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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
Insurance
Government
Telecommunications
Retail
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.
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/
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
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…
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
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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)
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What’s New in SAS 9.2
Enterprise Guide 4.2
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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
Canadian Users’ Twitter Night…
Georgetown strip, beer and lots of wings!
Twitter Contest on Canadian Trivia
Still Some Controversy over the Winning Team…
Gearing up for 2010
April 11 - 14, 2010
Washington State Convention and Trade
Center
Watch for the Call for Participation
this summer!