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2012 Conference
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Preliminary Conference Schedule
Tuesday
September 3 & 4
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Pre-conference, Instructor Sponsored
Full-day Training Classes
Wednesday September 5
7:30 am – 8:30 am
Conference Registration
and Information for Wednesday morning training classes
ONLY
8:30 am – 11:30 am
Wednesday morning
Half-day Training Classes
(Continental Breakfast Included with class at 8:00am)
8:30 am – 11:30 am
SAS Certification Exams
at 20% discount
8:30 am –5:00 pm
Conference Registration
and Information
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Exhibit and Demo Area
( SAS, Exhibitors)
12:30 pm
1st Time Attendee
Orientation
1:00 pm
Opening Session
and
Keynote Address
“Election Year 2012: Analytics versus Data Management” (Diane Hatcher & Maura Stokes, SAS)
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Exhibit and Demo Area
( SAS,
Code Clinic
, Exhibitors,
Posters
)
2:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Paper Presentations
,
Hands-on Workshops
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Meet the Poster Presenters
6:30 pm
Evening Mixer
Thursday September 6
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 5:30 pm
Conference Registration
and Information
Closed: Noon - 2:00pm
SAS Essentials Workshop
(Introduction to SAS)
8:00 am – 11:30 am
Exhibit and Demo Area
( SAS,
Code Clinic
,E xhibitors,
Posters
)
Paper Presentations
,
Hands-on Workshops
Noon
SAS Customer Appreciation Luncheon
1:00 pm –6:00 pm
Exhibit and Demo Area
( SAS, Exhibitors, SAS Super Demos,
Posters
,
Code Clinic)
6:00pm
WUSS 2013 Planning Meeting
Friday September 7
8:00 am – 8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Post Conference Classes Registration
8:00 am
Local Users Groups (LUG) Leaders Summit (by invitation)
SAS Essentials
Hands-On
Workshops
(Introduction to SAS)
8:00 am – 11:30 am
Exhibit and Demo Area
( SAS,
Code Clinic
, Exhibitors,
Posters
)
Paper Presentations
Noon
Closing Session
, Awards, Drawings
1:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Afternoon
Half-day Training Classes
(Light Lunch Included with class at 1:00pm)
Saturday September 8
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Post-conference, Instructor Sponsored
Full-day Training Classes