----------------------------------------------------------- The Boston Area SAS Users Group Message List - July 11, 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------- Contents: - Next BASUG Meeting, July 29 - Next-Next BASUG Meeting, September 22 - BASUG Contacts - How to subscribe/unsubscribe from the BASUG Message List ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Next BASUG Meeting: A Class on Efficiency ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: "Efficient Everyday Programming" Class WHEN: Wednesday, July 29, 1998, 9:00 - 4:30 WHERE: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts 100 Summer Street Boston, MA CONTACT: Thiru Satchi Tel: (617) 832-3432 E-mail: tsatchi@bcbsma.com ----------------------------------------------------------- The Boston Area SAS Users Group (BASUG) presents: "Efficient Everyday Programming" by Bob Virgile A Special One-Day Course for BASUG Members only Course fee: $60 Date: Wednesday, July 29, 1998, 9:00 - 4:30 Location: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 100 Summer Street, Boston, MA Learn Efficiency from the Guy Who Wrote the Book! Efficient Everyday Programming is an intermediate level course covering programming tools and techniques that reduce the CPU time and storage space neededto run SAS programs. The course makes efficiency easy to understand in a number of ways. First, it breaks down efficiency into tasks which programs perform on a regular basis: reading data, reporting, handling SAS files, sorting, and summarizing and manipulating data. Second, it covers common programming techniques, eliminating more esoteric and little-used topics. Finally, the course addresses writing test programs on efficiency, so you can expand the scope to cover your own ideas and techniques. Besides receiving a low price, each student will also receive a copy of both the course notes as well as Bob's brand new book, "Efficiency: Improving the Performance of Your SAS Applications". To make all of this possible in one day, the course will cover the lecture materials only, skipping over the workshops. Bob Virgile has been developing and teaching SAS courses since 1983. He has presented a dozen papers for SUGI, NESUG, MWSUG, SESUG, and PharmaSUG. He creates the problem-solving contests for SUGI and NESUG, and is now completing his second book for SAS Institute, covering efficient use of SAS software. When you ask Bob a question, you get the answer! Since he has specialized in SAS software for so many years, he knows (or will invent) programming techniques that will address your question. You will get the techniques (not just the syntax), as well as analysis of relevant factors that might favor one approach over another. Registration & Admission: This special training class is open to BASUG members only. The course fee is just $60. Attendance is limited to 70 people and pre-registration is required, so mail in your registration form as soon as you can If you decide to register after July 22, call Bob Virgile first to make sure a seat is available. Not a BASUG member? Send in a completed membership form with the appropriate dues together with your course registration. For questions about the class, seating availability, or your registration, contact Bob Virgile: 781-938-0307 For questions about membership, contact Peter Gaccione: 617-432-4467 or gaccione@hcp.med.harvard.edu For information about the meeting, contact Thiru Satchi: 617-832-3432 or tsatchi@bcbsma.com Logistics: The class will be held at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, 100 Summer Street, in downtown Boston. Take the escalator to the second floor of the building and check in at the security desk. A free continental breakfast will be available from 8:00 to 9:00 am. The class will start promptly at 9:00 am. Coffee, tea and juices will be provided at the morning break. You can purchase your lunch at the building cafeteria or at one of the many local restaurants. Directions: Public Transportation: The best way to get to the class is to take the MBTA to downtown Boston. BC/BS is on Summer Street, no more than a 5 minute walk from the Downtown Crossing station (Red and Orange lines), the State Street station (the Blue line), Park Street station (the Green line), and South Station (commuter rail). Parking: The most convenient parking is at the Owl Parking lot (located directlybehind BC/BS) for about $12 per day. The following driving directions are to this lot. From the North: Take the expressway South to exit 22: South Station. (Entrance is just before the tunnel.) Come to the set of lights at the top of the ramp. Go through the set of lights and bear to the right. Come to the next set of lights. Go straight through, continuing through 2 more sets of lights. Owl Parking will be on the right. From the South: Take the expressway North to the Downtown/Chinatown: Mass. Pike exit. Bear left following the Downtown exit sign. Come to the bottom of the ramp. Go straight onto Lincoln Street. Come to the set of lights and Owl Parking will be on the left after the set of lights. From the West Take the Mass. Pike East to the South Station/Chinatown exit. Follow the Kneeland Street/ Chinatown sign. At the bottom of the ramp, take a left. Take a right at the set of lights onto Lincoln Street. Come to the set of lights and Owl Parking will be on the left after the set of lights. ____________________________________________________________ BASUG is a local volunteer users group begun in 1983 to further the interests of users of the SAS System in eastern New England. It is one of the groups that comprise the regional NorthEast SAS Users Group (NESUG). Services: We hold at least four meetings each year, at various locations in and around Boston. They consist of technical presentations (tutorials, applications, and new features of The SAS System), as well as solutions to your programming problems. We conduct at least one training class each year, which is open to BASUG members only. We also serve as a clearinghouse for SAS-related information (SAS courses offered locally, job openings and consulting needs, Institute news, and related products available through outside vendors). Membership: Simply complete the membership application and pay the membership dues. Yearly membership dues are only $16 for an individual and $60 for all users at one site. First-time attendees are always welcome at our meetings. Meeting Notices: To receive free, automatic e-mail notification of upcoming meetings, courses, and conferences of interest to local SAS users, subscribe to our electronic meeting mailing-list. Send an e-mail message to Majordomo@world.std.com and in the body of the message, simply type "subscribe basug". To receive our newsletter and join our private US mail list, complete and mail our membership application form. The BASUG World Wide Web site always has the latest news about BASUG meetings as well as information on local employment opportunities, upcoming SAS training, user group conferences, and links to other SAS-related web sites. The URL is: http://world.std.com/~mmurphy/basug.html We welcome your comments and especially your contributions about available positions and other SAS resources of interest to our members. You may post your company's employment or contract positions for free on the BASUG Web site by e-mailing either your company's URL or an electronic version of a want ad to mmurphy@world.std.com. ------------------------------------------------------------- Boston Area SAS Users Group "Efficient Everyday Programming" registration form Return this form with a check or company PO for $60, made payable to "BASUG" to: Bob Virgile 3 Rock Street Woburn. MA 01801-3519 Not a BASUG member yet? You can join BASUG member and register for the class at the same time by including a completed membership application and paying the appropriate dues. You will receive a confirmation of your course registration by mail. ___________________________________________________________ (BASUG’s federal tax ID# is 04-2964625) Name:______________________________________________________ Company:___________________________________________________ Street Address: ___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip __________________________________________ Daytime Phone: __________________________________________ E-mail Address: _________________________________________________________ ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Future BASUG Meeting ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- WHAT: Quarterly BASUG Meeting WHEN: Tuesday, September 22, 1998 - 8:30AM to Noon WHERE: Abt Associates Inc 55 Wheeler St Cambridge, MA TOPIC: Paul Kent of SAS Institute on SAS Version 7!!! 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