SHRUG - SAS Halifax Regional User Group

The bi-annual SHRUG meetings offer presentations, discussions and networking opportunities which can help Halifax-area SAS users get the most out of their SAS software.

To access past presentations, learn about upcoming events and to connect with the Halifax-area SAS community, please visit the SHRUG website or contact John Fahey.

Next Meeting: November 26, 2009.  You can register here.  The location and agenda are as follows:
Student Union Building, Dalhousie University
6136 University Ave.
Room # TBD

• Words of Welcome & Introduction (25 Minutes)
  John Fahey, Reproductive Care Program of Nova Scotia

Please tell us your name, organization and a problem you  have used SAS to solve in the past year (or, what you would like to use it for)

• Using Postal Codes to Geocode SAS Datasets Using PCCF+ (30 Minutes)
  Ron Dewar, Cancer Care Nova Scotia

• Postmortem: SAS Global Forum 2009(10 Minutes)
  Barry Campbell, Nova Scotia Department of Health

• A Brief Introduction to PROC TRANSPOSE (15 Minutes)       
  Voytek Grus, Nova Scotia Power Inc.

• Hash Objects: Why Bother? (30 Minutes)
  Barb Crowther, SAS Canada

• Techie Tips (30 Minutes)

• Topic TBD (10 Minutes)
  Martha Cox, Dalhousie University

• A Macro for Loading Excel Sheets Into SAS (10 Minutes)
  Pantelis Andreou, Dalhousie University

• Don't Import It! Setting Up a Libname to an Excel Spreadsheet or Access Database in 10 Seconds or Less (10 Minutes)
  Kevin Druhan, Nova Scotia Department of Health

• Prize Draw & Closing Remarks (20 Minutes)

Get involved…
John Fahey and the SHRUG team are looking to build an enthusiastic and dedicated Executive team for the Halifax Users Group. Please see our Executive team Roles and Responsibilities to learn more about these opportunities.

If you are interested in learning, please contact John Fahey.

The next SHRUG meeting will take place October 22nd, 2009.

If you would like to be notified of upcoming SHRUG Meetings, please SUBSCRIBE to SHRUG Distribution List by creating or updating your SAS Profile.

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