Upcoming and Past Events and shared Presentations

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SEan Milne 

Sean Milne Presentation on GIS Spatial Data - Access presentation

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Mark horseman

Recording of Mark Horseman Webinar

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William (Bill) Inmon 

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June 3, 2020: William (Bill) Inmon

Marcin mizianty Webinar

 Marcin Mizianty, Vice President, AltaML
Title: Data Science, ML & AI used today with Business & Government Applications

ML/AI are key to business innovation, that speeds up the company and allow much greater insights into our customer, products and distribution data.

AltaML partners with industry to co-develop transformative AI/ML software leveraging real world data and machine learning expertise to solve core business problems.
We are looking for ML scientists and engineers as well as software developers interested in building ML powered systems.

NAIT: Data Science Education
Marcin co-designed and co-teaching Data Science Certificate. The certificate is targeted for people with no or basic knowledge about Data Science and is delivered in over 80 hours. It teaches about data analysis, data visualization, data mining, and machine learning.
The primary toolset is the python data science ecosystem (http://www.nait.ca/program_home_103349.htm)
​ICCP: Certified Data Scientist
ICCP's Data Science Certification Program is available from:
https://iccp.org ​

Doug Laney Webinar

April 21, 2020
Speaker: Doug Laney
Topic: HOW DATA IS YOUR BEST DEFENSE IN A DOWNTURN
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david Marco webinar

April 8, 2020 
Speaker: David Marco
Title: Optimal Data Governance Structures
​Free Webinar - download 

Mark Miskiman webinar

Mar 24, 2020
Speaker: Mark Miskiman
Title: AI and Cognitive Computing in Data Management
Free Webinar
To Download Power Point Presentation: see below.

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Denilson Barbosa

Feb 20, 2020: 
Speaker: Denilson Barbosa
Title: Detecting and correcting typing errors in open Knowledge Graphs
To access the speaker presentation please use the link below
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14Qc8IXJru6jXgKEtek6TpldUU0x8SV3-K3j1L_eq5W4/edit?usp=sharing​

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Karen parker

January 23, 2020: Karen Parker, City of Edmonton.
Title: How the City is using emerging technologies to improve services and experiences for its citizens
Speaker: Dec 12: Denilson Barbosa: Knowledge Graphs

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Dave Gajadhar

Speaker Nov 21/2019: Dave Gajadhar, ​

Bruce Alton

Sept 19 , 2019Speaker: Bruce Alton
Title: “Building Successful Innovation Ecosystems for Business & AI”

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cory janssen

June 27/2019:  Cory Janssen (CEO, AltaML), How to talk to the business side about ML

May 2, 2019 Davood Rafiei - Natual Language Data Management & Interfaces

Feb 20th, 2019 Presentation Slides: Robert Perez - Data Governance

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Nov 22, 2018 Presentation Slides: Dr. Osmar Zaiane - Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AMII, UofA)

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Oct 10, 2018 Presentation Slides: Wilf Ulmer - Protecting your Information Assets

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May 2, 2019: Davood Rafiei, Title. Natural Language Data Management and Interfaces
March 26/2019: Rhy Chouinard,  Data Scientist, ATB Financial.
Topic: MVP, PoC: New tools and techniques for Business Intelligence, including Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and AI applications to take advantage of business opportunities.
February 20th, 2019 (Wednesday evening): Robert Perez, Director of Data Management at AIMCO.
Topic: How to develop a successful Data Strategy, Data Governance and build good data culture in the organization.
January 22, 2019: Dr. Irene Cheng (SMIEEE), Scientific Director of the Multimedia Research Centre, University of Alberta:  Topic: Multimedia Data from Space to your Doorstep
Dec - No events planned
Nov 22, 2018: Dr. Osmar R. Zaiane, How Machine Learning will change business - examples such as Precision Health.
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Sept 20, 2018 (Women in Big Data) Co-Sponsors of the meeting
Dr. Kirsta Uggerslev (Host)
May 22, 2018: Bruce Matichuk - Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
April 19-22, 2018: Data Management Conference - Canada (University of Calgary)
March 13, 2018: Dr. Krista Uggerslev, Synthesci - a new product providing for data science and big data analytics.
February 22, 2018: Todd Beschell,  Michael Lo, Patrick Chorley, Alberta Education: Peggy Lee - Business Intelligence - portals and collaboration
January 16, 2018: Rene Kohut - Blockchain and the business: A journey from mining to data management.
Dec 12, 2017: Blair Kjenner - Method1 Enterprise Solutions - Core Data Models and application frameworks
Nov 21, 2017 at the Spartan Center, Room Y240.
Jesse Tutt, Data Analytics at Alberta Health Services.
IT Leader and Entrepreneur, Data Analytics Center of Excellence, Red Deer.

Oct 10, 2017: Wilf Ulmer: Chief Data Architect, Alberta Transportation and Alberta Infrastructure.  "Protecting your information Assets" Cyber Securing your data, networks and applications.

June 27th, 2017, 5pm: Nexen Theater - See map below: Dr. Prasanth Southekal, (see home page)

May 2017: Cancelled due to low enrolment - will reschedule. Ontologies and Taxonomies organizing large data sets.

Apri 2017l: Busy with Data Management Conference - Canada (dmc-conf.com)

March 9, 2017

Speakers: Tim Edward & Jordan Dubuc - OneBridge - Visualizing problems in Oil & Gas Pipelines using Data Analytics and importing data from diverse technologies.
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Feb 2, 2017 - NAIT - Shaw Theater
Speaker- David Oh - AGLC: Using Digital Strategy for transformation and innovation at AGLC (Cancelled due to speaker cancellation)

December 6, 2016

Speakers:
a. Dr. Louis Franccesscuiti,  Royal Alex and CMA
Health and Medical Data Analytics
b. Jacob Bedard,  Founder, CEO and Data Scientist, Bedard Technologies
Case Study focused how-to use Data Analytics for information and decision support

September 8th, 2016

 Speaker: Dan Haight, President, Darkhorse Analytics, Edmonton

Analytics Strategy: The Power and risk of analytics
In this talk, we will explore the benefits and risks of incorporating evidence-based techniques into an organization's decision-making.  We'll discuss different methods to transition an organization to an evidence-based culture and how to find and maintain an analytics team.  We'll look at specific examples in healthcare, transportation, and professional sports.

Time: 5-7.30pm 
Location: Nexen Room (Y240) - see map below

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Data Management Conference - Canada 
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Edmonton:
Oct  2020 (6th Annual) 
Oct 24-27, 2019 (5th Annual at NAIT)
Oct 25-26, 2018  (4th Annual at NAIT)
Oct 27-29 2017 (3rd Annual at NAIT)
Sept 2016 (2nd Annual at NAIT)
Sept 2015 (1st Annual at NAIT)

Calgary:
June 2020 (Postponed)
May 22-25, 2019 (3rd Annual University of Calgary)
April 20-22, 2018 (2nd Annual - University of Calgary)
April 2017 (1st Annual - University of Calgary)

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Past Home Page - dama edmonton postings

Sept 26, 2018: TABLEAU - Visual Analytics Master Class  - Complimentary - to Register visit (Sold Out)

May 26th, 2016

Get Analytics – Ready for Business Optimization
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Guest Speaker:
Andres Dorado, Ph.D., P.Eng.IT Strategy Consultant and Enterprise Architect
Venue: Nexen Theatre, Room Y240, 2nd floor, Spartan Centre, NAIT Main campus
Date: Thursday, May 26th, 2016, 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Email: contact@dama-edmonton.org

Presentation Description
This presentation reviews the fundamentals of descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. You will benefit from hearing practical steps on how analytics can leverage information to provide decision makers with hindsight, insight, and foresight for process optimization; execute strategic and operational plans in an effective and efficient manner; and improve the overall performance of the organization.”

April 28th, 2016

Peter Guest, IBM
​Cognitive Computing

March 24th, 2016

Stephane Contre, Kris Andreychuk, ACE team, City of Edmonton
Contextual analysis of Crime (244 factor big data analytics)

February 25, 2016

James Coffey, CAPCOMM
Data Virtualization for IT Services
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