In reply to Jack Hamilton.

Jack,

I really like your suggestions. My concerns about not having a paper - with any presentation - have always been that there is no information for those who can't attend the presentation. For instance, the user in't sponsored to attend by their employers or has had to choose between two or more equally compelling sessions. Also, a paper helps SAS users take this valuable information home to apply right away (many papers include several examples and sample code that is hard to capture from the poster or not included because of space). So, I completely agree that (if all parties agreed) posters could be presented without a paper, but SUG coordinaters would have to agree on a format that could be included in the proceedings.

Do you have a suggestion for a format that might lessen the work of completing both a paper and poster?