Welcome

We encourage both newcomers and “experienced veterans”  to put some preparation and planning in, to optimize your experiences at the conference this year. With over 415 attendees and 32 vendor representatives, its going to be busy and full on conversation and content. Its a great time to break out of your comfort zone and get to know other data minds!

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

Sunday registration and training sessions: Pick up your registration packets and check out the schedules for training as well as the Sunday nite reception. Test your wi-fi connections and make sure you’ve downloaded Guidebook!

Sunday evening reception: Show off your school colors! Wear your institution proudly- you’d be surprised how many folks are alumni off other organizations, or have been following your institutional thoughts on the Forum discussions. Don’t forget your badge!! If you need to talk to any board member, look for the white lanyards!

Monday – Wednesday:

• Registration desk opens at 7 am
• Join us for breakfast 7-8:30 ( check the guidebook and set a reminder!)
• Check out the vendors and don’t forget your swag!
• Bring business cards!!
  • Monday nite – dinners are for you to network with other schools
  • Tuesday – the Fun Run/Walk, sponsored by Wherescape starts at 4:30; dinner on your own- check the guides for restaurants and transportation tips
• Tues 12:45pm starts the member meeting – get the latest status on what HEDW board will share
• Wed 8-9:15 HEDW Research Session results- come listen to the HEDW Research chairs on trends in the DW world
• Wed 2:15-3:15 – Birds of a feather meetings- sign up and find like interested people for  discussions!

GUIDEBOOK:

We make occasional updates to the Guidebook if presentation sessions shift locations, or if we need to push out communications; Guidebook is a great companion tool!

To download the application for your phone/tablet,  visit your App Store for iOS or Android, then download the “2019 HEDW Conference” guidebook content.

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This year, the University of Michigan will be hosting the conference from April 14-17, 2019. The conference will consist of over 40 sessions of various types, including presentation, vendor and new this year, “lightning talks”. There will be an opening reception Sunday evening at the Michigan Stadium, with refreshments and hors d’ouvres.

The 2019 HEDW Forum Conference includes three days of sessions and events with  optional Sunday Pre-Conference Training provided by :

• Lawrence Corr, bestselling author of “Agile Data Warehouse Design”, presents a highly practical one-day introduction to data modelstorming (data modeling + brainstorming) using BEAM (Business Event Analysis & Modeling)
• Robert Seiner, author of Non-Invasive Data Governance, will be presenting “How to implement Data Governance in a non-invasive way”.

Typical conference topics include data governance, BI strategy, data-informed culture, data quality, metadata and data definitions, data modeling, and project and program management, among other topics.

All hotel and directional information is provided as well as a session calendar; we will be publishing the Guidebook again this year for your ease of navigation at the conference. Grants continue be available for attendees to apply for.

Follow the link here to get to the registration page and visit the 2019 Conference page listed on the Conferences tab of our web page. We look forward to seeing you there!

Your HEDW Board