WHEN – Tuesday January 24^th, 2017, 5:00 – 8:00 pm (16 people will start at 5:15 and 16 people will start at 5:45)

WHERE – Breakout KC, 114 W. 3^rd St. #102, KC, MO 64105 then Minsky’s Pizza, 427 Main St, KC, MO 64105

RSVP DEADLINE – Friday January 6^th, 2017

The Winter Social for KC DAMA will be the Breakout KC experience.  This is a top rated escape room where we will be in teams of 8 people and have 60 minutes to breakout of one of the real life escape rooms by cracking codes, using our gut, and solving riddles.  Sounds great for data people doesn’t it?  After the Breakout KC experience we will go to Minsky’s in River Market and have pizza and pop.  Stronger drinks will be available for those who wish to purchase them.  Note that the room experiences will start at different times between 5:15 and 6:15 pm.  When you are done with your room experience head on over to Minsky’s and enjoy your DAMA colleagues as well as pizza and pop.

Hurry!  This event is limited to the first 32 RSVPs. This event is FREE to DAMA members with a paid membership through March 31, 2017. There is a $40 fee for non-members and guests that includes the experience and pizza with pop.  Please RSVP to rsvp@kcdama.org  by January 6, 2017 and include which time frame you will be attending - 16 spots are open at 5:15 and 16 spots are open at 5:45.   

To learn more about Breakout KC please go to:  www.breakoutkc.com  Note we will not be doing the underground room experiences.   

Peter Aiken will be presenting ‘Triple Play - Leadership, Value & Strategy’

Peter has more than 30 years experience in Data Management and is the Founding Director of Data Blueprint, a consulting firm that also hosts educational webinars.  Peter is a long-time friend of DAMA including the Kansas City chapter and we are very excited to have him come and share with us.

His presentation will include the following information . . .

Management concerns fall into broad categories:
-  Implementing change that effectively improves performance
-  Processing lots of information without gaining appreciable insight
-  Securing real returns from technology investments

Data, of course, is at the heart of all of these and other organizational complaints.  A triple play of investments in data as an organizational asset is 1) a necessary prerequisite and 2) a primary enabler - permitting management to address these troubling issues.  Transformation may require some organizational discomfort.  The first step is to recruit, qualified organizational talent.  The second step is to significantly overhaul the manner by which most organizations seek to obtain informational value.  The third step is to implement a new type of strategy - one that integrates organizational functions and IT. By approaching data management in this different way, organizations can begin to gain the leverage that they seek.  This talk will address each of these topics - illustrating how this triple play of new leadership skills, revised value propositions, and a re-positioning of strategic investments can alleviate the concerns.

Please send your RSVP by March 3rd to: rsvp@kcdama.org.

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2016 through March 2017 may attend at no charge.  Guests are welcome to attend for a $35 fee.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.

KC DAMA Day 2017 – Drowning in Data, Starving for Wisdom!: Emerging Trends in Information Management and How To Apply Wisdom

• Speaker: Len Silverston
• Date: Tuesday, May 23rd, 2017
• Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
• Where: KU Edwards Campus, BEST Building Conference Center, 12600 Quivira Road, Overland Park, KS 66213
• Cost:
  • Early Bird Prices through May 9th
    • $80.00 for KC DAMA Members
    • $155.00 for non-members*
  • After May 9th
    • $100.00 for KC DAMA Members
    • $175.00 for non-members*

*includes KC DAMA membership through March 31, 2018

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Registration is CLOSED for DAMA Day.

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Eddie Sayer will be presenting ‘Next Generation Analytic Architecture – A Practical Approach’

For over two decades, Eddie has been helping large organizations gain sustainable competitive advantage with data. He has worked in both leadership and individual contributor roles, specializing in enterprise data management programs and information architecture. Eddie joined Teradata in 2008 and has since conducted numerous engagements with some of the most recognized companies in the world, including Wells Fargo, Verizon, T-Mobile and Coca-Cola, helping to set direction for data management. Prior to joining Teradata, Eddie was an Information Architect at CheckFree Corporation, the largest provider of e-billing and electronic bill payment in the US. Previously, Eddie held similar positions at Macys Systems & Technology and Inacom Corporation. Eddie is a founding member of the Georgia chapter of Data Management International (DAMA) and is a frequent speaker at industry events.

His presentation will include the following information . . .

The data and analytics landscape is evolving at an astonishing pace. The number of ‘big data’ technology alternatives is staggering. The momentum of open-source Hadoop is undeniable. The marketplace offers the promise of next generation analytic architectures to increase analytic agility, optimize TCO and drive greater business value.
Success requires your role evolve from conventional ‘data architect’ to ‘data ecosystem architect’. This workshop provides a structure to help you make the transition. We will explore practical steps for modernizing your analytic architecture by leveraging emerging technologies and employing data architecture patterns for acquisition, integration and access. Best practices will be discussed for architecting the next generation analytic ecosystem by implementing data lakes and data products, as well as integrating heterogeneous data components, such as relational databases, NoSQL databases and open-source Hadoop. You will leave the session not only better educated on analytic architecture key themes and concepts, but armed with a practical approach for modernizing the analytic architecture in your own organization.

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2017 through March 2018 may attend at no charge.  Guests are welcome to attend for a $35 fee and can submit payment here.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.

John O’Brien will be presenting ‘“Transforming BI with Data Science and Machine Learning - Understanding how Business Intelligence differs from Data Science and Machine Learning trends”

John O’Brien is Principal Advisor and CEO of Radiant Advisors. With over 25 years of experience delivering value through data warehousing and BI programs, John O’Brien's unique perspective comes from the combination of his roles as a practitioner, consultant, and vendor CTO in the data industry. As a recognized thought leader in data strategy and analytics, John has been publishing articles and presenting at conferences in North America and Europe for more than 15 years. His knowledge in designing, building, and growing enterprise data systems and teams brings real-world insights to each role and phase within a data program. Today, John provides research, strategic advisory services, and mentoring that guide companies in meeting the demands of next-generation information management, architecture and emerging technologies. Follow him on Twitter: @obrienjw.

His presentation will include the following information…

Data science projects have increased in adoption for their business value derived from new data products and embedding analytics in real-time business processes. However, many people fail to see how data science, machine learning and AI are a fundamental shift in how business intelligence has delivered analytics for many years. Each serves different purposes in the business and require different methodologies and skills to perform effectively. This presentation will clarify the terminology, definitions, relationships and methodologies for each. Topics covered include: spectrum of analytics capabilities, relationships, definitions and maturity, a very different approach to solving business problems, why data scientists are called unicorns and how data science teams work. We’ll also discuss what is machine learning.

DAMA members who have a paid membership from April 2017 through March 2018 may attend at no charge.  Guests are welcome to attend for a $35 fee and can submit payment here.

NOTE:  Please contact Membership@kcdama.org or Treasurer@kcdama.org if you are unclear of the status of your membership.