BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20121104T020000 RDATE:20121104T020000 RDATE:20131103T020000 RDATE:20141102T020000 RDATE:20151101T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 RDATE:20191103T020000 RDATE:20201101T020000 RDATE:20211107T020000 RDATE:20221106T020000 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20130310T020000 RDATE:20130310T020000 RDATE:20140309T020000 RDATE:20150308T020000 RDATE:20160313T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 RDATE:20190310T020000 RDATE:20200308T020000 RDATE:20210314T020000 RDATE:20220313T020000 RDATE:20230312T020000 RDATE:20240310T020000 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130108T160457Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130122T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130122T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130108T160457Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130108T160457Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250463349 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for dinner and a speaker hosted at the Old Spa ghetti Factory in Hillsboro\, OR\, on Tuesday January 22\, 2013. Nechama Katan will speak on "\;How does Big Data\, Business Analytics\, and Business Discovery impact you and what skills do you need to leverage t he data wave?"\; This is a no-host event\, members and non-members are invited to attend! \;\n \;\nWhen: Tuesday\, January 22\, 2013 \;\nWhere: Old Spaghetti Factory\, 18925 Northwest Tanasbourne Drive \, Hillsboro\, OR \;\nTime: Networking starting at 5:30\,pm talk will begin at about 6:00pm \;\n \;\nPlease RSVP to erin.wakefield@swe .org by January 15th\, 2013 if you want to attend! \;\n\n\nTags: prof essional development\, SWE\, data analytics\, speaker\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250463349 SUMMARY:Society of Women Engineers January Networking/Professional Develo pment Dinner Event! LOCATION:Old Spaghetti Factory Hillsboro: 18925 Northwest Tanasbourne Dri ve\, Hillsboro OR 97124 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150103T004711Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150120T113000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150120T080000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150103T004711Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20150103T004711Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250467566 DESCRIPTION:The DAMA Portland Chapter is dedicated to delivering thought provoking\, data-centric prosentations that will make you more successfu l in your job. \;\n \;\nMore and more organizations are working to strategically leverage data analytics in pursuit of their mission and c ompetitive advantage. This presentation will provide an overview of the current thinking and practice in the development of enterprise analytics capabilities. \;\n \;\nWe will start with an overview of organiza tional analytics development as well as a framework for analytic success . From there we will present some of the new roles being created and new organizational approaches being developed to advance analytic strategy and best leverage scarce resources. \;\n \;\nThe goal is to add to your understanding of enterprise analytics development as well as your familiarity with new roles being created to support this development. We hope that this information and discussion will help you to support the advancement of analytics practice in your organization. \;\n \;\n About the Presenter \;\nWil O’Shea is the Director of the Office o f Institutional Research and Assessment at Pacific University as well as a freelance Tableau consultant. Institutional research is the central a nalytical function in colleges and universities providing analytic suppo rt\, reporting\, data visualization\, and analysis for internal and exte rnal audiences. \;\n \;\nIn addition to his current roles\, Wil h as worked in a variety of analytic positions in online retail\, utilitie s\, financial services\, and government organizations. Wil is the leader of the Portland area Tableau user group as well as a member of the boar d for the regional institutional research association. He has presented and lead workshops at numerous scholarly and professional forums. \;\ n \;\n Schedule and Registration \;\n\n \;\n8:00 - 8:30 am - Sign In \;\n \;\n \;\n8:30 - 9:45 am - Presentation \;\n& #13\;\n \;\n9:45 - 10:00 am - Break\, Chapter Announcements \;\n&# 13\;\n \;\n10:00 - 11:00 am - Presentation continued \;\n \;\n\ n \;\nPlease register at the DAMA PDX site (continental breakfast ser ved) \;\n \;\n \;\nFree for members and employees of corporate members. \;\n \;\n \;\n$15 for guests to help cover speaker and refreshment costs. \;\n \;\n \;\nSee the corporate member list (and register) at http://www.damapdx.org/ \;\n \;\n \;\n \; \nThe Portland Metro Chapter of the Data Administration Management Assoc iation is a not-for-profit\, vendor independent\, professional associati on dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of enterprise infor mation and data resource management.\n\nTags: data\, data analysis\, dat a analytics\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250467566 URL:http://www.damapdx.org/ SUMMARY:Enterprise Analytics: Strategies and Partnerships LOCATION:200 SW Market Street: 200 SW Market Street\, Portland Oregon 972 01 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170524T044755Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170524T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170524T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170524T044755Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170524T044755Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471963 DESCRIPTION:About our Club http://www.freeknowledgemission.org/  We're lo cated inside the North entrance of the Nike Victory/Edo Building in Air Zoom Blade Conference Room.\n\nTags: meetup:event=240065868\, meetup:gro up=STEMPDX\, big data\, e-learning\, machine learning\, data analytics\, data visualization\, predictive analytics\, e-learning systems\, data m ining\, learn to machine knit\, artificial intelligence machine learning robotics\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250471963 URL:https://www.meetup.com/STEMPDX/events/240065868/ SUMMARY:STEM Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Club - Our missio n is "Free Knowledge" LOCATION:Nike West Campus: 15475 SW Koll Pkwy\, Beaverton OR 97006 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180915T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180915T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180821T061552Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474139 DESCRIPTION:Want to take your career to the next level? \;\nPractical\ , Hands-on Training for Advanced Excel Formulas &\; Functions \;\n \;\nMicrosoft Excel is perhaps the most important computer software program used in business today. That's why so many workers and prospecti ve employees are required to learn Excel to enter or remain in the workp lace. Unfortunately many college students\, recent grads\, and professio nals haven’t mastered Excel or have the adequate Excel skills employers are seeking. According to Payscale\, “ 80 percent of job openings requir e spreadsheet and word-processing software skills. Yet so many people ne ver even give Excel a chance because it has an intimidating stigma aroun d it.” \;\n \;\nIf you walk through the finance or accounting depa rtment at any major corporate office\, you will see computer screens fil led with Excel spreadsheets outlining financial results\, budgets\, fore casts\, and plans used to make big business decisions. Marketing and Pro duct profesionals using Excel to list customer and sales targets\; manag ing thier sales force and planning future marketing plans based on past results. Pivot tables to quickly and easily summarize customer and sales data by category with a quick drag-and drop. HR professionals using gia nt spreadsheets full of employee data and understand exactly where the c osts are coming from and how to best plan and control them for the futur e. Supply logistic professional to manage inventory and forecasts demand . \;\n \;\nIn essence\, you can turn an entire department around j ust because you know how to manipulate data in order to get an aggregate view. \;\n \;\nSTRUCTURE OF COURSE \;\n \;\nAdvanced functi ons and formulas \;\n * Logical functions \;\n * Condition al functions \;\n * Financial functions \;\n * Text functi ons \;\n * Date functions \;\n * Array formulas \;\n 3\;\nLookups and data tables \;\n * Using lookup functions \;\ n * Using MATCH and INDEX \;\n * Creating data tables \;\n \;\nAdvanced data management \;\n * Validating cell entries&# 13\;\n * Advanced filtering \;\n \;\nAdvanced charting \;\n * Chart formatting options \;\n * Combination charts \;\n * Graphical objects \;\n \;\nPivotTables and PivotCharts \ ;\n * Working with PivotTables \;\n * Rearranging PivotTables \;\n * Formatting PivotTables \;\n * PivotCharts \;\n& #13\;\nExporting and Importing Data \;\n * Exporting and importin g text files \;\n * Getting external data \;\n \;\nAnalytic al Tools \;\n * Goal Seek \;\n * Scenarios \;\n \;\n Macros and Visual Basic \;\n * Running and recording a macro \ ;\n * Working with VBA code \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\nNot only are many business professionals using Excel to perform everyday function al tasks in the workplace\, an increasing number of employers rely on Ex cel for decision support.The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps you make better decisions. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data analysis and the built-in pivot tables are arguably the most popular analytic tool. \;\n \;\nMAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT 3\;\nThey are NOT seeing if you simply have Excel as a skill. They are d iving deeping when it comes to determining which candidate to interview and hire. They look for Pivot Table\, VLOOKUP\, Macros\, VBA\, Condition al Formatting\, Charting and Filtering…These are far more telling of you r ability to an employer then writing Excel. Someone who writes VLOOKUP\ , Pivot Table\, Filtering demonstrates an ability to analyse data and so has eliminated a potential barrier in the mind of the hiring manager re viewing your resume. In essence\, use actual Excel functions in your Res ume! \;\n \;\nINCREASE YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL \;\nDid you know that Excel know-how can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your starting salary? Excel is a transferrable skill that any hiring ma nager understands is critical. \;\nResearch shows job applicants who know MS Excel make $22.66 per hour on average compared to the $20.14 per hour their peers make who don’t know the program. That’s roughly an ext ra $20 per eight-hour workday and $100 per work week\, simply for knowin g how to use a single computer program. Moreover\, full-time employees i n certain industries can see a starting salary bump of anywhere from $1\ ,000 to $7\,000 per year based on their Excel skills. That’s not chump c hange you can ignore. \;\n \;\nINSPIRING ENTREPRENEUR? \;\nA ma jority 63 percent of twenty-somethings want to start their own business. How will you stay organized\, track data\, or forecast your finances if you’re not spreadsheet-savvy? \;\nMany millennials simply want their first job. But\, what about your performance once someone hires you? Th e biggest complaint employers have about millennials is that they lack b asic hard and soft skills.These skills include things like teamwork and problem solving\, but also basic administrative skills like MS Word and Powerpoint. Once you’re hired\, you want to meet the basic requirements of your role without stressing. \;\n \;\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \ ;\nMartin Jetton has 30+ years of advanced supply chain analytics\, pred ictive analytics\, and statistical consulting experience. He's currently a Principal at the Liberty Advisor Group\, where he works in advanced s upply chain analytics. In his previous role\, he was the Senior Predicti ve Consultant at Corios\; where he developed predictive models and score cards\, forecast trends\, identify uncertainties\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients are in the bankin g\, brokerage\, credit\, utilities and healthcare industries. \;\n 3\;\nWHO SHOULD COME? \;\nPeople whose work is completed through MS E xcel\; Software Engineers\, Finance Professionals\, HR Professionals\, M arketing Professionals\, Project Managers\, Technology Professionals. 3\;\n \;\nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FURTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoundation@gmail.com.\n\nTags: Excel\, professional\, professional development\, microsoft\, MS Excel\, students\, college\, Data Entry\, data analytics\, finance\, business\, project managers\, sp readsheets\, data\, computers\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/eve nts/1250474139 URL:http://bit.ly/LearnMicrosoftExcel SUMMARY:MS EXCEL - ADVANCED EXCEL FORMULAS & FUNCTIONS LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St #1100\, Portland\, OR 97205\, Por tland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181011T002313Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181103T130000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181103T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181011T002313Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181011T002313Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474426 DESCRIPTION:Want to take your career to the next level? \;\nPractical\ , Hands-on Training for Advanced Excel Formulas &\; Functions \;\n \;\nMicrosoft Excel is perhaps the most important computer software program used in business today. That's why so many workers and prospecti ve employees are required to learn Excel to enter or remain in the workp lace. Unfortunately many college students\, recent grads\, and professio nals haven’t mastered Excel or have the adequate Excel skills employers are seeking. According to Payscale\, “ 80 percent of job openings requir e spreadsheet and word-processing software skills. Yet so many people ne ver even give Excel a chance because it has an intimidating stigma aroun d it.” \;\n \;\nIf you walk through the finance or accounting depa rtment at any major corporate office\, you will see computer screens fil led with Excel spreadsheets outlining financial results\, budgets\, fore casts\, and plans used to make big business decisions. Marketing and Pro duct profesionals using Excel to list customer and sales targets\; manag ing thier sales force and planning future marketing plans based on past results. Pivot tables to quickly and easily summarize customer and sales data by category with a quick drag-and drop. HR professionals using gia nt spreadsheets full of employee data and understand exactly where the c osts are coming from and how to best plan and control them for the futur e. Supply logistic professional to manage inventory and forecasts demand .In essence\, you can turn an entire department around just because you know how to manipulate data in order to get an aggregate view. \;\n&# 13\;\nSTRUCTURE OF COURSE \;\n Advanced functions and formulas \;\ n *Logical functions \;\n *Conditional functions \;\n *Financial functions \;\n *Text functions \;\n *Date funct ions \;\n *Array formulas \;\n \;\nLookups and data tables& #13\;\n *Using lookup functions \;\n *Using MATCH and INDEX&# 13\;\n *Creating data tables \;\n \;\nAdvanced data management \;\n *Validating cell entries \;\n *Advanced filtering 3\;\n \;\nAdvanced charting \;\n *Chart formatting options \;\n *Combination charts \;\n *Graphical objects \;\n \ ;\nPivotTables and PivotCharts \;\n *Working with PivotTables \;\n *Rearranging PivotTables \;\n *Formatting PivotTables 3\;\n *PivotCharts \;\n \;\nExporting and Importing Data \; \n *Exporting and importing text files \;\n *Getting external data \;\n \;\nAnalytical Tools \;\n *Goal Seek \;\n *Scenarios \;\n \;\nMacros and Visual Basic \;\n *Running and recording a macro \;\n *Working with VBA code \;\n \;\n ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \;\nMartin Jetton has 30+ years of advanced supp ly chain analytics\, predictive analytics\, and statistical consulting e xperience. He's currently a Principal at the Liberty Advisor Group\, whe re he works in advanced supply chain analytics. In his previous role\, h e was the Senior Predictive Consultant at Corios\; where he developed pr edictive models and scorecards\, forecast trends\, identify uncertaintie s\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients are in the banking\, brokerage\, credit\, utilities and healthca re industries. \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\nNot only are many business professionals using Excel to perform everyday functional tasks in the w orkplace\, an increasing number of employers rely on Excel for decision support.The ability to analyze data is a powerful skill that helps you m ake better decisions. Microsoft Excel is one of the top tools for data a nalysis and the built-in pivot tables are arguably the most popular anal ytic tool. \;\n \;\nMAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT \;\nThey are NOT seeing if you simply have Excel as a skill. They are diving deeping whe n it comes to determining which candidate to interview and hire. They lo ok for Pivot Table\, VLOOKUP\, Macros\, VBA\, Conditional Formatting\, C harting and Filtering…These are far more telling of your ability to an e mployer then writing Excel. Someone who writes VLOOKUP\, Pivot Table\, F iltering demonstrates an ability to analyse data and so has eliminated a potential barrier in the mind of the hiring manager reviewing your resu me. In essence\, use actual Excel functions in your Resume! \;\n \ ;\nINCREASE YOUR EARNING POTENTIAL \;\nDid you know that Excel know-h ow can instantly increase your job prospects as well as your starting sa lary? Excel is a transferrable skill that any hiring manager understands is critical. \;\nResearch shows job applicants who know MS Excel mak e $22.66 per hour on average compared to the $20.14 per hour their peers make who don’t know the program. That’s roughly an extra $20 per eight- hour workday and $100 per work week\, simply for knowing how to use a si ngle computer program. Moreover\, full-time employees in certain industr ies can see a starting salary bump of anywhere from $1\,000 to $7\,000 p er year based on their Excel skills. That’s not chump change you can ign ore. \;\n \;\nINSPIRING ENTREPRENEUR? \;\nA majority 63 percent of twenty-somethings want to start their own business. How will you sta y organized\, track data\, or forecast your finances if you’re not sprea dsheet-savvy? \;\nMany millennials simply want their first job. But\, what about your performance once someone hires you? The biggest complai nt employers have about millennials is that they lack basic hard and sof t skills.These skills include things like teamwork and problem solving\, but also basic administrative skills like MS Word and Powerpoint. Once you’re hired\, you want to meet the basic requirements of your role with out stressing. \;\n \;\nWHO SHOULD COME? \;\nPeople whose work is completed through MS Excel\; Software Engineers\, Finance Professiona ls\, HR Professionals\, Marketing Professionals\, Project Managers\, Tec hnology Professionals. \;\n \;\nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FU RTHER INFORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoundation@gmail.com. \;\ n \;\nSOLD OUT? \;\nThis is one of our high demand classes. In the case\, we sale out\; email us at ibeafoundation@gmail.com and ask when our next course will be in\n\nTags: Data Management\, data analytics\, d atabase\, data\, data science\, professional development\, tech\, colleg e\, students\, career\, career development\, data analysis\, product man ager\, product management\, education\, recruiter\, human resource\, sta rtups\, Program Manager\, marketing\, marketing data\n\nImported from: h ttp://calagator.org/events/1250474426 URL:http://bit.ly/pdxexceltraining SUMMARY:Practical\, Hands-on Training for Advanced Excel Formulas & Funct ions LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St #1100\, Portland\, OR 97205\, Por tland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181016T200124Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181110T140000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181110T100000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181016T200124Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181016T200124Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474451 DESCRIPTION:Data Science Is the Future of Everything \;\nPredictive Mo deling and Analytics with R \;\n \;\nJoin us for our Predictive Mo deling and Analytics workshop on Saturday\, November 10th\, 2018\; featu ring Martin Jetton\, with 30+ years of advanced supply chain analytics\, predictive analytics\, and statistical consulting experience. In his pr evious role\, he was the Senior Predictive Consultant at Corios\; where he developed predictive models and scorecards\, forecast trends\, identi fy uncertainties\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performan ce. \;\n \;\nThe world has now turned into a digital workspace. On line activity and real-world sensors are generating torrents of data abo ut everything from weather to crime to our buying habits. Increasing com puter power and new analytical techniques promise to turn masses of raw data into actionable intelligence—and thereby transform a variety of ind ustries and propel us to a data-driven economy. According to analysts\, the Data Analytics market will be almost $50B by 2020. Coupled with the estimation that by 2019 there will nearly 1.2 million open data jobs wit h no one to fill them*\, it is clear that understanding and communicatin g with data will be critical for impact. The skills needed to be a Busin ess Analyst\, Data Analyst\, or Data Scientist are all about to be in re al demand\, and our trainings with experience Data Science Practitioners will help you get head start! (*International Data Corporation). \;\ n \;\n \;\nHOW COMPANIES ARE USING R? \;\nFacebook - For behavi or analysis related to status updates and profile pictures. \;\nGoogl e - For advertising effectiveness and economic forecasting. \;\nTwitt er - For data visualization and semantic clustering \;\nMicrosoft - A cquired Revolution R company and use it for a variety of purposes. \; \nXbox uses R for a great gaming experience. \;\nUber - For statistic al analysis \;\nAirbnb - Scale data science. \;\nIBM - To help cre ate IBM Watson\, an open\, cognitive computing technology platform that represents a new era in computing where systems understand the world lik e humans do: through senses\, learning\, and experience. \;\n \;\n This course will introduce you to some of the most widely used predictiv e modeling techniques and their core principles. By taking this course\, you will form a solid foundation of predictive analytics\, which refers to tools and techniques for building statistical or machine learning mo dels to make predictions based on data. You will learn how to carry out exploratory data analysis to gain insights and prepare data for predicti ve modeling\, an essential skill valued in the business. \;\n \;\n WHY R PROGRAMMING FOR PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS? \;\nR is a programming la nguage originally written for statisticians to do statistical analysis\, including predictive analytics. It’s open-source software\, used extens ively in academia to teach such disciplines as statistics\, bioinformati cs\, and economics. From its humble beginnings\, it has since been exten ded to do data modeling\, data mining\, and predictive analysis. \;\n \;\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \;\nMartin Jetton has 30+ years of advan ced supply chain analytics\, predictive analytics\, and statistical cons ulting experience. He's currently a Principal at the Liberty Advisor Gro up\, where he works in advanced supply chain analytics. In his previous role\, he was the Senior Predictive Consultant at Corios\; where he deve loped predictive models and scorecards\, forecast trends\, identify unce rtainties\, and assign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients are in the banking\, brokerage\, credit\, utilities and healthcare industries. \;\n \;\nSOLD OUT? \;\nThis is one of ou r high demand classes. In the case\, we sale out\; email us at ibeafound ation@gmail.com and ask when our next course will be in.\n\nTags: tech\, data science\, data analytics\, predictive analytics\, Data Management\ , Data Analyst\, r\, R Programming\, coding\, software\, career developm ent\, supply logistics\, economics\, supply chain analytics\, predictive models\, computer science\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events /1250474451 URL:http://bit.ly/predictiveanalyticsR SUMMARY:Predictive Analytics and Modeling -R Programming LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St\, 11th Floor\, Portland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181127T003852Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181212T203000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181212T173000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181127T003852Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181127T003852Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474600 DESCRIPTION:HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WITH EXCEL AND WANT TO IMPROVE YOUR SKIL LS? \;\nPractical\, Hands-on Training for Advanced Excel Formulas &am p\; Functions \;\n \;\nDo you have an intermediate understanding of Excel but are keen to break through to real mastery? Want to finally use the programme with ease and confidence at work and become known as a n expert user? Take your Excel skills to the next level with our Advance d Excel course. You’ll soon be crunching data\, using advanced formulas\ , creating impressive graphs and charts like a pro\, plus much more. \;\n \;\nWHY EXCEL MATTERS \;\nWe all know Excel is essential for any business. When efficiently applied it is a powerful tool\, allowing you to manipulate vast amounts of data\, automate tasks and present comp lex information however you see fit. According to Payscale\, “80 percent of job openings require spreadsheet and word-processing software skills . Yet so many people never even give Excel a chance because it has an in timidating stigma around it.” \;\n \;\nSTRUCTURE OF COURSE \;\n Advanced functions and formulas \;\n * Logical functions \;\n * Conditional functions \;\n * Financial functions \;\n * Text functions \;\n * Date functions \;\n * Array form ulas \;\n \;\nLookups and data tables \;\n * Using lookup f unctions \;\n * Using MATCH and INDEX \;\n * Creating data tables \;\n \;\nAdvanced data management \;\n * Validating cell entries \;\n * Advanced filtering \;\n \;\nAdvanced c harting \;\n * Chart formatting options \;\n * Combination charts \;\n * Graphical objects \;\n \;\nPivotTables and P ivotCharts \;\n * Working with PivotTables \;\n * Rearrang ing PivotTables \;\n * Formatting PivotTables \;\n * Pivot Charts \;\n \;\nExporting and Importing Data \;\n * Exporti ng and importing text files \;\n * Getting external data \;\n& #13\;\nAnalytical Tools \;\n * Goal Seek \;\n * Scenarios& #13\;\n \;\nMacros and Visual Basic \;\n * Running and recordi ng a macro \;\n * Working with VBA code \;\n \;\nIf you wal k through the finance or accounting department at any major corporate of fice\, you will see computer screens filled with Excel spreadsheets outl ining financial results\, budgets\, forecasts\, and plans used to make b ig business decisions. Marketing and Product professionals using Excel t o list customer and sales targets\; managing thier sales force and plann ing future marketing plans based on past results. Pivot tables to quickl y and easily summarize customer and sales data by category with a quick drag-and drop. HR professionals using giant spreadsheets full of employe e data and understand exactly where the costs are coming from and how to best plan and control them for the future. Supply logistic professional to manage inventory and forecasts demand. \;\n \;\nIn essence\, y ou can turn an entire department around just because you know how to man ipulate data in order to get an aggregate view. \;\n \;\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR \;\nMartin Jetton has 30+ years of advanced supply chain analytics\, predictive analytics\, and statistical consulting experience . He's currently a Principal at the Liberty Advisor Group\, where he wor ks in advanced supply chain analytics. In his previous role\, he was the Senior Predictive Consultant at Corios\; where he developed predictive models and scorecards\, forecast trends\, identify uncertainties\, and a ssign the ideal strategies to maximize performance. The firm’s clients a re in the banking\, brokerage\, credit\, utilities and healthcare indust ries. \;\n \;\nBENEFITS \;\nMAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT \;\n& #13\;\nThey are NOT seeing if you simply have Excel as a skill. They are diving deeping when it comes to determining which candidate to intervie w and hire. They look for Pivot Table\, VLOOKUP\, Macros\, VBA\, Conditi onal Formatting\, Charting and Filtering…These are far more telling of y our ability to an employer then writing Excel. Someone who writes VLOOKU P\, Pivot Table\, Filtering demonstrates an ability to analyse data and so has eliminated a potential barrier in the mind of the hiring manager reviewing your resume. In essence\, use actual Excel functions in your R esume! \;\n \;\nWHO SHOULD COME? \;\nPeople whose work is compl eted through MS Excel\; Software Engineers\, Finance Professionals\, HR Professionals\, Marketing Professionals\, Project Managers\, Technology Professionals. \;\n \;\nADDITIONAL BENEFITS? \;\nFOR FURTHER IN FORMATION: PLEASE CONTACT US AT ibeafoundation@gmail.com. \;\n \;\ nSOLD OUT? \;\nThis is one of our high demand classes. In the case\, we sale out\; email us at ibeafoundation@gmail.com and ask when our next course will be in.\n\nTags: career development\, career\, Microsoft Exc el\, tech\, business\, Business Management\, data analytics\, data analy zes\, data\, big data\, predictive analytics\, business development\, fi nance\, accounting\, Data Entry\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/e vents/1250474600 URL:http://bit.ly/MSExcel122018 SUMMARY:Microsoft Excel – Advanced Level Formulas and Functions LOCATION:NedSpace: 707 SW Washington St #1100\, Portland\, OR 97205\, Por tland OR 97205 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190223T063743Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190307T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190307T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190223T063743Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20190223T063743Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250475130 DESCRIPTION:Come join us for the kick-off of Dynamic Talks in Portland! D ynamic Talks is an ongoing meetup series featuring technical talks from some of the leading experts in tech in major cities around the US. Enjoy talks about the most innovative subjects in: AI\, ML\, voice platforms\ , the Cloud and search. Every event is free\, with complimentary food an d drinks. In Portland\, the topic of our first event will be “Voice Plat forms\, Conversational Commerce and NLU”. The speakers for this event wi ll be Victoria Livschitz\, Founder and CTO of Grid Dynamics\, and Eugene Steinberg\, Technical Fellow at Grid Dynamics. Come enjoy a night of te chnical talks and networking opportunities at CoLab Coworking Portland i n Tigard. We hope to see you there! Agenda [6:00PM - 6:30PM]: Guests arr ive\, pizza and drinks are served [6:30PM - 7:15PM]: First talk will be presented by Victoria Livschitz on “Conversational commerce: emerging ar chitectures for smart &\; useful chatbots"\;\, followed by a Q&am p\;A [7:15PM - 7:30PM]: Networking break [7:30PM - 8:15PM]: Second talk will be presented by Eugene Steinberg on "\;Not your fathers search engine: deep learning applications for e-commerce search"\;\, follow ed by a Q&\;A [8:15PM] - 9:00PM]: More networking and the event ends Talk details: Victoria Livschitz's talk details: Title: "\;Conversat ional commerce: emerging architectures for smart &\; useful chatbots& quot\; Abstract: Smart speakers and messaging apps are increasing in pop ularity due to their convenience\, intuitive usage\, and new user experi ences. Companies are racing to develop voice interfaces and AI technolog ies in order to utilize smart speakers and messaging platforms as a sale s channel. We are introducing Grid Genie\, a completely open source\, mu lti-device\, conversational commerce platform. With this technology\, we can help you engineer a powerful platform to combine your Alexa skills\ , Google actions\, and Facebook Messenger into a single seamless experie nce. Eugene Steinberg's talk details: Title: "\;Not your fathers sea rch engine: deep learning applications for e-commerce search"\; Abst ract: In this talk\, we will discuss how recent advancements in artifici al intelligence are transforming traditional search technologies. Deep l earning-based image analysis and natural language processing open exciti ng new horizons for search and recommendation applications across the in dustries. We’ll talk about how deep learning models can help conventiona l search engines to achieve better relevance. We will share our experien ce implementing innovative solutions for online retailers\, finance and high tech customers.\n\nTags: meetup:event=258073772\, meetup:group=Dyna mic-Talks-Portland\, Artificial Intelligence\, open source\, cloud compu ting\, big data\, natural language processing\, machine learning\, data analytics\, devops\, data science\, ecommerce technology\, continuous de livery\, big data analytics\, microservices\, enterprise application dev elopment\, natural language understanding\n\nImported from: http://calag ator.org/events/1250475130 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Dynamic-Talks-Portland/events/258073772/ SUMMARY:Dynamic Talks: Portland - Dynamic Talks: Portland "Voice interfac es\, conversational commerce\, and NLU" LOCATION:CoLab Coworking Portland: 11481 SW Hall Blvd #201\, Tigard OR 97 223 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T223658Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200305T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200305T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T223658Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20200226T223658Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250476894 DESCRIPTION:Learn from people in Portland Tech and hear from featured spe aker Miki Demeter in this month's Out in Tech social! \;\n \;\nAbo ut this Event: \;\n \;\nOut in Tech PDX celebrates Women's History Month - but bringing a focus to intersectional practices and gender inc lusion. \;\n \;\nThis event is open to all marginalized genders. E veryone is welcome including women\, trans women\, intersex people\, gen der non-binary people\, gender non-confirming people\, trans men\, and t hose who may be questioning their gender. \;\n \;\nJoin us at The Riveter to learn from industry leaders while you network and hear a feat ured talk from Miki Demeter (she/her)\, Security Researcher at Intel and 2019 Best Speaker winner for Portland Women in Tech (PDXWIT). \;\n&# 13\;\nFood and Drinks will be provided for all attendees. \;\n \;\ nActivity Table will be provided for youth - parents\, please join us. W e will not be providing childcare services\, but we will be providing di stractions. \;\n \;\nThis event is intended primarily for those of a marginalized gender. Allies are welcome. We will collect RSVPs up to the day of the event! \;\n \;\n6pm - Doors Open &\; Networking& #13\;\n \;\nSit and chat round-table with industry leaders in Enginee ring\, Management\, Data\, Startups\, Design and more. \;\n \;\n7p m - Announcements &\; Speaker \;\n \;\nHear a featured talk by Miki Demeter and updates from your Out in Tech PDX Team \;\n \;\n8 pm - Goodbyes \;\n \;\nTremendous thank you to our sponsor team at The Riveter! \;\n \;\nThe Riveter is on a mission to change the f uture of work for all women. This means tough conversations\, clear acti ons and key leadership on core diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) pr inciples\, advocacy and civic engagement. \;\n \;\nThank you also to our food sponsor\, ProFocus! \;\n \;\nProFocus was built on a m odel of quality and integrity specifically designed to solve that proble m for customers and candidates. Their business model is focused on only making careful introductions of the right candidates. They do this by fu lly understanding technology\, our candidates\, and the needs for each h iring position. \;\n_ \;\n \;\nNote: Out in Tech's Code of Cond uct applies to all our spaces\, online and IRL.\n\nTags: tech\, pdx\, wo men in tech\, out in tech\, LGBTQ\, data science\, data analytics\, engi neering\, startup\, founder\, design\n\nImported from: http://calagator. org/events/1250476894 URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/out-in-tech-pdx-intersectionality-in-wom ens-history-tickets-96751597633 SUMMARY:Out in Tech PDX Social | Intersectionality in Women's History LOCATION:The Riveter: 501 Southeast 14th Avenue\, Portland OR 97214 US SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250421T060305Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250430T191500 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250430T171500 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250421T060305Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20250421T060305Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250481984 DESCRIPTION:May starts on a Thursday so adding another April date. Back a t Loyal Legion\, we enjoyed the big table and the food. If some folks ar e up for it\, we might stay for pub quiz. \;\n \;\nOn the program is mostly arguing about what constitutes data science and bemoaning clou d computing platforms. It's a good time and I'm looking forward to seein g both regulars and new faces.\n\nTags: events in portland\, or\, data a nalytics\, python\, data science\, professional networking\, open source \n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250481984 URL:https://www.meetup.com/pydata-pdx/events/307198502/ SUMMARY:Mingling for Data Professionals and Enthusiasts LOCATION:Loyal Legion: false SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR