Courses

What:  M2000 Data Mining Technology Conference
When:  October 3-4, 2000
Where:  SAS World Headquarters  Cary, NC
How do I get more info: www.sas.com/dmconf

Register soon for M2000 ... reservations are filling fast and you don't
want to miss this opportunity to learn from 17 of the world's foremost
experts in the field of data mining.

M2000, the third annual Data Mining Technology Conference
http://www.sas.com/dmconf will be held Oct. 3-4 at SAS World
Headquarters in Cary, NC.  Pre- and post-conference training will take
place Oct. 2, and Oct. 5-6. Bringing together a host of world-renowned
data mining experts and industry leaders to share their knowledge, the
conference will allow attendees an opportunity to learn about the most
recent advances in data mining technology.

How can I access data and reap maximum benefit from the information?
Will it help me make strategic business decisions? How can I explore
data to gain competitive advantage? Leading-edge companies that have
addressed these questions are meeting the challenge with the rapid
advancements in data mining technologies, acquiring valuable knowledge
about their business. M2000 brings all this together in one exciting
two-day conference. Don't miss it!

Join us October 3-4 to learn from these data mining authorities:

Thomas Brauch	Director of Data Mining at Esurance.com -
		M2000 Conference Chair

Keynote Speakers
 John Elder		Elder Research
Jerome H. Freidman	Stanford University
Will Potts		SAS
Dr. Bruce Weir		NC State University

Track Session Speakers
 Greg Barnes Nelson	Statprobe Technologies
Kristin Bennett		RPI
Allen Esser &
Chris Osborne		Bank of Montreal
David Jensen		Univ. of Massachusetts
Ronny Kohavi		Blue Martini
Jesus Mena		WebMiner
Dr.Scott Optenberg	Optenberg & Associates
Ismail Parsa		Epsilon
Daryl Pregibon		AT&T Labs
Myra Spiliopoulou 	Humboldt Univ., Berlin
Charles Sprague		Paymybills.com
Ralphe Wiggens		Cogit.com

"One of the challenges faced by organizations trying to generate
knowledge is extracting data from where it resides, uncovering new
relationships and patterns that lead to proactive decision making,"
says conference organizer, Lisa Benton, SAS Training Services
Marketing Specialist in Cary. "We are confident M2000 will help
attendees address those challenges and more."  Decide today to attend
M2000.  Whether you are a first time attendee of the Data Mining
Technology Conference or have attended any of the previous
conferences, you will discover a plethora of information to help them
move toward data mining success.  To obtain the most up-to-date
conference information and/or register for M2000, visit the conference
web site at http://www.sas.com/dmconf