Four days!  Need I say more!  I can’t wait.  Tableau sent out the pocket agenda below so that we attendees can prepare ahead of time. 

Here are my plans for the breakout sessions (my intent is to attend those that I think will give me the most ideas to take back to work):

Tuesday	9:45-10:45	Tableau Inside…Intel	Brahms 4
	11:00-12:00	Revenue Management @ American Airlines	Brahms 4
	3:15-4:15	The Holy Grail of Strategic Decision Making (I better attend this one since I’m the presenter)	Brahms 3
	4:30-5:30	How to Start a User Group (I’ll be one of the hosts for this session)	Mozart
Wednesday	9:45-10:45	Which Way Business Intelligence?	Brahms 1-2
	11:00-12:00	Best Practices for BI Success	Brahms 1-2
	3:15-4:15	Tableau & Statistical Analysis	Puccini
	4:30-5:30	Tips & Tricks from the Wild	Brahms 3
Thursday	9:45-10:45	Your Brain & You	Brahms 1-2
	11:00-12:00	Making the Business Case for Analytics	Brahms 1-2

I hope to see you there.  Please find me and say hi.

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Alternatively, download the pocket guide here.

It's almost here...the 2011 Tableau Customer Conference.  If you're anything like me, the anticipation is making you positively giddy!

I'm taking the Tableau Desktop certification test during the conference and the study materials were just released.  I've embedded them below.  It's a great guide, even if you're not taking the test.

Alternatively, download the study guide here.

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At the Tuesday morning breakout sessions (11AM – 12PM) at this year’s Tableau Customer Conference, be sure to check out “The Holy Grail of Strategic Decision Making”.  For the second time in four conferences, I have been given the honor of being a customer speaker.  I’d love it if we packed the house; I think you’ll come away entertained and having learned something.

Summary:

Four-years of Tableau experience led me to a major turning point in my career, one that involved working with "buyers" for our products. These major customers expect insights and analysis from us, but they never experienced the "unbiased" stories that I've been able to tell with Tableau. 

This session will dive into new ways to work with customers and partners to identify opportunities that have been almost nearly impossible to detect without Tableau. The impact will lead you to think about the data you have within your own organization as well as third-party information to drive insight into your business that will change the way you think about making decisions.

I look forward to meeting many of you this year and I hope to see you at my breakout session.