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M2001...The 4th Annual Data Mining Technology Conference.  Once again
SAS hosts the premier data mining conference in the industry.  You
won't want to miss this event so, mark your calendars for October 2-3,
2001.

Make your plans now and register prior to September 3rd...you will
receive a $200 discount.  If you are one of the first 200 attendees to
register for M2001...we'll give you a copy of David Hand's newest
book...hot off the press..."Principles of Data Mining."

At M2001, you will spend two days learning the latest trends in data
mining from world-renowned data mining experts and analytical thought
leaders.  Slated to speak at M2001 are:

Keynotes:
Dick De Veaux,  Williams College
Herb Edelstein,  Tow Crows Corporation
John Elder,  Elder Research
David Hand,  Imperial College, London

Forum Speakers:

New to M2001 are concurrent afternoon forums.  Also planned are two
highly informative panel discussion for each day.  Join experts in the
following areas to gain insight into the latest on:

* Web Mining Methods and Applications
* Predictive Modeling
* Applied CRM  (Emphasis on Financial Services)
* Experimentation in Marketing: Design, Execution, and Extensions
* Data Mining in the Life Sciences
* Applied CRM  (Emphasis on Retail)

For more details about the conference and speakers take a look at the
M2001 web site:

http://www.sas.com/news/events/dmconf/speakers.html

Networking opportunities are plentiful at M2001 with data mining
colleagues and attendees from all over the globe.  Mingle among the
worlds foremost thought leaders in data mining and leave M2001 with a
deeper insight into how you can turn your organizations data into your
most powerful resource.

For the most up to date information about speakers, topics, and how to
register for M2001, please go to the conference website at:
www.sas.com/dmconf/M2001

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SAS has also teamed with experts Michael Berry and Gordon Linoff
to offer a three-day seminar, Customer Relationship Management Through
Data Mining. Berry and Linoff are co-authors of Data Mining Techniques
and Mastering Data Mining, best-selling books in the field. For more
information including seminar dates and locations go to
http://www.sas.com/bks/crm