Conference Overview

Rio All-Suite Hotel
Las Vegas, NV

Conference: October 23-24
Pre-conference workshops: October 22
Post-conference training: October 25 - 27

Download the full conference program. (.pdf)
Download the M2006 agenda. (.pdf)

The M2006 Data Mining Conference is an international educational conference and exhibition for data mining practitioners including analysts, statisticians, programmers, consultants and anyone involved with data management within their organization, Hosted by SAS, M2006 is now in its 9th year and has become the world's largest data mining conference, attracting over 700 people from various industries including Financial Services, Retail, Insurance, Software, Hardware, Education, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Government and more.

This conference is the top-choice for serious education and career networking. Learn best practices and new ideas from industry experts, thought leaders and your peers.

• 6 keynotes
• Over 30 sessions
• 6 session tracks
• Exhibit hall
• Poster session
• SAS software training
• Educational workshops
• Special Events
• Networking opportunities

M2006 Session Topics

• Business applications
• Perspectives from the financial services industry
• Fraud detection
• Perspectives from the healthcare industry
• New and emerging technologies
• Perspectives from the retail industry
• Data mining in marketing
• And more! (View session abstracts.)

Benefits of attending M2006

• Upgrade your data mining skills and knowledge.
• Be the first to hear about the latest technologies and methodologies.
• Network with peers, technical experts, and industry visionaries.
• Explore new ideas – expand your learning experience by choosing from six different session tracks.

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• compared to individual training classes, technical conferences are an inexpensive way of learning a large amount of information
• you will be able to implement ideas you discovered at the conference in your current job
• you will learn skills to make you more productive at work
• making contacts with experts and colleagues will allow you to address your company's questions and technical issues
• you will receive a CD of conference proceedings which will allow you to get the information from sessions you were not able to attend.

Registration Options

Conference plus 3 days of training - $2,445
Attend all conference sessions, exhibit hall admission, meals, networking events, plus 3 days of SAS training classes on October 25-27.*

Conference plus 2 days of training - $2,095
Attend all conference sessions, exhibit hall admission, meals, networking events, plus 2 days of SAS training classes offered October 25-27.*

Conference Only - $1,395
Attend all conference sessions, exhibit hall admission, meals and networking events.

* See schedule of SAS training offerings. When registering, you will be prompted to choose your training classes.

Discounts

Group discount — save even more if 2 or more attendees from the same company register and pay together.

Educator discount — special discount for professors, teachers and other faculty members from accredited universities (proof required).

Student discount — special discount for full-time students and accredited universities (proof required).

If you believe you may be eligible for any of these discounts, please call a Customer Service Representative for more information and to register at 800-333-7660.