Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 17:20:49 GMT
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From: Charles Patridge <Charles_S_Patridge@PRODIGY.NET>
Organization: Deja.com - Before you buy.
Subject: Re: HASUG Meeting Announcement and Directions
HASUG Meeting Announcement
The November, 2000 HASUG newsletter known as the FLASH can be found on
the HASUG web site http://www.hasug.org as a PDF file. Please feel
free to visit the HASUG web site, download the Flash, and read it at
your leisure.
It is loaded with tips and techniques; upcoming events; and minutes of
our most recent meeting in August, 2000; an education and training
schedule of SAS classes; SAS book review; and other use internet links
and information.
Sorry, I left this out of my last message.
In article <8u6h01$9o5$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
Charles_S_Patridge@prodigy.net wrote:
> HASUG Meeting Announcement and Directions
>
> The fourth quarter HASUG meeting is to be held on Thursday, November
16,
> 2000, 9:00 a.m. to noon at the The Hartford, Tower Suite 22 Hartford
> Plaza, Hartford, Connecticut. Please contact Peter Prause at
> 860-547-7484 or e-mail Peter at Peter.Prause@thehartford.com to
> pre-register for this meeting. A limited amount of free parking is
> available. The use of car pooling and public transportation is
> recommended. Upon arrival, please enter the building through the
Tower
> Atrium entrance located west of the Visitor's Lot. Refreshments will
be
> available at 8:30 a.m.
>
> Our first presentation will be by Brian Harvey of The Hartford
Financial
> Group. Brian will present “Web Enabling a SAS Mid-tier Application
> Without SAS® Web Products”. The presentation will feature
>
> How the application appears from the customers’ point of view
using
> Microsoft Internet Explorer
> What is going on behind the scenes in terms of programming and
> network coordination
> Why The Hartford Financial Group choose this methodology.
>
> All the products used for this application were already in-house. They
> included base SAS for Windows NT, SAS/CONNECT®, HTML, JavaScript, VMS
> mail, and Microsoft’s Microsoft Visual Basic, Outlook, FrontPage and
> Excel. The application collects parameters that specify input files,
> data selection and report formatting. The application runs on the
> mid-tier platform (NT SAS Server). When processing is complete, the
> application writes the output into a CSV file and notifies the
customer
> via email. The customer simply clicks on a URL embedded in the email
to
> open the file in MS Excel. Multiple requests can be submitted
> concurrently.
>
> Brian Harvey has been a programmer/analyst with the Chicago Police
> Department, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield and is now a team member of
> the Corporate Actuarial Systems Support Team at the Hartford Financial
> Group. He first started to work with SAS products in 1983. Other
members
> of the Systems Support team will assist with the presentation and
> answering questions.
>
> Our second featured speaker will be Dana Rafiee, Destiny Corporation,
> who will present "Using SAS/FSP®". This presentation will discuss the
> basics and more advanced features of using SAS/FSP Software in Version
> 8. The interface and various attributes will be presented, along with
> some simple uses of SCL. Screen design and uses of the software will
be
> discussed.
>
> Dana Rafiee is a recognized authority in SAS Software on multiple
> platforms. He has many years of experience in applications development
> and design using 4th generation languages, operating systems,
> communications, consulting, and training. His specific areas of
> expertise include SAS, OS/390, JCL, IBM utilities, CMS, TSO, and ISPF.
>
> Mr. Rafiee has worked as a trainer and consultant for several hundred
> firms over the past 13 years. He is a regularly invited speaker at
> regional SAS user conferences and at SUGI. Mr. Rafiee conducts more
than
> 40 different training seminars and workshops in various topics, such
as
> SAS, TSO/ISPF, CMS, MVS JCL and IBM utilities. He earned his BS degree
> in 1984 at the University of Hartford and his MBA degree with a
> concentration in MIS from the same school in 1986.
>
> Directions to the Meeting
>
> The Hartford Main Office
> Hartford Plaza
> Hartford, Connecticut
>
> Note: Directions are from the East or West via I-84. To reach I-84,
> use I-91, Route 15, or another route that connects with I-84. To see
a
> map, click on this link to the Mapquest website.
>
> FROM EAST (via I-84):
>
> Approaching Hartford, follow I-84 West to Exit 48 (Asylum Ave
> Exit).
> Approaching the traffic light at the end of the ramp, get in the
> right lane.
> Make a right turn for Garden Street, just before the traffic
light.
> There is a stop sign before entering Garden Street.
> Proceed up Garden Street.
> At next traffic light, take left onto Cogswell Street.
> Take immediate first right into Visitors Parking.
> Enter Hartford Tower using the Atrium entrance, which is West of
> the Visitors Lot.
>
> FROM WEST: (via I-84):
>
> Approaching downtown Hartford, follow I-84 East to Exit 48A
(Asylum
> Ave Exit).
> At the traffic light take left onto Asylum Avenue.
> At the first traffic light, go straight. Then bear right at the Y
> split to stay on Asylum Ave.
> At the second traffic light, take a right onto Cogswell Street.
> Before the next traffic light, take a left into Visitors Parking.
> Enter Hartford Tower using the Atrium entrance, which is West of
> the Visitors Lot.
>
> SAS, SAS/CONNECT, and SAS/FSP are registered trademarks of SAS
> Institute, Cary, North Carolina
>
> --
> Charles Patridge - PDPC, Ltd.
> 172 Monce Road - Burlington, CT 06013 USA
> Phone: 860-673-9278 or 860-675-9026
> Email: Charles_S_Patridge@prodigy.net - Web: www.sconsig.com
>
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> Before you buy.
>
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Charles Patridge - PDPC, Ltd.
172 Monce Road - Burlington, CT 06013 USA
Phone: 860-673-9278 or 860-675-9026
Email: Charles_S_Patridge@prodigy.net - Web: www.sconsig.com
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