SAS Global Forum 2009

A first-timer’s impressions

Barry Campbell

Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia

Overview

International gathering of SAS users Since 1976 3000+ attendees 300+ papers, presentations, workshops

Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor, MD

2000 rooms, 470,000 sq. ft. meeting space, 7 restaurants Largest non-gaming hotel on east coast

National Harbor Development

On the Potomac River about 12 miles downstream from Washington, DC

Opening Presentation

Jim Goodnight, other SAS luminaries Live demo of SAS products Alfred Street Baptist Choir Multimedia show, big wow factor

Conference Sections

Technology Solutions SAS software, tips

and techniques

Industry Solutions industry experts,

thought leaders focus on industry-

specific business problems

Something for everyoneTechnology Solutions

Application Development Beyond the Basics Business Intelligence User

Applications Code Doctors Coders' Corner Data Integration Data Mining and Predictive Modeling Foundations and Fundamentals Hands-on Workshops Planning, Development and Support Posters Reporting and Information

Visualization Statistics and Data Analysis Systems Architecture

Industry Solutions

Communications, Media, Entertainment and Travel

Customer Intelligence Education Energy and Utilities Financial Services Government Pharma, Life Sciences and Healthcare Retail

Foundations and Fundamentals Think Before You Type ODS 101+ Understanding the SAS DATA Step and the

Program Data Vector SAS Enterprise Guide for the Business

Analyst

Applications Development/Systems Architecture SAS as SaaS Developing Rich Internet Applications using SAS Building a Data Repository using Base SAS

SAS Presents

Understanding How to Manipulate XML with SAS A Software Deployment Experience Your Mother

Would Love Virtualization: What Does It Mean for SAS? Platform for SAS Business Analytics Overview

Industry / Health The Future of Information Technology in

Healthcare Trends in Government Health Information

Technology Using SAS Clinical Data Integration

Fun stuff…

Get Acquainted Reception Keynote presentation, Dave Barry, humour

columnist "Mathemagics" with Arthur Benjamin, PhD Broadway concert, Franc D'Ambrosio, opera

singer, “The Phantom of the Opera” SAS Canada night out in Georgetown Kick Back Party

Sessions at a Glance Foundations and Fundamentals

Think Before You Type (Paper 133-2009) ODS 101+ (Paper 135-2009) Understanding the SAS DATA Step and the Program Data Vector (Paper 136-2009) SAS Enterprise Guide for the Business Analyst (Paper 148-2009)

Applications Development/Systems Architecture SAS as SaaS: Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Shared Service (Paper 261-2009) Developing Rich Internet Applications using SAS (Paper 017-2009)

SAS Presents Understanding How to Manipulate XML with SAS (Paper 345-2009) A Software Deployment Experience Your Mother Would Love (Paper 332-2009) Virtualization: What Does It Mean for SAS? (Paper 347-2009) Platform for SAS Business Analytics Overview ()

Industry / Health The Future of Information Technology in Healthcare (Paper 164-2009) Using SAS Clinical Data Integration (Paper 168-2009) Trends in Government Health Information Technology (Paper 401-2009) Building a Data Repository using Base SAS (Paper 124-2009)

SGF 2009 Proceedings http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings09/TOC.html

SAS Presentations at SGF 2009 http://support.sas.com/rnd/papers

Search YouTube for “SAS global forum 2009” – about 40 videos

SGF 2009 http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2009

Links

Coders' Corner Best Contributed Paper “Playing Favorites: How to

Manage Date Conflicts” Eric Wong, Palo Alto

Medical Foundation Research Institute

Create a set of consecutive, non-overlapping date ranges from a set of overlapping date ranges

http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings09/079-2009.pdfWinning papers in all categories:http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2009/winners.html

SGF 2010

April 11 – 14, Seattle, WA

http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2010