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:20161106T020000 RDATE:20161106T020000 RDATE:20171105T020000 RDATE:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T020000 RDATE:20170312T020000 RDATE:20180311T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170129T201931Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170202T210000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170202T190000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170129T201931Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170129T201931Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471391 DESCRIPTION:This will be the first event in a series we're doing on Natur al Language Processing.  It will be a highly accessible workshop coverin g the concepts of n-grams and bag-of-words.  We will work within the Pyt hon Notebook (Jupyter). Allen Grimm will be presenting content / guiding the workshop.  With years of experience in modeling and predicting user behavior\, he has recently begun several NLP projects and is looking fo rward to sharing the first steps of his journey.  Contact him through: G itHub\, LinkedIn\, Twitter\,  Event Structure: • 6:45 - Doors open. • 7: 00 - Assistance with Jupyter installation and a mini-course in using the notebook will begin at 7. • 7:20 - The NLP content will begin. • 8:00 - Networking. • 8:30 - We'll head to The Upper Lip\, where we dig deep in to data science topics over a beer\n\nTags: meetup:event=236349008\, mee tup:group=Portland-Data-Science-Group\, open source\, python\, software development\, javascript\, machine learning\, data visualization\, predi ctive analytics\, computer programming\, data mining\, python web develo pment\, d3.js\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250471391 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Data-Science-Group/events/236349008/ SUMMARY:Portland Data Science Group - Intro to NLP [NLP Series\, #1] SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170311T045604Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170316T113000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170316T083000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170311T045604Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170311T045604Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250471591 DESCRIPTION:DAMAPDX March Chapter Meeting \;\n \;\nPresented by: Dr . Bob Nisbet\, Predictive Analytics Certificate Program\, University of California \;\n \;\nThe rise of Predictive Analytics in business w ill generate many opportunities for data managers. The Business Ecosyste m has arrived\, and Predictive Analytics models are the “windows” into u nderstanding its operational complexity. The Operational Data Store (ODS ) is an elaboration of data warehousing design to serve the needs of bus iness data users better (cf. Kent Graziano’s talk). The Analytical Data Mart (ADM) serves an analogous purpose to serve the needs of predictive analytics. Differences between the organization of data in an EDW or ODS and that needed to serve analytics efficiently are discussed. The discu ssion will include some specific data transforms required by analytical algorithms\, and how the “heavy lifting” of their processing can be comm itted to data mart operations. An example of the blending of an ODS and an ADM to serve predictive analytics modeling operations in a Santa Bar bara bank will be presented. \;\n \;\nRegistration (RSVP Required ) \;\nRegister at: http://damapdx.org/index.php?option=com_seminar.&# 13\;\n \;\n• Free for chapter members or employees of corporate membe rs. \;\n• $15 for Non-Members \;\n• $5 for Students with valid s tudent ID \;\n \;\n• Costs help cover refreshments and speaker tra vel costs \;\n• See damapdx.org for the list of Corporate Members \;\n \;\nSpeaker \;\n \;\nFor the last 20 years of his career\, Bob was active as a Data Scientist\, initially for AT&\;T\, then for NCR Corporation (after the split in 1996). He led the Yield Management analytical team at NCR Corporation which pioneered the design and develo pment of configurable data mining applications for retail sales forecast ing\, and Churn\, Propensity-to-buy\, and Customer Acquisition in Teleco mmunications\, Insurance\, Banking\, Credit\, membership organizations ( e.g. AAA)\, and Health Care industries. He is lead author of the award-w inning “Handbook of Statistical Analysis &\; Data Mining Applications ” (Academic Press\, 2009)\, and a co-author and general editor of the aw ard-winning "\;Practical Text Mining"\; (Academic Press\, 2012) and “Practical Predictive Analytics and Decisioning Systems in Medicine” (Academic Press\, 2015). He serves as an Instructor in the University of California at Irvine Predictive Analytics Certificate Program\, teach ing many online and on-campus courses each year in Effective Data Prepar ation\, and co-teaching Introduction to Predictive Analytics. He serves also as a technical advisor of the Predictive Analytics Certificate Pro gram at UC-Irvine\, as a Technical Editor of the Practical Predictive An alytics series of books by Cambridge University Press. \;\n \;\n&# 13\;\nAbout DAMA Portland \;\n \;\nThe Portland Metro Chapter of the Data Administration Management Association has been serving the Port land data community since 1984. We are a not-for-profit\, vendor indepen dent\, professional association dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of enterprise information and data resource management. \;\ n \;\nOur primary purpose is to promote the understanding\, developme nt and practice of managing data\, information and knowledge resources a s key enterprise assets. \;\n \;\nThe DAMA Portland Chapter is de dicated to delivering thought provoking data-centric presentations that will make you more successful in your job. Please join us\, the rest of the DAMA board\, and other fellow lovers of data at this regular chapte r meeting in downtown Portland. \;\n\n\nTags: DAMA\, predictive analy tics\, Data Mart\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/125047159 1 URL:https://www.meetup.com/PDX-Data-Engineering/events/237914740/ SUMMARY:The Analytical Data Mart (and The Customer Analytic Record to Ser ve Predictive Analytics) @DAMAPDX LOCATION:Standard Insurance Center Auditorium: 900 SW 5th Avenue\, Portla nd Oregon 97204 United States SEQUENCE:1 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:20170609T220647Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170611T140000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170611T110000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170609T220647Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170609T220647Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472049 DESCRIPTION:Come join us every Sunday at the Tech Academy. This is an int eractive discussion group\, with digital projector and whiteboard. Anybo dy can jump up\, give their opinion or ask a question. We cover from fun damentals to advance. Everyone is a teacher and student. We discuss ever ything from predictive analytics\, machine learning\, data pipelines\, a utonomous vehicles to Python and R programming.\n\nTags: meetup:event=24 0373467\, meetup:group=Portland-Data-Science-Group\, open source\, pytho n\, software development\, javascript\, machine learning\, data visualiz ation\, predictive analytics\, computer programming\, data mining\, pyth on web development\, d3.js\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events /1250472049 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Data-Science-Group/events/240373467/ SUMMARY:Portland Data Science Group - Data Science Fundamentals and Hack Day SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T183937Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170802T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170802T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T183937Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T183937Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472288 DESCRIPTION:Come join us for a panel discussion with Larry Gonzales\, an internal recruiter from Intel\, and others\, in the Hillsdale Library Me eting Room. It is a large room with a capacity of upto 46 people. The ho st and panel will discuss what recruiters look for for data-driven posit ions\, from your Resume\, Linkedin profile\, Kaggle\, Github accounts\, etc. Lots of tips and advice from the "\;inside"\;. Questions wi ll then be opened to the attendees.\n\nTags: meetup:event=241823463\, me etup:group=Portland-Data-Science-Group\, open source\, python\, software development\, javascript\, machine learning\, data visualization\, pred ictive analytics\, computer programming\, data mining\, python web devel opment\, d3.js\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250472288 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Data-Science-Group/events/241823463/ SUMMARY:Portland Data Science Group - Job Search Skills/Advice by HR/Recr uiters LOCATION:Hillsdale Public Library: 1525 SW Sunset Blvd.\, Portland 97239 OR 97239 us SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T184600Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170803T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170803T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T184600Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T184600Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472292 DESCRIPTION:Automation is the future of computing and conversational inte rfaces are the future of human-computer interactions. However\, creating these systems requires us to reverse engineer some of the most fundamen tal aspects of life\, which can be difficult and overwhelming — especial ly if you don’t know where to start.   Designing Intelligence will: • He lp the you understand what’s happening in the artificial intelligence sp ace and where it’s been. • Explain why you’ll be making one of these sys tems sooner than you think. • Teach you how to create the products that will thrive in the age of automation. • Give you language to help you se ll your ideas to your team and bring your dreams to life. This is one ta lk you’ll regret missing. Guest Speaker Joe Toscano will be presenting -  @realjoet. Formerly an Experience Designer for R/GA\, Joe worked as a c onsultant for Google\, where he and his team oversaw the Google product ecosystem and helped Google take products to market. This meant he and h is team had to understand how each product strategically fit within the Google ecosystem now\, how each product would evolve\, over time\, and h ow the decisions being made by individual teams would affect Google’s la rger business goals\, as a whole. Understanding this allowed him and his team to be confident that the decisions they were making would strategi cally move Google’s business forward. Joe has since left his job at R/GA to pursue writing his book\, Designing Intelligence. The book is being written to help people understand the current state of automation\, wher e it's been and where it's going\, how to design products that will thri ve in the age of automation\, and what role we\, as technical talent\, p lay in creating an inclusive future through automation. He hopes to help create ethical automation designers who not only understand best practi ces of making these systems but also understand the impact they'll be ma king on the world\, through automation. Note the earlier-than-normal sta rt time of 6p.\n\nTags: meetup:event=240509546\, meetup:group=Portland-D ata-Science-Group\, open source\, python\, software development\, javasc ript\, machine learning\, data visualization\, predictive analytics\, co mputer programming\, data mining\, python web development\, d3.js\n\nImp orted from: http://calagator.org/events/1250472292 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Data-Science-Group/events/240509546/ SUMMARY:Portland Data Science Group - Designing Intelligence SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T185610Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170806T140000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170806T110000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T185610Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20170731T185610Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250472298 DESCRIPTION:11:00 - noon : Instruction \,noon - 2pm : Social / Discussion \, Come join us every Sunday morning at the Tech Academy.This is an int eractive and immersive instructor lead meeting. This week we will cover the basic foundations of preparing datasets\, simple and multiple linear regression\, decision trees\, ensemble methods and confusion matrices. We use a digital project and whiteboard. The course is given at a comfor table pace\, so that any attendee can interrupt and ask a question. No q uestion is too small or wrong. We ask all the attendees to be patient so that everyone attending learns at the same pace so that all attendees a re at the same level at the end of the hour. Attendees are encouraged to stay for our following event Hack Days\, which is a open discussion\, p rojects and socializing for beginners to advance.\n\nTags: meetup:event= 241586427\, meetup:group=Portland-Data-Science-Group\, open source\, pyt hon\, software development\, javascript\, machine learning\, data visual ization\, predictive analytics\, computer programming\, data mining\, py thon web development\, d3.js\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/even ts/1250472298 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Data-Science-Group/events/241586427/ SUMMARY:Portland Data Science Group - Data Science and Artificial Intelli gence Fundamentals - Machine Learning Basics SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180901T210203Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181018T170000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181018T073000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180901T210203Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20180901T210203Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474195 DESCRIPTION: \;\nBuilding and Deploying Predictive Models - A full day Data Education and Networking Event coming to Portland October 18th \;\n \;\n \;\nJoin your fellow Lovers of Data for a full day of da ta education and networking provided by your local Portland DAMA Chapter . The DAMA Portland Chapter Board\, in conjunction with our sponsors Whe reScape\, are proud to welcome back one of our most popular speakers\, D ean Abbott of Abbott Analytics. Dean is one of Cognilytica's 50 Data Sci ence Influencers to follow for 2018. \;\n \;\nThis training is all day in downtown Portland Oregon\, with Breakfast and Lunch provided. De an will present four progressive sessions covering the building and depl oyment of predictive models. The sessions will include demos\, and Dean prefers a largely interactive format allowing plenty of time for Q&\; A both during the sessions and at the end of the day. \;\n \ ;\nSponsorship has allowed us to lower the price this year for this all day training to $49 for chapter members and employees of DAMA sponsor co mpanies ($69 general public) . This is an amazing value for your trainin g budget\, especially if you are looking for exposure to data science an d how to apply predictive modeling to your business use-cases. \;\ n \;\nLearn more and Register at: https://damapdx.org/2018/08/13/dama -day-2018-building-and-deploying-predictive-models-with-dean-abbott/#mor e-579. \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nSession 1 — Data Science Overvie w \;\n \;\n \;\nSession 2 — Data Preparation for Data Science&# 13\;\n \;\n \;\nSession 3 — Building Predictive Models (Trees\, Ne ural Networks) \;\n \;\n \;\nSession 4 — Deploying Predictive M odels and Demos \;\n \;\n \;\nBonus Session: Q&\;A Roundtabl e with Dean \;\n \;\n \;\n \;\nBreakfast\, lunch\, 4 present ation sessions\, networking\, vendor booths\, and a bonus Q&\;A sessi on - that's a full day of data training and more. \;\n \;\n \;\ nThe Presenter \;\n \;\nDean Abbott has over 21 years of experienc e applying advanced data mining\, data preparation\, and data visualizat ion methods in real-world data intensive problems. In addition\, Dean ha s developed and evaluated algorithms for use in commercial data mining a nd pattern recognition products\, including polynomial networks\, neural networks\, radial basis functions\, and clustering algorithms. \;\n& #13\;\nDean is a seasoned instructor\, having taught a wide range of dat a mining tutorials and seminars. He is the instructor of well-regarded d ata mining courses\, explaining concepts in language readily understood by a wide range of audiences\, including analytics novices\, data analys ts\, statisticians\, and business professionals. Dean has also has taugh t both applied and hands-on data mining courses for a number of large so ftware vendors. \;\n \;\n \;\nAbout DAMA Portland \;\n \;\nThe Portland Metro Chapter of the Data Administration Management Ass ociation has been serving the Portland data community since 1984. We are a not-for-profit\, vendor independent\, professional association dedica ted to advancing the concepts and practices of enterprise information an d data resource management. \;\n \;\nOur primary purpose is to pro mote the understanding\, development and practice of managing data\, inf ormation and knowledge resources as key enterprise assets. \;\n \; \nThe DAMA Portland Chapter is dedicated to delivering thought provoking data-centric presentations that will make you more successful in your j ob. Please join me\, the rest of the DAMA board\, and other fellow lover s of data at this special data training event in downtown Portland. \ ;\n \;\nThanks for your support of local Data Education\, we look for ward to seeing you there!\n\nTags: data science\, predictive analytics\, DAMA\, portland\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/125047419 5 URL:https://damapdx.org/2018/08/13/dama-day-2018-building-and-deploying-p redictive-models-with-dean-abbott/#more-579 SUMMARY:DAMA PDX: All day training with a top 50 Data Science influencer - Building and Deploying Predictive Models with Dean Abbott - 18Oct2018 LOCATION:Standard Insurance Center Auditorium: 900 SW 5th Avenue\, Portla nd Oregon 97204 United States SEQUENCE:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181102T172711Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181108T200000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181108T180000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181102T172711Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20181102T172711Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250474519 DESCRIPTION:DetailsSame place\, still looking for speakers. If you have a nything you would like to present\, let me know! If you need parking\, t here's a parking deck below Safeway. Agenda: 6:00 p.m.: Food\, beverage\ , and networking 6:40 p.m.: Welcome message by Karl Fezer 6:45 p.m: Spea ker 1: "\;Transfer Learning\, or How to Stand on the Shoulders of Gi ants"\; - James DiPadua7:30 p.m: Speaker 2: "\;Quantum Mechanics for Modeling Composite Semantic Spaces"\; - Connor Favreau8:15 p.m. - 8:30: Project Ideas. Pitch your Project Ideas to this meetup group 8:3 0: End Speaker 1 Details: Abstract: There's been a mountain of research into Deep Neural Networks' practical applications in image\, audio and t ext processing. But these deep networks are often built on large corpuse s of data (such as ImageNet or Wikipedia). But that may not apply direct ly to your domain. Gathering data specific to your problem space may not only be a lengthy process but an expensive one too. That makes the busi ness win a hard sell. Transfer Learning can dramatically eliminate many of those problems\, quickly. In 'How to stand on the shoulders of giants \,' we'll discuss the research background into Transfer Learning and how to implement the process in either Keras or PyTorch. The goal is for li steners to feel comfortable with the concept and prepared to begin resea rching an application in their workspaces. Bio: James is a wanderer\, ti nkerer\, and ponderer. Not one to be pinned down\, he's more comfortable in the abstract than in the known. He embraces ambiguity with a bearhug . That's a trick of course. He bear hugs the ambiguity into little mathe matical boxes and then says "\;Dance!"\; and\, oh\, how that amb iguity dances! James currently hangs his hat at Vacasa where he works as a Senior Data Scientist tackling a myriad of growth-objectives with eng ineering and machine learning. Speaker 2 Details: Five years ago\, Word2 Vec offered a leap forward for the average data scientist to perform eff icient algorithms in Natural Language Processing. From a body of text\, Word2Vec generates a semantic space\, in which the trained word vectors are often highly associated with their meaning. The next leap\, a semant ic space for phrases and sentences\, proves tougher both computationally and in faithfully representing a composite meaning over multiple words. Surprisingly\, quantifying particle interactions a la quantum mechanics shares close mathematical similarity to quantifying the meaning of word s\, phrases\, and sentences. In this talk\, I will provide an overview o f current techniques in modeling language past word vectors\, as well as point out the quantum mechanical aspects of these techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the “Compositional Distributional Semantics” model for the task of identifying word ambiguity."\;\n\nTags: meetup:event=ld wlhqyxpblb\, meetup:group=Portland-Machine-Learning-Meetup\, Artificial Intelligence\, natural language processing\, machine learning\, predicti ve analytics\, Deep Learning\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/even ts/1250474519 URL:https://www.meetup.com/Portland-Machine-Learning-Meetup/events/254338 888/ SUMMARY:Portland Machine Learning Meetup - PDX ML LOCATION:Uncorked Studios: 811 SE Stark St.\, Portland or 97214 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 END:VCALENDAR