MSUG 1-Day SAS Conference: In Person

Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Time: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM  ET
Place: VisTaTech Center
           Schoolcraft College
           18600 Haggerty Rd
           Livonia, MI  48152

Cost:  $50 on or before September 13, 2023; $95 after September 13; $10 for students with proof of student status. Includes breakfast and lunch.  If you are a student, send proof of your student status to msugreg1nfo@gmail.com to obtain the discount registration code. 

Agenda

• Getting Started with Machine Learning - Melodie Rush, SAS
• Why Choose Between SAS DATA Step and PROC SQL When You Can Have Both? - Rebecca Callaway, SAS
• Using Macro Variable Lists to Create Dynamic Data-Driven Programs - Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting
• What if PROC POWER Can't Help? Calculating Power Via Simulation, Example with Count Regression - Brandy Sinco, University of Michigan
• Logistic Modeling Without Split-Samples - Bruce Lund, Statistical Trainer Using SAS
• Unobserved Components Models: Applications in Post-COVID Analysis - David Corliss, Grafham Analytics
• Anything Anywhere All At Once: Output Graphs, Tables, and Text As Any Composite You Wish - LeRoy Bessler, Bessler Consulting & Research
• Basic Concepts of Statistical Power - Mike Oliansky, Latcha+Associates
• Handling Missing Values in SAS - Melodie Rush, SAS
• Validating User Supplied Parameter Values when Calling a Macro - Rebecca Callaway, SAS
• Creating and Customizing High-Impact Excel Workbooks from SAS with ODS EXCEL- Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting
• My Graphic Inventions: You Can Do These, Too - LeRoy Bessler, Bessler Consulting & Research
• Basic Concepts of Logistic Regression - Mike Oliansky, Latcha+Associates

There will be pre- and post-conference training classes on Wednesday, Sep 27 and Friday, Sep 29, also at Schoolcraft College.  Here is the training class schedule (click on the title for more details):

Wednesday, September 27

• 8:00 AM - Noon:  Fifty-Five Functions to Supercharge your SAS Code - Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting
• 1:00 - 5:00 PM:  Advanced DATA Step Programming: Tips & Techniques - Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting

 
Friday, September 29

• 8:00 AM - Noon:  Analyzing Complex Sample Survey Data in the SAS Software, Part I: Conceptual Background - Brady West, University of Michigan
• 1:00 - 5:00 PM:  Analyzing Complex Sample Survey Data in the SAS Software, Part II: Applications in SAS - Brady West, University of Michigan

The fee for each half-day training class is $185.

MSUG has arranged for a block of rooms at the Residence Inn Detroit Livonia, which is just down the street from Schoolcraft, at the discount rate of $119/night + tax.  Use this link to reserve your room in the MSUG block.