The Greater Cincinnati, Ohio Area SAS® User's Group

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CinSUG Second Annual One Day Conference

Friday November 19, 2004
Montgomery Inn Banquet Center (in downtown Cincinnati - free parking)
601 East Pete Rose Way
Cincinnati, OH  45202-3582
 
Click Here for our six page conference Newsletter (in pdf format)
 

Registration: All registrations received before midnight on Friday November 12 qualify for the special rate of $65 per person…after that, the standard registration rate of $100 per person will be in effect.

Click Here to Register Online and pay by credit card - Preferred Method

If you prefer to pay by check, please Click Here to complete and submit the electronic registration form and then mail your check to:
    Jeff Ahrnsen, CinSUG registrar
    Market Intelligence Group
    119 East Court Street
    Cincinnati, OH 45202

Program - Speakers, Titles and Abstracts:

Start Finish Activity
7:00 AM Noon Registration
7:30 AM 8:00 AM Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM 8:15 AM Opening by Co-Chairs
8:15 AM 9:15 AM Kelvin Taylor -Retain Your Customers! Analytical Techniques To Predict (and Stop) Customer Churn (Abstract)
   

Break

9:20 AM 10:20 AM Greg Nelson - Real Time Decision Support: Creating A Flexible Architecture For Real Time Analytics (Abstract)
10:25 AM 11:25 AM David Duling - Computational Performance in Data Mining (Abstract)
11:25 AM 12:15 PM Ron Cody - An Introduction to SAS Character Functions (Abstract)
12:15 PM 1:15 PM

Lunch

   

Change over / Networking

1:20 PM 1:50 PM Richann Watson - Generating Least Square Means, Standard Error, Observed Mean, Standard Deviation and Confidence Intervals for Treatment Differences using Proc Mixed (Abstract) Greg Nelson - SASUnit Automated Testing for SAS (Abstract)
1:50 PM 2:20 PM Rod Cody - Longitudinal Data Techniques: Looking Across Observations (Abstract)
   

Snack

2:25 PM 2:50 PM David Duling - High Dimensional Data Mining Techniques (Abstract) George Hurley - Meta Analyses of Crossover Clinical Trials (Abstract)
2:50 PM 3:20 PM Jeff Ahrnsen - RFM Done In Five (Abstract)
   

Break

3:40 PM 4:25 PM Candace Gunnarsson - Decision Tree Analytics for Predicting Customer Behavior: A Case Study (Abstract) Brian Mitchell - Extreme Programming in a SAS Environment (Abstract)
   

Change over / Networking

4:35 PM 4:55 PM Greg Nelson - SUGI 30 Update
4:55 PM 5:30 PM Closing Remarks / Door Prizes

 

SAS Software Training Seminars:  Two half-day training seminars will be offered on Thursday November 18, the day before the conference.  The courses will be taught by Lynn Mackay, Senior Technical Training Specialist from the SAS Institute.  Click Here for her biography.  The Tuition is $100 for each half-day session.  Details are given in the following table.
 
Location and Course Details for Thursday, November 18, 2004

SAS Institute Cincinnati Training Office, Westlake Center
4555 Lake Forest Drive; Suite 150
Cincinnati (Blue Ash), OH 45242
Phone 513-563-9444
For general information and directions, Click Here.

Early Session: 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Introduction to SAS®

  • Getting Started with the SAS® System
    • Introduction to SAS® Programming
    • Running SAS® Programs
    • Mastering Fundamental Concepts
    • Diagnosing and  Correcting Syntax Errors
  • Getting Familiar with SAS® Data Sets
    • SAS® Data Libraries

Late Session:  1:30 PM – 5:00 PM

 SQL Processing with the SAS® System

  • Basic Queries
    • Overview of the SQL Procedure
    • Specifying Columns
    • Specifying Rows
    • Presenting Data
    • Summarizing Data
    • Sub-queries
  • Combining Tables
    • Overview
    • Joins
    • Complex Joins

 


CinSUG is hosting this informative event in the area. Novice to experienced SAS users will enjoy quality presentations from other users.  We hope that you can attend.
 

Conference Chairs

Speakers:
Kenneith Swann
Disabled American Veterans
3725 Alexandria Pike
Cold Springs,  KY 41076
(859) 442-2076
kswann@davmail.org
Volunteers & Sponsorship:
George J. Hurley
The Procter and Gamble Company
Miami Valley Laboratories, Box 30
11810 East Miami River Road
Cincinnati, OH 45252
(513) 627-0692
hurley.gj@pg.com

The conference will be a forum to share your knowledge with other SAS software users, as well as an opportunity to augment your SAS skills utilizing practical techniques in real-world applications. In addition, the SAS Institute will be present to provide their unique expertise, insight and training. This meeting will provide an excellent opportunity to expand your SAS horizons.
 
last updated October 21, 2004