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If you see a SAS Press author in the following list who sounds like the perfect match for your next meeting topic, simply contact your
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William S. Calvert directs a drug safety monitoring program at a government agency. Formerly, he provided contract research services to the pharmaceutical, health care, and insurance industries. Calvert's background includes a broad range of publications, SUGI presentations, and several years of providing computing support at the National Institutes of Health. He has over 16 years experience using SAS software with emphasis on research data management, data analysis, and statistical computing and design. Bill co-authored Concepts and Case Studies in Data Management. Topics:
- Data management and related issues
Location: Maryland
Alan Cantor, leader of the Biostatistics Core at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, earned his Ph.D. degree in mathematics and had an additional two-year post-doctoral fellowship in biostatistics. His SAS software experience spans an 18-year period with extensive use of base SAS, SAS/STAT, and SAS/GRAPH software. Published in several prestigious medical journals and in noted scientific and statistical publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of Clinical Oncology, and Statistics in Medicine, Alan continues to teach, write about, and study the methods of survival analysis research. Alan is the author of Extending SAS Survival Analysis Techniques for Medical Research Topics:
- Introduction to Survival Analysis Using SAS Software
- Beyond the Log Rank Test
- Parametric Survival Function Estimation Using SAS Software
Location: Florida
Helen Carey is an independent computing consultant and has spent over 25 years using and teaching computer languages and being a technical support manager at the University of Hawaii. Active in Western Users of SAS Software (WUSS), Helen is a former member of the executive committee. She and her sister, Ginger Carey, co-authored SAS Today! A Year of Terrific Tips. Topics:
- Terrific tips, techniques, and shortcuts for SAS programmers
- Resources for learning and using the SAS System
- Becoming a SAS master
- Benefits of the Internet for SAS users
- Using SAS display manager
- Programming the SAS DATA step
Location: Hawaii
Ginger Carey provides technical support for SAS users, including students, staff, faculty, and researchers, at the University of Hawaii. Ginger started the Hawaii SAS Users Group, and is active in Western Users of SAS Software. She co-chaired the WUSS '95 conference and previously served on the executive committee. She and her sister, Helen Carey, co-authored SAS Today! A Year of Terrific Tips. Topics:
- Terrific tips, techniques, and shortcuts for SAS programmers
- Resources for learning and using the SAS System
- Becoming a SAS master
- Benefits of the Internet users
Location: Hawaii
Arthur L. Carpenter uses SAS/GRAPH software extensively and has presented award-winning papers at SAS Users Group International (SUGI) on several SAS/GRAPH topics. Many years of experience writing and teaching courses on SAS/GRAPH have established Art as an expert in the use of SAS/GRAPH. His experience has convinced him that the best and easiest way to learn is by example. Art co-authored Quick Results with SAS/GRAPH Software, and he explored his extensive use of the SAS macro language when he wrote Carpenter's Complete Guide to the SAS Macro Language. His latest work, Annotate: Simply the Basics, is the first monograph in Art Carpenter's SAS Software Series. Topics:
- Basic and advanced SAS techniques, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/AF, SAS/FSP, and SCL
- Macros
- Various statistical topics
Location: Southern California
Ronald P. Cody, Ed.D., co-author of Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language, Fourth Edition, has over 17 years of experience using the SAS System. A professor and researcher in the medical field, Ron has also taught SAS software classes and has been a prolific contributor to national, regional, and local users group conferences. Ron has also written SAS Programming by Example and The SAS Workbook and Solutions. His newest book is on how to clean data. Topics:
- Base SAS
- SAS programming at all levels
- SAS/STAT
Location: New Jersey
Charles S. Davis is Professor of Biostatistics at the University of Iowa. He received his Ph.D. in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan. His research and teaching interests include categorical data analysis and methods for the analysis of repeated measures. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a statistician at a medical center and in the pharmaceutical industry. Charles is co-author of Categorical Data Analysis Using the SAS System Topics:
- A variety of topics pertaining to using SAS software for categorical data analysis and analysis of repeated measures.
Location: Iowa
Craig Dickstein, an independent Consultant, works with clients and select project teams to implement customized business solutions for the healthcare industry. He began his career in medical research, gaining an appreciation for the rigors of applied research methodology. A SAS user since 1978, he has significant experience managing and developing SAS applications, statistical analysis, and data management. With a Masters degree in statistics, Craig served as Director of Statistical Services with Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Hampshire. Craig has a long history of SAS user group involvement including a stint on the Executive Committee of the NorthEast SAS Users Group, Inc. Craig is a co-author of Health Care Data and the SAS System for SAS Publishing and a Business Knowledge Series course based on the book for SAS Education Division. Topics:
- Advanced data step processing
- SAS Macro language
- HEDIS reporting
- Health Care data management and analysis
- Data Step vs. PROC SQL
Location: New England
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Frank Dilorio is Director of SAS System development at Advanced Integrated Manufacturing Solutions Corporation (AIMS, Co), a manufacturing systems integrator that is also a SAS Quality Partner. He has over 23 years' experience with base SAS and products such as SAS/GRAPH, SAS/AF, SAS/GRAPH, SAS/QC, SAS/Intrnet, and SAS/FSP. During his career, Frank has worked in educational research, financial, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing environments, focusing on program efficiency, report-writing, the macro language, and user interface design issues. Frank has authored many papers for local, regional, and international SAS users groups. He also wrote SAS Applications Programming: A Gentle Introduction and co-authored Quick Start to Data Analysis with SAS. He is currently writing a third book, The Elements of SAS Programming Style. Frank is active in the SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG), where he has served as conference co-chair and as president of the group. Topics:
- SAS Programming Style
- Debugging SAS Programs
- Output or Input? Understanding and Using Procedure Output Datasets
Location: North Carolina
Alex Dmitrienko, Ph.D., is principal research scientist at Eli Lilly and Company. Actively involved in biostatistical research, Alex has published papers on multiple testing, group sequential inferences, and analysis of categorical data with clinical trial applications. He is coauthor of Analysis of Clinical Trails Using SAS: A Practical Guide. His other professional interests include software implementation of new and existing statistical methods. Topics:
- Biostatistical methods using SAS software
- Analysis of clinical trials
- SAS Enterprise Guide
Location: The Midwest
Sunil K. Gupta has written and presented numerous papers about ODS at the local, regional, and international SAS users group conferences, including an invited paper for SUGI 27 and SUGI 26 titled "Using Styles and Templates to Customize SAS ODS Output." He presented another invited paper about ODS in the Beginners Tutorial section of SUGI 27. Sunil developed and taught "Customized Reports with SAS Output Delivery System" at the regional Western Users of SAS Software conference and at several large corporations. Sunil has been working with ODS since it was introduced. His experience includes projects that use ODS for RTF file generation with SAS applications such as a case report form tracking information system, which is essential for clinical data compliance. Sunil is the author of Quick Results with the Output Delivery System.
Topics:
- customizing reports with ODS using
- clinical report templates with ODS
- PROC SQL
- tips and techniques for SAS syntax
Location: California
Larry Hatcher is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Saginaw Valley State University. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Bowling Green State University in 1983. He was introduced to the SAS System in 1978 while working on his Ph.D. degree. Over the years, Larry has used the SAS System to analyze data for empirical research projects and now teaches his own students how to use the SAS System. Hatcher is the author of A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the SAS System for Univariate and Multivariate Statistics (co-authored with Ed Stepanski) and A Step-by-Step Approach to Using the SAS System for Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling. Topics:
- Using PROC FACTOR to perform factor analysis
- Using PROC CALIS to perform factor analysis
- Confirmatory factor analysis
- Path analysis with manifest variables
- Structural equation modeling (path analysis with latent variables)
Location: Michigan
Lauren Haworth, a research analyst with Kaiser Permantente Center for Health Research, has over ten years of experience using SAS software. She has extensive knowledge of base SAS, SAS/GRAPH, and SAS/STAT software, DATA step programming, and SAS macros. Lauren successfully demonstrates that the powerful TABULATE procedure is accessible to the average SAS user. Topics:
- PROC TABULATE (a variety of presentations are possible)
- HTML for the SAS Programmer
- Reports Based on SAS Output: Taking Advantage of PROC PRINTTO, DATA Steps and PROC GPRINT
- Proving It Works: Using PROC COMPARE to Verify an Analysis Converted into SAS Software
- Debugging your SAS Output
Location: Oregon
Jay A. Jaffe, earned his Ph.D. in applied psychology at the University of North Carolina (birthplace of the SAS System!) and has been a practicing SAS software developer for over 20 years. He is presently revising his popular textbook, Mastering the SAS System. Dr. Jaffe is a popular speaker at SUGI as well as at local and regional SAS users' groups. His interests tend lately to data warehousing and information delivery systems, where he attempts to leverage SAS software along with other software products for maximum effect. Topics:
- Macro Basics
- Macro Advanced ("Beyond the Basics")
- PROC SQL for Beginners
- Pass-through SQL for the PROC SQL-experienced
- Why, and Why Not, To Write a SAS Book
- Designing Your User-driven Reporting System
- Data Warehousing: Concepts and Design Guidelines
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Dennis W. King has been a SAS user for over 15 years. A Ph.D. statistician and president of STATKING Consulting in Cincinnati, Dennis has consulted on many quality-control projects. He became a SAS Institute Quality Partner in 1995. Dennis brings his expertise and proven success to the industry-specific examples described in his book, Statistical Quality Control Using the SAS System. Topics:
- Using the SAS System for statistical quality control
Location: Ohio
Ravindra Khattree, professor of applied statistics at Oakland University, conducts research in multivariate analysis, experimental designs, quality control, and statistical inference. Also a consultant to industry and academic researchers, Khattree has published numerous papers on theoretical and applied statistics. He has been a SAS user for 14 years and is the co-author of Applied Multivariate Statistics with SAS Software. Topics:
- Applied multivariate statistical methods
- Repeated measures data
- Discriminants analysis
Location: Michigan
Kirk Paul Lafler, a consultant and founder of Software Intelligence Corporation, has been a SAS user since 1979. Kirk received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Miami. As a SAS Certified Professional, Kirk provides IT consulting services and training to SAS users around the world. He is the author of PROC SQL: Beyond the Basics Using SAS and more than 100 peer-reviewed technical articles. Kirk also writes the popular SAS tips column “Kirk’s Korner” that appears regularly in several SAS Users Group newsletters. He is a frequent speaker at SAS users group meetings. Topics:
- Basic and advanced SAS programming techniques
- PROC SQL (query construction, indexing and WHERE clause processing, integrity constraints, inner and outer joins, subqueries, set operators, performance tuning)
- SAS Output Delivery System (ODS)
- SAS XML topics
- SAS macro programming
- SAS efficiency techniques
Location: Throughout the United States
Ramon C. Littell, Ph.D., is a professor of statistics at the University of Florida, where he teaches several courses in statistics and a course in data analysis using SAS software. Ray is a former SUGI chair and was closely associated with the Southern Regional Project that funded development of SAS software at North Carolina State University. He co-authored SAS System for Linear Models, Third Edition; SAS System for Regression, Second Edition; SAS System for Mixed Models; and SAS System for Elementary Statistical Analysis, Second Edition. Ray holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Oklahoma State University, and he is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. He has used SAS software since the mid-1970s. Topics:
- Mixed models
- Repeated measures
- Unbalanced data
Location: Florida
Thomas Miron, author of the ever-popular SAS Software Solutions, brings impressive credentials to the speakers bureau. With over 14 years of SAS software experience, ranging from nuts-and-bolts technical support to professional end-user training and consulting, and SAS/AF systems development, Miron demonstrates a full understanding of the needs of the user. Tom has also written The How-To Book for SAS/GRAPH Software. Tom is a SAS Institute Quality Partner. Topics:
- Using SAS/AF ORG chart object
- Getting started with SAS/AF subclassing
Location: Wisconsin
Derek P. Morgan is a database administrator in the Division of Statistical Genomics at Washington University School of Medicine. He designs, develops, and supports data entry/ management systems using SAS/AF and SAS/FSP for medical research. Derek also directs the compilation and documentation of data for several collaborative studies. He is very skilled at using the DATA step and macro language to process raw data and generate reports; in 1991 Derek created a macro library that allowed users to format SAS output in PostScript via the DATA step. In addition to presenting many in-house seminars on topics in applications development, research data management, and advanced Base SAS, Derek has taught Base SAS to new users for many years. A SAS user for over 20 years and former president of the Midwest SAS Users Group, Derek has received several awards at both SUGI and regional users group conferences. In his spare time, he plays bass guitar and has played bass with two members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Topics:
- Dates/times
- SAS/AF and SAS/FSP
- Base SAS
Location: Throughout the United States
Dayanand N. Naik is an associate professor of statistics at Old Dominion University. With a background in research and teaching multivariate analysis, linear models, regression diagnostics, and growth curve models, Naik has published his research in numerous professional journals. He has also been a SAS user for ten years. Professor Naik is co-author of the BBU book Applied Multivariate Statistics with SAS Software. Topics:
- Multivariate regressions
- Principal components analysis, factor analysis, correspondence analysis
Location: Virginia
Ray Pass, Ph.D., owns Ray Pass Consulting and has used the SAS System for too many years. He is co-author, with Ron Cody, of Programming SAS by Example and has delivered invited papers at national, regional, and local SAS user groups. Ray's primary areas of expertise in the SAS System are report generation and data manipulation. In addition to teaching SAS courses, he is also active in organizing and participating in SAS users group functions on various levels. Ray was one of the founders of both the New York Area SAS Users Group (NYASUG) and the NorthEast SAS Users Group (NESUG). He co-chaired the first two NESUG annual conferences and has been a section chair at many SAS User Group International (SUGI) annual conferences. Topics:
- So You're Still Not Using PROC REPORT. Why Not?
- So Now You're Using PROC REPORT. Is It Pretty?
- SELECT ITEMS FROM PROC SQL...WHERE ITEMS>BASICS
- And All with the Push of a Button. Using SAS Cooperatively on different platforms via SAS/CONNECT
Location: New York
MVS expert Michael A. Raithel shares his years of experience with you as a member of the BBU Speakers Bureau. A well-known, award-winning SUGI speaker and contributor, Raithel was the co-chair of NESUG '95 and has been a section chair of NESUG, SESUG, and SUGI conferences. Michael has used SAS software as a consultant and analyst for more than 12 years and has written Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment. He is also a SAS Institute Quality Partner. Topics:
- Power techniques for processing large tape data sets using the SAS System in the MVS environment
- Summarizing large data sets on a mainframe computer using horizontal summarization
- Ferreting out Year 2000 compliance issues with the SOURCE procedure
Location: Maryland
Sandra D. Schlotzhauer is co-author of SAS System for Elementary Statistical Analysis with Ray Littell, who taught SAS during her master's program at the University of Florida. As an independent consultant for the pharmaceutical industry, Sandra uses her SAS experience in new drug applications, software programming standards, and data exploration. Sandra also develops and teaches courses in JMP, StatView, and SAS/INSIGHT software. She has numerous publications and has presented many times at SUGI and NESUG. Sandra has used SAS since 1979 and is a SAS Institute Quality Partner. Topics:
- JMP for Data Exploration
- Data Management Tricks with JMP
- Comparing JMP and StatView software
- Using Programming and Database Standards to Improve Efficiency
- Tips and Techniques for Moving between Operating Environments
- How and When to Use Where
Location: North Carolina
Jack Shostak is the manager of statistical programming at the Duke Clinical Research Institute and has been a SAS user since 1985. Jack is the author of SAS Programming in the Pharmaceutical Industry. He is also the author of the chapter “Reporting and SAS Tool Industry Selection” in Reporting from the Field: SAS Software Experts Present Real-World Report- Writing Applications. Jack is active in SUGI, NESUG, and PharmaSUG and has presented well-received papers at these users group conferences. Topics: Clinical trials programming in the pharmaceutical industry, including
- Regulations
- SOPs
- Programming
- Managing programmers
- CDISC
Location: The East Coast
Bob Virgile, an independent SAS trainer and computer consultant, has 15 years experience with base SAS programming, along with extensive graphics and SAS/FSP product experience. Bob draws on his experience in working with clients from various industry sectors on projects involving system design, reporting, and data management, along with developing and teaching classes. Bob is the author of An Array of Challenges: Test Your SAS Skills and is also well known for the problem-solving contests he conducts at SUGI and NESUG. Topics:
- Basics of the INPUT Statement
- The Dirty Dozen: Twelve Common Programming Mistakes
- How MERGE Really Works
- Introduction to Arrays
- The Right Approach to Learning PROC TABULATE
- Using the WHERE Statement
- How to Hire a Consultant
Location: Boston
Morgan C. Wang, Ph.D., is a statistician with a solid theoretical and applied background in meta-analysis. He has supervised several research reports using SAS software to implement meta-analytic procedures. One of these reports was presented at the SAS Users Group International Conference (1994), and another report was presented at the Joint Statistical Annual Meetings (1995). Morgan has over a decade of experience working with the SAS System and has taught SAS/GRAPH short courses and other graduate-level statistical courses using SAS software. With Dr. Brad J. Bushman, Morgan wrote Integrating Results through Meta-Analytic Review Using SAS Software. Topics:
- SAS/EIS
- SAS/STAT
- SAS/IML
- SAS Macros
- Using SAS on the Word Wide Web
- Integrated Results through Meta Analytical Review with the SAS System
Location: Florida
Mike Zdeb, a research scientist at the Center for Community Health in the New York State Department of Health, is also an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University at Albany School of Public Health. He has completed numerous projects involving the creation of maps to illustrate health-related data. Most recently, Mike worked on a project that uses maps to help county health departments develop community health assessment plans. As part of a course on advanced topics in SAS, Mike instructs his class on the use of SAS/GRAPH¨ to produce maps. He is also a co-instructor of a course on GIS and public health.
Mike has been a SAS user since 1986 and has presented at SUGI, NESUG, and local SAS users group meetings. He is the author of Maps Made Easy Using SAS.
Topics:
- Introduction to macros
- Introduction to SAS/GRAPH using PROC GPLOT
- Introduction to mapping using PROC GMAP
- Beyond the basics of PROC FORMAT
- SAS/GRAPH - Basics through new features of V8.2
- Combining Data
- Introduction to SAS data organization and management
- Advanced topics in SAS (formats, macros, PROC SQL, SAS/GRAPH, DDE)
Location: New York