I have been invited to present at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in two weeks. The event will be held at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) on March 5, from Noon to 1pm (CST). If you happen to be in the area, the event is open to the public. Send me an e-mail to arrange a personal meeting.

Wednesday, March 5
Noon-1 p.m.

Library and Information Science Building
Room 131
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820

Here is an outline of what we plan to present:

• • Introduction to Vlamis Software

• • What is Business Intelligence/Data Warehousing/Data Mining

• • Oracle BI/DW/DM products

• • BI/DW/Data Mining case studies

• • Issues in BI/DW design / implementations (ROLAP vs. MOLAP, start small, prototype, involve users, etc.)

• • Where BI/DW is going

• • Q&A

I will be presenting with my brother, Tim Vlamis. Tim is the President of StrategyScape, a boutique consulting firm focused on business strategy design, multi-dimensional business analysis, and growth road map development. He works closely with Vlamis Software in the application of BI tools to the problems facing business executives.

Bring your lunch and join us.