1. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. What’s New at SAS Belinda Bank, Marketing Assistant SAS Canada

2. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. SAS Global Forum Washington DC, March 22- 25, 2009  Over 100 Canadian attendees  Hub site for proceedings is http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2009/index.html http://support.sas.com/events/sasglobalforum/2009/index.html  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

3. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved.  Data Mining “M Conference 2009”  Conference: October 26-27  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.

4. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. insights the Canadian SAS Users Newsletter  Delivered to your email 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

5. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Your SAS Profile

6. 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 http://support.sas.com and look in ‘Consulting Services’ to help facilitate an assessment of 9.2 readiness http://support.sas.com  Detailed presentation to be offered at Fall User Groups

7. 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: https://support.sas.com/edu/locations.html?ctry=ca&locationId=ot https://support.sas.com/edu/locations.html?ctry=ca&locationId=ot  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 http://support.sas.com/lw http://support.sas.com/lw  e-learning: Self-Paced e-Courses, e-Lectures and free tutorials. http://support.sas.com/elearn http://support.sas.com/elearn 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.

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

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

10. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Resource Summary  OPUS Platform (SAS Site) http://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/9-services_support/214- customer_value/79-canadian_user_groups/Ottawa_Platform.htmlhttp://www.sas.com/offices/NA/canada/9-services_support/214- customer_value/79-canadian_user_groups/Ottawa_Platform.html  Opus Platform Independent Site) http://www.sasopus.sasusergroups.com/  General SAS Support: http://support.sas.comhttp://support.sas.com  SAS Global Forum Resources: NetVibes: http://www.netvibes.com/sasglobalforum09#Welcome http://www.netvibes.com/sasglobalforum09#Welcome Proceedings: http://support.sas.com/resources/papers/proceedings09/TOC.html  SAS Profile: http://www.sas.com/apps/userid/login.jsp?lologout=true http://www.sas.com/apps/userid/login.jsp?lologout=true

11. Copyright © 2008, SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. Thank You Belinda Bank, Marketing Assistant, SAS Canada (416) 363-4424 x4668 Belinda.bank@sas.com