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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello SORA members!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many of you may be using SAS Software in your analytics and data work. We’d like to let you know about some upcoming events and newly available resources tailored just for you!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Western Users of SAS Software Conference and Educational Forum</b> is coming to Sacramento, CA in September 2018. The Call for Papers is open now. But hurry with your submissions!
<b>The deadline to submit is May 7<sup>th</sup>.</b> <a href="http://wuss18.org/be-a-presenter/">
Click here for more info</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you are a new SAS user, you may be eligible for the <b>New SAS Professional Scholarship</b>, which covers partial expenses to attend the WUSS Conference. There are also scholarships available for students and faculty.
<a href="http://wuss18.org/new-sas-professional-award/">Click here for more info</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those interested in something more local, the <b>Oregon Mid Willamette Valley SAS Users Group</b> will be meeting in Salem on May 30<sup>th</sup>. If you’re interested in presenting, contact Kelli Schmidt at
<a href="mailto:kelsch@saif.com">kelsch@saif.com</a>. Otherwise, we hope to see you in May!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>When: </b> May 30th from 1:30 – 3:30 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where: </b> The Labor and Industries Building, Room 260, 350 Winter Street NE, Salem, OR<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>SAS Global Forum 2018 </b>was held earlier this month in Denver. If you missed the conference you can still catch recordings of some of the most popular presentations. If you’re looking for some recommendations, may I suggest Josh
Horstman’s talk on how to Merge with Caution, Art Carpenter’s presentation on Using Hash Tables, or the ever vibrant AnnMaria De Mars’ (aka World Judo Champion and Ronda Rousey’s mother) session on Bricolage.
<a href="http://video.sas.com/sasgf18/category/videos/breakout-sessions">Click here to check it out.</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks all! Keep it SASsy!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tasha Chapman<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tasha Chapman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Senior Research Analyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:Tasha.L.Chapman@Oregon.gov">Tasha.L.Chapman@Oregon.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">(503)947-7309<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">350 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Find out more about the State of Oregon Research Academy at OregonResearch.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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