SEASUG 2026 is almost here! Come ready to learn. Leave with fresh ideas, new connections, and inspiration to put your knowledge into practice. We'll see you soon 📍 Penn State Great Valley | Malvern, PA 📅 October 22–24, 2026

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SEASUG 2026 is in Malvern, PA this October 22–24. After the conference, explore charming Downtown Malvern, enjoy local restaurants and breweries, visit historic sites, or hike nearby trails Come for the learning. Stay for the experience. Explore Malvern! seasug.org

On Friday, October 23, SEASUG 2026 welcomes Dusan Ramljak, PhD, Assistant Professor of Software Engineering at Penn State Great Valley, for a keynote on the responsible adoption of agentic AI systems. Register now to hear this keynote! seasug.org | Malvern, PA

Have you considered independent consulting? Josh Horstman built his career as an independent consultant, and he will lead a conversation at #SEASUG2026 about the potential advantages and disadvantages of consulting. Visit seasug.org to register!

Kiran Venna's #SEASUG2026 presentation offers a practical, example-driven look at what's happening behind the code. Kiran breaks down the mechanics behind SAS data step processing into the compilation phase and the execution phase. Registration is open now seasug.org

SEASUG is organized by statisticians, data analysts, programmers, and other software users who volunteers work throughout the year to create a 3-day conference to serve, support, share knowledge, and connect the analytics community. Your participation helps sustain the community.

SEASUG 2026 features 100+ presentations covering topics on SAS programming, analytics, AI, data science, machine learning, reporting, clinical/healthcare applications, & more. 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒏𝒐𝒘. Oct 22–24, 2026 | Malvern, PA | seasug.org

Don't Just Run the Code. Check the Log! It's surprisingly easy to miss important notes that are buried in the log. Richann Watson has a solution to this problem: command-line interface (CLI) executes SAS programs in batch and summarize unwanted log messages.

#SEASUG2026 is bringing the SAS community together for 3 days of presentations, tutorials, & networking 🔹 Have a data issue you've been trying to solve? 🔹 Looking for new coding tricks? You’ll find something worth adding to your schedule.

Travel to Malvern, PA for #SEASUG2026 doesn't have to be complicated. ✈️ 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗘, 🚂 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡, 🚌 𝗕𝗨𝗦, 🚗 𝗖𝗔𝗥, SEASUG has arranged amenities to help you get to the conference. Now all that's left is to pack! Register at seasug.org. See you on Wed Oct 22nd!

At SEASUG 2026, Debarshi Datta of Florida Atlantic University will lead a hands-on tutorial that introduces several widely used Explainable AI (XAI) techniques for understanding and interpreting machine learning modelswww.seasug.org | October 22–24, 2026 | Malvern, PA

SEASUG 2026 has 100+ technical presentations, eight academic sections, hands-on tutorials, and three days of networking and professional development, your team can explore different areas of interest and bring new ideas and skills back to the workplace.

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Registration for #SEASUG2026 is officially open 👩‍🏫 Faculty/Academic: $700 🪖 Government/Military: $700 💼 Business: $800 🙂 Guest, age 13+: $100 Conference tutorials are $175 for one or $275 for two. Visit seasug.org to learn more and register!

If you haven't booked your hotel yet for #SEASUG2026, now is the time! The SEASUG 2026 hotel block at the The Desmond Hotel Malvern closes Wed, Sept 30. SEASUG attendees can lock in the special conference rate of just $159 per night (plus taxes and fees) while rooms remain

Hash tables have been part of SAS® since SAS 9.1, but for many programmers, the syntax of the hash object can still feel unfamiliar. Bart's workshop introduces hash object syntax & moves into practical examples and use cases. seasug.org | October 22–24, 2026

Perhaps, like Bilbo Baggins, you have no particular plans to go wandering outside of SAS to see what's beyond the borders of your usual programming workflow. Then along comes coding wizard-- Lleyton Seymour -- with an unexpected invitation to explore PROC R.

This #SEASUG2026 presentation with Hong Qi tackles a familiar programming challenge of subsetting #SDTM data sets again & again. Instead of repeatedly building custom solutions, Hong Qi proposes a reusable, code-based logic and share implementation examples from #oncology studies

Early registration has been EXTENDED through 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐒𝐞𝐩t 𝟗! #SEASUG2026 in Oct 22–24 in Malvern, PA has 3 days of learning, networking, and more than 100 presentations covering SAS®, open-source, analytics, AI, programming, stats, visualization, & so much more!