The third annual SPSS Directions European Conference took place from 12 to 15 May, 2008, in Athens, where nearly 400 people gathered to learn about the latest trends and best practices in statistics, data mining, market research, and business intelligence.

 

Looking ahead with excitement to 2009

The venue for European Directions 2009 is yet to be announced, but in the tradition of previous events, Directions 2009 will be staged at a major European city – a desirable destination that will offer attractions to rival those delivered by Europe’s premier conference about predictive analytics.

Look out for an announcement of the dates and location and keep up to date with developments by visiting www.spssdirections.com

Meanwhile, it is not too early to begin preparing and planning for Directions 2009 - two days of talks, presentations and demonstrations highlighting the tools and techniques that are helping organisations throughout the world to use data to make more effective decisions.

 

Call for presentations

What predictive analytical achievement will you be proud of 2009?

To find out more about how you can contribute to Directions 2009 and advance the frontiers of predictive analytics, click on Call for papers.

 

Looking back at the events and highlights of Directions 2008

Among the highlights of the conference were the keynote presentations from Ian Ayres, author of the best-selling book Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers is the New Way to Be Smart, and Jack Noonan, Chairman, President and CEO of SPSS Inc, while presentations from many of Europe's leading companies shed new light on the use of predictive analytics to drive more effective decision-making in business.

SPSS thanks all the speakers whose topical papers and personal insights helped make Directions 2008 European Conference a tremendous success.

To see the full programme of events and presentations at Directions 2008, click on 2008 Review.

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