SABR Analytics Conference

SABR Analytics Conference
March 9-11, 2017
Hyatt Regency Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona

We hope you'll join us for the sixth annual SABR Analytics Conference on March 9-11, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, where we'll bring together the top minds in the baseball analytics community to discuss, debate and share insightful ways to analyze and examine the great game of baseball. All baseball fans are welcome to attend.

SABR has a long and storied history with baseball statistical analysis, evidenced by the link between our name and sabermetrics. SABR's long history in this area of baseball research, coupled with our mission of advancing the understanding and knowledge of baseball, makes us the perfect choice to coordinate and host this ground-breaking event.

The Analytics Conference schedule consists of a combination of Guest Speakers, Panels, and Research Presentations — plus the unique Diamond Dollars Case Competition, in which undergraduate, graduate and law school students from across the country analyze and present a real baseball operations decision.

Here are some of our featured speakers and panelists at the 2017 SABR Conference:

 

Jerry Dipoto
Exec. VP/General Manager
Seattle Mariners
 

 Bill James
Sr. Advisor, Baseball Ops
Boston Red Sox
 

 Mike Hazen
Exec. VP/General Manager
Arizona Diamondbacks
 
Eric Byrnes
Analyst
MLB Network
 
 Jessica Mendoza
Analyst
ESPN
 
 Brian Kenny
Host
MLB Network
 
Jon "Boog" Sciambi
Broadcaster
ESPN
 
 Vince Gennaro
President
SABR
 
 Mike Ferrin
Broadcaster
AZ Diamondbacks/MLB Network Radio
 

 

Click here to learn more about our 2017 SABR Analytics Conference speakers. Stay tuned as more speakers, panelists, and presenters will be announced soon!

For more information, or to register, click on a link below.

 

Registration

Registration for the 2017 SABR Analytics Conference is available now at the SABR Store. Click here to register today! The conference is open to all baseball fans.

Registration rates:
— SABR members: $395 early registration; $595 regular rate after February 15
— Non-SABR members: $495 early registration; $695 regular rate after February 15
— Students: $350; includes one-year membership to SABR. Must be a currently enrolled high school or college student. Please e-mail Deb Jayne with a photocopy of your student ID to receive the registration promo code.

Please note: Lunch is included with your registration on Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11. The mixer/welcome reception is included with your registration on Thursday, March 9. Specify any special dietary needs when you register.

 

Hotel

The 2017 SABR Analytics Conference will be held Thursday, March 9 through Saturday, March 11 at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122 N. 2nd St., Phoenix, AZ 85004. Click here to book your hotel room at the special SABR group rate of $188/night (plus tax) for double occupancy. Or call (602) 252-1234 and mention that you're with the SABR Analytics Conference.  

Complimentary wireless Internet is available in all rooms booked under the SABR block. The cutoff date to book your room is February 15, 2017. The SABR group rate is only available for the nights of March 8  to March 12, 2017, based on availability.

 

Diamond Dollars Case Competition

The SABR Analytics Conference is pleased to host the unique Diamond Dollars Case Competition on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Click here for more details.

In the Diamond Dollars Case Competition, undergraduate, graduate and professional school students from colleges and universities across the country compete against each other by preparing an analysis and presentation of a baseball operations decision — the type of decision a team’s GM and his staff is faced with over the course of a season. The cases are developed by SABR President Vince Gennaro, author of Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball, and consultant to MLB teams. The Diamond Dollars Case Competition is the first national competition to be based solely on baseball operations issues.

Four- to five-person student teams are asked to evaluate a baseball operations case problem. The student team presents their analysis and recommendations to a panel of judges that includes MLB front office executives. More than a dozen alumni from the first five Diamond Dollars Case Competitions have secured internships or permanent positions within Major League Baseball.

For more information on the 2017 Diamond Dollars Case Competition, please contact SABR President Vince Gennaro or click here for rules and entry requirements.

 

Research Awards

What are the best baseball analytics articles you read in 2016? Here are the finalists for the 2017 SABR Analytics Conference Research Awards, which recognize baseball researchers who have completed the best work of original analysis or commentary during the preceding calendar year. Click here to learn more.

Voting for the winners will be conducted online beginning Friday, January 27 at SABR.org, BaseballProspectus.com, FanGraphs.com, HardballTimes.com and BeyondtheBoxScore.com, with results weighted equally at 20%. Results will be announced and presented at the sixth annual SABR Analytics Conference, March 9-11, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in Arizona.

 

Research Presentations

SABR and Baseball Info Solutions are pleased to announce the research presentations for the sixth annual SABR Analytics Conference, which will be held March 9-11, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. Full abstracts and presenter bios will be available soon. Click here to learn more about the 2017 SABR Analytics Conference research presentations. For details on submitting a presentation in future years, click here for submission details and criteria.

 

Yoseloff Scholarship

With generous funding from The Anthony A. Yoseloff Foundation, Inc., SABR will award up to four scholarships to high school and college students who wish to attend the 2017 SABR Analytics Conference. This scholarship will pay for registration, air transportation and lodging up to a total value of $1,250. All applications must be postmarked or e-mailed to Jeff Schatzki at [email protected] no later than December 31, 2016.

The objective of this scholarship fund is to encourage student engagement with baseball analytics, and to engender an active interest in baseball research and SABR. The Yoseloff scholarship is to assist young researchers who want to attend SABR's Analytics Conference and to introduce them to fellow SABR members and professionals within the baseball community. Through this fund, SABR hopes to inspire future baseball research, expose students to high-quality research and build the research capability of interested students.

Click here to learn more or to download the 2017 Yoseloff Scholarship application.

 


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