WUSS 2018 September 5-7, 2018, Hyatt Regency, Sacramento, California | |||
Pre and Post-Conference Classes (extra fee event) September 4, 5, and 7 | |||
Tuesday September 4th, 2018 | |||
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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) | ||
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 | ||
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 ![]() |
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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 ![]() |
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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 | ||
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) |