It's my favorite time of year! The leaves are changing. Football is back. And it's also time for our annual Analytics conference.

One of the best parts about my job is getting to attend the conference each year and host the Inside Analytics video series.

Not everyone at the conference gets the chance to have one-to-one time with so many speakers.

My first interview was with Dr. Goutam Chakraborty, professor of marketing at Oklahoma State University.

If you're at the conference this week, here's my list of the six things you need to do.

Look for more updates this week. The conference runs from Oct. 20-21.