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**With apologies for cross posting** Good afternoon, We are hosting a free Big Data Visualisation seminar which may be of interest to you (details below). Alternatively, please forward onto anyone you think may be interested! Big Data Visualisation Tools and Techniques Date: 26 May 2017 Time: 11:00 - 13:30 (10:45 registration) Venue: University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex Data Visualisation is used to analyse data, and help users to understand the significance of the data more easily, by viewing it in a visual context. It is an extremely useful method of unveiling patterns, trends and correlations in big data that might not be as clear in another format. In this seminar, Dr Kamaran Fathulla, Senior Lecturer in Software Development at the University of Chichester Business School, will discuss various data visualisation techniques for big data processing, including using Python programming and its Panda data structure to access Twitter data. Attendees will gain an understanding of the various tools and techniques with specific insight into the power of Python as a Big Data manipulation tool. Attendees should have a limited prior knowledge Python or any other programming language. This seminar is open to businesses, local authorities and students with an interest in data visualisation. This event is theoretical and therefore will explain and describe various tools for data visualisation, with a focus on Python, however attendees will not use the programme during the session. The seminar is taking place at the University of Essex Colchester campus from 11am-12.30pm (registration from 10.45am) and will be followed by a networking lunch until approximately 1.30pm. The main event will also be broadcast to the University's Southend campus to allow attendees to watch from there. Registration in Southend will again begin at 10.45am and the event will conclude when the seminar finishes at 12.30pm. Click here to attend the Colchester seminar<https://shortcoursesgateway.essex.ac.uk/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=SASNetDataVis&dates=> or Click here to watch the broadcast in Southend<http://shortcoursesgateway.essex.ac.uk/Guests/GuestCourse.aspx?CourseRef=SASNetDataVisSouthen&dates=> Many thanks, Holly --- Holly Shea Project Office Administrator ESRC Business and Local Government Data Research Centre Parkside 2C Essex Business School University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ Tel 01206 87(3437) E: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> W: www.BLGdataresearch.org<http://www.blgdataresearch.org/> Follow us on Twitter: @BLGDataResearch<https://twitter.com/BLGDataResearch> Our blog - Big Data Explored Our new blog explores the world of Big Data and how it relates to research in local economic growth, public access to green infrastructure and supporting vulnerable people. Read the blog at www.blgdataresearch.org/news/big-data-explored<http://www.blgdataresearch.org/news/big-data-explored> or if you'd like to contribute a guest blog please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.