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Attend Predictive Analytics World, San Francisco, Feb 18-19.

PAW is the business-focused event for predictive analytics professionals, commercial practitioners and managers. Keynotes include: Usama Fayyad Ph.d., Chief Data Officer, Yahoo!, Andreas Weigend, Ph.D. Former Chief Scientist, Amazon.com.

PAW delivers case studies, expertise and resources to achieve two objectives:

1) Bigger wins: Strengthen the business impact of predictive analytics deployment

2) Broader capabilities: Establish new opportunities with predictive analytics

PAW 2009's program is packed with the top predictive analytics experts, practitioners, authors and business thought leaders. In addition to the keynote speakers (also including conference founder Eric Siegel, Ph.D, CEO, Prediction Impact) there are speakers and case studies from leading enterprises such as 3M, Acxiom, Affiliated Computer Services, Authenticlick, Charles Schwab, Google, Linden Lab (Second Life), Pinnacol Assurance, Reed Elsevier, Sun, The NRA and Wells Fargo - and hear the number one Netflix Prize leader Andreas Toscher of team "BigChaos" will present reveal their secret sauce.

Predictive Analytics World is the only conference of its kind, delivering vendor-neutral sessions across verticals such as banking, financial services, e-commerce, entertainment, healthcare, high technology, insurance, non-profits, publishing and retail.

And PAW covers the gamut of commercial applications of predictive analytics, including response modeling, customer retention with churn modeling, product recommendations, online marketing optimization, behavior-based advertising, email targeting, insurance pricing and credit scoring.

Why bring together such a wide range of endeavors? No matter how you use predictive analytics, the story is the same: Predictively scoring customers optimizes business performance. Predictive analytics initiatives across industries leverage the same core predictive modeling technology, share similar project overhead and data requirements, and face common process challenges and analytical hurdles.

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Colleagues

• Mingle, network and hang out with your best and brightest colleagues
• Exchange experiences over lunch, breaks and the conference reception, connecting with those professionals who face the same challenges as you

• Meet the vendors and learn about their solutions, software and services
• Discover the best predictive analytics vendors available to serve your needs
• Learn what they do and see how they compare

If you're new to predictive analytics, kicking off a new initiative, or exploring new ways to position it at your organization, there's no better place to get your bearings than Predictive Analytics World. See what other companies are doing, witness vendor demos, participate in discussions with the experts, network with your colleagues and weigh your options!

Save $200: Special early-bird discount for registration by Jan 18, 2009.

For more information, visit www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com, e-mail us at registration@predictiveanalyticsworld.com or call (866) 223-2579 .