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One of the major purposes of SVSUG is to provide a way for SAS users in the Sacramento area to network with each other. So it's natural that we would have a group on LinkedIn, the social-networking site for professionals. If you are already a member, then please join our group. If you are not yet a member of LinkedIn, why not sign up?

To join our group on LinkedIn:
Go to www.linkedin.com and sign up.
Once you have an account, click the Groups option on the left.
Search for Sacramento Valley SAS Users Group.
Click Join Group.

New This Fall: A Full-Day Meeting for SAS Users in Sacramento

Registration is now closed. If you have not already registered for this meeting, we are sorry to say that we cannot accommodate any more people at this location. We will not have any space for walk-in attendees, but we hope to see you at our next meeting.

Click here to download the schedule for the meeting.

You are cordially invited to attend the free meeting of the
Sacramento Valley SAS Users Group
October 29, 2009 from 8:45 am to 4:30 pm at
Department of Technology Services (DTS) Training and Event Center.
9323 Tech Center Drive, Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95826
916-739-7502
at the Tiber Light Rail Station off Mayhew between Watt and Bradshaw
Click here for directions and a map.

This full-day session offers users at all experience levels opportunities to increase their proficiency with core SAS data analysis, reporting, and management tools by attending presentations by SAS Institute developers and local experts.

The meeting is free, but seating is limited.

Presentations will be offered in two tracks on October 29. Of these, several are in a designated Beginner’s Track (BT) for newer users of the SAS System. Titles that are underlined have papers or handouts available. Click the title to download the file.

• David Kelley, SAS Institute, “Introduction to ODS” (BT), “What’s New in the ODS in SAS 9.2”, and "Base SAS Reporting with ODS"
  

• Bob Rodriguez, SAS Institute, “An Introduction to SAS/IML® Studio” and “Methods, Models and More: New Analyses Available with SAS/STAT® 9.2”

• Paul Smilanick, CA Dept. of Social Services, "Power to the Array Statement"

• Russ Gartz, Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development "Producing Custom Graphs, in Quantity, Using SAS GRAPH/GPLOT, ODS, and Macros"
  

• Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter: “Errors, Warnings, and Notes (Oh My): A Practical Guide to Debugging SAS Programs” (BT)

• Paul Choate, CA State Developmental Services, “Demystifying the SAS LIBNAME Engine in Microsoft Excel: A Practical Guide (paper)” (presentation)
  

• Beate Danielson, Health Information Solutions, "Web-Based Integration of Data Collection and Reporting Based on SAS Foundation Technologies (paper)" (presentation).
  

• Andrew Karp, Sierra Info. Services, “Steps to Success with PROC MEANS” (BT)

SVSUG is a local SAS Software user group run by an all-volunteer leadership committee. Our meetings are open to the public, but we do not permit solicitation, recruiting or vending at our events. Please contact the SVSUG chair, Andrew Karp, via email at chair@svsug.org if you have any questions or want to become involved with the group.

Now Available: WUSS 2009 Conference Proceedings

I have attended every Western Users of SAS Software conference since 1994. It has always been a great conference, but this year's conference was (in this humble Webmaster's opinion) the best ever. In one particular time slot, there were no fewer than six presentations I wanted to see! Since I haven't fully mastered the six-places-at-one-time trick, the Conference Proceedings give me (and anyone who was not lucky enough to be at the conference) a second chance.

To access the conference proceedings, visit www.wuss.org

One highly original paper you may want to read is "Avoiding Mouse Elbow" by Malachy J. Foley in the Management, Careers, and Professional Development track.