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SAS^® Users Groups in the US

Are you interested in learning more about SAS software, giving feedback, exchanging ideas and sharing your SAS experiences? If so, SAS users groups offer all this and more. Users groups provide a variety of learning opportunities, including paper presentations, hands-on workshops and networking opportunities. Groups are volunteer organizations run by SAS users and have something to offer all users, from the beginner to the expert.

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Different Groups for Different Needs

• Local groups meet throughout the year based on their needs and bring together a broad range of user backgrounds within a city, county or state.
• In-house groups consist of users from a single organization and allow for discussion about actual data usage.
• Regional groups hold annual multiple-day conferences within a defined geographic area.
• Special-interest groups serve users within a specific operational area (e.g., specific SAS software product, industry vertical, independent consultants or online-based groups).

What to Expect

• Share your knowledge.
• Interact with your peers.
• Grow professionally.
• Learn about the latest SAS offerings.
• Hear presentations from experts.

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Upcoming US Users Group Meetings

This information is subject to change. You may wish to verify it directly with the users group.

Meeting Date Users Group For additional information, contact 19Jun2013 NEW YORK AREA SAS USER GROUP Location: Theater Room, Lenox Hill Hospital                 100 E 77th St, NYC Time: 9:00 AM Speaker:   ** Meeting Only **, Topic:   Multiple Presentations and Topics Henny Wolland phone: 212-662-0509 email: hwassociates@msn.com 28Jun2013 BOSTON AREA SAS USERS GROUP Location: Microsoft New England Research & Dev Ctr                 1 Memorial Dr, 1st Floor, Cambridge, MA Time: 8:15 AM Speaker:   Vince DelGobbo, SAS Cary Topic:   Microsoft Excel and SAS Comment:   For more information, visit www.basug.org Asli Memisoglu phone: 617-501-0870 email: liason@basug.org 28Jun2013 HOUSTON SAS USERS GROUP(HUGS) Location: BA Campus, 2450 Holcombe Boulevard                 Suite 1Y, Houston, TX 77021 Time: 1:00 PM Speaker:   David Kelley, SAS Speaker Topic:   ODS PDF in SAS 9.3 and ODS Document Kevin Davidson phone: 713-666-4110 email: kevind@fsddatasvc.com 12Jul2013 SAS USERS GROUP IN MAINE Location: Portland, Maine Time: 1:00 PM Speaker:   Vince DelGobbo, SAS Speaker Topic:   Intro to Creating Multi-Sheet MS Excel Worksbooks with SAS Preshant Mittal phone: 207.662.5989 email: pmittal@usm.maine.edu 19Jul2013 MINNESOTA SAS USERS GROUP Location: United Health Group, 13625 Technology Dr                 Optum Auditorium, Eden Prairie, MN Time: 9:00 AM Speaker:   Vince DelGobbo and Cynthia Zender, SAS Speakers Topic:   MS Excel to SAS and Output Delivery System Donalee Wanna phone: 763.780.6971 email: donalee.wanna@usbank.com 08Sep2013 NORTHEAST SAS USERS GROUP Location: Burlington, VT Warren Stinson phone: email: nesug-contact@nesug.org 12Sep2013 KANSAS CITY AREA SAS USERS GRP Location: KU Edwards Campus                 12600 Quivira Rd., Overland Park, KS Speaker:   KCASUG, 3Q 2013 Meeting Comment:   For more information, visit www.kcasug.org Bill Jones phone: 816-777-6795 email: bjjones133@gmail.com 22Sep2013 MIDWEST SAS USERS GROUP Location: Columbus, OH George J. Hurley phone: 717-534-5337 email: ghurley@hersheys.com 01Oct2013 WASHINGTON DC SAS USERS GROUP Location: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Conf Center                 Postal Square Bldg, G440, 2 Mass Ave, NE Time: 8:30 AM Speaker:   To Be Determined, SAS Speaker Topic:   Changes and Enhancements to ODS for Version 8.2 Arthur Furnia phone: 202-267-9481 email: arthur.furnia@faa.gov 10Oct2013 STATE OF OREGON SAS USERS GROUP Location: Labor & Industries Bldg-350 Winter St NE                 Room 260/E&F, Salem, OR 97301 Time: 8:30 AM Speaker:   To Be Determined, SAS Speakers Topic:   Joint Full Day Conference with Portland SAS Users Group Tasha Chapman phone: 503-373-1793 email: natasha.chapman@state.or.us 11Oct2013 PHILADELPHIA AREA SAS USERS GROUP Location: Bank of America, 655 Paper Mill Road                 Deerfield Ed Room, Level 0, Newark, DE Time: 1:00 PM Speaker:   Vince DelGobbo, SAS Speaker Topic:   Intro to Creating Multi-Sheet MS Excel Worksbooks with SAS Comment:   Reg opens at 12:15 PM. More info: http:///www.philasug.org/ John Cohen phone: 302-559-2060 email: membership@philasug.org 20Oct2013 SOUTHEAST SAS USERS GROUP Location: St. Pete Beach, FL Bob Bolen phone: 404-906-3272 email: bebolen@southernco.com 31Oct2013 SOUTH CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL FORUM Location: San Antonio, TX Clarence Jackson, CSQA phone: n/a email: president@scsug.org 13Nov2013 WESTERN USERS OF SAS SOFTWARE Location: Las Vegas, NV Marian Oshiro phone: n/a email: president@wuss.org 12Dec2013 KANSAS CITY AREA SAS USERS GRP Location: KU Edwards Campus                 12600 Quivira Rd., Overland Park, KS Speaker:   KCASUG, 4Q 2013 Meeting Comment:   For more information, go to www.kcasug.org Bill Jones phone: 816-777-6795 email: bjjones133@gmail.com