SAS Innovate 2026 and you: the SAS user

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.
REGISTER for SAS Innovate (April 27-30, 2026 in Grapevine TX)
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

"Cooking with SAS 9" - throwback to 2003

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!

SAS Innovate 2026 and you: the SAS user was published on SAS Users.