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Sports Analytics Conference  Scott Cullen 3/9/2011 12:14:13 PM
Decrease Text SizeIncrease Text Size Text Size  As those who are
brave enough to follow my Twitter feed know, I spent a couple of
days in Boston last week, attending the MIT Sloan Sports
Analytics Conference; a gathering of bright minds to discuss a
wide-ranging number of topics in sports and the use of analytics
to provide insights.  While this was the fifth annual event, it
was my first time going. I've read in the past about ESPN.com's
Bill Simmons' involvement in "Dorkapalooza" and, with hockey
analytics having its own panel for the first time, it seemed
like the time was right to check it out.  As expected with
topics like "Skill and Chance in the NFL Draft" and "The Moral
Hazard in Long-Term Guaranteed Contracts" (and, as promised by
Simmons), the conference was a male-dominated affair.  There
were 1500 tickets sold, up from 1,000 a year ago, and it didn't
appear that any more