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INFO RM S IN I T I AT I VE S Continuing education for analytics professionals INFORMS’ popular continuing education courses, “Essential Practice Skills for Analytics Professionals” and “Data Exploration & Visualization,” will both be held March 28-29 prior to the 2014 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research in Boston. The Essential Practice Skills course will also be offered June 20-21 (before the INFORMS Conference on Big Data in San Jose, Calif.) and the Data Exploration & Visualization course will be offered June 25-26 (after the Big Data conference). Register early to save on registration. Patrick Noonan of Emory University will teach the “Essential Skills” course in Boston, and E. Andrew (Andy) Boyd, Texas A&M and the University of Houston, will teach the course in San Jose, while Stephen McDaniel and Eileen McDaniel of Freakalytics, LLC will teach the “Data Exploration & Visualization” course. INFORMS serves the scientific and professional needs of analytics professionals and operations researchers including educators, scientists, students, managers, analysts and consultants. The Institute is a focal point for analytics and O.R. professionals with its mission to advance the practice, research, methods 20 and applications of analytics and OR/MS. Be a part of these intensive two-day, inperson courses that deliver real take-away value to implement immediately at work. You’ll leave the classroom ready to apply the real skills, tools and methods of analytics. For more information on the courses and available discounts, visit www.informs.org/continuinged. | A N A LY T I C S - M A G A Z I N E . O R G Certified Analytics Professional exam schedule Following is a schedule of upcoming 2014 exam dates and locations for the INFORMS Certified Analytics Professional program: March 6: Drexel University James E. Marks Intercultural Center, Philadelphia March 29: INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics and O.R., Westin Boston Waterfront, Boston March 30: Gartner BI & Analytics Summit, Venetian Resort Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas April 15: Queens University School of Business, Toronto, Ontario, Canada May 22: University of Cincinnati, Lindner College of Business, Cincinnati June 21: INFORMS Conference on The Business of Big Data, San Jose Marriott, San Jose, Calif. To apply, click here. For more information, click here. W W W. I N F O R M S . O R G