TDWI Chapters: St. Louis
The purpose of the St. Louis 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
Everyone is welcome. We encourage you to join TDWI, but you do not need to be a member to attend.
You may browse previous events using the page buttons at the bottom of the page.
We cordially invite you to attend our upcoming TDWI St. Louis Chapter meeting on June 7th from 8:00am - noon at the BJC Learning Center. We will have two sessions discussing: Staying on Top of BI Trends and Technology and Higher Education Programs for Business Intelligence
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Q2 2013 St. Louis Area TDWI Chapter Meeting
The TDWI St. Louis Chapter cordially invites you to attend our upcoming meeting on Friday, June 7, 2013. Come meet other local BI/DW 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.
When: |
Friday, June 7, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. |
Where: |
BJC Learning Center
8300 Eager Rd
Brentwood, MO 63144
This event is free of charge and open to all interested BI/DW professionals. Breakfast will be provided. |
Please RSVP below
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Agenda:
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. |
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking |
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks
Paul Boal, Chapter President |
9:00 - 9:50 a.m. |
Session 1:
" Staying on Top of BI Trends and Technology "
By David Street
Information Architect, Daugherty Business Solutions |
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Abstract:
Have you ever struggled keeping up with the latest BI trends and technologies outside of the responsibilities required from your day job? There is so much information floating around making it is easy to get lost in a sea of buzz words. This session will discuss why it is important that we keep up with the latest trends and how we can accomplish this daunting feat. We will discuss some of the better learning resources and provide tips on time management.
The session will break apart learning opportunities into:
- Web Media
- Print Media
- Social Media
- Training Resources
- Face-to-Face Networking
- Research Firms |
9:50 - 10:20 a.m. |
Networking Break |
10:20 - 11:30 a.m. |
Session2:
"Higher Education Programs for Business Intelligence"
Panel with representatives from SLU, UMSL, and Wash U (and possibly others) |
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Abstract:
McKinsey and Company, among other analysts groups, have identified an emerging shortage of highly skilled workers to satisfy an explosion of positions in data warehousing, business intelligence, data analysis, big data, and data science. Learn from some of St. Louis’s local universities, what they’re doing to train professionals in these areas. The panelists will answer questions about professional education and degree programs in these areas; the overlap with other related fields such as computer science, information systems, and business administration; and the demand for St. Louis based positions with these skills. |
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Raffles and Closing Remarks |
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Space is limited so sign up early! To become a member at a 10% discount, please click here and use priority code stlchp1. For more information about TDWI Membership, contact chapters@tdwi.org.
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Bios of Presenters
David Street
David Street is a Manager and Information Architect at Daugherty Business Solutions with sixteen years of Information Technology experience. Throughout his career, he has focused on providing Business Intelligence consulting solutions using a variety of technologies and vendor offerings. In addition to his day-to-day client responsibilities, David is the Business Intelligence training coordinator for Daugherty's St. Louis office. Prior to joining Daugherty in 2005, David provided BI consulting for IBM and PricewaterhouseCoopers for corporations such as General Motors and British Petroleum.
Johnnie Foster
Johnnie Foster is the Director of the Center for the Application of Information Technology (CAIT) at Washington University in St Louis. In this position, he works closely with information technology industry leaders in the Saint Louis metropolitan area to assure the CAIT training and collaboration programs meet the needs of the of respective industry segments. Prior to becoming the Director at CAIT he has had more than thirty years of financial and I.T. experience through numerous positions he held at Monsanto, Solutia and MAVERICK Technologies LLC.
Cheryl Roth
Cheryl Roth is President of the Roth Group, an IT consulting company with over twenty years of experience in course development, delivery of IT training and consulting services. The Roth Group is partnered exclusively with Saint Louis University’s new Center for Workforce & Organizational Development, offering over 400 IT, Project Management and Professional Development courses to business professionals in the St. Louis Metro area. SLU’s Workforce Center features over 14,000 SF of state-of-the-art training, lab and meeting space and delivers courses in Big Data, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing and so much more.
Vicki Sauter
Vicki Sauter, Professor of Management Information Systems, University of Missouri – St. Louis holds degrees in systems management from Northwestern University, and is the lead professor for the UMSL Graduate Certificate in Business Intelligence where she teaches courses in decision support, data warehousing, and business forecasting.
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