Big data is a big deal right now, and it’s only going to become a bigger deal in the future, so it makes sense to learn about as many of its aspects as you can, as quickly as you can. Or pick one and learn it very well. Or don’t pick any, if you are a staunch believer in the shelf-life of traditional data warehouses. From a machine learning deep-dive to an open-source buffet,  the following five conferences provide educational and networking opportunities for both the specialists and renaissance persons among you. Attending a cool one I’ve missed? Let me know in the comments!

• O’Reilly Strata Conference
  • What: Data science, data-driven business, visuailzation, hadoop and big data, policy and privacy and domain specific data, a startup showcase and an Expo Hall.
  • Where: Santa Clara, CA
  • When: February 28-March 1st, 2012
  • Who: Doug Cutting, Ben Goldacre, Avinash Kaushik, Coco Krumme, Hal Varian, Pete Warden
  • Why: Strata brings together practitioners, researchers, IT leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss big data, Hadoop, analytics, visualization and data markets.
  • How much: from $99 for the Expo Hall only to  $1795-2045 for the all-access pass
  • @strataconf

• Gigaom Structure:Data
  • What: Infrastructure, algorithms, business strategies and start-up insights.
  • Where: New York, NY
  • When: March 21-22nd, 2012
  • Who: Anthony Goldbloom, Mok Oh, Usman Haque, Jed Kolko,David Gutelius,  Justin Borgman, Tony Tam, Om Malik, Seth Grimes.
  • Why: The world’s leading technologists, practitioners and business leaders will offer solutions to the questions posed by the growth of big data, including storage needs, data analysis and the uncovering of new business opportunities.
  • How much: $995-1395
  • @gigaom

• Open Source Business Conference 2012
  • What: DW/BI, Hadoop, systems intelligence for cloud deployments, virtualization, data storage, mobile application development and social media.
  • Where: San Francisco, CA
  • When: May 21-22, 2012
  • Who: N/A
  • Why: Connects newbies in the open source world to the developers, users and companies behind the most significant open-source, mobile and cloud technologies, including HTML5 frameworks like jQuery and SproutCore, NoSQL databases like Mongo, Big Data technologies like Hadoop and Cassandra, and cloud platforms like OpenStack and Cloud Foundry.
  • How much: $895
  • @osbc

• International Conference on Machine Learning and Computing 2012
  • What: Workshops and tutorials on research results and open issues in Machine Learning.
  • Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
  • When: June 26-July 1
  • Who: Andrew McCallum, John Langford, Irina Rish, Francis Bach
  • Why: Provides a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Machine Learning.
  • How much: $n/a
  • @IcmlConference

• World Conference 2012: Big Data Tipping Point
  • What: How internet, social media and streaming adata are changing DW/BI.
  • Where: San Diego, CA
  • When: July 29-August 3rd, 2012
  • Who: N/A
  • Why: Explore alternatives to traditional data warehousing that allow for more comprehensive insight and analysis of your organization’s data.
  • How much: From $1290 for the 3-day standard package to $3650 for the 6-day tera package.

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