[AISWorld] AMCIS 2015 Pre-Conference Workshop on Location Analytics, GIS, and Spatial Big Data

[Daniel Farkas]

Explore the intersection of Big Data, Analytics and Location Analysis by
attending the SIGGIS Pre-Conference workshop at this year's AMCIS
conference in Puerto Rico (Thursday, August 13. 2015).

The workshop is divided into two parts:


*Location Analytics, GIS, and Spatial Big Data I: **Conceptual Foundations*




   1. Introduction to Workshop and Presenters
   2. Overview of Big Data and Analytics
   3. Geospatial backdrop and Location Analytics
   4. How and where do Big Data, Analytics, and GIS intersect? Tying Them
   Together
   5. Breakouts (small group discussions focused on academic concepts)
   6. Workshop Summary: Focus on “Takeaways” from Concepts of Big Data and
   Location Analytics

*BREAK – COFFEE, AMCIS-SPONSORED*



*Location Analytics, GIS, and Spatial Big Data II: **Applications,
Opportunities, and Challenges*




   1. Industry Keynote Presentation (TBA), Demo of leading location
   analytic solution, and Case Studies (TBA)
   2. Small breakout group discussions focused on location analytics
   software solutions.
   3. Workshop summary.  Key takeaways.
   1. What research questions have emerged?
      2. What are the next steps?

Registration is through the AMCIS 2015 Conference Website (
http://amcis2015.aisnet.org}

More information to follow.
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Dan Farkas, PhD
Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems
Pace University
Pleasantville, NY,  10570 USA

Visiting Professor of Computing, Glyndwr University, Wrexham, Wales, UK