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Providing technical tips and support information, written for and by SAS users.![IASUG 2012: Illuminate your career path](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
When the IASUG conference founder and 2012 co-chair John Xu was asked what makes this one-day event so successful year after year, he said, “The most important factor is the leadership. We are lucky that we have core conference volunteers committed to supporting the conference.”
![Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Develop Your Org's SAS Skills](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/SASevents-2.png)
In this Flipcam video by SAS' Steve Polilli, Don Kros and Jon Boase discuss the methodology they developed to help SAS users in their organization advance their SAS skills. Kros and Boase submitted a poster, which you'll see in the video, and a paper "The Path to Developing Your Organization's SAS Skills,"
![User conferences = Busy summer](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2012/06/Wisconsin-UG.jpg)
It’s going to be a busy summer with a lot of travel. I’ve been invited to several user conferences so I’m really excited to get to meet even more SAS users, pick up some great tips for others, and wear myself out chatting.
![MWSUG 2012 - Call for Papers EXTENDED!!](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2012/05/MWSUG-map.jpg)
If you live anywhere in the Midwestern United States (you know who I'm talking about, those of you in the 12 states in the map to the right), you must be breathing a sigh of relief right about now. Why? Because the MWSUG (MidWest SAS Users Group) Call for Papers deadline
![Friday's Innovation Inspiration - High-performance analytics with Jim Goodnight](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/AdvancedAnalytics-1.png)
One of the coolest things that I saw at SAS Global Forum was Dr. Goodnight dissecting a hologram of a SAS high-performance server and describing how the technology works with analytics. This is the height of innovation. You have got to watch this! Here are a few great
![Concatenation with speed and style](https://blogs.sas.com/content/sgf/files/2017/01/ProgrammingTips-2.png)
I am part of a 'virtual team from SAS Technical Support' who provide the suggestions for the Tips & Techiques section for the SAS Tech Report each month. A couple of days ago, Bill Gibson, Chief Technology Officer from SAS Australia, sent us an email saying that like him, many