Discovery Summit

Exploring Data | Inspiring Innovation

Agenda

Monday, September 19

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference Training
SAS Building F

12:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Registration
Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park

Tuesday, September 20

8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Developer Tutorials
SAS Executive Briefing Center

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Pre-Conference Training
SAS Building F
Registration
Embassy Suites Raleigh-Durham/Research Triangle Park

5:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Pre-Conference Steering Committee Meeting
Sycamore Room, The Umstead hotel & Spa

5:45 p.m.

Transportation from hotels to Sall residence

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Welcome Dinner
The Home of John and Ginger Sall

Wednesday, September 21

7:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Registration
SAS Building C Lobby
Breakfast
Café

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Discovery Expo

Meet the developers, preview posters, browse books and training.

Networking Hall
User Experience Lab
EBC 4

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Welcome
EBC 250 Theater

9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Plenary Session
EBC 250 Theater
Triskaidekaphilia

John Sall, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President, SAS

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Plenary Session
EBC 250 Theater
Leading With Analytics: Fostering a Supportive Analytics Culture

Tom Lange, Retired Director of R&D, Procter & Gamble

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Discovery Expo

Meet the developers, preview posters, browse books and training.

Networking Hall and Café
User Experience Lab
EBC 4
Users Group Luncheon

Limited seating. Please contact Robin Moran for details.

Executive Dining Room 2

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Managing Complexity and Enhancing Knowledge Retention as Process Understanding Evolves

Martin Owen, Insight by Design

EBC 8
The Perils of Mining Manufacturing Data and the JMP® Advantage

Bradley Novic, PhaseTwo Analytics  

EBC 9
JMP® 13 – Association Rules and Visual Exploration

Matt Flynn, AIG Science

Mary Loveless, SAS

EBC 150
Compare Designs: A New DOE Capability in JMP® 13  

Bradley Jones, SAS

1:45 p.m.

Break

2:00 – 2:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Solving Common Data Table Problems With JMP® 13: Can We Replace Summary and Join With the New JMP Query Builder?

Daniel Valente, SAS

Jon Weisz, SAS

EBC 8
Mind the Gap: JMP® on the Text Explorer Express

Heath Rushing, Adsurgo

James Wisnowski, Adsurgo

EBC 9
Is My Model Valid? Using Simulation to Understand Your Model and If It Can Accurately Predict Events

Brad Foulkes, GE Power Services

EBC 150
Visually Exploring Design of Experiments Models With the Generalized Regression Platform

Chris Gotwalt, SAS

Clay Barker, SAS

2:45 p.m.

Break

3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Using JMP® Scripts to Automate Generation of Graphs and Analysis for Large Molecule Manufacturing Changes

Jessica Behrle, Janssen R&D

Yinglei Li, Janssen R&D

Barry Hogan, Janssen R&D

Yonghui Wang, Janssen R&D

Michael Nedved, Janssen R&D

EBC 8
Novel Multivariate Approach for the Assessment of Product Comparability

Janet Alvarado, Merck

Nelson Lee Afanador,Merck  

EBC 9
Using JMP® for Group Segmentation and Predictive Modeling for Indicators of High Utilization in a Rural North Carolina Hospital

Jason Brinkley, American Institutes for Research

Elizabeth Horner, American Institutes for Research

EBC 150
Pseudo-Scientific Versus DOE Approaches to Solving Problems

Jed Campbell, US Synthetic

3:30 p.m.

Break

3:45 – 4:15 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Simulate Responses: Revamped in JMP® 13

Ryan Lekivetz, SAS

EBC 8
Discovering New Consumer Survey Insights Using Partition Analysis

Diane Navin, Procter & Gamble

Mike Creed, Procter & Gamble

Amy Phillips, Procter & Gamble

EBC 9
Binary Logistic Regression: What, When, and How

Sue Walsh, SAS

EBC 150
Using JMP® to Optimize Performance-Sensitive Semiconductor Products

Scott Rubel, NXP Semiconductors

Todd Jacobs, NXP Semiconductors

James Nelson, Independent Contractor

4:15 p.m.

Break

4:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Activity-Based Intelligence: Discovering the Unknown and Resolving Entities Through Behavior Analysis

Patrick Biltgen, Vencore

EBC 8
Optimizations of High Energy Explosives Utilizing JMP®

Edward Cooke, US Army ARDEC

Eric R. Beckel, US Army ARDEC

Paul E. Anderson, US Army ARDEC

Alexander J. Paraskos, US Army ARDEC

EBC 9
The Life Cycle of the Analytical Data Mining Process

Sam Edgemon, SAS

Tony Cooper, SAS

EBC 150
A Platform for Managing, Distributing and Tracking Add-Ins Globally

John Moore, Elanco Animal Health

5:30 p.m.

Transportation from hotels to The Pavilion at Angus Barn

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner Event
The Pavilion at Angus Barn

Thursday, September 22

7:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast
Café

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Discovery Expo

Meet the developers, preview posters, browse books and training.

Networking Hall
User Experience Lab
EBC 4

9:00 – 9:15 a.m.

Welcome
EBC 250 Theater

9:15 – 10:15 a.m.

Plenary Session
EBC 250 Theater
DOE: Is the Future Optimal?

Christopher Nachtsheim, Professor and Chair of Operations and Management Sciences at Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Estimating Gaussian Process Models for Large Data Sets in JMP® Pro 13

Ryan Parker, SAS

Don McCormack, SAS

EBC 8
Organizational Systems Thinking Using Custom Mapping in JMP®

David Sais, Sandia National Laboratories

EBC 9
Effective Presentation Methods for 3-D Data Using JMP®

Michael Thompson, The Timken Company

EBC 150
Working With Excel: The Advanced Edition

Brian Corcoran, SAS

11:00 a.m.

Break

11:15 – 11:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Control and Modeling Shock Sensitivity of a High Explosive

Paul E. Anderson, US Army ARDEC

Douglas Ray, US Army ARDEC

Erik Wrobel, US Army ARDEC

EBC 8
Text Mining Online Reviews With JMP® 13

Vishal Singh, New York University

Qianyun (Poppy) Zhang, New York University

EBC 9
Multivariate Analysis Overcomes Complexities in Injection Molding

David Calder, Magna International

Wayne Levin, Predictum

EBC 150
Letting Go of Excel: Hello Formula Editor

Mark Chahl, ExxonMobil Chemical

Jerry Cooper, SAS

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Discovery Expo

Meet the developers, preview posters, browse books and training.

Networking Hall and Café
User Experience Lab
EBC 4

1:00 – 1:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
DOE Choice Design Versus Forced Ranking: Preventing Judges From Whining While Wining

Don Lifke, Sandia National Laboratories

Claire Syroid, Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy

EBC 8
New Features in Choice Modeling for JMP® 13 and JMP® Pro 13

Melinda Thielbar, SAS

EBC 9
Scoring Outside the Box

Nascif Abousalh-Neto, SAS

Daniel Valente, SAS

EBC 150
Speeding Up the Dirty Work of Analytics

Robert Carver, Stonehill College

1:45 p.m.

Break

2:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Novel Descriptions of Misshape of Round Objects Using JMP®

Casey Volino, Corning  

EBC 8
Longitudinal Analysis Through Multiple Process Steps, Mean and Variability

Tony Cooper, SAS

EBC 9
Control Chart Builder Can Do That?

Annie Dudley Zangi, SAS

EBC 150
Driving Big Data Business Decisions Through Modeling and Scripting in JMP®

Veeraporn Kullatham, GE Power Services

Brad Foulkes, GE Power Services

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 – 3:15 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Conducting Survey Data Analysis Using the JMP® Fit Model Platform’s Mixed Model Personality (Fit Mixed)

Mary York, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

EBC 8
Application of Text Analysis to Quality Control of Human Resources Documents

Thor Osborn, Sandia National Laboratories

EBC 9
Adapting Dynamic Sensitivity Testing With the JMP® Nonlinear DOE Platform for Experiments Involving Generalized Linear Modeling  

Douglas Ray, US Army ARDEC Quality Engineering & System Assurance

Christopher Drake, US Army ARDEC Quality Engineering & System Assurance

EBC 150
Storytelling With Data to Executives

Jim Grayson, Augusta University

Mia Stephens, SAS

3:15 p.m.

Break

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Poster Presentations
Networking Hall

5:30 p.m.

Transportation from hotels to JC Raulston Arboretum

6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Dinner Event
JC Raulston Arboretum

Friday, September 23

7:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast
Café

8:00 – 8:45 a.m.

Discovery Expo

Meet the developers, preview posters, browse books and training.

Networking Hall
User Experience Lab
EBC 4

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Lesson From Definitive Screening Designs

Stu Janis, 3M Company

EBC 8
Predicting Patient Recruitment in Multicenter Clinical Trials

Xiaotong Jiang, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Richard Zink, SAS

EBC 9
All Wafer Maps Are Wrong: An Adventure in Semiconductor Data Visualization

Michael Anderson, SAS

EBC 150
Creating Your Own Dynamic Workflow With JMP® Custom Starter Menus

Brady Brady, SAS

Scott Wise, SAS

9:30 a.m.

Break

9:45 – 10:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions
EBC 7
Run Program – JMP® Software’s Link To Other Programs

Michael Hecht, SAS

Stan Koprowski, SAS

EBC 8
Strategies for Optimization of an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) Device

David Lee, OLEDWorks  

EBC 9
Creating Business Value With JMP® Profiler and Optimization

Cy Wegman, SY64

EBC 150
Sharing Interactive Web Reports in JMP® 13

Heman Robinson, SAS

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m.

Plenary Session
EBC 250 Theater
Complicated Stuff in Simple Words

Randall Munroe, Creator, Webcomic xkcd

11:45 a.m.

Wrap-Up Session: How to get conference materials
EBC 250 Theater

12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Book Signing With Randall Munroe
Networking Hall
Last-Chance Networking Lunch
Café

12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Post-Conference Steering Committee Meeting
Executive Dining Room 1

1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Post-Conference Training
SAS Building F