Phorum '16: Call for papers open, deadline November 13

Tom Paine



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The sponsors and organizers of next Spring's Philly Phorum (think baseball season, with the tag line, "Its got to be better than last year") entitled "Systems of Insight", to be held on April l4 at the new Fillmore Philadelphia, are particularly eager to get as broad a range of inputs for the event as possible. See the full press release here .

It has opened its call for papers, looking for experts in new technologies, architectures, systems, processes and integration driving Systems of Insight. Proposals are being sought for conference sessions on topics including information management, Big Data platforms, architectures, machine learning, natural language processing, predictive analytics, IoT, security, governance, data-driven engagement and integration.

If the term "call for papers" sounds too academic, don't be put off by it. The Phorum people wants to hear what you've got to say, in a simple, organized manner. No particular degree level is required.

The deadline to submit proposals, which should include a speaker’s bio, success stories, failures and/or lessons learned is November 13.

So submit you proposal today (or soon). Please send your bio and a two to three paragraph subject brief. Email your information or request more details at speakers@phorumphilly.com.




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PeopleLinx announces new release as sales tech landscape takes shape (VentureBeat)


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(Internet Retailer)
But QVC's total US revenue only inched forward 3.6%.
Forgot that since QVC now has its own tracking stock (QVCA), its got it own earnings call as well: ( transcript here on Seeking Alpha. )
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Verizon weighing $10 billion sale of enterprise assets - sources (Reuters)
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help of some small strategic acquisitions.


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HR tech firm snags $2 million, hopes to shake up market (Philadelphia Business Journal)

Jet.com logs more than 1 million customers (Internet Retailer)
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