THE DATA SCIENCE CONFERENCE Hyatt Regency Boston, Boston

While many conferences cater to techies and business executives alike, the Data Science Conference in Boston (May 23–24) is aimed squarely at data science pros. The four-year-old event aims to put the “science” back into data science and has no sponsorship, advertising, or sales sessions. While other conferences often have more of an expo feel, this event is tiny, with around 200 speakers. It’s a select event for data scientists, predictive analysts, machine learners, data miners, and AI practitioners.