Current Events

31st Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience

17 to 21 February 2012

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Attendees will share with and learn from each other the latest trends, initiatives, best practices, ideas, research, and assessment strategies focused on supporting student success in the first college year and beyond. Organized by: The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Deadline for proposals: 17 October 2011. For more information: http://sc.edu/fye/annual/

Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit

21 to 22 February 2012

Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney

AAIR has entered into an agreement with Gartner to receive a discount to this event. The discount extends to members of the DW/BI listserv. Gartner is extending the Early Bird offer for AAIR members. Register using the code MPBIIME6 and receive $405 discount off the standard ticket price. To register and for further details plus event brochure please visit: www.gartner.com/ap/bi.

From Business Intelligence To Analytic Excellence

The value of BI lies ultimately in its ability to transform decision making. The best business outcomes arise from BI programs that deliver what users need to make fact-based, analytic, collaborative decisions.

Gartner has identified the main trends that are challenging assumptions in BI and analytics:

Integration of BI and analytics into collaborative decision-making
Mobile and Tablet Devices as a platform for BI
Rapid Growth of analytics styles (advanced/predictive/real time)
Emergence of "Big data of extreme size, diversity, complexity and need for rapid processing
Consumerization of BI technologies and its impact on greater BI adoption
Sourcing of BI and analytics solutions from service providers

What are you doing to cope with these challenges and build them into your strategy? The Gartner Business Intelligence & Information Management Summit gives you the resources to navigate the changing landscape of BI and analytics and help you develop an effective BI program.

Service Skills Australia National Conference

27 to 28 February 2012

Brisbane

The conference theme, Quality in the Making, will focus on setting a new benchmark of quality, by exploring the concept of quality from the perspective of trainers, workforce and industry. Details: http://www.serviceskills.com.au/service-skills-australia-2012-national-conference

BI2012

27 February to 2 March 2012

Las Vegas, USA

Business Intelligence conference for SAP Business Objects. The overarching theme of the Forum is “The future of external quality assurance”.

For more information: http://www.bi2012.com/

International Conference on Student Success

4 to 6 March 2012

Orlando, Florida

This is EPI’s seventh annual International Conference focused on students, bringing together top researchers, policymakers, and professionals involved in student retention and success at secondary schools and postsecondary institutions.

Final deadline for proposals is 15 January 2012

For more information: http://www.educationalpolicy.org/events/2012/success_conference/default.html

RosEvaluation Conference 2012

1 to 3 April 2012

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana

The RosEvaluation Conference 2012 will bring together those who are developing assessment and evaluation tools to share information and their expertise. The conference will emphasize concrete, effective, and efficient solutions to assessment and evaluation challenges. Deadline for proposals: 12 December 2011.

For more information: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/offices-services/institutional-research,-planning-and-assessment/2011-rosevaluation-conference.aspx

2012 INFORMS Conference on Business Analytics & Operations Research ‘Applying Science to the Art of Business’

15 to 17 April 2012

Huntington Beach, CA, USA

Promoted as “The ONE place where world-class organizations showcase the strategic use of business analytics and O.R.” and “the mustmake event of the year if you work in the analytics, operations research or, management science fields or want to know how these timeproven applications and processes can improve your business’s bottom line.”

Deadline for posters is 15 January 2012

For more information: http://meetings2.informs.org/Analytics2012/

INQAAHE 2012 Forum

16 to 18 April 2012

Novotel St Kilda, Melbourne

The overarching theme of the Forum is “The future of external quality assurance”

For more information: http://www.inqaahe.org/main/events-and-proceedings/inqaahe-2012-forum

New Zealand Vocational Education and Training (VET) Research Forum

18 to 19 April 2012

Wellington, New Zealand

The theme for the forum is ‘Partnership at Work’.

For more information: http://www.itf.org.nz/events/upcomingevents/event/46

OBHE 2012 Global Forum

25 to 26 April 2012

Prince Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Theme: New Players and New Directions: The Challenges of International Branch Campus Management

Details: http://www.obhe.ac.uk/conferences/2012_global_forum_kuala_lumpur/gf_2012_announce

Association for Institutional Research Forum

2 to 6 June 2012

New Orleans, Louisiana

This Forum is AIR's annual four-day conference where more than 1,500 professionals meet to exchange information and ideas, learn the newest methods of institutional research, and network with thought leaders and colleagues. Tracks for sessions are:

Technology: Data Management, Warehousing, Internet, and Computers
Analysis: Research Methods and Data Analysis
Assessment: Accountability, Institutional Effectiveness, and Accreditation
Resources: Faculty, Finance, and Facilities
Students: Enrollment and Experience
Collaboration: Communicating Inside and Outside the Institution

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2011

For more information: http://forum.airweb.org/2012/Pages/ParticipateAndLearn/CallForProposals.aspx

The 32nd Annual International Symposium on Forecasting

24 to 27 June 2012

Boston, MA, USA

This symposium is presented by The International Institute of Forecasters.

Deadline for abstracts 16 March 2012.

Details: http://forecasters.org/isf/index.html

Society for College and University Planning's Annual, International Conference & Idea Marketplace

7 to 11 July 2012

Chicago, IL, United States

The theme for SCUP-47 is ‘Make No Isolated Plans-Integrated Planning for Educational Quality.

Deadline for proposals: 1 October 2011

For more information: http://www.scup.org/page/annualconf/47/call

Australian Statistical Conference

9 to 12 July 2012

Adelaide

This conference is for professional statisticians, students and practitioners involved in all areas of statistics including financial, industrial and environmental, computing and education, medical and biological sciences, surveys, management and mining, plus people involved with the broader aspects of collecting and analysing data.

Deadline for abstracts is 15 March 2012

Details: http://www.sapmea.asn.au/conventions/asc2012/index.html

21st National VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’ 2012

11 to 13 July 2012

Adelaide

Co-hosted with TAFE SA, and held for the first time in Adelaide, this 21st anniversary conference will be an opportunity to celebrate, collaborate and connect. As it's our anniversary we will be adding a few 'frills' this year; further program details to come. The program for 2012 will feature eminent international and national speakers, a panel discussion, pre-conference workshops for professional development, and presentations that will cover a broad range of research pertinent to the tertiary education sector.

Practitioners and researchers, especially early career VET researchers or those new to the VET sector, are invited to share their research and knowledge in a range of ways. As well as standard presentations and the pre-conference professional development workshops, this will include a new stream for refereed papers.

Deadline for call for papers: 10 February 2012

For abstract requirements and submission details, please visit: http://www.nofrills.ncver.edu.au/

World Congress 2012 “The Frontier of Intelligent Data and Signal Analysis”

13 to 20 July 2012

Berlin, Germany

This is one of the most important international conferences in the field of Data Mining and Machine Learning, where you can learn about the latest developments and trends. The congress combines top-notch scientific events with specialized industrial forums and exhibitions, thus offering an excellent platform for scientists, engineers and decision makers from industry, but also for young professionals, for acquiring thorough, quick and broad information on this subject.

Deadline for abstracts/proposals has been extended to 15 January 2012

Details: http://www.worldcongressdsa.com/

7th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education

29 to 31 August 2012

Bergen, Norway

The conference will focus on gender equality in a changing academic world against the backdrop of the current financial crisis in Europe and beyond.

Deadline for abstracts is 15 February 2012

Details: http://www.uib.no/gender2012

EAIR Forum

5 to 8 September 2012

Stavanger, Norway

Save the date and start planning!

Tracks:

Education as a vehicle of social justice
Policy development for knowledge enhancement
Higher education in a competitive world
Promoting higher education in decades of open access
Student experience: Attractive learning and teaching
Management and governance: Friend or foe?
Institutional research: Measuring effectiveness in higher education

Deadline for proposals is 27 January 2012

For more information: http://www.eair.nl/forum/stavanger/