SuperData Summit (Nov 16, San Diego) Celebrates analytics and features Watson

features IBM's Watson demo, next generation supercomputers, and a look at the future of analytics

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SAN DIEGO (October 19, 2011) -- SuperData Summit (www.superdatasummit.com), a celebration of analytics and data mining insights slated for November 16 at the Del Mar Marriott, will feature IBM's Watson demo of Jeopardy fame, a futuristic look at the next generation of text and data analytics via supercomputers, and predictions of how these incredible capabilities will impact healthcare and other industries in years to come.

SuperData Summit keynotes include

• Gregory Piatetsky, Editor of KDnuggets, the industry's leading newsletter and website on analytics and data mining;
• John E. Mattison, M.D., Chief Medical Information Officer/Assistant Medical Director of Kaiser Permanente; and
• Christine Kretz, Healthcare Solutions Executive and Global Life Sciences Industry Team, IBM.

UCSD's new supercomputer Gordon will be showcased at the conference by Robert Sinkovits, PhD, Applications Lead for the Gordon Project. San Diego analytics entrepreneur Mike Alfred, CEO of fast-growing financial analytics advisor company Brightscope, will provide an overview of the San Diego region's thriving analytics hub which currently employs more than 7500 professionals.

The San Diego Software Industries Council, organizers of SuperData Summit, recently launched a new jobs website www.sdtechcareers.org featuring more than 2500 analytics and technical job openings in Southern California.

Bob Slapin, Executive Director of the San Diego Software Industries Council, said,

"Analytics is the shining star on the San Diego jobs front. More than 100 analytics companies call San Diego home - small, medium and large. And this doesn't count the many additional companies that use analytics as an integral part of their on-going operations. Our new TechCareers job board provides awesome career opportunities in this space."

A few of the participating companies include Certona, DataSkill, FICO, ID Analytics, Brightscope, Opera Solutions, Redit and Salford Systems. Among these are companies whose primary business focus is analytics, as well as those who use key analytics in roles supporting their principal business.

For more information, visit www.superdatasummit.com.

Nancy C. Davis | ION Business Development | 619-770-7605