I'm in the Columbus OH airport, having spent all of 18 hours in this fair city, and about to get on an airplane for home. Ohio? Is that my territory? Ah, no. I am still far more coastal. No, the reason I'm here was for a conference. Oho - to schmooze you say? No indeed, this was actually a conference about Healthcare Analytics, which is the subject area of my new business area, and I was here to LEARN what's going on in the industry.
And here's the crazy thing: It was a GREAT conference. I talked to people throughout, and everyone was similarly amazed: The sessions were uniformly excellent, there was no overlap in subject areas, and there were history, current, and future state discussions. Heavy hitters from the industry were there, and with <200 attendees total, everyone was accessible for a chat afterwards. My notes are full of followup items, and I've got ideas bursting out of my ears on new strategies.
So strangely, having been sent just to learn, I wound up schmoozing and exchanging cards with more people than I possibly could have if it was just a schmooze trip. Add to this the hotel was comfy and quiet, and I go bumped to first class both directions... there's a very real chance that this has all been a dream and that I'll wake up soon with 2 day's beard growth and a very worried looking family standing over me.
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Some of the best business analtytics presentations I've seen have been at the Teradata Partners' Conference.
www.teradata-partners.com
This year it's in Las Vegas October 11 - 16th.
--Beth
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