Discovery Summit Americas wrapped up after two consecutive weeks of learning and connecting.
“Attendee engagement felt like an all-time high,” said Jeff Perkinson. “Part of that was because JMP 17 is so rich and part of it was because our users just missed spending time with us.”
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The second week’s sessions complimented the in-person special segment, rather than replicating it. Each event was optimized to make the most of the venue.
“Our virtual Discovery Summits are no less important than our in-person Special Segments – they're just different,” said Diana Levey. “They have much more reach, bringing our message to data enthusiasts who can’t travel to attend an in-person event.”
Some 1,200 people registered for the online event, representing companies big and small and organizations near and far from SAS campus. One attendee from Europe said he likes the timing of the Americas event – evening for him – because he’s able to log on and focus without interruption from colleagues.
While the in-person Special Segment hosted only about 100 guests, they tended to be very enthusiastic and vocal guests. Data explorers from SK Hynix’s R&D Data Science group were among the satisfied users who attended in-person segment. Having traveled all the way from Korea, one of them said, “It was a very meaningful time for me to understand not only the technical aspects of JMP, but also your positive energy and direction to make it.”
ChulHee Min, who escorted the SK Hynix customers, said, “They and I were deeply delighted with your support and felt the soul behind the event.”
Many JMP and SAS employees were indeed behind the two events, investing time, expertise, and great enthusiasm into the back-to-back weeks.
So much great content
Steering committee members Tom Bidwell and Trish Roth open the plenary session with their Discovery highlights.Steering committee members Tom Bidwell and Trish Roth open the plenary session with their Discovery highlights.Steering committee members Tom Bidwell and Trish Roth open the plenary session with their Discovery highlights.The second week of the conference gave a larger audience of online participants the chance to preview JMP 17 and its improved workflow, as shown by John Sall, Joseph Morgan, Aurora Tiffany-Davis and Julian Parris. As steering committee member Trish Roth of Abbott Laboratories stated the day after their talk, “Workflow Builder: a game changer.”
If the online keynote on workflow was the feature film, subsequent plenary sessions were the “shorts” – quick demonstrations of important JMP 17 features. Experts from R&D gave lightning talks. They included:
- Design Explorer; Ryan Lekivetz, Advanced Analytics R&D Manager
- Search JMP; Evan McCorkle, Principal Software Developer
- Spectral Analysis; Chris Gotwalt, Advanced Analytics R&D Senior Director
- SEM Improvements; Laura Castro-Schilo, Senior Research Statistician Developer
- Graph Builder Improvements; Xan Gregg, Research and Development Director
- JMP Clinical 17; Sam Gardner, Senior Product Manager
Each plenary speaker was available at a Meet the Experts session following their presentation, along with fellow R&D staff and product experts. Of course, this is a favorite aspect of any Discovery whether in person or virtual.
Aurora presents JMP Live enhancements.Aurora presents JMP Live enhancements.Aurora presents JMP Live enhancements.
Laura presents SEM improvements.Laura presents SEM improvements.Laura presents SEM improvements.
Evan presents Search JMP.Evan presents Search JMP.Evan presents Search JMP.
Joseph presents Easy DOE.Joseph presents Easy DOE.Joseph presents Easy DOE.
Sam presents JMP Clinical.Sam presents JMP Clinical.Sam presents JMP Clinical.
Xan presents Graph Builder improvements.Xan presents Graph Builder improvements.Xan presents Graph Builder improvements.
John presents various aspects of the improved workflow.John presents various aspects of the improved workflow.John presents various aspects of the improved workflow.
Viewers show their love for JMP with celebratory emojis.Viewers show their love for JMP with celebratory emojis.Viewers show their love for JMP with celebratory emojis.
Enlightening paper and poster presentations covered a range of topics like recent developments in quality and SPC, addressing struggles with mixture experiments, using visualization to drive continuous improvement, kicking up collaboration with JMP Live, and everyday automation. Please point users to the vast collection of presentations and materials in the JMP User Community.
Canh Khong of Samson Rope Technologies gives a poster session on Query Builder.Canh Khong of Samson Rope Technologies gives a poster session on Query Builder.Canh Khong of Samson Rope Technologies gives a poster session on Query Builder.
Selecting which paper presentation to attend can be the most challenging part of Discovery.Selecting which paper presentation to attend can be the most challenging part of Discovery.Selecting which paper presentation to attend can be the most challenging part of Discovery.
Virtual fun too
Like the in-person Special Segment the week prior, the online event set time aside for networking as well as learning. Each online day ended with Bright Minds Mingle sessions, where attendees discussed championing analytic change in their organizations, mentorship programs, users groups, and even differences between genders working in science and engineering fields.
What’s next?
Stay tuned for more on the virtual Discovery Summit China, coming up very soon. Korea and Japan will be here – virtually – this fall. And spring 2023 will bring an in-person Special Segment and an online event for Europe. We try to keep discoverysummit.jmp up to date with the latest and greatest Discovery news.
