2014 Jan: Courses and Events: Analytics, Big Data, Data Mining and Data Science

Join Analytically Speaking webcasts - conversations with thought leaders, and learn more about Voice of the customer research, data visualization reporting, behavioral economics, iterative innovation, and more.

This online program enables graduates to use advanced data analytics to drive continuous improvement resulting in organizational sustainability, and lets you earn credit for professional certifications/expertise.

The O'Reilly Strata Conference brings together the brightest minds in data science and big data, decision makers and practitioners - win a free KDnuggets 2-day pass.

PAW Toronto is the only conference in Canada that offers an unparalleled perspective on analytics where both technical and business knowledge are integrated towards solving real-life business problems.

Free, introductory Machine Learning online course, taught by a top-rated Caltech professor Yaser Abu-Mostafa, now with professional captioning in more than 40 languages.

The Society of Data Miners is an independent non-profit organisation which aims to increase the benefits of data mining to society, and to advance the profession of data mining. Come to the first open meeting, London, Feb 11.

NIST is forming a cross-cutting data science program, focused on system benchmarking and rigorous measurement. Register for NIST Data Science Symposium by Feb 21.

Join live webcasts by some of the most knowledgeable and top-rated speakers, covering Advanced Analytics in Excel, End-to-End Power BI, Big Data, Data Visualization, and more. Tune in on Feb 5, 2014.

This free online course intends to explore Machine Learning, Big Data Architecture, Analytics, Evidence-Oriented Systems Engineering that empowers a well-rounded education, mentorship from experts along with practical skills and techniques. Course starts Jan 19.

Cost functions are critical for the correct assessment of performance of data mining and predictive models. This series goes deep into the statistical properties and mathematical understanding of each cost function and explores their similarities and differences.

BigML Winter release offers enhanced performance and many new features for quickly building powerful predictive models, applications and services. Learn more on Jan 28 and get a 25% discount.

Feb 5 business analytics learning online event brings you an all-star lineup of BA and BI community experts delivering best practices for getting the most from your data. 24 Hours of PASS is free, thanks to our sponsors.

Led by Wharton Marketing Professor Peter Fader, a world-renowned thought leader, this online course is designed to help executives identify their most valuable customers and maximize their strategic value. Apply by Feb 14.

This summit boasts a line-up of world class speakers and is set to bring together professionals pioneering Hadoop in their organizations.

The Predictive Analytics World for Manufacturing conference will focus on several different application areas of manufacturing where predictive analytics and big data have proven to be game changers.

INFORMS is a top analytics conference featuring over 100 practical talks which provides pointed "how we did it" information from hand-picked industry speakers. Keynote speakers include industry thought leader, Tom Davenport. Sign up now at the super saver rates.

CUNY SPS offers a fully online and affordable MS in Data Analytics that prepares graduates to manage and analyze Big Data. Learn more in Jan 14 info session.

Big Data TechCon, Mar 31-Apr 2, Boston, is the HOW-TO big data event. Use code BIGDATA for $200 discount. Save even more with early bird by Jan 24.

This annual event serves an international forum for discussion of KNIME and how it is used in various fields such as business and customer intelligence, analytics and the life sciences. Early bird rates before Jan 27, 2014.

Upcoming meetings include Oracle BIWA Summit, EGC, Sentiment Analysis Symposium, PAW San Francico, GigaOM Structure Data, INFORMS, SBP, and SIAM Data Mining.