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Section DescriptionsThis year's conference sections will span the range of tasks that SAS performs and offer presenters and attendees a variety of presentation formats. Check out the current presentation schedule. For more information, please refer to the Leadership Team for each section's contact information.
Problem solved, project goal achieved, real-life challenge met, productivity boosted, the tedium of repetitive tasks avoided -- all with the help of those handy SAS features or products. In this section, we share stories about the development and implementation of solutions. Some are small stories (4,000 reports delivered 3 ways, implementing business intelligence applications, and simplifying delivered reports using graphics). Other presentations share how to adapt applications to take advantage of the SAS9 Paradigm and offer guidance for application developers (Boot Camp for SAS Programmers). Last, there are presentations that touch subjects that can stymie application developers (handling large data sets, killing runaway Unix processes, and setting up applications via Windows batch processes). Through these presentations, Applications Big and Small will emphasize the use of SAS to accomplish practical tasks.
Are you a savvy SAS user? Whether you are a novice, a seasoned programmer or somewhere in between, we have tips, tricks or novel ways of solving programming problems for you. So - let's have some fun! Coders’ Corner presentations are short, sweet and “to the point” sessions that cover useful nuggets of programming. This is the perfect section to pick up that technique that just makes your job easier … or more fun! Coders’ Corner papers are relatively short and the pace is rapid. The sessions will be filled with information on macros, procedures, functions, ODS, and more. This year we will also feature a panel discussion on “Dataset Merge vs. Proc SQL Join” and a segment of even shorter presentations in the format of “Two-Minute Tech Tips”. There is sure to be something in Coders’ Corner that you will find useful.
A proficient user of the SAS system must first master the basics. The Foundations and Fundamentals section is devoted to tutorial-style presentations that cover the building blocks within individual SAS components. From Base SAS to Enterprise Guide, Macros to Means, Merge to SQL joins, the Foundations and Fundamentals papers review the essentials. Presentations will cover such topics as reading difficult dates, data manipulation, various procedures, best practices and what’s new in 9.2. The goals will be to introduce core features and provide essential review. Papers are designed for new users of the SAS system, as well as tutorials designed for experienced users who are moving into new or unfamiliar areas within the SAS environment.
Hands-On Workshops allow attendees to reinforce their understanding of presentation content by accompanying the instructor on a workshop computer. This section has something for just about everyone, including workshops on ODS, PROC SQL, graphics, Web Report Studio, SAS® Data Quality Server, “the Magnificent DOW-loop DATA step structure,” and creating multi-sheet Microsoft Excel workbooks. Hands-On Workshops are designed to accommodate attendees at both the beginning and intermediate levels and run for about 90 minutes, enough time to offer some depth of coverage on the presentation topic. Computers will be provided for the attendees to follow the instructor's examples and to run them on their own.
So you've got those key SAS building blocks under your belt? Ready to take your SAS toolkit to the next level? Presentations in this section will allow you to build on your existing SAS skills and learn new techniques and tools - to go beyond the basics! Topics can include working with Microsoft products such as Excel, using ODS with DATA steps, advanced DATA step manipulation or SQL techniques, taking advantage of parallel processors, hashing, macros, and working with external databases of various flavors and more. Presentations focusing on efficiency techniques for large datasets or the ins and outs of using SAS across different platforms could be presented along with information on SAS 9.2. So join us to expand your SAS knowledge beyond the basics.
In the Posters section, the vehicle of communication is a hard-copy display designed to catch viewers’ fancy and provide a visually pleasing and informative message. Presenters can offer fairly complex visual concepts for study, and viewers can discuss these concepts without disturbing the flow of a presentation. Viewers will have the opportunity to examine the material at their own pace and revisit it a number of times during the conference, as these displays will be on view throughout the conference from Sunday afternoon through Wednesday morning. In addition, presenters will be available at their displays for an hour during the conference to explain their work and answer questions. The subject matter of poster presentations is varied and that is one thing that makes a tour of them so interesting. Some displays may be enhanced with computer demonstrations of applications and multimedia such as video, with the proviso that the equipment and security are the presenter's responsibility. Viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite posters and results will be posted on Wednesday. Three “People’s Choice” awards will be presented.
The Statistics and Analysis section includes papers that cover a wide range of uses of SAS for statistics and data analysis. Papers either describe the use of SAS-provided procedures and products or present user-crafted implementations built with the DATA step, the IML procedure, SAS/GRAPH, SAS Macros, or similar tools. Fundamental statistical methods and statistical applications in many disciplines, industries, or organizational functions are presented, including papers focused in business and marketing, survey research, and healthcare.
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