April BARUG meetup at Predictive Analytics World

Once again we are very happy to be able to hold our April meeting at Predictive Analytics World (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.predictiveanalyticsworld.com%2fsanfrancisco%2f2016%2f%3futm_medium%3dreferral-organic%26utm_campaign%3dPAWSF16%26utm_source%3dbarug%26utm_content%3dusergroupmeeting&data=01%7c01%7cjrickert%40microsoft.com%7c04042fe13f07453a714808d30bb70166%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=86pbqCbvuL85IBgRhyypT3NGz7X5VrYqWsrehsGo8rg%3d) (PAW). As in previous meetings held in conjunction with PAW, BARUG members are invited to the PAW reception before the meeting and will have access to the Exhibit Hall during the reception. Also, BARUG members who wish to attend the PAW conference itself will be eligible for a 15% discount to the conference. Register now (https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.predictiveanalyticsworld.com%2fsanfrancisco%2fregister.php%3futm_medium%3dreferral-organic%26utm_campaign%3dPAWSF16%26utm_source%3dbarug%26utm_content%3dusergroupmeeting&data=01%7c01%7cjrickert%40microsoft.com%7c04042fe13f07453a714808d30bb70166%7c72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7c1&sdata=WYKFcHI2CPCKfhdm56avJp4HEPZWFUIGYHPfCu2Xywk%3d) with discount code BARUG15.

BARUG Speakers:

Megan Price, Executive Director: Human Rights Data Analysis Group (https://hrdag.org/2015/11/24/changes-at-hrdag/)
Blair Hull, Ketchum Trading (http://www.ketchumtrading.com/)
Keith R Everett
Max Kuhn, Pfizer (http://www.pfizer.com/)

Agenda:
5:30 PAW Reception
6:45 Announcements
6:50 Keith R. Everett: GLMNet Model: Prediction for the Oscars (Lightning Talk)
7:05 Megan Price: Exploring R packages to estimate Conflict-Related Casualties in Syria
7:45 Blair Hull: Market Timing, Big Data and Machine Learning
8:20 Max Kuhn: TBD.