Course Highlight: SAS Programming With OnlineTutor Products

Sean O'Brien is SAS Education's director of business and curriculum development and has been working with the SAS OnlineTutor product for eight years. "OnlineTutor offers just-in-time training right in the employee's workspace," he says. O'Brien discussed two OnlineTutor products with us recently, Beginning to Intermediate SAS Programming and Advanced SAS Programming.

New Live Web Course - Introduction to Metadata Security Using SAS® 9

M2006 Continues as World's Largest Data Mining Conference

During the week of Oct. 23 nearly 750 attendees joined the most respected names in the field of data mining for M2006, SAS ninth annual data mining conference. Hosted by the Education Division, M2006 maintained its standing as the largest data mining conference in the world, providing a unique forum for attendees to exchange ideas and learn the latest best practices in the industry.

Plans are already under way for M2007. The 10th annual data mining conference will be held at a new location, Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, on Oct. 1-2, 2007 with training classes offered Oct. 3-5. Goutam Chakraborty, Professor of Marketing at Oklahoma State University will join SAS' Jerry Oglesby as co-chairs for M2007.

SAS BI Training Curriculum Updated

SAS' BI curriculum has been expanded to support multiple areas of BI instruction. Courses are now organized by common job roles, making it even easier for you to find the courses that best fit your training needs. SAS courses are offered in multiple training formats, including classroom training, Live Web and Self-Paced e-Learning. Visit the BI Web site and start learning today!

Purchase SAS Training Before Dec. 31 and Save a Bundle

Plan your training needs in advance and maximize your training investment with several end-of-year SAS discounted training offers. Pre-purchase training for 2007 by Dec. 31 and enjoy significant savings!

EPTO- For corporate customers, you can save up to 34 percent when you purchase blocks of training units before Dec. 31.
APTO- For academic customers, your 50 percent discount still applies, and with prices increasing in 2007, you'll spend less when you purchase blocks of training units before Dec. 31.

Experience SAS® Learning Edition 4.1

An inexpensive, comprehensive and easy-to-use personal learning version of SAS software for users of all levels. This latest and expanded version includes Base SAS® 9.1.3 Service Pack 4, SAS/STAT®, SAS/GRAPH®, SAS/QC®, SAS/ETS® and SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.1 and is bundled with The Little SAS Book for Enterprise Guide 4.1. Maximize your learning experience with SAS® Enterprise Guide® 4.1, point-and-click access to the power of SAS®. Or, write and modify SAS code using the SAS Program Editor.

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Two-for-one JMP Public Training Offer & Additional December Courses

You and a colleague can finish up 2006 as experienced JMP users by taking advantage of a special 2-for-1 discount on all JMP public training courses scheduled October through December 2006. From now until the end of the year, SAS Education is offering a special 2-for-1 discount on any 2006 public JMP course. To take advantage of this offer, simply register, pay and attend a regularly scheduled public course prior to Dec. 31, 2006 and bring along a friend for FREE. Click here for complete details on this offer.

2007 SAS Training Catalog Now Available

SAS training helps you turn data into decisions faster. In a recent survey of our students, nearly two-thirds reported improved efficiency after taking a SAS training course and nearly three-quarters reported a marked increase in productivity as a result of their training.

What's New from SAS Self-Paced e-Learning

Year-End 20 Percent Discount from SAS Publishing

For a limited time only, you can save 20 percent on all book orders, SAS Self-Paced e-Learning orders, and SAS Learning Edition orders! To take advantage of this year-end special, good through Nov. 22, 2006, visit http://support.sas.com/pubsdiscount.

New Business Knowledge Series Course for Basel II

Financial institutions around the world face the critical challenge of building effective and high-performing credit scoring systems that meet Basel II requirements. Credit Scoring Solutions and Modeling for Basel II Using SAS is designed for those involved in building scoring systems and monitoring their behavior and performance. This course provides a thorough understanding of all issues involved in developing credit risk models to help ensure that your organization is in compliance.

Shed Some Light on the 2007 JMP User Conference!

With the impending release of JMP7 in 2007, the JMP User Conference committee is eager to provide the best conference yet. As we begin working on the details for the 4th annual conference, we would like to take this opportunity to gather information from you, our users. This summer, we sent a survey to customers who have attended the JMP User Conference in the past and to a random sampling of JMP customers who have never attended. The results were very helpful, and we are diligently working on implementing what we can for this years' conference.

SAS Certification News

• Exam preparation -- bundle and save!
  Save more than 20 percent when you purchase bundled SAS certification preparation materials, including an exam voucher, for the SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 and the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS®9 exams before Dec. 31. Time is running out!
  
• Version-less certification exams retire Dec. 31
  The SAS Base Programming and SAS Advanced Programming exams will no longer be available after Dec. 31, 2006. If you are preparing for either of these exams, you are encouraged to take this exam before the end of this year. The credential you earn will be valid for three years from the date of issuance. The SAS Base Programming for SAS®9 exam and the SAS Advanced Programming for SAS®9 exam will replace the "version-less exams" being retired Dec. 31, 2006.
  
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  Keep up on all certification activities/events, including new exams and expanded preparation materials. There are lots of things happening in 2007, so stay tuned! Subscribe to the SAS Certification newsletter.

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