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SAS Global Forum 2009- Recap

SAS Global Forum 2009- Recap . June 12, 2009. Presented by: Natalie Forde. SAS Global Forum 2009. National Harbor, Maryland Over 3200 attendees (down a little from last year) 25% came from outside of the US Industries represented: Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Banking Education

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SAS Global Forum 2009- Recap

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  1. SAS Global Forum 2009- Recap June 12, 2009 Presented by: Natalie Forde

  2. SAS Global Forum 2009 • National Harbor, Maryland • Over 3200 attendees (down a little from last year) • 25% came from outside of the US • Industries represented: • Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare • Banking • Education • Insurance • Government • Telecommunications • Retail

  3. SGF 2009 Is a Wrap! SAS® Global Forum 2009: It's a Wrap!Congratulations to the SAS Global Users Group for another successful SAS Global Forum. More than 3,300 attendees are returning from Washington, DC, with plenty of new SAS knowledge.We've gathered a few resources to help you share in the experience: Netvibes:Visit this site for SAS Global Forum 2009 blog entries, videos, news, press releases and more. Conference proceedings: Download presented papers, information about future conferences and more.

  4. SAS Social Networking Website: http://www.netvibes.com/sasglobalforum09#Welcome • Directly link to SAS Global Forum 2009 Homepage: • Online site for blogging, twittering and access to videos, news and press releases for all SAS users • http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2009/index.html • Crowdvine: social networking site to connect with people at the conference: • http://sasglobalforum09.crowdvine.com/ • SAS Global Forum Blog: http://blogs.sas.com/sgf/ • Direct link to SASCommunity.org (main year-round SAS online community)http://www.sascommunity.org/

  5. SGF 2009 Proceedings Website: http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings09/TOC.html • Download all papers presented at this year’s conference • By Section: Applications’s Development, Beyond the Basics,…, Systems Architecture • Find Papers from previous SGF/SUGI 24-31 Conferences (Search Engine) • Keep up to date for 2010 conference throughout the year

  6. Making the Most of It • Presentations • Internationsal, Featured, Industry-Focused • Pre-conference seminars/Tutorials • Coders Corners sessions • Get Involved • Learn while volunteering highly recommend: Paper 144-2009 by Morgan, Derek, The Essentials of SAS® Dates and Times • Hands-on Workshops • Demo Booth • Interactive walk through • What’s new in 9.2…

  7. What’s New in SAS 9.2 • Base SAS Software: • PROC FCMP is now fully supported • Batch jobs can now use checkpoint and restart modes that allow you to rerun jobs that may have failed • You can call extrenal functions written in C or C++ using PROTO proc • ODS Statistical Graphics • SAS/Graph: • New Graph procs using ODS graphics including SGRENDER proc that allows you to customize the displays using your own templates (GTL) • PROC GTILE (tile charts), PROC GKPI (Key Performance indicators)

  8. What’s New in SAS 9.2 • Enterprise Guide 4.2 • Simplified the menu structure, contest based menus/toolbars • Introduced role based functionality • Produces sharper looking graphics • PROC Report wizard • Conditional task processing • OLAP Analyzer Enhancements

  9. Canadian Users’ Twitter Night… • Georgetown strip, beer and lots of wings! • Twitter Contest on Canadian Trivia • Still Some Controversy over the Winning Team…

  10. Gearing up for 2010 April 11 - 14, 2010Washington State Convention and Trade Center Watch for the Call for Participation this summer!

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