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Waynette TubbsSeptember 17, 2012 0

SAS® macro tool to find source data sets used in programs

There are times when programmers need to know the source of the data sets used in a program. This macro, designed by Prasanna Murugesan and Sushant Thakare from Quintiles Inc., will help you extract the lib names from various programs and put them in an Excel file.

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Chris BattistonSeptember 17, 2012 0

TASS, The SAS Dummy and I - Part I

So, here we are – back to our normal routines of school, work is in full-swing, and the Toronto Area Users Group (TASS) starts up again.  I really wish everything else started off this fall as well as TASS did – talk about an exceptional group of presenters, talks and people! 

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Waynette TubbsSeptember 14, 2012 0

Your FAV users group presentations

I know that for every SAS user event there are many people who aren't able to attend or who have to choose between two or more great sessions. So a couple of days ago, I started a discussion on several SAS users LinkedIn groups asking those of you who are attending SAS Users Groups

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Kathy CouncilSeptember 5, 2012 0

My challenge to you

As summer comes to an end, I find myself getting excited about some of the regional user group conferences that take place every fall. This year, I’ll be presenting a paper at WUSS (Western Users of SAS Software) in Long Beach, CA, in early September. About one week later, I’m

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Rick MitchellSeptember 4, 2012 0

SAS Global Forum chair makes a personal call

Planning for SAS Global Forum 2013 is well underway and it’s time you get involved through the Call for Papers! As the 2013 SAS Global Forum conference chair, I cannot emphasize enough how much we rely on your creative tips and tricks to contribute to the invaluable content provided at

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Dylan SweetwoodSeptember 2, 2012 0

SUG Road Trip! WUSS in Long Beach, CA

It’s that time of year again! The leaves are turning, the days are getting shorter, and all across the country, SAS users are getting ready for the annual users group conferences. To get people excited about the upcoming events, I’ll be hitting the road—metaphorically, at least—and virtually visiting each of

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Waynette TubbsAugust 29, 2012 0

Andrew Ratcliff announces SAS Global Forum Call for Papers!

I follow Andrew Ratcliff's NOTE: blog, and thought you might want to check out his latest post. I've reprinted it below (you'll notice that I'm a bit behind the times): NOTE: SGF Call for Papers 2013 Opens Tomorrow #sasgf13 The Call for Papers for next year's SAS Global Forum (SGF) opens

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Waynette TubbsAugust 24, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Chest thumpin'

It's always great to hear that SAS users get to thump their chests a bit around statisticians and programmers who are struggling because they are trying to solve problems using software provided by those "other" companies.  Now, that's inspiring.

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Waynette TubbsAugust 10, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Automated reports and poster ideas!

This Post-It Note reminds me of a presentation at SAS Global Forum 2012 about automating reports. Of course, these Post-It Notes always remind me of presentations. This week, instead of pointing you to a bunch of past presentations, I'm going to challenge you to use this note as an idea

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Waynette TubbsAugust 9, 2012 0

Time flies - Time for fall SAS users conferences

Unbelievable: It's already August. When I was a child, my mother used to talk about how time flies when you become an adult, and that I shouldn't wish my life away by always wanting to be older than my years or longing for something that was just beyond my maturity

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Tricia AanderudAugust 7, 2012 0

Road trip: WUSS meets in Hollywood this year!

Okay - not exactly Hollywood – but it’s only 30 minutes away – so you could visit during the evening or stay the weekend after the conference to do some star-sightings. Long Beach is outside of Los Angeles and close to Hollywood!  It’s not too late to sign up for the WUSS (Western

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Waynette TubbsJune 27, 2012 0

Building a treasure trove: Donate your old SAS proceedings

For all of you whipper snappers (a loving term applied to generations younger than yourself) who haven't been around SAS since the beginning of time - like Phil Miller, Art Carpenter and Kathy Council have - you may not remember when SAS Users Groups conference proceedings weren't offered online. That's right

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Waynette TubbsJune 22, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Use CDISC data for patient profiles

According to Janet Stuelpner and Joseph Hantsch, the authors of the 2012 SAS Global Forum paper, One at a Time; Producing Patient Profiles and Narratives, patient profiles are used several ways depending upon the 'customer' need.

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Waynette TubbsJune 15, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - A billion rows on the fly

The first time that I saw a demonstration of SAS Visual Analytics Explorer was awesome, but it didn't give me goosebumps. I got goosebumps the size of golfballs during SAS Global Forum Opening Session when Dr. Goodnight sat down at a computer screen and began to demonstrate how effortlessly users can

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Waynette TubbsJune 12, 2012 0

IASUG 2012: Illuminate your career path

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.” 

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Waynette TubbsJune 8, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Develop Your Org's SAS Skills

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,"

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Tricia AanderudJune 6, 2012 0

User conferences = Busy summer

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.

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Waynette TubbsJune 1, 2012 0

MWSUG 2012 - Call for Papers EXTENDED!!

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

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Waynette TubbsJune 1, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - High-performance analytics with Jim Goodnight

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

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Waynette TubbsMay 28, 2012 0

Why do you love SAS Global Forum?

I found this great video on AllAnalytics.com. It was shot while you guys were at SAS Global Forum and has soooo many great SAS users talking about the reasons that you love to go to SAS Global Forum. Take a look: Now that you have heard their reasons, tell me

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Waynette TubbsMay 24, 2012 0

Congratulations Best Contributed Paper Winners PharmaSUG 2012!

If you missed PharmaSUG - as I did - you still like to stay on top of the great information that comes out of the conference. I found the list of Best Contributed Papers and decided to post them here for you.  There is a lot of other great information

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Waynette TubbsMay 23, 2012 0

How can I spend a long SAS user weekend?

If you're looking for some good stuff to read ... I mean great stuff for SAS users, I've had this  list brewing in my head for a few weeks now. (The reason that I ask is because in the US, this weekend will be a three-day holiday to commemorate Memorial Day. So, many families will

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Michael SmithMay 21, 2012 0

Expanding a good thing: SAS Users Groups LinkedIn Group

In August 2011, we expanded the scope of the SAS Global Forum blog and rebranded it as the SAS Users Group blog.   Our goal was to create one vibrant and dynamic spot for content related to SAS users groups and SAS user presentations.   The result has been terrific!  Many new

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Waynette TubbsMay 18, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - Jenine Milum creates a report

At SAS Global Forum, one of the most difficult areas for me to show to you are the poster presentations. This year, I asked Steve Polilli, a colleague who is great with a Flipcam, to video a few for me. I picked out three that I will use in the

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Waynette TubbsMay 17, 2012 0

So long from SAS Global Forum 2012

Here is the last video from the last day at SAS Global Forum 2012. This one is great! Make sure you stay in there long enough to watch the outtakes: they are so funny!      

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Waynette TubbsMay 16, 2012 0

SAS User Feedback Award Winner: Pete Lund

Annette Harris spends several minutes during this video extolling many of the high-performance virtues of Pete Lund, Information Systems Manager, Looking Glass Analytics. One thing she didn't mention (it was mentioned to me later) is that Pete is a long-time member of SAS-L. Do you know how many other SAS

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Waynette TubbsMay 14, 2012 0

SESUG junior professional grants

SESUG (Southeast SAS Users Group Conference) is an annual conference held in the Southeast US - typically in September or October. This year, the conference will be held at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center in Durham, North Carolina, October 14-16.   According to Peter Eberhardt, SESUG 2012 Academic Chair, the

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Waynette TubbsMay 11, 2012 0

Friday's Innovation Inspiration - High schoolers analyzing high schoolers

Part of what captivated me about this paper and poster presentation were the presenters - these guys are high school kids using SAS to do a visual analysis of Internet use by high schoolers. The idea was so compelling that Anna Brown and Inside SAS Global Forum went to talk

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Julie PetlickMay 10, 2012 0

SESUG student grants: Apply now

The semester is coming to an end and summer break is just around the corner, so why should you be thinking about conferences and grant opportunities?  Conferences like SESUG provide a lot of great benefits to students.

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Waynette TubbsMay 9, 2012 0

How the Orlando Magic relies on SAS Analytics

So, when you go to the game, do you buy a hot dog, a beer and a banner before the first quarter? Do you buy them all from the same vendor? Do you go back during the half? Does the score impact how much money you spend on concessions? All

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