TYD2 Tour Journal: Washington, D.C.

Posted - June 28, 2016
Recently, I went to Washington, D.C. to give a talk for 70–80 people at the Tableau User Group run by Brittany Fong. I was the last presenter of four, which included Meghan Carton of Polaris, Ajo Abraham, founder of Vero, and LaTauya Fisher of the OCC. The audience was 80% Federal Agency workers that were all ...
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TYD2 Tour Journal: Kansas City

Posted - June 14, 2016
Last week, I was in Kansas City to present at the University of Kansas campus in Overland Park. The venue was really nice, and the Tableau user group founder and leader in Kansas City, Ryan Sleeper, did a great job promoting and organizing the event. Between 160–170 people attended. I answered questions for around 45 minutes after ...
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TYD2 Tour Journal: Cox Enterprises TUG

Posted - May 23, 2016
  Russ Johnson at Cox invited me to speak to the Cox Enterprises internal Tableau User Group this week. Cox is one of the most impressive companies in the Atlanta market, and their Tableau use is expanding internal. I enjoyed speaking to the Cox team and meeting their Tableau team. This talk was a little different. I ...
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TYD2 Tour Journal: Georgia STEM Day

Posted - May 10, 2016
Friday, May 6 was Georgia STEM day for students who are interested in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers. My friend, Andy Piper; my youngest daughter, Hannah; and I were honored to provide a talks and Tableau training to middle school students at Louise Radloff Middle School. 
I’ve taught a lot of people to use Tableau, but they ...
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TYD2 Tour Journal: Dallas (SMU)

Posted - May 9, 2016
Randy Krum is one of my early idols in the world of data visualization and infographics. Randy started a blog right around the time I got interested in this industry, so I jumped at the opportunity to speak at a meetup he sponsors in Dallas on a regular basis. Randy is also an author and ...
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TYD2 Tour Journal: Omaha

Posted - May 9, 2016
I always enjoy my trips to Omaha. A long time ago, I met a fellow there named Mike Moore. Mike is passionate about data. Years ago, I offered to help him start a Tableau user group in Omaha. GOTUG is now a very successful user group. This week, I followed Dewey Heffelfinger. Dewey showed some ...
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