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2008 session information

2009 Conference session information coming soon. Here is a look back at the types of sessions and the content offered during last year's program.

 

General Sessions
Christian Chabot

An Outrageous Keynote Speech

Christian Chabot, CEO & co-founder of Tableau Software

Monday, July 21 - 9:00 AM, Olympic Ballroom

With his characteristic energy and Mid-Western accent, Tableau co-founder & CEO Christian Chabot kicks off the conference with a sharp and thought-provoking assessment of the state of data analytics, business intelligence and visualization.

He’ll showcase some of Tableau’s major features and share his vision of the future and where Tableau Software is headed.

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Chris Stolte

Developers on Stage: Everything Cool about Tableau 4.0

Chris Stolte, VP Engineering & co-founder of Tableau Software

Monday, July 21 - 12:00 PM, Olympic Ballroom

In this highly interactive general session, co-founder and VP of Engineering Chris Stolte along with developers Ian Heath, Dirk Karis and Dav Lion, will lead you on a tour of the new features and capabilities of Tableau 4.0.

Through engaging demonstrations (and the occasional wisecrack), Chris, Dav, Ian and Dirk will share the rationale and back-story on the how’s and why’s of the major new features.

+ See the new features in use against real data
+ Hear how the new enhancements were designed to extend the benefits of business analytics and visualization
+ Determine which follow-up sessions you should attend for more details on your favorite features


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Stephen Few

Now You See It: Simple Visualization Techniques

Stephen Few, Perceptual Edge

Tuesday, July 22 - 9:00 AM, Olympic Ballroom

A sneak-peak into the topic of his new unreleased book, Stephen Few will highlight fundamental principles and practices for visual data analysis. Typical of Stephen, this session will be broad in its appeal — designed for non-statisticians and statisticians alike – yet all will walk away with new insights.


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Pat Hanrahan

How Many Words is a Picture Worth? Why Visualization is Changing How Business Operates

Pat Hanrahan, CTO and co-founder of Tableau Software

Tuesday, July 21 - 12:00 PM, Olympic Ballroom

Famed computer graphics scientist, Tableau co-founder & CTO, Stanford Professor Pat Hanrahan will entertain and inform with his descriptions of emerging trends and directions in the science of Information Visualization.

Be captivated by Pat’s thoughtful yet entertaining approach and leave the conference inspired as he discusses the value of visualization to business – and why it’s changing the way we operate.

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Additional Sessions

Best Practices

Our instructors will educate on the best ways to conduct visual analysis.
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Case Studies

We’ve invited some of our best customers to share how they’ve put Tableau to work for them.
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Hands-On Training

Tableau is easy to use and intuitive – but it never hurts to get a little coaching on how to improve your analysis efforts.
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Workshops

Based on pre-conference attendee feedback, we're putting together workshops specific to your industry and your job.
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