Seats Available for MIT Analytics Conference
The fourth iteration of MIT’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference is just a little more than two weeks away, but spots remain open for non-students to attend.
Besides being of interest to the fantasy crowd simply because it focuses on sports analytics, the conference (presented by ESPN) boasts a pretty impressive lineup of speakers and panelists.
The site lists among its “featured speakers”:
- Colts president Bill Polian
- Mavericks owner Mark Cuban
- NFL chief marketing officer Mark Waller
- ESPN basketball analyst (and former NBA player and coach) Avery Johnson
- Kraft Sports Group president and chief operating officer Jonathan Kraft
The list also includes other leaders from teams, leagues and organizations throughout the American sporting scene, as well as some of the more recognizable names in analytics — Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus and FiveThirtyEight.com was recently added — (and, of course, a few other ESPN personalities).
Panels include a discussion of limits of the “Moneyball” philosophy, led by author Michael Lewis, and a look at the future of team management and ownership with leaders from Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL.
Many of the tickets at discounted student rates are sold out, but the non-student $200 level still has openings as of this posting (though apparently fewer than 50).
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