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What's New ...

  • DCSUG quarterly meeting on 9 December, featuring Bob Rodriguez of SAS on (1) ODS Statistical Graphics and (2) SAS Stat Studio
  • Materials from past DCSUG programs, including June 2008 presentations by Anastasiya Osborne on quick graphs and Michael Raithel on supporting SAS
  • Yesvy Gustasp's SAS Enterprise Guide links

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About DCSUG

The Washington DC SAS Users Group (DCSUG) serves SAS users from all over the DC metropolitan area. Together with its neighboring SAS users groups MDSUG (Maryland) and VASUG (Virginia), DCSUG seeks to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, increased knowledge about SAS products, and professional advancement. DCSUG is committed to working with other SAS users groups: in-house, local, regional, and international. Read the bylaws.

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When: Usually a Tuesday morning early in the last month of the quarter (March, June, September, December)

Where: Usually at Bureau of Labor Statistics, Postal Square Building (across from Union Station)

At these half-day meetings, members of the SAS user community present papers, exchange ideas, and generally find out what others are doing with SAS. The papers, given by members of our local group as well as experts from outside, stimulate discussion and provide instruction. Our meetings are free and open to the public.

2008 Meeting Dates

  • March 11, 2008
  • June 3, 2008
  • September 9, 2008
  • December 9, 2008

Definitive times and locations to be announced

Through the generous support of the SAS Institute, DCSUG members enjoy a speaker from SAS Institute at one meeting each year. DCSUG also participates in the Speaker Exchange Program of the NorthEast SAS Users Group (NESUG) and the SouthEast SAS Users Group (SESUG). These regional groups are able to bring us speakers from outside the DC area to speak on a variety of topics. In addition, speakers from our own area contribute their expertise, so DCSUG meetings always offer a stimulating mix of ideas.

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The DCSUG newsletter has customarily been published quarterly, just prior to our general meetings. In addition to announcing the upcoming meeting, the newsletter informs members about other SAS-related events in the area and contains articles and tips contributed by area SAS users.

For information regarding DCSUG’s newsletter (deadlines for articles, placing ads, etc) contact Arlene Siller.

Online versions of the newsletter are delivered in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF), which means you need a copy of the Acrobat Reader on your computer in order to view or print them. This is free software; if you need a copy, it is available from Adobe.

Here is the latest newsletter.

Back issues available here:

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Here are the full texts of some useful papers on SAS topics. They were either written by DCSUG members or presented to DCSUG by guest speakers. They are in Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF), which means you need a copy of the Acrobat Reader on your computer in order to view or print them. This is free software; if you need a copy, it is available from Adobe.

Currently available:

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Individual membership in DCSUG is just $10 a year. Members are kept informed about meetings and events through our newsletter and other communications.

DCSUG also offers group memberships for $50 a year. An organization holding such a membership receives our newsletter and may freely distribute it to its SAS users, and can send as many SAS users as it wishes to our meetings. Like individual members, group members can place ads in our newsletter at the going rate.

For information on membership status contact Anastasiya Osborne.

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Interested in presenting a paper at one of our meetings? Contact Yesvy Gustasp or Doug McAllaster.

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For information on the DCSUG Evening (formerly Desktop) Special Interest Group, or if you would like to be added to the mailing list for announcements of upcoming meetings, contact Yesvy Gustasp or Joe Mirabal.

While not a part of DCSUG, the Special Interest Group in Statististics for Capital PC Users Group is of interest to many DCSUG members.

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Larry Altmayer: 301-763-2569; 301-763-8804 (fax);

Karen Dennis: 301-390-8050;

Frank Fry: 703-250-9272;

Roger Goodwin (SAS Institute Liaison): 304-724-9976;

Paul Gorrell: 301-628-3237; 301-628-3201 (fax);

Yesvy Gustasp (Desktop SIG Co-Chair): 301-625-9576; 202-307-5888 (fax);

Doug McAllaster: 703-588-1837;

Joe Mirabal (Desktop SIG Co-Chair): 703-265-4620;

Anastasiya Osborne (Treasurer; Acting Secretary): 202-690-0446;

Howard Schreier: 703-979-2720;

Arlene Siller: 301-458-4498; 301-458-4032 (fax);

Christopher Zogby: 703-380-0973;


Washington DC SAS® Users Group
PO Box 44670
Washington DC 20026-4670

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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Deloitte Services LLP
  • Career Opportunities. For information on opportunities for SAS professionals, contact Victoria Wong in Deloitte's Federal Practice Recruiting office; or 703-251-4214.
Sierra Information Services
Social & Scientific Systems, Inc.
An Employee-Owned Company
The Thomson Corporation
  • Career Opportunities
    To apply for SAS opportunities please submit your profile and reference job #: TEC00001305.
Westat
An Employee-Owned Research Corporation
Zogby Enterprises, Inc.
Professional SAS Consulting Services
These organizations make it possible for DCSUG to host quarterly meetings, featuring informative presentations about SAS software, while keeping dues affordable.

Details about sponsorship opportunities and benefits

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To find out what SAS is , or to learn more about it, contact the vendor, SAS Institute SAS Institute URL
sasCommunity.org, a collaborative online SAS Community for SAS Users worldwide SAS Community dot O R G
For SAS expertise via LISTSERV®, subscribe to SAS-L U. of Georgia LISTSERV Logo
To hear SAS talks at your desktop, become part of the Virtual SAS Users Group VSUG logo
SAS® Consultant Special Interest Group sashelp.com logo
Lex Jansen's front end for SAS user group conference papers
"PROC HELP", Wei Cheng's collection of SAS-related links

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Last updated 19 October 2008