SAS Essentials Series (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Code) This is a three-part series. Each part may be taken individually or as a package.
SAS Essentials is a three-part instructor-led course that provides a thorough introduction to the basics of SAS programming, including DATA steps, PROC steps, and the Output Delivery System. In these classes we focus entirely on coding, providing a fundamental education in how SAS thinks and unlocking the power to use the incredible versatility of SAS code.
SAS Essentials I - DATA Steps and Data Manipulation July 18 | $150/person ($25/students) SAS Essentials I focuses on DATA step programming. Together we'll walk through the fundamental building blocks of a SAS program with a deep dive into data manipulation, including SAS libraries, conditional processing, functions, and more.
SAS Essentials II - PROC Steps and Basic Reporting August 1 | $150/person ($25/students) SAS Essentials II will feature a showcase of the most common reporting procedures, including MEANS, FREQ, PRINT, TABULATE, and REPORT. We'll also walk through the Output Delivery System and how it can be used to build professional reports the easy way.
SAS Essentials III - Intro to Intermediate Topics August 15 | $150/person ($25/students) With the fundamentals under our belt, SAS Essentials III will show you tips and techniques for improving your SAS code exponentially with a brief introduction to tools like SQL, Arrays, Macros, and much more.
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Take SAS Essentials for free with a WUSS 2023 scholarship!
Scholarships are available for students, faculty, and early career professionals to help cover costs to attend WUSS 2023. Scholarship winners will also get to attend SAS Essentials for free! Apply today!
Join us every Tuesday evening from 4:30-6pm ET for this free, 10-week cohort to prepare for the Visual Business Analytics Using SAS® Viya® certification exam. Throughout the series, we will cover content from SAS Visual Analytics 1 for SAS® Viya® Basics and SAS Visual Analytics 2 for SAS Viya: Advanced, plus a bonus SAS Certification Preparation Session!
Utilizing a flipped classroom model, our SAS experts will host weekly live online sessions which include demos, Q&A, and discussions with instructors and colleagues. Then, on your own schedule, complete e-learning videos and exercises. By the end of the series, you will have all the resources and training you need to sit for the Visual Business Analytics Using SAS® Viya® certification exam. As a reward for attending 8 of the 10 live sessions and completing the e-learning, you will be eligible for a free certification voucher!
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SAS® Macro Magic for Beginners Kirk Paul Lafler Thursday, April 9, 2026 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Learn to Write SAS Code That Works Smarter, Not Harder This course introduces macro programming as a productivity tool, not a mystery language by stripping away the confusion and focusing on practical patterns beginners can use immediately. With guided examples and incremental exercises, you’ll learn how to construct macros that automate common tasks such as dataset creation, reporting, and repetitive analyses – perfect for business and analytics environments, and how macros can help you write code once and run it many times – saving effort, reducing errors, and improving consistency across projects.
Key Topics
Macro basics explained in plain language
The role of macros in scalable SAS programming
Creating reusable macro templates
Conditional macro logic for workflow control
Using macro parameters effectively
Macro loops for repetitive tasks
Debugging and testing macros
Learning Outcomes
Confidently read and write basic SAS macros
Design reusable SAS programs using macros
Apply looping and parameterization techniques
Improve code efficiency and consistency
Understand when macros add value – and when they don’t.
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Next Generation AI for Biometrics: From Gen AI to Agentic Workflows and Vibe-Coding Kevin Lee Friday, April 17, 2026 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly evolving beyond simple chatbots into a new era of AI Agents, Agentic Workflows, and Vibe-Coding – where machines can reason, act, and collaborate like digital teammates.
In this hands-on training, we’ll explore how Generative AI (Gen AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, and Claude are transforming the Biometrics field – from automating data analysis and code generation to driving intelligent workflows and decision support.
You’ll learn how to harness these technologies to:
Build powerful prompt using Prompt Engineering (e.g. Zero Shot, Few Shot, Chain of Thought)
Enhance data exploration, visualization, and interpretation
Develop SAS, R, and Python programming using Gen AI
Translate legacy code across languages effortlessly
Build data-aware AI assistants that can query and explain datasets
Develop applications powered by Gen AI APIs, LangChain, and RAG
Design AI Agents that think and act autonomously within your workflow
Implement Agentic Workflows that connect tools, data, and reasoning chains
Explore Vibe-Coding, the next evolution of collaborative human-AI coding
We’ll also discuss risk management, data privacy, and ethical AI practices, ensuring your implementation is both powerful and compliant. By the end of this training, you’ll not only understand how Gen AI works — you’ll be ready to build, deploy, and scale AI-driven solutions in real-world Biometrics environments.
Asking Better Questions: The Art and Science of Survey Design
Instructor: Tasha Chapman Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Pacific
Price $99.00
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Surveys are one of the most powerful tools for understanding customers, clients, and stakeholders, but only when they re designed well. In this class we'll take a break from coding and lean into the softer sciences, focusing on the human side of data: how people think, interpret, and respond to questions.
Drawing on human-centered design, behavioral insights, and proven survey methodology, you ll learn how to write clear, engaging questionnaires that produce reliable, meaningful insights. The concepts learned will apply in any context where your data comes directly from people, whether you re running a customer survey, gathering user stories, or facilitating lessons learned at the end of a project.
You'll explore how small wording and design choices can dramatically affect response rates, data quality, and trust in your results. By the end of the class, you ll be able to design surveys and other data-collection tools that produce insight-driven, decision-ready data.
This class is designed for anyone who uses data to gather feedback, measure perceptions, or inform decisions, including analysts and researchers, business and program staff, and product, policy, or customer experience teams.
