| 7:00am – 8:00am |
Conference Registration and Information Open for Tuesday Full-Day Classes Only |
| 8:00am – 5:00pm |
Tuesday Full-Day Classes (extra fee event) |
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| Wednesday September 5th, 2018 |
| 7:00am – 8:00am |
Conference Registration and Information Open for Wednesday Half-Day Classes Only |
| 8:00am – 11:30am |
Wednesday Half-Day Classes (extra fee event) |
| 9:00am – 5:00pm |
Conference Registration and Information, Giveaways Open |
| 10:00am- 12:00pm |
Resource Central Open: SAS® Booths, Exhibitors, ePosters |
| 12:15pm – 12:45pm |
What’s Up WUSS: Conference Orientation |
| 1:00pm – 2:00pm |
Opening Session with Keynote Address: “It’s Not Easy Being a SAS Programmer” by Michael Raithel |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm |
Welcome Reception |
| 2:00pm – 6:00pm |
Resource Central Open: SAS® Booths, Exhibitors, ePosters |
| 2:30pm – 6:00pm |
Academic Presentations, SAS® Essentials Workshop, Hands-On-Workshops, WUSS Theater, Solutions in the Round |
| 3:00pm – 3:45pm |
Speed Networking for Community Building |
| 4:00pm – 5:00pm |
Author Michael Raithel reads from his SAS tips book and from his book about his real life adventures as a SAS programmer. |
| 5:00pm – 6:00pm |
SAS Press Authors Book-Signing with Ron Cody, William Benjamin and David Dickey |
| 6:00pm – 9:30pm |
Networking Mixer |
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| Thursday September 6th, 2018 |
| 7:30am- 8:00am |
Super Brain Yoga |
| 8:00am- 8:30am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00am- 5:00pm |
Conference Registration and Information, Giveaways Open |
| 8:00am- 11:00am |
Resource Central Open: SAS® Booths, Exhibitors, ePosters, Solutions in the Round, SAS® presents Rock Your  Profile |
| 8:30am- 11:00am |
WUSS Theater |
| 8:30am- 12:00pm |
Academic Presentations, Hands-On-Workshops |
| 9:30am- 10:00am |
Morning Coffee Break |
| 10:00am- 10:45am |
Speed Networking for Community Building |
| 12:00pm – 1:30pm |
For lunch ‘Eat the grid’ in Sacramento, the Farm to Fork capital of California. Turn in your “Thursday Lunch” ticket (included with your registration materials) for a local map and “lunch money”. Lunch tickets can be exchanged between 11am – 12:30pm at the WUSS Giveaways Desk. Show your WUSS 2018 Badge at participating restaurants and get a discount being offered directly to you as a conference attendee. |
| 1:00pm – 1:30pm |
Yoga Tuneup |
| 1:30pm – 5:30pm |
Academic Presentations, Hands-On-Workshops, WUSS Theater, Solutions in the Round |
| 3:00pm – 7:00pm |
Resource Central Open: SAS® Booths, Exhibitors, ePosters, SAS® presents Rock Your Profile |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm |
Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm |
Owning Your Brand and Maximizing Your Reach Through Social Media |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm |
Meet the ePoster Presenters |
| 5:30pm – 7:00pm |
SAS Customer Appreciation Reception |
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| Friday September 7th, 2018 |
| 8:00am – 8:30am |
Super Brain Yoga |
| 8:30am – 12:00pm |
Conference Registration and Information Open |
| 8:30am – 9:00pm |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30am – 11:00am |
Resource Central Open: SAS® Booths, Exhibitors, ePosters |
| 9:00am – 11:00am |
WUSS Theater |
| 9:00am – 12:00pm |
Academic Presentations, Hands-On-Workshops, Solutions in the Round |
| 9:30am – 10:30am |
WUSS Book Club: Come talk about your favorite SAS books with WUSS authors Michael Raithel, Art Carpenter, Kirk Paul Lafler, Lora Delwiche, Susan Slaughter, Rebecca Ottesen, William Benjamin, Troy Hughes, and Derek Morgan |
| 10:00am- 10:30am |
Morning Coffee Break |
| 12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Closing Session: Best Contributed Paper Awards, Prize Drawings |
| 1:30pm – 5:00pm |
Friday Half-Day Classes (extra fee event) |
