1. PASS BA Virtual Chapter Presents: “Crime Analytics & Predictions System” February 26, 2015 Email - passbavc@sqlpass.orgpassbavc@sqlpass.org

2. PASS Business Analytics Updates Chapter Leader – Dan English Dan is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP, author, on the leadership team for the MN Microsoft BI User Group, and is the Business Intelligence Practice Manager at Superior Consulting Services in MN. Chapter Co-Lead – Paras Doshi Paras is a consultant at SolidQ, Microsoft Community Contributor awardee and Blogger. He is passionate about helping businesses extract valuable insights from data. PASS Business Analytics Virtual Chapter http://tinyurl.com/linkedinpassbavc https://twitter.com/passbavc Twitter handle @passbavc http://www.youtube.com/user/PASSBAVC YouTube Channel

3. Feb 26 – Crime Analytics & Predictions System Abstract Committing Crime is the final frontier – where a human starts to degenerate into a renegade, a social waste and capable of causing huge personal and financial loss to individuals, businesses and the government. Thus, battling crime, reducing the number of occurrences, preventing and predicting crime has become a huge commitment for police forces around the world. This webinar along with a live demo will showcase how police departments can leverage predictive analytics on Big Data to understand the various factors that affect crime and develop comprehensive strategies for countering them. Presenter – Dj Das (@DjDas) is a senior-level consulting services & product executive with a deep technology bend and global operations background. He has a visionary entrepreneurial spirit, and proven track record as creator of commercially successful enterprise and consumer web applications. He has delivered many new products to markets for both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies.

4. Business Analytics VC is giving you the chance to save $150 off registration Use BAVCBA discount code Why Attend ? Learn from the world’s top analytics experts in over 60 sessions Network and connect with analytics experts from all over the world Help your organization stay ahead of the curve by learning the latest The discount code cannot be combined with other BA Conference discount & cannot be used retroactively. passbaconference.com REGISTER TODAY

5. March 2 – 4, 2015 Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center Copenhagen, Denmark Meet top international speakers, including “Mr. SQL Server” Shawn Bice Learn the latest about SQL Server database administration & application development Connect with 600 fellow SQL Server professionals & MVPs Save 5% off Registration with code: PASSCHAPTERS5 Register at sqlrallynordic.com

6. 6 *Data Science Virtual Chapter Coming Soon

7. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings VIRTUAL CHAPTERMEETINGTOPIC DBA FundamentalsFeb 3 11:00-12:00 (GMT-06:00)Virtualization 101 presented by Joseph D’Antoni Global SpanishFeb 04 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)Consolidando y Transformando mi data con Power Query presented by Jose L. Rivera Big DataFeb 10 14:00-15:00 (GMT -05:00)Big Data Mining from SSAS, AzureML to Mahout by Paco Gonzalez Excel BIFeb 10 18:00-19:00 (GMT 00:00)Deep Dive into Excel’s CUBE functions presented by Erik Svensen Global SpanishFeb 11 12:00-13:00 (GMT-5:00)Introdución a SSIS VirtualizationFeb 11 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)When Virtualization Leaves You Hanging presented by Carl Berglund DBA FundamentalsFeb 17 11:00-12:00 (GMT-06:00)Dr. DMV’s Troubleshooting Toolkit presented by Glenn Berry Global RussianFeb 18 15:00-16:30 (GMT+04:00)Искусство соединения таблиц presented by Maria Zakourdaev Global SpanishFeb 18 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)Visualizacion de dato en Cubos de informacion usando Sharepoint 2013 – PerformancecPoint y Power View by Juan Alvarado PowershellFeb 19 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)PowerShell Building Azure Quick VM’s presented by Max Trinidad

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9. PASS BA Webinar Marathon – Recordings Available http://passbaconference.com/2015/Learn/Webinar.aspx Introducing the Reimagined Power BI Platform 03 Feb 2015 14:00 GMT Jen Underwood James Kobielus's Session on Big Data 03 Feb 2015 15:00 GMT James Kobielus What's next for Business Analytics in the 21st Century? 03 Feb 2015 16:00 GMT Hyoun Park, Jen Stirrup, Marc Reguera Hyoun ParkJen StirrupMarc Reguera Visualization Tools for Data Discovery 03 Feb 2015 17:00 GMT Lynn Langit An Overview of Predictive Analytics for Practitioners 03 Feb 2015 18:00 GMT Dean Abbott Productivity Revolution in Excel 03 Feb 2015 19:00 GMT Avi Singh, Purna Duggirala Avi SinghPurna Duggirala

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