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Technical tips and tricks from SAS instructors, authors and other SAS experts.![Things to do in Vegas during SAS Global Forum](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/04/las_vegas_attractions.png)
While you're at SAS Global Forum (or any conference) in Las Vegas, you might have a bit of spare time to do some sightseeing. Therefore I've put together a list & map of interesting things you might want to experience! Below is a snapshot of my map - click it
![The road to SAS Global Forum: A training Q&A with the SAS Jedi](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
The journey continues as we hear from the instructors for each of the courses being offered on Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22 after SAS Global Forum. Next up is Mark Jordan who developed and will teach the Introduction to DS2 and Hadoop course. Why should people get excited
![Speak up! The Analytics Experience is opening its call for content](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/03/AX2016speaker.png)
The Analytics conference series is getting a modern makeover. And it’s not just a new name. The Analytics Experience, Sept. 12-14 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, is bringing thought leaders and analytics gurus together for one big event. So whether you’re a geek or a suit you can create
![Drug overdose deaths are on the rise in the US](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/03/drug_deaths_2014.png)
Lately I've seen several articles about drug overdose deaths being on the increase. But I didn't really like the graphs in those articles, so I tried to create some better ones using SAS ... For example, here's a map from the National Center for Health Statistics website (see the 3rd dashboard/tab
![The road to SAS Global Forum: A training Q&A series](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/03/ghan_dav.jpg)
The journey continues as we hear from instructors for each of the courses being offered on Thursday and Friday, April 21 and 22 after SAS Global Forum. Our next stop is with instructor David Ghan who is teaching the Using SAS® Programs to Execute Pig and HiveQL in Hadoop and
![Best gasoline prices for your holiday travels](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sastraining/files/2016/03/gasoline_prices_plot.png)
Gasoline prices are a lot lower than they've been the past few years, but the price fluctuates so much that it's difficult to tell whether you're getting a good deal. Perhaps these SAS graphs & maps will help you get a handle on it, so you'll know a good deal