SAS Global Forum 2009 A first-timer’s impressions Barry Campbell Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia

Overview International gathering of SAS users Since attendees 300+ papers, presentations, workshops

Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor, MD 2000 rooms, 470,000 sq. ft. meeting space, 7 restaurants Largest non-gaming hotel on east coast

National Harbor Development On the Potomac River about 12 miles downstream from Washington, DC

Opening Presentation Jim Goodnight, other SAS luminaries Live demo of SAS products Alfred Street Baptist Choir Multimedia show, big wow factor

Conference Sections Technology Solutions  SAS software, tips and techniques Industry Solutions  industry experts, thought leaders  focus on industry- specific business problems

Something for everyone Technology Solutions Application Development Beyond the Basics Business Intelligence User Applications Code Doctors Coders' Corner Data Integration Data Mining and Predictive Modeling Foundations and Fundamentals Hands-on Workshops Planning, Development and Support Posters Reporting and Information Visualization Statistics and Data Analysis Systems Architecture Industry Solutions Communications, Media, Entertainment and Travel Customer Intelligence Education Energy and Utilities Financial Services Government Pharma, Life Sciences and Healthcare Retail

Foundations and Fundamentals Think Before You Type ODS 101+ Understanding the SAS DATA Step and the Program Data Vector SAS Enterprise Guide for the Business Analyst

Applications Development/ Systems Architecture SAS as SaaS Developing Rich Internet Applications using SAS Building a Data Repository using Base SAS

SAS Presents Understanding How to Manipulate XML with SAS A Software Deployment Experience Your Mother Would Love Virtualization: What Does It Mean for SAS? Platform for SAS Business Analytics Overview

Industry / Health The Future of Information Technology in Healthcare Trends in Government Health Information Technology Using SAS Clinical Data Integration

Fun stuff… Get Acquainted Reception Keynote presentation, Dave Barry, humour columnist "Mathemagics" with Arthur Benjamin, PhD Broadway concert, Franc D'Ambrosio, opera singer, “The Phantom of the Opera” SAS Canada night out in Georgetown Kick Back Party

Sessions at a Glance Foundations and Fundamentals  Think Before You Type (Paper )  ODS 101+ (Paper )  Understanding the SAS DATA Step and the Program Data Vector (Paper )  SAS Enterprise Guide for the Business Analyst (Paper ) Applications Development/Systems Architecture  SAS as SaaS: Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Shared Service (Paper )  Developing Rich Internet Applications using SAS (Paper ) SAS Presents  Understanding How to Manipulate XML with SAS (Paper )  A Software Deployment Experience Your Mother Would Love (Paper )  Virtualization: What Does It Mean for SAS? (Paper )Paper  Platform for SAS Business Analytics Overview () Industry / Health  The Future of Information Technology in Healthcare (Paper )  Using SAS Clinical Data Integration (Paper )  Trends in Government Health Information Technology (Paper )  Building a Data Repository using Base SAS (Paper )

SGF 2009 Proceedings  SAS Presentations at SGF 2009  Search YouTube for “SAS global forum 2009” – about 40 videos SGF Links

Coders' Corner Best Contributed Paper “Playing Favorites: How to Manage Date Conflicts” Eric Wong, Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute Create a set of consecutive, non-overlapping date ranges from a set of overlapping date ranges Winning papers in all categories:

SGF 2010 April 11 – 14, Seattle, WA