SAS® Global Certification Program congratulates 20,000th certified professional
We are pleased to announce that we awarded our 20,000th professional certification in December 2008. We are working to contact this distinguished user and will bring you more information in an upcoming newsletter. Stay tuned!

SAS® certifications globally recognized
More than 45,000 customer sites around the world use SAS to give their businesses a competitive advantage. These businesses rely on employees with SAS skills. The graph below depicts the global dispersion of SAS credential holders. Certifications from SAS are sought after and recognized worldwide. Congratulations to our latest SAS Certified credential holders!

India announces new PM exam preparation program
SAS Education in India is pleased to announce a new training program aimed to prepare students to take the Predictive Modeling Using SAS Enterprise Miner™ certification exam at the program’s completion. The program will be launched in early 2009. For more information, visit the SAS India training Web site or e-mail: training.india@sas.com.

PDF of New SAS® Publishing Catalog Now Available!
The January-June 2009 SAS Publishing catalog features new SAS Press titles, with concise descriptions right at your fingertips, and much more. If the hardcopy version hasn't reached your mailbox yet, it's available online in PDF for you today!

Base SAS® Programming
The Output Delivery System (ODS) from Scratch
This paper tells you what you need to know to generate reports with ODS, from scratch. You’ll learn how to generate multiple output formats, simultaneously; how to change the look of your report using styles; how to add text passages; and other helpful tips.

Advanced Programming
Beyond the Basics: Advanced PROC REPORT Tips and Tricks
This paper is a compilation of tips and tricks for producing the desired PROC REPORT output. The discussion for each topic includes example code and output. The examples presented in this paper assume an advanced knowledge of PROC REPORT.

Predictive Modeling
Two-Stage Variable Clustering for Large Data Sets
This paper introduces the two-stage, variable clustering technique for large data sets. This technique uses global clusters, subclusters and their principal components.

GERMANY
All exams offered

• Heidelberg – March 4
  

INDIA
Base SAS® Certification exams

• Delhi – Feb. 21
• Chennai – Feb. 28
• Mumbai – March 7
• Bangalore – March 28

Advanced SAS® Certification exam

• Mumbai – Feb. 21

Predictive Modeling Certification exam

• Mumbai – March 21

KOREA
All events offered in Seoul

• Feb. 25
• March 25
• April 29

NORWAY
Base SAS® and Advanced programming exams

• Oslo – Feb. 3
• Oslo – April 14
  

TAIWAN
Base SAS® Programming Certification exam
Taipei – Feb. 25

UNITED STATES

Predictive Modeling exams

• Chicago – Feb. 20

SAS® Global Forum
All exams offered

• Washington, DC – March 21

Global Discount Offer: Save 20 percent off standard exam fees at this event.

“When working with potential customers, we have found that the SAS Certification program adds to our credibility. In fact, we find it to be a value-add when demonstrating our capabilities to that new customer. We recommend the program to customers that want to add that same credibility to their business unit.”
David Septoff,
Principal, Zencos Consulting LLC

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