Date:         Fri, 10 May 2002 10:17:21 -0400
Reply-To:     "Brucken, Nancy" <Nancy.Brucken@PFIZER.COM>
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From:         "Brucken, Nancy" <Nancy.Brucken@PFIZER.COM>
Subject:      Michigan SAS Users Group all-day conference
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The Michigan SAS Users Group will be hosting a full-day SAS conference on
Thursday, May 30 at the Livonia Marriott (17100 Laurel Park Dr, Livonia, MI
48152).  The agenda is as follows:

The Most Frequently Asked Questions About the SAS System's Output Delivery
System (ODS) - Chevell Parker, SAS Institute Tech Support

Chevell Parker is a Consultant in the Base, Macro and ODS group within the
Institute’s Technical Support
Division at the Institute’s Worldwide Headquarters in Cary, NC. His group
supports BASE SAS
Procedures, the Macro facility and the Output Delivery System. Chevell
authored the Technical Support
Document entitled, "The Template Tutorial". This document has evolved into
the Template FAQ on the
SAS Technical Support web page, which hosts the most questions most
frequently asked about PROC
TEMPLATE. Chevell was selected as the recipient of the SAS Institute
Consultant of the Year (SICY)
Award in 2000 by SAS-L newsgroup readers . He joined SAS Institute in 1993
and has been using SAS
Software for over 10 years.

Tips and Techniques for Large Files AND Time Series Magic:  Using PROC
EXPAND - Andrew Karp, Sierra Information Services, Inc.

Andrew is President of Sierra Information Services, Inc., a California wine
country-based consultancy
specializing in using the SAS System for data mining, data analysis,
reporting and other tasks. Sierra also
provides both customized on-site SAS training, as well as public SAS
training seminars. Andrew is a 20-year
SAS Software user who has been an Invited Speaker at SAS Software user group
meetings around
the world, including the annual SUGI, SUGA (SAS Users Group Asia) and SEUGI
(SAS European Users
Group Int’l.) meetings. He received the “Outstanding Speaker” award at the
MWSUG 1999 meeting
and is a SAS Certified Professional™ for Version 8 of the SAS System. His
firm is an Alliance Partner™
of SAS Institute, Inc.

SAS DATA Step Essentials AND Advanced DATA Step Techniques - Neil Howard

Neil Howard was recently Manager of Statistical Analysis and Reporting for
clinical research and development
at Pfizer, Inc. Global Research and Development in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  A
SAS user for more than twenty years, Neil has been an invited speaker at
user group meetings on topics such as: efficiency techniques, advanced DATA
step processing, testing and validation, graphics, “effective
presentations”, and interviewing/hiring SAS programmers.  She was a contract
instructor for SAS Institute for seven years, teaching courses on SAS
fundamentals, programming, macro, report writing, and graphics, including
the ANNOTATE facility.  She chaired SUGI 20 in Orlando, Florida and has been
active in local, regional, and special interest SAS user groups.

Effective Communications Skills for Technical Professionals - Claudia
Sandonato, Independent Performance Consultant

Claudia Sandonato, an independent career improvement consultant and training
professional, has worked with clients from diverse industry sectors for over
ten years. She has facilitated career transition workshops for Right
Management Consultants, a premier organization in the human resource
de-velopment field, which were recently featured on ABC’s 20/20 news
program. Prior to her current career, she held positions as an Employee
Assistance Program Counselor and as a psychotherapist.

The conference runs from 8-4:45, and the registration fee includes a
continental breakfast and lunch.  Cost is $65 on or before 5/24, $75
afterwards, and groups of 10 or more from the same organization pay only $55
per person if all registrations are received as a group before 5/24.  In
addition, Sierra Information Services will be conducting 4 pre- and
post-MSUG training seminars at the Marriott Courtyard Livonia (next door to
the MSUG conference location).  For more information on the conference or
these seminars, or to download a registration form, visit the MSUG website
at http://restechonline.com/msug/meeting.htm.

Nancy Brucken
Clinical/Regulatory Informatics
Pfizer Global Research & Development, Ann Arbor
(734) 622-5767
E-mail address:  Nancy.Brucken@pfizer.com