Predictive Modeling Unsession at Discovery Summit Americas 2021

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If you’re interested in predictive modeling, the upcoming JMP Discovery Summit includes a session you won’t want to miss. Join your fellow attendees on Oct. 4 from 1-4 p.m. ET for the Predictive Modeling Unsession, the best opportunity all conference long to engage with industry peers and JMP staff around our shared enthusiasm for using data to predict outcomes.

What’s an “unsession,” you ask?

An unsession is akin to an unconference, in which attendees set the agenda and control the sessions without any prespecified topics or formal presentations. The idea is for attendees to  talk about whatever they want to talk about, however they want to talk about it. Think of the Predictive Modeling Unsession like a mini unconference inside Discovery Summit.

Here’s how it’ll work at this year’s Predictive Modeling Unsession:

• Anybody interested in predictive modeling gathers on Zoom.
• Attendees propose discussion topics and then rate their interest in those topics. Proposing a topic is optional, and the whole proposal and rating process will use online forms and take just a few minutes.
• Topics will be ranked according to attendee ratings, and we’ll work our way through the topics starting at the top.

Topics can be anything related to predictive modeling. They don’t even have to be about JMP! A few examples: “Peeking inside the neural net black box”, “Tips for setting decision thresholds”, “XGBoost has lots of hyperparameters. Which matter most?”. But don’t take these examples too seriously. Topics are up to you.

If your topic comes up, you’ll be given the floor to kick off the discussion. Don’t be nervous: this isn’t a formal presentation. (After all, that’s what the rest of the conference is for.) You could just pose a simple question and ask for thoughts. You could demo something you’ve been working on in JMP and solicit feedback. You could share a quick tip you find valuable and give others the chance to ask questions or share their own tips. It’s up to you.

Is this unsession for me?

Yes.

If you’ve read this far, you must have at least some interest in predictive modeling, so this unsession is for you. Don’t know anything about predictive modeling? That’s fine! Come learn. Just want to sit in without participating in the discussion? No worries! You can just come and listen if you prefer.

One thing to note: if you want to propose a topic, make sure to be there for the 1 p.m. ET start time. All can come and go as they like, but for logistical reasons we’ll only accept topic proposals at the start.

The Predictive Modeling Unsession is your chance to talk about what you want to talk about with your fellow attendees. Come make the conference — or this session, at least — whatever you want it to be.