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Last chance to register for Certification testing event at SAS Global Forum 2007
SAS Global Forum 2007 is right around the corner. Plan your trip and come to Orlando early for the SAS Certification testing event, to be held April 15. Be one of the first to earn the Predictive Modeling with SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 Credential. Register soon to take a Certification exam, before SAS Global Forum. Seats are limited.

Effective April 1, 2007…
Exam fees are increasing.
In North America, all exam fees will be $180 USD, with the exception of the production level Predictive Modeling with SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 exam, which will be $250 (currently this is a beta exam). The Predictive Modeling with SAS Enterprise Miner 5.2 exam will be available only through SAS. For exact pricing on all other certification exams outside of North America, contact the Thomson Prometric Regional Service Center in your country.

Exam preparation bundles, at a discount
SAS will be launching several new bundled preparation options to help you prepare for certification. Designed for the SAS Programming credentials, you can purchase selected preparation materials in a single offering, at a 20% discount for corporate customers. Academic customers also enjoy significant savings on these bundled offerings. These bundles include selected combinations of instructor-led training, reference books, SAS® Self-Paced e-Learning, practice exams or exam vouchers. Learn more details on these and other Certification discounts on the Web.

Mobile testing events coming to a city near you
Upon request, SAS can host group testing events on-site at your location. This service is convenient and available for corporate and academic organizations. Contact certification@sas.com for more details.

What's New on the Web?
A SAS Certified Advanced Programmer, Ray Bacon leads University of Missouri students through a crash course in SAS programming, preparing many to become SAS Certified. Read more…

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WEBINARS
SAS Certification
May 16

TESTING EVENTS
SAS Global Forum Testing Event
April 15, 2007
Orlando , FL

Come visit us at our booth during these events:
American Educational Research Association (AERA) April 9, 2007
Chicago, IL

Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
June 2, 2007
Kansas City, MO

Pharmaceutical Industry SAS Users Group (PharmaSUG)
June 3, 2007
Denver, CO

Business Forecasting Conference (F2007)
June 4, 2007
Cary, NC

Statistical Society of Canada (SSC)
June 10, 2007
St. John, Newfoundland, Canada

ASA/JSM (Joint Statistical Mtg.)
July 29, 2007
Salt Lake City, UT

Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) Conference
Aug 12, 2007
San Jose, CA


10th Annual Data Mining Conference (M2007)
Oct 1, 2007
Las Vegas, NV

Southern Association for Institutional Research (SAIR)
Oct 6, 2007
Little Rock, AR

WUSS
October 17-19
San Francisco, CA

Decision Sciences Institute (DSI)
Nov 17, 2007
Phoenix , AZ

NESUG
November 11-14
Baltimore, MD

SESUG
November 4-6
Hilton Head, SC

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