At-a-glance program
Expand either day to view its complete grid. On smaller screens, swipe horizontally to see every track. Use the print button inside an expanded panel to print only that day.
The downloadable program is formatted as a branded, single-page 11×17-inch PDF.
Plan your experience
Choose a day, then filter the schedule by activity. Tap or click “View session details” to read an abstract. Track labels may be replaced with room names when room assignments are finalized.
Day 2 Workshops
On Wednesday, October 7, DAMA Days continues with three concurrent workshops from 1:00–5:00 PM. These sessions are designed for deeper learning, practical application, and takeaways participants can bring back to work.
Build a working data-quality dashboard in a single afternoon using plain-English direction, a public dataset, quality rules, scorecards, and a shareable published result. No coding experience is required.
Reframe a real data initiative around the business decision it enables. Practice concise executive communication, build a stronger leadership story, and develop an influence plan for moving work forward.
Learn how to define data-quality rules, communicate metrics, monitor results over time, select improvement techniques, and use LLMs to support anomaly classification and diagnosis.
Meals & Networking
DAMA Days is designed not only for formal learning, but also for the hallway conversations, peer connections, exhibitor visits, book browsing, and shared meals that strengthen the Minnesota data community.
Check in, enjoy morning pastries, reconnect with colleagues, and begin exploring the Exhibit Hall and book store before the day’s sessions begin.
A catered buffet lunch is included for registered attendees. Lunch is intentionally scheduled with time for conversation, informal networking, and a more relaxed conference experience.
Meet fellow attendees, visit exhibitors, browse data-management books, connect with sponsors and vendors, and make new professional connections.
CDMP Certification Opportunity
DAMA-MN has been approved to host onsite Certified Data Management Professional exams during DAMA Days 2026. This Pay-If-You-Pass opportunity allows eligible participants to sit for the exam without upfront exam payment and pay the exam fee only if they pass.
Eligible participants may sit for a 90-minute proctored CDMP exam onsite during DAMA Days. Registration and DAMA-MN membership are required.
The CDMP Fundamentals passing score is 60%. DAMA-MN’s recent study group participants have had a strong track record, with more than 95% of participants in the last two study groups passing.
The Fall 2026 CDMP Study Group is currently in progress and full. The study group page remains the best place to review exam coordination details and related CDMP information.
The people behind the program
Meet the practitioners, leaders, educators, and innovators sharing their experience at DAMA Days. Select “Read biography” on any card for more.
Choose conference-only, conference-and-workshop, CDMP exam, or workshop-only options. Workshop-selection instructions will follow for registered workshop attendees.
DAMA International (DAMA-I) is a not-for-profit, vendor independent association of technical and business professionals dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices for data resource management and enterprise information. DAMA-I is the parent organization of DAMA-MN, and has over 70 chapters and thousands of members throughout the world.
