of Textual ETL, technology that reads text and places text in a relational database.  Bill has been named by Computerworld as one of the ten most influential people in the history of the computer profession.  Bill lives in Castle Rock, Colorado.

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About TDWI Chapters

TDWI sponsors Chapters in regions throughout the world to foster education and networking at the local level among business intelligence and data warehousing professionals. Chapter meetings are open to any BI/DW professional.

Contact Information

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425.226.3053

Chapter Officers

Brandon Wagner
President of the Carolinas Chapter
Robert Michaud
Chapter Vice President
Patty Hoth
Chapter Secretary

Are you interested in becoming a TDWI Carolinas Chapter Board Member? Please email Brandon Wagner, Robert Michaud or Patty Hoth.

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