FALL 2009
EVENTS

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SAS Canada Upcoming Events

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The following is a listing of conferences and seminars that SAS is either sponsoring or hosting. 

The Fourth Annual CMA\CAM-I Summit
October 15-16
Calgary
The 2009 summit at the Regency Hyatt in Calgary will continue to explore the themes of process, performance and cost management. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from leading-edge speakers and receive valuable hands-on training. The afternoon of the second day will be dedicated to three ½ day workshops, which are included in the conference fee.  In addition, this conference is a good opportunity for you to network with senior and mid-level managers to explore common challenges and identify effective management strategies. The workshops, knowledge sharing sessions and case studies will allow you to develop strategies that can be implemented immediately in your organization.
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M2009 Data Mining Conference
October 26-27
Las Vegas
M2009, the world's largest data mining conference, brings together industry thought leaders for two days of informative sessions on the latest trends in the industry. Learn best practices and new techniques through keynote presentations, case studies, hands-on training and workshops. The knowledge you gain at M2009 will help you uncover the market trends and customer behaviors hidden in your company's data.
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The Premier Business Leadership Series
October 27-29
Las Vegas
Your organization’s ability to find balance and drive change is more important than ever to its success and longevity, but where do you start? What’s the right mix for your organization?

Attend The Premier Business Leadership Series and explore how innovation and optimization can help you ask forward-looking questions and get fact-based answers.

  1. Find out how creating a culture of innovation and optimization practices can increase your competitive advantage.
  2. Engage with global thought leaders on strategies for enhancing organizational performance.
  3. Learn how your peers are finding balance and driving change in today’s dynamic business environment.

Webcast Archive
Have you missed a Webcast since the last insights issue? You can find a repository of recent presentations featuring SAS here. Some recent Webcasts of particular interest:

SAS Canada Live: Exploring Business Analytics
Strategies to innovate and compete using Business Analytics.

A Guide To Measuring Performance in a Green Economy
This Webcast will cut through the confusing market signals and focus on practical steps for an organization to gather intelligence about its green operations – and turn that into insight that drives smart growth, energy efficiency and stakeholder satisfaction.

This is the first in a three-part series focused on sustainability management. Future sessions will address reduction strategies and resource optimization.

Grounds for Conversation: Practical Insights for Customer-Focused Marketing (Series)
This unique 8-program series is made up of short, 15-minute conversations between people who know the customer intelligence market. During each episode, Jeff Gilleland, Global Strategist of SAS Customer Intelligence Solutions, and Karen Heath, a Managing Practice Principal with HP, sit down with experts in the customer intelligence field to discuss how organizations can achieve higher value and profit through marketing.


Regional Users Groups Schedule (Fall)
Do you want to receive invitations to the Users Groups of your choice?  Set your preferences in your SAS Profile. Please check our Canadian Users Groups Web page regularly for updates:
Users Groups Update
Users Group (City) Next Event Date Registration Web site
TASS (Toronto)
Sept 25
Register Here

Whitehorse Customer Forum (Whitehorse)

Oct 2

Register Here

Whitehorse Customer Forum

GHSUG (Golden Horseshoe)

Oct 2

Register Here

GHSUG

SUAVe (Victoria)

Oct 6

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SUAVe

VANSUG (Vancouver)

Oct 7  

Register Here

VANSUG

SUCCESS (Saskatoon)

Oct 14

Register Here

SUCESS

Winnipeg Customer Forum (Winnipeg)

Oct 15

Register Here

Winnipeg


Toronto Data Mining Forum

Oct 21

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Toronto Data Mining


Quebec City Customer Forum (Quebec City)

Oct 27

Register Here

Quebec City

HUG (Health Toronto)

Oct 27

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Health Toronto

MONSUG (Montreal)

Nov 10

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Montreal

CSUG (Calgary)

Nov 12

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Calgary

e-SUG (Edmonton)

Nov 13

Register Here

Edmonton

OASUS (Ottawa)

Nov 18

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Ottawa

OPUS (Ottawa)

Nov 18

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Ottawa

Montreal Business Analytics Forum (Montreal)

Nov 24


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Montreal


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