Question: What do John Travolta, Gina Davis, and I all have in common? (I mean, besides the obvious fact that we are all awesome dancers.) Answer: We have all had makeup applied by artist Roxie Stice. I was the host for two SAS Tech Talks, which were broadcast via Livestream […]
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SAS Tech Talks LIVE from SAS Global Forum
For me, this will be a SAS Global Forum of many “firsts”. My first Closing Session. My first time attending as a staffer outside of SAS R&D (well, except for the chilly SUGI 21 in Chicago). And my first chance to host the SAS Tech Talk sessions, which will be […]
Doing more with SAS Enterprise Guide automation
Have you ever selected File->Schedule Project or Schedule->Process Flow in SAS Enterprise Guide? Are you curious about what magic these actions will trigger? Here’s what happens: SAS Enterprise Guide creates a VBScript program that contains the instructions to start SAS Enterprise Guide, load your project, run your project or flow, […]
The Heme-finder: Where I’ll be during SAS Global Forum
I’m sorry to say that there will be no “Dummies around Me” smart phone app for SAS Global Forum this year. That means that if you want to catch up with me, you’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way: plan to be in the same place that I am, […]
I’m the last person you’ll see at SAS Global Forum
A few years ago I had the privilege of presenting the last technical paper at SAS Global Forum. This year, conference chair Andy Kuligowski asked me to go one better than that, and present a talk at the official Closing Session. What will I talk about? That’s a mystery (maybe […]
A sure-fire SAS Global Forum idea: yours for free
You can still get a paper proposal in for SAS Global Forum 2012. All you need is an idea. And probably some data. And also, some techniques for analyzing that data. Oh, and some conclusions would be helpful as well. I know: you are a busy person! You might not […]
Make a name for yourself at SAS Global Forum
Celebrity fame (I’m told) is overrated. Do you really want hordes of people to recognize you in the shopping mall or while you wait at a red light? Of course you don’t. And that’s why I advise you to never win the American Idol competition (nor should you lose with […]
I’m beta-testing 9.3. Buy me a drink?
Greg Nelson and Neil Howard presented a lunchtime keynote talk at SAS Global Forum, and they produced this video, “Revenge of the Semi-Colon People”, to go along with it.
The video features many people from the SAS community, including customers …