Join us for another MONSUG Meeting. Connect and learn with us!
14h00 - 14h30
Inscription, réseautage, et amuse-gueules
14h30 - 14h35
Remarques de bienvenue Alice Yuan, SAS Canada
14h35 - 14h50
Comité de planification du Club SAS de Québec – Expérience + Appel aux bénévoles Louis-René Rheault, Président du Club SAS de Québec
C'est avec grand plaisir que nous accueillerons le directeur du user goup de quebec pour nous parler des postes ouverts a MONSUG et de la collaboration avec le user group de quebec.
14h50 - 15h20
Introduction aux concepts de Git pour les utilisateurs de SAS Viya Jean-Philippe Saumure, SAS Canada
Cette présentation initie les utilisateurs de SAS Viya au contrôle de version Git comme solution aux défis courants de gestion de code. Git élimine le besoin d'avoir de multiples versions de fichiers en maintenant un seul fichier avec un historique complet des versions. Les concepts clés abordés incluent les dépôts, les commits, les branches et la distinction entre dépôts locaux et clones. La présentation met l'accent sur l'intégration native de Git dans SAS Viya, qui permet aux utilisateurs de cloner des dépôts, valider des modifications et gérer le contrôle de version directement dans SAS Studio sans apprendre Git en ligne de commande.
15h20 - 15h50
Migrating to SAS Viya : Leveraging AI & Agility for Performance & Acceleration Sammoud Sadok & Yvonnick Hossou, Banque Nationale
La migration vers SAS Viya représente un défi considérable, mais également une opportunité stratégique pour notre organisation de sortir de notre écosystème Legacy SAS 9.3 et hautement complexe. Cette présentation vise à exposer notre ambitieux plan de migration, les objectifs poursuivis, ainsi que la stratégie mise en œuvre pour les atteindre.
Nous aborderons les principaux défis rencontrés, accompagnés des solutions que nous avons déployées pour les surmonter. L’intelligence artificielle, combinée aux pratiques Agiles, sera présentée comme l’un de nos leviers majeurs pour accélérer l’adoption, améliorer la performance et surtout maximiser l’impact métier.
15h50 - 17h00
Remarques de clôture + Réseautage
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We can't wait to meet in-person at The Link in Kendall Square, Cambridge. Pre-registration by Oct 21 is required. No on-site registration or walk-ins.
Time & Location
Oct 24, 2025, 8:15 AM – 5:00 PM EDT
The Link, 255 Main St 8th floor, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
BASUG is thrilled to announce our IN-PERSON SAS Blowout!
Pre-registration by Oct 21 is required. No on-site registration or walk-ins.
The meeting will be held on Friday, October 24, at the The Link in Kendall Square, Cambridge. The full-day meeting, co-hosted by SAS® and BASUG, features presenters from SAS and the SAS community, presenting on a range of SAS programming topics. We can't wait to see you! Abstracts are listed below. If you have questions, feel free to email us: registrations@basug.org.
The meeting will not be recorded, and will not be live-streamed. We hope to see you in-person.
BASUG welcomes students with a 50% discount if they register by Friday, October 17. Please email an image of your current student ID to registrations@basug.org to request the coupon code.
PRESENTATIONS
Enhance your Coding Experience with the SAS Plugin for VS Code (any SAS)
Jim Box (Principal Data Scientist, SAS Institute Inc.)
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) from Microsoft® is an open-source code editor that is very popular among developers for its ease of use across all programming languages which is driven by a robust extension ecosystem. The SAS VS Code extension is an open-source, freely available add-on that allows you to use VS Code to connect to any modern SAS® Environment, from SAS 9.4 on your local machine to SAS Viya® in the cloud. The key features include Syntax Highlighting, Code Completion, Syntax Help, Data Viewer, and my favorite, SAS Notebooks, which offer an exciting way to share content and comments. We’ll look at the extension, how to use it, and explore how you can get involved with the direction of how this product evolves.
Check Your Biases – Understand How AI systems Work, What Can Go Wrong, And What You Should Be Asking Before Using
Jim Box (Principal Data Scientist, SAS Institute Inc.)
Everybody is talking about AI and how to use it, but not enough people understand or are considering the potential problems that using AI can bring to society. Let’s talk about how AI systems are made, the types of problems they are being used to solve, and how to be more responsible in how we use it. We’ll talk about the sorts of questions you should be thinking about and asking any time you are interacting with an AI powered system
Making a Readable PROC COMPARE Report in Excel
Jane Eslinger (President and CEO of Eslinger Enterprises)
When using PROC COMPARE to examine two data sets for differences, the default output is a verbose and segmented report optimized for the ODS Listing destination. When sent to Excel, the report, with one variable holding all the information, becomes hard to comprehend. This paper demonstrates how to capture and manipulate key ODS OUTPUT data sets generated by PROC COMPARE, and then use those data sets with PROC REPORT to create a cleaner, more readable report in Excel perfect for review, documentation, or delivery.
Highlighting the Differences: PROC COMPARE in Excel
Jane Eslinger (President and CEO of Eslinger Enterprises)
PROC COMPARE is great for examining the differences across two data sets—but the default output doesn’t always paint the full picture. Though the printed report is informational, its wordy presentation does not facilitate the identification of patterns in the differences within and across variables. This paper shows how to turn raw comparison data from the OUT= options in PROC COMPARE into a polished spreadsheet that uses color strategically to highlight the details and make variable-level differences easy for the reviewer to spot.
Using SAS With Microsoft 365: A Programming Approach
Chris Hemedinger (Director of SAS User Engagement, SAS Institute Inc.)
In today's cloud-connected world, traditional methods of accessing Excel data from SAS are becoming obsolete. With more content stored in SharePoint Online and OneDrive (hosted in Microsoft 365), it can be challenging to get SAS to read these files and publish new ones to these locations. This presentation guides you through the steps of connecting your SAS programs to Microsoft 365 using the Microsoft Graph APIs, enabling you to read and write files to SharePoint folders, OneDrive folders and Microsoft Teams.
From Chirps to Charts: Using BirdNET-PI and SAS to Monitor Backyard Biodiversity
Chris Hemedinger (Director of SAS User Engagement, SAS Institute Inc.)
Chris shares his journey of combining open-source technology and SAS analytics to track and visualize birdsong data from his backyard in Raleigh, NC. Using a Raspberry Pi-powered BirdNET-PI device, Chris has collected over 160,000 bird detections, transforming raw audio into interactive dashboards that reveal seasonal patterns, species frequency, and confidence scores. This presentation showcases how data science can bring nature closer to home—and how even a casual hobby can evolve into a compelling analytics project.
Panel Discussion
Michael Salé, DPS (Associate Dean, Leo J. Meehan School of Business at Stonehill College)
Mike will moderate an engaging panel discussion featuring all of the presenters from the meeting, with time for audience questions as well.
Schedule
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM Registration / Breakfast
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentations
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Presentations
We're excited to welcome you to a spook-tacular day of learning, networking, and celebrating data on Halloween! This year's onsite meeting will feature thought-provoking presentations, hands-on discussions on SAS, open-source integration, AI, and advanced analytics - plus a festive twist with costumes encouraged.
We're also thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new Mentor/Mentee Program for early career professionals and students - a unique opportunity to connect with experienced industry leaders. More details will be shared in the coming weeks!
📢 Call for Abstracts is now OPEN! Submit your abstracts by 10th October, 2025. Authors will be notified of their acceptance/rejection shortly after the submission deadline.
Date and Time: Friday, October 31, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Location: Room F95, Huntsman Hall, 3730 Walnut St, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104
📢 REGISTRATION EXTENDED - Register by 10th October, 2025 Registration is free but required in advance for a smooth check-in.
You're invited to our next Quarterly North Texas SAS User Group Meeting on:
Friday, November 7, 2025
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Southern Methodist University, Florence Hall, Room 100, 3330 University Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75205.
Free parking at nearby Snider Plaza, 6601 Snider Plaza, Dallas, TX 75205 (a 4-5 minute walk).
Free parking at nearby Burleson Park, 3000 University Blvd, Dallas, TX 75205. (a 4-5 minute walk).
Enjoy complimentary pizza and soft drinks from 1:00 to 1:30 PM, followed by two insightful presentations.
The Meeting will be emceed by Randall Mills.
A special announcement will be made regarding SAS Innovate 2026, to be held at The Gaylord Texan in Grapevine, Texas, April 27-30, 2026. Submit your content for the chance to take the stage and share your insights, solutions and ideas with a global audience of SAS customers, users and partners. Submissions are open and will close on Friday, November 7 at 11:59 PM EDT.
Featured Speakers for our Quarterly User Group Meeting include:
Jay Hackenbracht, MBA - He is currently retired after 5+ years at Wells Fargo and 20+ years of BI consulting. He will be speaking on the 17 SAS Viya Quick Start Tutorials on YouTube for about 20 minutes. He will challenge the group to commit to investing 3 hours and 13 minutes to watch these YouTube videos on their own time. A five-minute demo of SAS Viya will be included.
Our second speaker (about 20 minutes), will be a recording by Jared Peterson, Sr. Vice President of Platform Engineering, SAS Institute, Cary, NC from 10 months ago on: See SAS Viya in action – The full data and AI life cycle.
Our two sessions will be followed by a general Q&A session (about 20 minutes) on all things SAS.
RSVP today to: jayhackdallas@gmail.com, to confirm your seat and reconnect with the local SAS community. This helps us get a count for pizza and soda.
Sean Dwyer will be there to collect voluntary annual dues ($20 cash/check). Receipt provided.
Agenda
11:30-12:00
Networking & Refreshments
12:00-12:05
Welcome and Introductions
12:05-12:25
Leading with AI: Tools, Challenges, and Real-World Adoption in Banking
Yulia Diamond, AI Enablement Lead – Tangerine Bank
12:25-12:35
Tips on Getting Started with SAS Using MS Copilot
Maria Acenas, University of Waterloo Management Engineering Aisling McGrath, Guelph University, Business Commerce
12:35-1:00
SAS Technical Tips & Techniques: Data Management and Cost Optimization
Deep Jariwala, Sr Associate Systems Engineer, SAS Canada
1:00-1:10
The SAS Academic Program Overview
Cristina Anton, Analytical Training Consultant SAS Global Academic Programs
1:10-1:15
SAS Customer Success & Education Updates
Anne King, SAS Customer Success &
Sandra Magill, SAS Education
1:15-1:25
Survey & Prize Draw
1:25-1:30
Closing Remarks
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