Media Advisory: San Diego Software Industry Council 'Forum on Analytics' Conference for Healthcare, Web 3.0 and Social Networking November 12, 2009

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC) presents "Forum on Analytics" conference Thursday, November 12 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Del Mar Marriott in San Diego.

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The conference is open to the public and explores opportunities in analytics by presenting new career and revenue prospects, networking, and panel discussions for investors, software developers, executives, marketing professionals and job seekers. Speakers include executives from IBM, Intuit, Microsoft, Accelrys, Illumina, ID Analytics, Covario and Newsforce.

    Agenda:

    7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.   Registration, Breakfast, Networking

    8:00 - 8:30             Keynote: Wayne Peacock, former Vice President,
                            Business Intelligence, Netflix, and Founder and
                            Principal Consultant, Inevit
                            Title: "Business Intelligence and the Netflix
                            Story"

    8:30 - 9:30             Panel 1 - Mining Biodata:  The Next Generation of
                            Biomedical Research

                            Moderator: Tim Holl, Partner, Ernst & Young
                            Panelists:
                            - Nancy Latimer, Senior Product Manager,
                              Biological Sciences an Analytics, Accelrys, Inc.
                            - Scott Kahn, Ph.D., Vice President and Chief
                              Information Officer, Illumina
                            - Michael Hehenberger, Life Sciences, Business
                              Development Executive, IBM

    9:30 - 10:00            Networking/Exhibits and Break

    10:00 - 11:00           Panel 2 - Web 3.0:  Social Networking, Analytics
                            and Beyond

                            Moderator:  Dana Todd, CMO, Newsforce
                            Panelists:
                            - Christine Morrison, Social Media Marketing
                              Manager, Intuit, Inc.
                            - Sue West, Manager, Customer & Market Insights,
                              Intuit, Inc.
                            - Lynn Langit, Developer and Evangelist, Microsoft
                            - Steve Nathan, CEO, Parity Computing

    11:00 - Noon            Panel 3 - Opportunities in Analytics:  The Pay Off
                            in New Businesses and Jobs

                            Moderator:  Tom Clancy, TAO Venture Partners
                            Panelists:
                            - Stephen Coggeshall, Chief Technology Officer,
                              ID Analytics
                            - Russ Mann, Co-Founder & CEO, Covario
                            - Sheryl Roland, SVP Human Resources, The Active
                              Network
                            - Kanani Masterson, Director, Technology Division,
                              Tristaff Group
                            - Katie Mayfield, Manager Business Development,
                              San Diego Regional Economic Development
                              Corporation

The Forum on Analytics is produced in association with UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.

Sponsors: Ernst & Young, Teradata, Intuit, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP. DLA Piper, Certona, San Diego Economic Development Corporation, ID Analytics, Covario, Ehrman Marketing Group, Silicon Valley Bank, PR Newswire and WebPRpro.com.

Cost: SDSIC member, $45 with pre-registration. Non member, $60 with pre-registration.

Register: http://www.sdsic.org or 858.793.6655

About San Diego Software Industry Council

San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC), founded in 1994, is a non-profit trade association that promotes and develops the software industry in the San Diego region. It provides networking, employment opportunities with tech companies, and educational events for organizations and individuals in the software and IT industries. SDSIC serves entrepreneurs, high-tech startups and software companies, as well as investors, professional service providers and bankers in San Diego. It offers dozens of seminars, annual forums, a member-to-member marketplace, sponsorships and programs including such popular events as monthly Business Interest Group meetings and SDSIC Annual Forum on Analytics conference. SDSIC partners and sponsors include Teradata, Intuit, Qualcomm, Websense and SONY Computer Entertainment America. SDSIC also works with UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering and UCSD Rady School of Management. For more information call 858.793.6655 or email sdsic@sdsic.org. On the Net: www.sdsic.org.