Call For Paper and Poster Presentations

Are you looking for an opportunity to share your knowledge about SAS and learn from other experts?

Paper presentations are the ultimate way to not only gain recognition for your expertise among fellow SASŪ professionals but also contribute and expand the dialogue and sharing of ideas - a practice that has distinguished the SAS community and attendees of SAS Global Forum for decades.

Benefits to You

• Professional development. Hone your business and communication skills and demonstrate them to your employer to help you take the next step in your career.
• Educational process. Use the process of preparing a paper as an avenue to find better ways to deal with programming issues.
• Insightful feedback. Get helpful feedback on your ideas and approaches to programming problems.
• Key connections. Increase your visibility and leadership potential by meeting contacts and colleagues in your industry and in the SAS community.
• Community experience. Enjoy sharing your ideas and participating in social functions with other members of the SAS community.

Benefits to Your Organization

• Increased visibility. Gain exposure for your organization by delivering a presentation, participating in a question-and-answer session and having your presentation information published on the conference Web site and in the conference program and proceedings.
• Positive client impressions. Demonstrate your technological, business and communication skills to clients.
• Internal dialogue. Use practice talks and the review of paper drafts to communicate ideas and spark discussion across your organization.
• Innovation. Position your organization at the forefront of new ideas for efficiency, quality control and the latest technologies.

Benefits to the SAS Community

• Industry knowledge. Continue to build a growing body of useful, practical solutions to problems experienced by programmers from organizations within specific industries, including banking and financial services, retail, pharmaceuticals, etc.
• Idea contribution. Enrich the experience of attendees and contribute to the sharing of ideas that all attendees value.
• New leadership Take a first step toward assuming a leadership role within SAS Global Forum.

If this is of interest to you, please submit an abstract and bio by using our .
Presentations can be from a ten minute coders corner type presentation to 50 minutes or they can be a poster. We're looking for new or previously presented presentations.

The Call for Papers for our Winter 2010 Meeting is now closed.

If you wish to participate in the next PhilaSUG Meeting, which will be our PhilaSUG Spring 2010 Meeting:

Hosted by: ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services (RPS
Location: 520 Virginia Dr., Fort Washington, PA
Date: June 8, 2010

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There are lots of great sites on the Internet pertaining to public speaking. We've collected some interesting resources we hope you'll find useful:

PhilaSUG poster dimensions
NESUG Paper Guidelines	So You Want to Write a SUGI Paper?
Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing: Abstract Guide	Do's and Don'ts of Poster Presentation
Allyn and Bacon's Public Speaking Website	Conquer Your Fear of Public Speaking
Free Public Speaking Tips	Using Humor in Public Speaking
Presenters University	Public Speaking Forum
Public Speaking Links	Tips, Training and Techniques for Speakers
Toastmasters International	10 Tips for Successful Public Speaking - Toastmasters International
Encyclopedia Britannica Online	Finding Information on the Internet
Humor Resources for Speakers	Presentation Helper
Resources for Speakers	Helpful Tips for Giving an Excellent Presentation
Speeches that Changed the World	The Key to Effective Presentations
How to Give a Talk: Changing the Culture of Academic Public Speaking	Webster's Dictionary

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