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Welcome to the SAS FANS User Event on 3rd October!

Welcome to the SAS FANS User Group Event in London on 3rd October.

Join our SAS Experts, Peter Hobart and Dave Smith, for an afternoon of presentations on the SAS Output Delivery System—leveraging ODS for greater flexibility and productivity—and the SAS Viya Workbench: What’s in it for users.

Connect with a community of SAS experts, users, and practitioners to exchange ideas, develop knowledge, and build lasting relationships.

Date and Time: Thursday, 3rd October, 4 pm - 7 pm

Venue: SAS Office, 10 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4XY

Agenda

4 pm – 4:15 pm: Welcome

4:15 pm – 4:45 pm: The SAS Output Delivery System - leveraging ODS for greater flexibility and productivity (Peter Hobart, SAS Customer Success)

The SAS Output Delivery System is part of base SAS and enables the creation of SAS output in multiple document types. During this session, you'll learn about using SAS-supplied styles and creating custom styles. Insights into ODS output and ODS trace – exporting results as SAS datasets. Using ODS document and proc template to customise the table of contents.

4:45 pm – 5 pm: Break

5 pm – 5:30 pm: SAS Viya Workbench: What’s in it for users? (Dave Smith, SAS Head of Technology, Northern Europe)

SAS Viya Workbench is the new coding environment for both SAS and Python, which will bring increased productivity to developers.

The way that Workbench is deployed and what that means for users
Scaling the Workbench on Demand
The execution engine, which runs both compute and CAS procedures
Using Python syntax to execute SAS algorithms

5:30 pm – 7 pm: Pizza, Drinks and Networking
We finish the day by networking over pizza and drinks! Connect with like-minded professionals, share experiences, and strengthen your connections.

Attendance is free but limited. Secure your spot now to ensure you don't miss out on this unique opportunity to elevate your software proficiency and SAS skills.

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For inquiries and assistance, please email bettina.stibolt@sas.com

We welcome you to a night of discovery, learning, and networking!

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Our Experts

Peter Hobart
Sr Customer Success Manager, SAS

Peter has worked at SAS for 26 years in customer support, education, architecture, and customer success. Before joining SAS, Peter was the IT manager for a significant brewery's research laboratory. Peter has written several SAS courses and questions for the SAS certification exams but spends most of his time answering customer questions and presenting at customer events. Peter is a certified SAS advanced programmer, data integration developer, and SAS platform administrator. He is currently learning the new features of SAS Viya 4.

Dave Smith
Head of Technology - Northern Europe, SAS

Dave Smith joined SAS from the Pharmaceutical Industry some 25 years ago and has since worked across multiple sectors, including pharmaceuticals, banking, government, and retail. His technical specialisms include Cloud, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Governance, and GDPR. He is now Head of Technology for Northern Europe, managing a team of architects and technical experts who help SAS customers get continued value from their use of SAS.