If you're a SAS user who has not been to a SAS conference in a while, I want you to know that SAS Innovate 2026 was designed with you in mind.

Whether your day‑to‑day work happens in SAS 9, SAS Viya, or a thoughtful combination of both, SAS Innovate brings together the people, ideas, and practical guidance that help you get more value from SAS today —- while preparing for what's next.

This year's event doubles down on what SAS users have always valued most: learning from each other, sharing real‑world experience, and finding practical ways to work smarter with the tools you already rely on.

SAS Users Day: Powered by the community

One of the highlights of SAS Innovate 2026 is SAS Users Day -- an afternoon focused completely on SAS users as presenters and audience.

SAS Users Day celebrates the way SAS professionals learn best: through user groups, communities, and peer‑to‑peer knowledge sharing.

If you've ever picked up a tip at a local user group meeting, learned something valuable from a SAS Communities post, or borrowed code from a fellow user, SAS Users Day will feel like home. SAS Users Day takes place on Monday afternoon featuring experienced conference presenters, ending with a bit of social time for networking with your fellow users.

Expect:

• Sessions led by active SAS user group members
• Stories that reflect real constraints, real deadlines, and real wins
• Plenty of opportunities to connect with people who speak your SAS language

It's a reminder that while software matters, the SAS user community is one of the platform's greatest strengths.

SAS 9: Productive today, Preparing for tomorrow

If SAS 9 is still a big part of how you get work done, this SAS Innovate 2026 agenda is absolutely worth your time. Think of it as a chance to swap notes with people who've been there—sharing practical tips, hard‑won lessons, and smart ways to keep SAS 9 running strong while figuring out what comes next.

Presenters in the SAS 9 track include current SAS users, as well as developers in R&D's SAS 9 division who support the platform. What you'll learn:

• How other teams are keeping SAS 9 fast, stable, and reliable for real production workloads
• Simple, proven ways to clean up, manage, and future‑proof long‑lived SAS code
• Where SAS 9 still shines -- and where it makes sense to complement it with newer tools (including AI!)
• Practical patterns for integrating SAS 9 with cloud services, APIs, and open source
• Real stories from customers who are successfully running SAS 9 today (and planning tomorrow)

SAS Innovate works because of SAS users -- and it's built to work for you. Register now, and we'll see you there!