BASUG
The Boston Area
SAS® Users Group
www.basug.org
WHAT: The Boston Area SAS® Users Group Quarterly Meeting Announcement
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
8:15 – 12:00
TOPIC: Just Can’t Get Enough of SAS® Macros
WHERE: Holiday Inn, Newton
Riverside Room
399
Grove Street
Newton,
MA 02462
617-969-5300
CONTENTS: Meeting Announcement
Abstracts and Bios
Directions to Holiday Inn
BASUG – General Information
BASUG – Membership Application
MEETING ANNOUNECEMENT
TOPIC: Just Can’t Get Enough of SAS® Macros
LEVEL: Intermediate Level SAS®
Programmers – Some Macro Knowledge
WHEN: May 10, 2006, 8:15 – 12:00
HOW: INDIVIDUAL, ON-LINE REGISTRATION REQUIRED. NO EMAIL!
To register for
this meeting, please visit: http://www.basug.org/register.php3
CONTACT: If you have questions about the meeting contact:
Steve Freitas (sfreitas76@yahoo.com)
AGENDA:
8:15 - 8:45 Sign
in and Coffee Break
8:45 - 9:00 Meeting
Announcements and Introductions
9:00 -10:15 "Macro Bugs – How to Create, Avoid
and Destroy Them” by Ian Whitlock
10:15 - 10:35 Break
10:35 - 12:00 "Macro Mania" by Robert Virgile,
Robert Virgile Associates, Inc.
ABSTRACTS AND BIOS
We have gathered 2 of the top knowledgeable SAS® Macro
gurus to entertain us for this meeting.
Please join us!
“Macro Bugs – How to Create, Avoid and Destroy Them” by Ian
Whitlock
The central theme of this paper is the macro debugging process. However, a great many bugs are simply due to not understanding how macro processing works, so some time will be spent on understanding this process. One has to be able to locate bugs before they can be fixed, so time will also be spent on design features as they impinge on the search for bugs. A moment might be left for the traditionally supplied tools for debugging.
The reader may be relatively new to writing macros, but he/she should bring some SAS(r) and some macro experience to the lecture for it is hard to pick up all the background even when all terms are explained.
Dr. Ian Whitlock has been programming largely in SAS since 1981. His main interest is in computer languages, particularly SAS, and how the language affects the programming process. He has participated since 1985 in many international, regional, and local SAS User Group meetings. He is also active on SAS-L with some insightful answers to perplexed SAS programmers.
"Macro Mania" by Robert Virgile, Robert Virgile
Associates, Inc.
So you're a macro
whiz? Not good enough! To solve these problems, you'll also need
imagination and cleverness, with a little genius (or is it madness?) thrown
into the mix. These problems are
difficult, so you’ll get the most out of it if you work on them ahead of
time.
Click here for
a link to the Macro Problems: http://www.basug.org/downloads/MacroMania.doc
Don’t ask for solutions! They
don’t exist, at least not in printed or electronic form. The only way to obtain the answers is to
attend the presentation!
Bob Virgile is a SAS guru, with over 20 years of experience designing and teaching SAS courses. He has written two books for SAS Institute, formerly composed problem-solving contests for NESUG and SUGI, and is currently barred from the NESUG SAS Bowl due to superior SAS knowledge.
BASUG Membership
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you are not currently a member,
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(along with your check).
Please note that we have discontinued Corporate Memberships - we
now provide only Individual Membership at $25 annually.
For
more information on our membership policy, or to print out a form visit: http://www.basug.org/basugj.shtml
Holiday Inn, Newton
Riverside Room
399 Grove Street
Newton, MA 02462
617-969-5300
DRIVING:
FROM BOSTON: Take I-90 West
to Exit 15, then take Route 128 South (I-95) 1/4 mile to Exit 22. When you
exit, stay right and bear right at the fork onto Grove Street. Hotel is on your
left.
FROM SOUTH OF BOSTON AND
RHODE ISLAND: Take Route 128 North (I-95) to Exit 22. When you exit, stay right
and bear right at the fork onto Grove Street. Hotel is on your left.
FROM WESTERN MASS: Take I-90
East to Exit 14, then take Route 128 South (I-95) 1/4 mile to Exit 22. When you
exit, stay right and bear right at the fork onto Grove Street. Hotel is on your
left.
FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE: Take I-93
South to Route 128 South (I-95), follow for approximately 15 miles to Exit 22.
When you exit, stay right and bear right at the fork onto Grove Street. Hotel
is on your left.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
The hotel is adjacent to the
Riverside T Station. Take the Green
Line - D (Riverside) to the Riverside stop. The hotel is also accessible from downtown Boston via Express
Bus #500 (EXPRESS BUS Riverside - Downtown Via Mass. Turnpike.). See http://www.mbta.com/schedmaps/bus/index.cfm for detailed bus
route and schedule. Bus drops off at Riverside T Station. Hotel is adjacent to
the T Station.
Mail Address:
BASUG
PO Box 253
Boston, MA 02117
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