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Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:18:02 GMT

SAS Global Forum 2020 is just around the corner. We’re finalizing our presentations, making sure the booth is in tip-top shape and packing boxes full of communities swag!

If you’re new to our swag, you’re in for a real treat. Here’s how it works:

You can earn this swag only by attending SAS Global Forum 2020 and hitting certain milestones on the community. The swag is tied to the badges you earn on the community and your recent activity level.

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Earning the swag

To earn the pop socket, you must have provided 5 responses in the community and received the To the Rescue badge.

To earn the wireless charger, you must have posted at least 5 topics in the community and received the Fire Starter badge.

And to receive the SAS beach towel or the custom messenger bag, you must have received either the First Accepted Solution badge OR the 30-Day Attendance badge (earned between October 2019-March 2020) AND the Motivator badge for giving 5 likes. This is good stuff so you know you have to work a little for it, right?

The fine print

We want to reward community members who are active on the community, so we do have a time specific requirement: you must have visited the communities (while signed in) on at least 5 different days in the past 6 months (counting back from the conference date). That should be no big deal. We have a Super User who visited every single day in 2019, after all!

To claim your swag, drop by the SAS Support Communities booth in the Quad during normal business hours. Say hello to Shelley and Chris, and claim your goodies*. We’ll see you there!

*All items available while supplies last. Visit early and take home your swag!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

MichelleHomes — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 00:09:41 GMT

Be in it, to win it!

Your SASGF swag promo videos get better every year. Love it and I love my SAS *cape* too!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:12:29 GMT

Once again, @thiago is the mastermind behind our videos. We just do what he tells us to do!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

BrettWujek — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:47:47 GMT

Really entertaining...you all are having way too much fun! 🙂

Next year add a lightning round.

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TBarker — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 07:53:32 GMT

I got the messenger bag last year. I'm in it for the beach towel this year!

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SASKiwi — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 05:58:44 GMT

My Favourite is the Communities coffee mug. There is no such thing as a coffee mug that is too big! It is almost a gym session lifting it when it's full

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TBarker — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:49:02 GMT

Ooh, I forgot about the coffee mug! I don't remember how one wins one of those. @ShelleySessoms, will mugs be available again this year and, if so, what does one need to do to win one? I'm a long-time SAS user (17 years now, which I think might just be middle-aged in SAS years lol) and attendee of several SAS Global Forums and would love to get a SAS coffee mug.

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

SASKiwi — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:51:36 GMT

@TBarker - Rocking up as early as possible is the secret, before the opening session!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

TBarker — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:07:03 GMT

Good to know! Thanks! 🙂

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LauraJean — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:10:58 GMT

love the challenge! hopefully I'm around SAS Communities enough to earn some I'm a bit of a latecomer this year.

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:15:09 GMT

Hi @TBarker,

We had coffee mugs a few years ago, and gave out the final few last year. We try to change up the swag every year, with few exceptions. This year it's the pop sockets, wireless charger, towel (or messenger bag).

You never know when we'll bring coffee mugs back, though! They were definitely a hit.

Best,

Shelley

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

littleleaf2 — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:15:51 GMT

Like to have a Communities coffee mug too. I am also a long-time SAS user (19+ years that started from the graduate school). 😉

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:18:17 GMT

@LauraJean, you already have the Fire Starter badge, earning you the pop socket...as long as you visit the communities in the required time period. I have no doubt you'll get it, and maybe more!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

TBarker — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:18:18 GMT

Thanks, Shelley! Sorry I missed out while they were available. I'll be paying attention to future opportunities to score one. 🙂

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sthomas10 — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:30:21 GMT

It's never too late to start the challenge!

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danielagonzales — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:09:05 GMT

This was pretty funny guys! This is my very post in the SAS communities! (hopefully first of many). I would love to rock that messenger bag around the NC State campus! Shelley and Chris, how does one go about getting a 30-day Attendance badge (earned between October 2019-March 2020) ?

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:37:30 GMT

I hope to see you in here more, too, @danielagonzales. To earn the 30-day attendance badge, simply visit the communities (while signed in) on 30 different days in that time period. You've got a good start and plenty of time to accomplish it.

See you in D.C. next month!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

danielagonzales — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:34:19 GMT

Thank you for the info! My students and I are definitely using SAS Communities already! I will try to hit the 30-day attendance mark 😛 Thanks!

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

danielagonzales — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:28:03 GMT

quick follow up question. Would this be 30 consecutive business days or calendar days? 😛

Re: Announcing your SAS Global Forum 2020 communities swag

ShelleySessoms — Mon, 17 Feb 2020 18:18:53 GMT

Hi @danielagonzales, it's 30 calendar days. Still time!