Saberseminar is a leading baseball and sports analytics conferences — and it’s all for a good cause! The conference will take place August 24-25 at Illinois Tech in Chicago. Saberseminar brings together academics, data scientists, and MLB front office employees for a two-day showcase of the latest developments in baseball analytics, and it’s a great chance for researchers to show off their work in front of an audience of teams and vendors that are looking to hire. It’s also a place to network and build community across the industry, whether it’s with fans, reporters covering the game, scientists studying it, or front office personnel. FanGraphs has been a supporter of Saberseminar for over 10 years, and several members of our staff will be in attendance. Proceeds from the conference support charitable causes such as the Alliance to Cure Cavernous Malformation and the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights.

We hope you’ll consider attending and potentially giving a talk. Tickets are on sale now, and abstract submissions are due May 15. Student tickets are heavily discounted and there are special presentation slots available for student talks, as well as two $2,000 scholarships for students from underrepresented backgrounds to attend. For more information, please visit the conference website. We hope to see you there!

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