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= General Sessions
= Industry Case Studies
= Hands-on Workshops
= Software Presentation and Discussion

Thursday 25 October 2007
08:00 - 09:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast (MEZZANINE)
09:30 - 10:30 Overview of @RISK 5.0 and DecisionTools Suite 5.0
Sam McLafferty, President, Palisade Corporation (ORCHID I & II)
 
CORAL ROOM
REEF ROOM
BOARD ROOM
10:30 - 11:30 SOFTWARE PRESENTATION
@RISK 5.0 Advanced Topics Discussion
Sam McLafferty

CASE STUDY
Using NeuralTools to Generate a Pricing Model for Wool
Kimbal Curtis
Department of Agriculture Western Australia

 
CASE STUDY
Financial Risk Quantification Of Environmental Remediation Costs Using Probabilistic Cost Estimating: Theory & Practice
John W. Lynch
JWL Environmental

11:30 - 12:00 Break (MEZZANINE)
12:00 - 13:00 HANDS-ON TRAINING
Introduction to Project Risk Management using @RISK for Project
Dr. Javier Ordóñez
SOFTWARE PRESENTATION
Selecting the Right Distribution
Thompson Terry
CASE STUDY
@RISK Uses for Risk-Informed Regulatory Applications
Dr. Ching Ning Guey
Florida Power & Light
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch (ORCHID III)
14:00 - 15:00 HANDS-ON TRAINING
What's New in @RISK 5.0
Thompson Terry

SOFTWARE PRESENTATION
Real Options with @RISK & RISKOptimizer
Dr. Wayne Winston
University of Indiana
CASE STUDY
Nonlinear Feedback Loops Using @RISK: Adding Uncertainty to Dynamic Model of Oil Prices
Dr. William Strauss
FutureMetrics
15:00 - 16:00 HANDS-ON TRAINING
Introduction to the
DecisionTools Suite

Thompson Terry
CASE STUDY
Monte Carlo Simulations and Sensitivity Analyses as a Means to Assess and Optimize the Design of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture Sites
Gregor K. Reid
University of New Brunswick and Department of Fisheries and Oceans

CASE STUDY
Insurance Loss Modeling Using Simulation
Domingo Joaquin
Illinois State University
16:00 - 16:30 Break (MEZZANINE)
16:30 - 17:30 Keynote: Business Applications of @RISK
Dr. Wayne Winston (ORCHID I & II)
17:30 - 19:30 @RISK 5.0 Launch Reception (ORCHID TERRACE)
19:30 - 22:00 Wine Tasting and Shula's Prime Rib Dinner (ORCHID III)

Friday 26 October 2007
08:00 - 09:00 Continental Breakfast (MEZZANINE)
 
CORAL ROOM
REEF ROOM
BOARD ROOM
09:00 - 10:00 SOFTWARE PRESENTATION
Model Sharing with the new @RISK Library
Sam McLafferty

CASE STUDY
Significance of Risk Quantification
John Zhao
Suncor
CASE STUDY
Monte Carlo Methods in Forecasting the Demand for Electricity
Frank S. McGowan
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority (BC Hydro)
10:00 - 11:00 HANDS-ON TRAINING
What's new in @RISK 5.0
Dr. Javier Ordóñez
CASE STUDY
Robust Dynamic Pricing of Perishable Products
Yu-jiun Tsai
Corning Display Technologies
CASE STUDY
Consumer Credit Data not Predictive in the Decision Process to Select Tenants for Apartment Rental
Dr. Michael Furick
Georgia Gwinnett State University
11:00 - 11:30 Break (MEZZANINE)
11:30 - 12:30 SOFTWARE PRESENTATION
Introduction to PrecisionTree 5.0
Erik Westwig
CASE STUDY
Integrating @RISK into the DMAIC Process
Edward J. Biernat
Consulting with Impact, Ltd.

CASE STUDY
Baseball Enigma: The Optimal Batting Order
Clay Graham
Analytical Advantages LLC
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch (ORCHID III)
13:30 - 14:30 HANDS-ON TRAINING
Introduction to NeuralTools
and StatTools

Dr. Javier Ordóñez
CASE STUDY
Enterprise Risk Management
Lina Cheung
CP Risk Solutions LLC
CASE STUDY
Environmentally Impaired Property Transaction Analysis
Tim Havranek and
Poh-Boon Ung
Triangle Economic Research
14:30 - 15:30 HANDS-ON TRAINING
Introduction to RISKOptimizer
& Evolver

Thompson Terry
CASE STUDY
Project Portfolio Management at Novartis Pharma
Dr. Javier Ordóñez
CASE STUDY
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business
Douglas Hubbard
Hubbard Decision Research
15:30 - 16:30 ROUND TABLE
Meet Palisade Developers

CASE STUDY
Determining the Optimal Level of Swaps
Roy Nersesian
Monmouth University
CASE STUDY
Simulation in Determining Optimal Portfolio Withdrawal Rates from a Retirement Portfolio
Dr. Michael Tucker
Fairfield University
16:30 - 18:00 Closing Reception (ORCHID TERRACE)

 

 

Contact:
Palisade Corporation
798 Cascadilla Street
Ithaca, NY 14850-3239
 
800 432 RISK (US/Can)
+1 607 277 8000
+1 607 277 8001 fax
Palisade Europe
+44 1895 425050

Palisade Asia-Pacific Pty Limited
+61 2 9929 9799
Palisade Latinoamérica
+1 607 277 8000

www.palisade-lta.com