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Five Free Student Tickets for the SaberSeminar in Boston (August 17-18, 2014)

Meredith Wills, Will Carroll and myself are donating four student two-day tickets, including lunch, for the upcoming baseball analytics Saberseminar run by Dan Brooks. This is a wonderful event, and 100% of the proceeds are donated to the Jimmy Fund. You must be a current student. Meredith and myself will by choosing four students by the end of this week, Sunday April 13, 2014.

Please note:
  • These tickets are for both days, August 17-18, 2014
  • The event is in Boston, MA
  • Lunch is included, but no other meals
  • Transportation and lodging are not included

If you would like to be considered for a donated ticket, please send:
  • Your full name (first and last)
  • If you're outside of the Boston area, how will you be getting to the event?
  • Your school affiliation and whether high school or college
  • Best contact email address (if different from reply-to address)
  • A little about your baseball interests, analytical or otherwise
  • Do you see yourself working in baseball? For a team, as a journalist, or something else?

Please email the above information to me at sabermetrics@gmail.com.

Again, please do so by the end of the day on Sunday, April 13, 2014. Once the tickets are awarded they're gone.

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  1. uravanJuly 5, 2014 at 1:38 PM

    Greetings Christopher am interested to chat with you about your work the horse racing industry using predictive analytics/machine learning methods -i am based in Sydney Australia

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  2. Anna NachesaAugust 22, 2014 at 12:36 PM

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