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has focused on translating complex analytics into terms that business users can understand and then helping organizations implement the results effectively within their processes. He is the author of the book “Taming the Big Data Tidal Wave” and holds a patent in forecasting analytics. For more than 30 years, Svilar has run analytics projects across multiple industries including retail, communications, financial services, automotive, consumer packaged goods and electronics. Early registration rates will be available until May 23. Rooms are being held at the Marriott San Jose at a discounted rate until May 26. Conference organizers anticipate that rooms will sell quickly and advise attendees to make reservations early, well before the cut-off date. After that date, reservations will be accepted at prevailing rates on a room available basis. Visit http://meetings.informs.org/bigdata2014/ for more information on the INFORMS Big Data Conference. Would like to congratulate the 2014 Edelman Award winner U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with KidRisk, Inc. Click here to relive the excitement of the winner announcement on YouTube. A NA L Y T I C S M A Y / J U N E 2 014 | 67