Last Friday I had the pleasure of kicking off this year’s user group season with the TASS group in Toronto. I’m always in awe when this particular meeting kicks into planning mode. The large executive committee is extremely engaged and always willing t…
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Community the Star on (lucky) Friday the 13th
I frequently and loudly preach the mantra of ‘community, community, community’ through the user group meetings and social media. To me, the real strength of SAS – and the reason for our success as an organization – is because of our dedicatio…
A Great Start to the 2013 User Group Season
The last two weeks have ushered in the 2013 user group season through the two oldest groups in Canada. Last week, the SAS Halifax Region User Group (SHRUG) held their kick-off meeting on the east coast. I myself wasn’t there, so I can’t write too much …
HAVING (clause) fun with SAS Enterprise Guide
Last week I attended a meeting of the Toronto Area SAS Society. (Okay, I didn’t just attend; I was a presenter as well.) This user group meeting contained a feature that I had never seen before: “Solutions to the Posed Problem”. Weeks before the meeting, an “open problem” was posted […]
Quarterly TASS Meeting Hits All the Right Notes
Last Friday saw the return of TASS… and my premonition that it would be a well-attended, well-received meeting proved to be accurate. Almost 250 people attended the full-day session and it was great to see so many familiar faces after a few months ab…