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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