UC Hosts Southwest Ohio DAMA Chapter Meeting July 27

University of Cincinnati faculty, staff, students and alumni and the local community are invited to attend the Southwest Ohio Data Management Association International (DAMA) meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, July 27 in the Teachers-Dyer Complex, Room 160.

DAMA is devoted to supporting an empowered global community of information professionals. At this meeting, speaker Dr. Rado Kotorov, chief innovation officer at Information Builders, will speak on the topic of "Industry 4.0." This current stage of digital evolution is driving business trends and reshaping enterprise practices as digitizing end-to-end processes becomes a necessity for growth. More than 70 percent of enterprises have embarked on a digital transformation, and are now seeing that building an analytics culture is the key to success in a data-driven, organization-wide digital ecosystem. 

The evening includes dinner, an introduction by UC associate professor of information technology Russ McMahon, Kotorov's presentation and a Q&A portion.


For those interested in business analytics, data analysis, data architecture, database development, strategic analysis or emerging technology related fields, this presentation offers a great foundation to learn where digital trends are focusing with data-driven goals toward an organization's success.

Tickets are free for DAMA members, $25 for non-members and $5 for students. Register for the meeting.

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