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Join us for our NEXT MEETING - A 1-DAY SAS CONFERENCE!

 
Date: Thursday, June 7, 2018
Time: 8:00 - 4:30 PM
Place: VisTaTech Center
           Schoolcraft College
           18600 Haggerty Road
           Livonia, MI  48152

Cost:  $50 for registration on or before May 24
           $95 for registration after May 24. 
           Full-time students:  $10 registration fee (must provide proof of enrollment status).
           Register Now!

Agenda  (in progress- click on the link to view the abstract)

The REPORT Procedure and ODS Destination for Microsoft Excel: The Smarter, Faster Way to Create First-Rate Excel Reports - Jane Eslinger, SAS

Graph a Million With the SGPLOT Procedure - Prashant Hebbar, SAS

Propensity Score Methods for Causal Inference with the PSMATCH Procedure - Gordon Brown, SAS

An Introduction to SAS Visual Analytics on SAS Viya - Stephen Iaquaniello, SAS

Merge With Caution: How to Avoid Common Problems when Combining SAS Datasets - Josh Horstman, NestedLoop Consulting

Variable Selection in Regression Analysis using LASSO, LARS, Elastic Net, and Best Subsets - Brenda Gillespie, University of Michigan

Genocide Modeling - Historical Risk Factors and Odds Ratios - David Corliss, Peace-Work

Multicollinearity: What Is It and What Can We Do About It? - Deanna Naomi Schreiber-Gregory, Henry M. Jackson Foundation

Automated DSMB Presentation in SAS: Yeah, I'd Submit That! How to Auto Populate PowerPoint Presentations So You Don't Have To - Brett Jepson and Kaitie Lawson, Rho, Inc.

Screening, Transforming, and Fitting Predictors for the Cumulative Logit Model - Bruce Lund, Magnify Analytics

The Latest and Greatest Capabilities of the Survey Procedures in SAS - Brady T. West, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

An Introduction to Latent Structure Analyses - Deanna Naomi Schreiber-Gregory, Henry M. Jackson Foundation

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Pre-/Post-Conference Training Opportunities

We will also be offering the following pre- and post-conference training classes (click on the class title to view the description):
  • Tue, June 5, 8:00 AM - Noon: Building Dynamic Programs and Applications Using the SAS® Macro Language
         (Instructor: Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting)
  • Tue, June 5, 1:00-5:00 PM: Building Business Intelligence Dashboards Using SAS® Base Software
         (Instructor: Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting)
  • Wed, June 6, 8:00 AM - Noon: Advanced PROC REPORT: Understanding the Compute Block and the Report Process
         (Instructor: Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting)
  • Wed, June 6, 1:00-5:00 PM: ODS Graphics I: Creating Quick and Easy Graphs with the Statistical Graphics (SG) Procedures
         (Instructor: Josh Horstman, Nested Loop Consulting)
  • Fri, June 8, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Regression Expression! 24 Regression Methods in SAS
         (Instructor:  David Corliss, Peace-Work)

All classes will be held at the Residence Inn Livonia (17250 Fox Drive, Livonia, MI  48152). The cost for a half-day class is $185 ($92.50 for full-time students), and the cost for a full-day class is $395 ($197.50 for full-time students).
Register Now!

Hotel Room Block

We have reserved a block of rooms at the Residence Inn Livonia from Tuesday, June 5 through Friday, June 8 at a discounted rate of $139/night + tax.  To reserve your room, please contact the hotel directly at 734-462-4201, and indicate that you are with the Michigan SAS Users Group.

We are always looking for speakers for future meetings - please contact us if you are interested in presenting!

A big thank you to the sponsors of our 2018 1-Day Conference:

Premier Sponsor
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If you are interested in speaking at a future MSUG meeting, please contact us at info@misug.org. We also welcome reviews of SAS Press books- please see our Book Review Process.

About Us

Mission Statement

The Michigan SAS Users Group is organized to further the interests of programmers and users of the SAS Software System. Members share information on building applications with SAS Software and how to better use programming tools and user interfaces. MSUG also provides a forum for informing attendees and members of career opportunities.

Newsletter

Members automatically receive email announcements of upcoming meetings, along with a copy of the MSUG newsletter, which is published occasionally. Notes and Notices, users coding tips and tricks and "help wanted" ads are included in the newsletter. See our archive of Newsletters and Past Proceedings.

Membership

There are no membership dues at the moment.If you wish to join MSUG, please go to our mailing list website and add your email address to our distribution list for newsletters and meeting announcements!  If you have questions, please contact us.

Advertising/Sponsorship

Download a description of MSUG's sponsorship program.  If your company wishes to sponsor an MSUG event, please contact info@misug.org.


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