I’m presenting with Peedy at Virtual SAS Global Forum 2021 on 20May2021 at 1600hr (GMT+1), and I will be chatting in a Live Q&A from 1600-1630hr. My presentation is “How Many Shades of Guide: SAS Enterprise Guide to 8.3 and SAS Studio to 3.81 with SAS 9.4: Part 1 – SAS Enterprise Guide”, but it will only include Enterprise Guide due to time constraints. “Part 2 – SAS Studio” will be published at a later date, although the conference paper does include the history of both applications.
Who is Peedy? I can hear you asking, and I can give you a quick preview below, as he appears in my preview video (1:26, 3.19Mb).
He does more in the conference presentation, so please come and cheer him on, and I’ll explain a little more about why he is there!
STOP PRESS: The #SASGF proceedings are now available, and my paper, slides and video link can now be found here.
The pandemic has impacted us all in many ways, and my presenting has definitely been severely curtailed. However, even though the pandemic has not yet been defeated, I was determined to make my voice heard and my face seen, so I’ve accepted 2 presentation opportunities in the next 2 months:
01Apr2021: SUGUKI have asked me to present “Writing Reusable Macros: Managing SAS Data Sets” at a lunchtime webinar from 1215-1245 (British Summer Time = GMT+1). More details can be found at https://www.meetup.com/SUGUKI, and the Zoom call is limited to 100, so early registration is recommended.
20May2021: Virtual SAS Global Forum 2021 will be including a Premium Session video presentation of “How Many Shades of Guide: SAS Enterprise Guide to 8.3 and SAS Studio to 3.81 with SAS 9.4: Part 1 – SAS Enterprise Guide”. The paper includes the history of both EG and SAS Studio, but time limits necessitated the paper be split into 2 presentations, and this one will be Part 1 only. Look out for Peedy!
I’m not certain when the video presentation will be made public yet, but I’ll be having a live Q&A chat on 20May2021. Keep an eye on the SAS Global Forum web site for more details about when and how to join me.
I’m hoping to publish the Part 2 video later this year, probably on my blog site, which will look at the history of SAS Studio and a comparison with EG.
I’m saying this to save others, not because I’m a diabetic asthmatic and I am at greater risk from coronavirus, but I have been self-isolating since March 17:
Watching the news over the weekend, and seeing parks, markets and beaches packed with selfish visitors disregarding government instructions to distance themselves from others, I have to speak out for those who are at enormous risk during this pandemic. Many of you are likely to get minimal or no symptoms, but selfishly spread the infection because you believe you have not got it. The consequences, even for you, are extreme:
Not distancing from others will infect some more, and they will infect yet more.
Some of the infected people will be health workers, so those in greatest need will not have enough workers to care for them.
You may have minimal or no symptoms, but you could still have a need in the future for urgent healthcare, but there won’t be enough health workers to care for you either.
So what do you think will happen?…..
The UK government is still insisting everyone should wash their hands, but do you know how to do it thoroughly enough? I found this YouTube video in a LinkedIn post, and it is the clearest demonstration I’ve seen so far.
Please watch it and follow the advice it gives! I also ask you to keep your distance from everyone!
