[CinSUG] CinSUG invites you to our innaugural meeting!
- From: hurley.gj@xxxxxx
- To: cinsug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 16:04:36 -0400
The Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area SAS=AE User's Group (CinSUG) invites =
you to
attend a presentation by Sandy McNeill, SAS Output Delivery and Reporti=
ng
Manager, entitled, "Cool Things in V9/ODS." on July 10th, 2003. Regist=
ration
will begin at 2 pm, with the CinSUG meeting beginning at 2:30. Please p=
lan on
arriving at 2 pm so that we may begin the presentation on time.
This meeting is to be held at The Procter and Gamble Company Health Car=
e
Research Center at 8700 Mason-Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040.
The Health Care Research Center is located off of I-71, just north of I=
-275. One
should exit onto Mason-Montgomery Road (Exit 19) and go north on
Mason-Montgomery. Procter and Gamble is located roughly a mile from th=
e
highway, on the right hand side.
All attendees should enter through the main entrance and check in with =
the
receptionist. You will then be escorted to the meeting. If there are =
any
questions regarding this meeting, please contact George Hurley at Proct=
er and
Gamble at (513) 622-3020 or hurley.gj@xxxxxxx
An abstract for this presentation and Sandy McNeill's biography follows=
:
Abstract:
Imagine: Working with Version 8.2 and wondering why in the world you sh=
ould
ever want to upgrade to SAS9. Why? Because of all the cool, new things=
in
SAS9, that's why! Longer format names, the ability to save your ODS o=
utput
(and its hierarchy) and then "replay" that output to any destination, t=
he
ability to "reorder" that ODS output hierarchy that you saved and then =
"replay"
your newly reordered output (without having to rerun your procedures), =
the new
experimental layout capabilities with PDF, new experimental high-qualit=
y
graphics from statistical procedures, new Tagset templates to be able t=
o
customize your markup output, the ability to use multiple "threads" wit=
h some
BASE procedures (Tabulate, Report, Means, Summary to name a few) which =
allows
you to take advantage of multiple CPUs, and the list goes on. So take=
a break
from your SAS6.12 or SAS8.2 work and come see what awaits you in SAS9.
Biography:
Sandy McNeill is the manager of the Output Delivery and Reporting depar=
tment at
SAS. The ODR department is responsible for ODS and the BASE reporting p=
rocedures
-- Print, Tabulate, and Report. Sandy joined SAS in 1995 to support PR=
OC
REPORT, for which she is still the lead development support person.
Prior to joining SAS Sandy worked at Square D where she wrote firmware =
for
Programmable Logic Controllers, and then was the programming lead for t=
he
graphical user interface used to program the PLCs. Sandy's previous
experience before Square D was six years with GTE Government Systems wh=
ere
she worked on the firmware for a communication device used by the Army
during Operation Desert Storm. Sandy graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1985=
with a
B.S. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University.
Agenda
1)Collection of Dues - There is a tax-deductible nominal fee of $35/yr,=
payable at the door. For this fee you get four quality speakers, membe=
rship in
this professional organization, the CinSUG newsletter, the ability to n=
etwork
with other professionals, a discount at the upcoming one-day Cincinnati=
SAS
User's Group Conference, and the chance to win door prizes. (2:00 pm)
2)Discussion of CinSUG Plans for 2003 and Overview of CinSUG goals and
mission.
3)One-Day CinSUG Conference Committee Sign-ups
4)Election of Officers
a)Chairperson - Lead CinSUG, delegate assignments, chair group meetings=
, and
preside over nomination and election of officers
b)Secretary- Record minutes of group meetings, maintain membership list=
, and
prepare meeting notices.
c)Treasurer - Manage the group finances: Collect dues and fees; maintai=
n
record of income and disbursements. Also will prepare a report of incom=
e and
disbursements for distribution at the fourth quarter general meeting.
d)SAS Liaison - Represent and increase the influence of CinSUG to the S=
AS
Institute.
5)Break / Refreshments
6)Sandy McNeill's presentation, "Cool Things in V9/ODS." (3:15pm - 4:15=
pm)
7)Door Prizes
8)Social Hour at 4:45 pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Please feel free to forward this email to anyone that you think would b=
e
interested in this presentation, or in becoming a member of CinSUG. You=
can
also find more information about CinSUG at http://www.CinSUG.org.
George Hurley
Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals
Health Care Research Center Box 594
8700 Mason-Montgomery Road
Mason, OH 45040
(513) 622-3020=
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