The Data Warehousing Institute Launches Northwest Chapter

SEATTLE, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The Data Warehousing Institute (TDWI), the premier provider of in-depth, high-quality education and research in the business intelligence and data warehousing industry, announced today that it has launched a new Northwest Chapter to support Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana to meet the needs of business intelligence and data warehousing professionals on a local level. The NW Chapter will enable members to share best practices, challenges, career advice, as well as hear from industry leaders about issues and topics facing the industry today.

The new chapter joins TDWI's lineup of chapter-hosting areas. "We're seeing a tremendous and growing interest in TDWI Chapters," said Wayne Eckerson, director of TDWI Research at The Data Warehousing Institute. "It has been exciting to see these communities form in such diverse locations." The new location brings the number of total TDWI Chapters to 22 on three continents; 13 Chapters are located within the United States and 9 are hosted internationally.

The kick-off meeting for the Northwest Chapter will be held on Thursday, October 23, 2008, and will feature Bill Baker, CTO for Visible Technologies and well-known business intelligence visionary, as the keynote speaker. For more details on the upcoming meeting, please visit the TDWI Northwest Chapter Web site for more information: http://www.tdwi.org/northwest

ABOUT THE TDWI CHAPTER PROGRAM For information about current TDWI Chapters, please contact: Margaret Ikeda Member Services Specialist, TDWI Phone: 425.226.3053 E-mail: mikeda@tdwi.org

If you are a data warehousing or business intelligence professional and are interested in starting a TDWI Chapter in your area, please contact:

Huan Do Loyalty Manager, TDWI Phone: 425.226.3021 E-mail: hdo@tdwi.org LinkedIn profile (http://www.linkedin.com/in/huando)

For information on becoming a Chapter sponsor, please visit the TDWI Chapter Sponsor Web page: http://www.tdwi.org/education/Chapters/display.aspx?id=8251

ABOUT TDWI CHAPTERS

TDWI sponsors Chapters in regions throughout the world to foster education and networking at the local level among business intelligence and data warehousing professionals. Chapter meetings are open to any BI/DW professional.

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About TDWI

The Data Warehousing Institute(TM) (TDWI), a division of 1105 Media, Inc., is the premier provider of in-depth, high-quality education and research in the business intelligence and data warehousing industry. TDWI is dedicated to educating business and information technology professionals about the strategies, techniques, and tools required to successfully design, build, and maintain business intelligence and data warehousing solutions. It also fosters the advancement of business intelligence and data warehousing research and contributes to knowledge transfer and professional development of its Members. TDWI sponsors and promotes a worldwide Membership program, quarterly educational conferences, regional educational seminars, role-based training, onsite courses, certification, solution provider partnerships, an awards program for best practices, resourceful publications, an in-depth research program, and a comprehensive Web site (http://www.tdwi.org).

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