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Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS Global Forum Washington DC, March , 2009  Over 100 Canadian attendees  Hub site for proceedings is  Social media a major component (Twitter, Blogs, CrowdVine, etc.)  ‘Canada Night Out’ had close to 100 attendees and was a blast!  Next up: SAS Global Forum Seattle – April 11-14, 2010  Call for papers opens this summer

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.  Data Mining “M Conference 2009”  Conference: October  Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas  Early Bird Discount Register by July 17th and save $400!  Register by Sep 18 and receive a free data mining book.

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. insights the Canadian SAS Users Newsletter  Delivered to your 3 times a year  Available by subscription through My Profile  Comprised of Techie Tips, User Profiles, Event Listings and more  Latest issue (to be released at the beginning of May): major SAS Global Forum and 9.2 focus

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Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS 9.2 Wave 2  Wave 1 last spring (Base SAS, GRAPH, STAT, etc)  Wave 2 will include SAS DI & BI Server (Enterprise), SAS Metadata Server, mid-tier infrastructure pieces (e.g., SAS Integration Technologies), and solutions such as Enterprise Guide 4.2 Timeline: initial shipments in March, general availability by late April To be secured through Electronic Software Delivery Contact Tech Support for site-specific details or go to and look in ‘Consulting Services’ to help facilitate an assessment of 9.2 readiness  Detailed presentation to be offered at Fall User Groups

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS Canada Spring Training Sessions  Public Courses  June to December schedule for Ottawa can be found here:  In-House Courses  Live Web Training  Using a Web browser and telephone, an expert SAS instructor will guide your learning and answer your questions in real-time  e-learning: Self-Paced e-Courses, e-Lectures and free tutorials. Register before June 12, 2009 for any public course and receive a 15% user group attendee discount. Quote the following code with your registration: UG15-OT. One discount applicable per registration.

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. OPUS Platform Resources

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. OPUS Resources

Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Resource Summary  OPUS Platform (SAS Site) customer_value/79-canadian_user_groups/Ottawa_Platform.htmlhttp:// customer_value/79-canadian_user_groups/Ottawa_Platform.html  Opus Platform Independent Site)  General SAS Support:  SAS Global Forum Resources: NetVibes: Proceedings:  SAS Profile:

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