Predictive Analytics World for Government Features Topics on Reducing Fraud and Waste – September – Washington DC - Early Bird Registration Ends August 12

Predictive Analytics World for Government – September 12-13, Washington, DC features an impressive roster of government experts from around the world speaking and keynoting on topics that will provide insight and expertise on how to apply predictive analytics to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, automate manual processes and maximize productivity of agency personnel. Take advantage of Early Bird Registration ending this Friday, August 12.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 09, 2011

For government departments and agencies, there is no better place to learn about predictive analytics than Predictive Analytics World for Government (PAW-GOV), September 12-13 in Washington DC. And there's no better time to register than right now when you can still save (Government Employees save $100 and Private Industry/Contractors save $200) by registering before this Friday, August 12.

PAW-GOV is the first vendor-neutral predictive analytics conference for the government, designed to help agency managers understand how they can apply predictive analytics to more effectively and efficiently accomplish their mission.

PAW-GOV attendees will hear how government and industry leaders use predictive analytics to extract actionable insights from vast quantities of data to reduce fraud, waste, and abuse, automate manual processes and maximize productivity of agency personnel.

Agenda topics cover fraud detection, improper payment detection, workforce analytics, law enforcement / crime prevention, claims processing, threat detection / homeland security, cyber security, food safety, grants management, hotspot detection, optimization of facilities, text mining, link analysis, supervised/unsupervised predictive modeling, crowdsourcing, ensemble models, and other innovative applications that benefit government organizations in new and creative ways.

Keynote and session speakers include top government experts, such as Congressman Darrell Issa, (R-CA), Chairman House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Earl Devaney, Chairman, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, John F. Elder, CEO, Elder Research and David Williams, Inspector General, USPS OIG.

PAW-GOV's inaugural program features case studies to show how predictive analytics is applied by: Department of Justice (DOJ), IRS, USDA Risk Management Agency (USDA RMA), USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS), USPS Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Social Security Administration (SSA), Department of Defense (DOD), National Security Agency (NSA), NASA, Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Mexico Tax Administration Service, New South Wales Department of Transportation.

Predictive Analytics World for Government is supported by Premier Sponsors: Booz Allen Hamilton, Deloitte, IBM, SAS and StatSoft Statistic. Additional sponsors include Salford Systems, International Institute for Analytics (IIA) and INFORMS.

Register for PAW-GOV today. View the full agenda and see all the great sessions available.

About Elder Research, Inc.
Elder Research Inc. (ERI) is a leading consulting company in data mining, predictive analytics, text mining and optimization. Since its founding in 1995, ERI has helped leading government agencies and Fortune Global 500® companies solve real-world problems and take advantage of new business opportunities. Drawing from theory and experience in diverse professional fields and multiple industries, ERI brings cutting-edge research into front-line practice to achieve return on investment for its clients. Elder Research, Inc., headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia and has a growing office in Washington, DC, is leading the conference program for Predictive Analytics World for Government.

About Rising Media
Rising Media is a global events producer excelling in Internet and technology-related conferences and exhibitions. Rising Media produced events include Data Driven Business Week, eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, Conversion Conference, GAUGE, Search Marketing Expo, Predictive Analytics World, Text Analytics World, Internet Marketing Conference, Social Media Economy Days, Web Effectiveness Conference and Building Business Capability in the US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Finland and Australia.

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