MinnSUG is holding an in-person event, July 26, 2023 from 9:00am - 3:00pm CT.   Registration Is Open REGISTER (it's FREE!)    Meeting Information Wednesday, July 26, 2023 9:00am - 3:00pm   University of St. Thomas James B. Woulfe Alumni Hall North Anderson Student Center, 3rd Floor 2115 Summit Ave St. Paul, MN 55105   Free parking at the Anderson Parking Facility at the corner of Cretin Avenue and Grand Avenue   Lunch provided by SAS!   Tentative Agenda 08:00am - 09:00am -- Registration and Networking 09:00am - 09:05am -- Welcome 09:05am - 09:35am -- Presentation 09:35am - 09:40am -- Break 09:40am - 10:30am -- Presentation 10:30am - 10:40am -- Break 10:40am - 11:30am -- Presentation 11:30am - 12:30pm -- Lunch 12:30pm - 01:20pm -- Presentation 01:20pm - 01:25pm -- Break 01:25pm - 02:15pm -- Presentation 02:15pm - 03:00pm -- Closing Remarks   Join SAS presenters Mark Jordan and Shannon Moore. ... View more

@DavidStern is at it again with another fabulous checklist. This checklist has 67 administration tasks for SAS Viya 2020.1 and later, organized into initial and regular task lists. There is a suggested frequency for the regular tasks. You, as an IT administrator or a SAS administrator, should consider performing the tasks in these lists for the SAS Viya 2020.1 and later environments that you maintain. Perform all tasks that are relevant to your environment to keep your SAS Viya deployment operating at its best over the long term.   For previously published checklists, check out his community article. ... View more

After a long four-year pause, the next Nebraska SAS User Group conference will be held May 23 in Omaha, NE. This one-day conference will provide an opportunity to enhance your SAS® skills and improve your understanding of SAS. There will be three concurrent sessions throughout the day! Speakers cover academic and industry experts, as well as SAS speakers. Registration is free!  ... View more

Join fellow SAS users and experts for the IASUG One-Day Conference, May 22 in Johnston, IA. Hear presentations from SAS' own Chris Hemedinger, Margaret Crevar and Marc Huber. Learn more and register for free on the IASUG web site.  ... View more

Hi, all!   I want to be sure you see the announcement of the SAS Customer Recognition Awards. It's a great opportunity for you and your members to nominate yourselves for one of 9 awards. First place winner in each category receives one trip to SAS Explore (subject to rules). Check out the blog post for full details!   ... View more

I am happy to announce a new Ask the Expert webinar, sponsored by SUGA. Margaret Crevar will explain both the best practices and importance of upgrading to SAS 9.4 M8.   You will learn about: Comprehensive security enhancements in SAS 9.4 M8. Beneficial new features in M8. Upgrading in place. Using the System Evaluation Tool to ensure a smooth upgrade. The webinar will be held April 20 at 11:00am ET. Be sure to register today: https://www.sas.com/en_us/webinars/latest-version-sas.html  ... View more

I am happy to announce a new Ask the Expert webinar, sponsored by SUGA. Margaret Crevar will explain both the best practices and importance of upgrading to SAS 9.4 M8.   You will learn about: Comprehensive security enhancements in SAS 9.4 M8. Beneficial new features in M8. Upgrading in place. Using the System Evaluation Tool to ensure a smooth upgrade. The webinar will be held April 20 at 11:00am ET. Be sure to register today: https://www.sas.com/en_us/webinars/latest-version-sas.html  ... View more

Please plan to join us in-person on June 14 for a day of presentations, including two tracks covering SAS tutorials, tips, and techniques from SAS experts and other SAS users like you. This is also a great opportunity to network with other SAS users. If you don’t need to hurry home, plan to stay for the post-conference networking social. To propose a SAS presentation or paper, please send your title, abstract, presentation duration, and bio, or any preliminary questions, to sasprogram@wiilsu.org For questions about the conference: operations@wiilsu.org or 920-457-4442 Ext. 72118   Full conference details can be found at http://www.wiilsu.org/NextConference/Conference.html. Conference Date, Time, Location, Parking   June 14, 2023 8:30 am – 5:00 pm Woman’s Club of Wisconsin 813 East Kilbourn Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 Parking is free. Breakfast, lunch, and post-conference social are included. Register today. ... View more

Whew! I am happy to finally announce the date and location for SAS Explore. It will be held September 11-14 in Las Vegas.   Be sure to click the blue Notify Me button at the top of the page so you'll get all the details on registration, call for content and more. We hope to see you there!     ... View more

Melodie Rush from SAS has a terrific list of presentations she is willing to give in 2023. Take a look at this extensive .pdf and let me know if you are interested in any! ... View more

I've created a new request form that you can use for your upcoming events. Use the direct link: https://forms.office.com/r/yGxK4kQzEZ or look for it on the right side of the group page.   I want to make this as useful and helpful as possible, so if you have suggested changes/modifications, please let me know. ... View more