Maybe of interested to some of the list members (sorry for cross-posting): workshop info: https://sites.google.com/view/business-analytics-workshop/home *Date: 27-29 August 2018* This hands-on workshop includes lectures, tutorials, group problem solving, and discussions on creating value with big data analytics. The seminar discusses both structural (sales and financial) and nonstructural data (tweets and networks) tools, techniques, and strategies. *What is covered?* 1. Business Analytics 2. Social Media Analytics 3. Marketing Analytics 4. Location Analytics 5. Financial Analytics 6. Network Analytics 7. Search Engine Analytics 8. Text Analytics 9. Analytics-Business Alignment 10. Dat Security and Privacy *Who should attend?* The non-technical hands-on workshop is best suited for: --Academics, researchers, and students who study and research big data analytics (social media data and business analytics). --Business executives, managers, and owners who are keen to employ data-driven decision making. --Individual consultants and consulting firms who undertake big data (and social media) related assignments for clients, and --Even those in government who formulate analytics (and social media) associated policies that influence firm performance in the face of the Internet. More info: https://sites.google.com/view/business-analytics-workshop <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Fbusiness-analytics-workshop&h=ATPsxj3IcpqxfoNILmrYsdRT6DCEGIzlUHWc-G_04QNotkFwPy5j4Yg6DoYWDUXXzd5PEuMdfT3wACIv_R3F4tSsLonJGaBErUabeoHGRhmOTDqIZVClgmScapHrCO1WGmiwvbkWIWOJt619HqRQUDbWQm_E9tmfcbFztH1P&s=1> Early bird registration is now open: https://bookwhen.com/analyticsworkshop Cheers, GFK --- *Khan, Gohar PhD **/ ** Senior Lecturer Digital Business* *Waikato Management School **/** University of Waikato* *Private Bag 3105* */* *Hamilton 3240* *Ph: + 64 7 838 4233 **/* *gohar.khan@waikato.ac.nz <gohar.khan@waikato.ac.nz> **/ *Office: MSB.2.32D */* Web: gfkhan.wordpress.com Check out my book on social media analytics <http://7layersanalytics.com/> and digital marketing analytics <https://www.routledge.com/Digital-Analytics-for-Marketing/Sponder-Khan/p/book/9781138190689> ----------- Social Identities: || Blog <http://gfkhan.wordpress.com/> || Twitter <https://twitter.com/gfkhan> || LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/pub/gohar-feroz-khan/7/62b/42> || Research Centre <http://centreforsocialtech.com/>||