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Greetings Northeast SAS Users!
Conference presentations, posters, and papers have been selected and excitement is building for NESUG 2010! This year's conference features nearly 200 oral and poster presentations; sections highlighting the pharmaceutical and health care industries alongside traditional favorites like Coders' Corner and Hands-On Workshops; special emphasis on the use of social media; and of course social opportunities including a walking tour and get-togethers to relax, catch up with friends, and have some fun.
In this issue of the NESUG Express you'll find information on registration, Sunday Workshops, our special Pharma and Health Care sections, and a technical tip from one of our featured speakers, Brian Shilling. You'll also see how you can interact with conference leaders and fellow SAS users throughout the year through NESUG's new blog website and Facebook fan page. So stay in touch and I hope to see you all in November in Baltimore!
Lisa Eckler
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| REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
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Registration is now open for the 2010 NESUG Annual Conference and Educational Forum - November 14 - 17 in Baltimore, MD. No matter what your experience level with SAS, this educational forum will help improve your programming skills and get the most out of your SAS applications.
The Solutions Center (formerly known as the Demo Room) will give you a chance to meet with SAS developers, find out about SAS products, watch Super Demos, and visit SAS Publishing. Also in the Solutions Center is NESUG's famous Code Clinic, where expert SAS users will be on hand to help you solve programming problems and demonstrate software features. It's the ultimate SAS learning experience and the best value in SAS education! Be sure to register by September 25 and SAVE $100.
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Hotel Registration
 When you register for the conference, you can also register at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel. The conference discounted rate is available until October 14. |
Sunday Workshops
Get a jump start on the conference by taking advantage of Sunday Workshops being offered on NESUG 2010 opening day! These workshops provide you an opportunity to delve more deeply into a topic of interest to you. They are available for a fee of $95 per workshop for registered attendees and $150 per workshop for others. Just click the appropriate boxes when registering on-line. Please note that space is limited and registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
The workshops are:
Adding SQL to Your SASŪ Programming Repertoire
Warren Repole, SAS Institute Making Social Media Work for You
David B. Thomas, SAS Institute Analyzing U.S. Healthcare Survey and Sample Data with SASŪPaul Gorrell, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. Click here for detailed descriptions |
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Special Sections
We are offering some industry-specific sections this year.
The Pharmaceutical Applications Section is devoted to presentations on using SAS technologies and solutions within the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries. Topics include the many facets of clinical trials, from CRF development and data collection to reporting results to regulatory submissions and the impact emerging and evolving standards have on the industries.
The Health Care and Life Sciences Section is devoted to presentations on using SAS technologies and solutions within the Health Care and Life Sciences industries. This section includes experiences from health insurers who have benefited from SAS strategies for insurance rating, providing real-time analyses, monitoring quality, or for partnering with providers to develop effective disease and case management strategies.
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Technical Tip
from Brian Shilling
Brian Shilling is a co-author of the SAS Press book "Validating Clinical Trial Data Reporting with SAS". He will be presenting "The Top 5 Most Important Clinical SAS Programming Validation Steps" in the Pharmaceutical Applications section. The content comes from the new book mentioned above that features broad coverage of the best validation techniques using SAS 9.2.
A favorite new tip from the book:
While validating the results of laboratory data why not graph it?
SAS/GRAPH has become easier to use and more readily available with the ODS GRAPHICS or STATISTICAL options that have been added. Using these output statements can save time and energy in coding the validation of labs and give the analyst very clear and concise results of the data in a one-picture approach.
In addition, a great way to see laboratory outliers at-a-glance is to plot the normal range values for each test. By using the following code in a PROC GPLOT the analyst can create reference lines on each graph for the normal low and normal high values.
PLOT var1 * var2 / VREF = lo hi LVREF = (2 4)
The VREF option tells the PROC GPLOT what values are to be used for the low and high reference ranges. The LVREF tells PROC GPLOT what type of line to use to distinguish between the two. The result is an easy to read, at-a-glance view of which values are out of range.
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Stay Connected with NESUG!
It's easier than ever to stay in touch with NESUG throughout the year. Follow the latest developments as we plan for the conference, find out about upcoming local meetings in your area, and much more. Also, NESUG wants to hear from you. Become a fan of NESUG on Facebook and add to our wall. You can also visit our blog, and by creating an account, comment on posts. Sign up for an email subscription or an RSS feed for quick and easy access to recent posts. Simply click on any of the links below for more information. See you online!
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