It's hard to believe I'm heading out to SAS Global Forum for the first time as a SAS employee! Before coming to SAS, I had attended the SAS Users Group International annual conventions for several years running, and had even presented a couple of papers there. I remember the feeling of excitement building up before the conference, and the "geek in a technology store" feeling invoked by the information-rich environment and plethora of like-minded SAS users willing to share ideas. So my journey back begins in the Raleigh-Durham international airport (RDU), and I find myself eager to dive in once more.
The schedule is a bit daunting - after all, I AM 10 years older than the last time... Tonight I hope to make it to the SAS Twitterers TweetUp at the Marriott Marquis. Sunday afternoon, I'll be presenting a pre-conference workshop "What will DS2 do for You?". During the actual conference I'll be lab assistant for several of the hands-on workshops. And in between, I hope to attend several papers and perhaps even find time to tweet (@SASJedi) and/or blog about my experiences at my first SAS Global Forum. Perhaps I'll even see YOU there!
May the SAS be with you!
Mark
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I still prefer kid in a candy shop, but I feel the same way. Just love all the technology is if half of it is beyond me.
:-) There is a boatload of cool new stuff in the SAS9.4 release!
The 'geek in a technology store' feeling is something I (and I'm sure many others) are relating to right now.
Hope you can make the #SASGF13 #TweetUp too. Details can be found at http://www.bi-notes.com/2013/03/sas-global-forum-2013-tweetup/
All the best for your DS2 workshop.
Cheers,
Michelle
The #SASGF2013 #TweetUp was awesome! Thanks a bunch for hosting. And at least my voice held out until the end of my DS2 and You workshop :-) Now I'm #speechlessinsanfrancisco.
Mark