Letter from the Chair

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 5, 2011

Contributed by Debbie Buck, SAS Global Forum Conference Chair SAS users from around the world are in Las Vegas this week for SAS Global Forum. Attendees are continuing to register, but the official count as of last night was 3,335 of whom 25% are here from outside the US. Why [...]

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When social media and cyber satire collide

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 13, 2010

Social media is all the rage at this year’s SAS Global Forum. There’s a “Twitter Wall” outside the demo area featuring a steady stream of tweets about the conference. (The hashtag for this year’s event is #sgf10.) Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Jim Davis (@Davis_Jim) sent his second-ever [...]

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Technology Connection Reloaded

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 12, 2010

One of the events I look forward to every year is the unveiling of a year’s worth of SAS R&D’s magic. It occurs during the SAS Global Forum Technology Connection. Today’s show was all we could have hoped it would be! We heard from some SAS software, technology and statistics [...]

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The SASware votes are in

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 12, 2010

SAS Vice President of Technical Support Annette Harris announced the features that will be added to SAS software and solutions as voted on by users through the SASware® Ballot. “Jim Goodnight always stresses the importance of listening to you, our users, and to be receptive to your ideas and suggestions,” [...]

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Enjoy SAS Global Forum this year and next

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 12, 2010

Debbie Buck wants to see all of the folks who are attending their first SAS Global Forum here in Seattle, to return again next year. Buck, who will serve as the chair for SAS Global Forum 2011 in Las Vegas, led a “First-timers’ Session” before the main festivities of SAS [...]

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The message from Opening Session: “What if?”

Anne-Lindsay Beall
Anne-Lindsay Beall|April 11, 2010

SAS Global Forum 2010 kicked off in Seattle with an Opening Session that showcased award-winning customers, an update on high performance computing , a pretty cool demo of SAS’ new solution, Social Media Analytics, and phenomenal results from LA County. If you missed the 90-minute extravaganza, here are the highlights: [...]

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Quick SAS Global Forum blog roundup

Waynette Tubbs
Waynette Tubbs|April 10, 2010

It’s the last day before the biggest SAS users gathering of the year. I’ve already gotten my registration packet (registration opened about 3 hours ago) and even mapped out a couple of great spots to eat. Now, that I have time to settle in, I thought I’d send you a [...]

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Less me, more blog

Michael Smith
Michael Smith|April 5, 2010

For the past 9 months I’ve been sharing my insights into pre-conference planning, and now things are really ramping up for SAS Global Forum. What does that mean for blog readers? You’ll likely see fewer posts from me – but more from some of my fellow SAS bloggers: • Anne-Lindsay [...]

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SAS Global Forum Daily News Goes Digital

Anne-Lindsay Beall
Anne-Lindsay Beall|March 17, 2009

Hi SAS Professionals — I’m Anne-Lindsay Beall, one of the editors for the SAS Global Forum Daily News. Waynette Tubbs, who you all know from the SAS Tech Report, will be our other roving reporter. This year, the Daily News will be delivered as an e-newsletter — right to your [...]

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