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Thursday, December 11, 2025
You are invited to join the upcoming DCSUG webinar titled, "SAS OnDemand: The Easy Way to Learn SAS for Free for Students, Educators, and Independent Learners"   Dec. 11, 20205 10:30-11:30AM ET   Register today!   Abstract:  SAS OnDemand for Academics (ODA) is free cloud-based software anyone can use to learn SAS programming. ODA offers the latest SAS 9.4 software for data manipulation and cutting-edge analytics through the SAS Studio programming interface. Point-and-click SAS Studio tasks can additionally be used to automatically generate code. In this session, we will walk through a guided demonstration of SAS OnDemand for Academics including an example data analysis and concluding with resources for further training. Register for SAS OnDemand for Academics at http://welcome.oda.sas.com. Detailed registration instructions are available here. Other helpful resources include instructions for updating your own data, the ODA Frequently Asked Questions page,  and the ODA general support page.   Presenter: Jackie Johnson, Principal Analytical Training Consultant at SAS Jacqueline Johnson is a principal analytical training consultant in Global Academic Programs at SAS. In her role at SAS, she conducts SAS software training at academic campuses around the country and works with faculty to support efforts to develop the future analytics workforce. She holds a DrPH in Biostatistics from UNC Chapel Hill. Prior to SAS, Dr. Johnson’s career has focused on statistical analyses of clinical trials data and includes working as a biostatistics faculty in an academic medical school and as a biostatistician in the pharmaceutical industry. She has been teaching with SAS in commercial and academic settings for over 15 years. 
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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Generate synthetic data that mirrors real data and better protects sensitive information while reducing expenses related to data acquisition and processing time. SAS Data Maker provides an alternative to manually collecting real data or purchasing third-party data sets. SAS Data Maker uses algorithms to unlock the potential of existing data with an easy-to-use interface that quickly generates the right amount of synthetic data for your goals.   You can investigate synthetic data quality using various visual statistical evaluation metrics to verify that the synthetic data contains consistent patterns and insights as your real data.   Game Details The SAS Support Community trivia event, SAS Bowl LVI, LLMs and Getting Started with SAS Coding is scheduled for Wednesday, December 17, at 10 AM ET. Register for the event and receive an invite to a Microsoft Teams meeting and a calendar event. On game day, join the Teams meeting and access the game here.   Below are some resources to introduce you to SAS Data Maker and synthetic data that will help you prepare for the game. SAS Data Maker home page Make a Difference With SAS Data Maker - SAS Innovate session SAS Data Maker Overview - Video tutorial Exploring Synthetic Data: Advantages and Use Cases    SAS Bowl and event details For those who may be new to the SAS Bowl, you can find game history and specifics in this Community memo. There you'll also find links to previous events, which include recordings.   Register for the event and receive an invite with game details and a Teams meeting link. On game day, Join the TEAMS meeting to play, and show off your SAS and worldly knowledge while competing for bragging rights and SAS Community game gear.    
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