Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 12:57:13 -0700
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From: Gary McQuown <mcquown@DASCONSULTANTS.COM>
Subject: Re: Is SAS Institute overextending?
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<div>David,</div>
<div>I don't know what happened back then (don't care), but Jenine has been up to no good since. </div>
<div>If she sends you an email to substantiate anything, take the time to check it's authenticity.</div>
<div>Gary <BR><BR>Gary McQuown<BR>Data and Analytic Solutions, Inc.<BR><A href="http://www.dasconsultants.com/">www.DASconsultants.com</A><BR>703.628.5681<BR><BR>This e-mail, including any attached files, may contain confidential and privileged information for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, use, distribution, or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive information for the intended recipient), please contact the sender by reply e-mail and delete all copies of this message.<BR><BR></div>
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<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 8px; MARGIN-LEFT: 8px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid">><BR>> First, the JoeW thing happened a few years ago, and I have not heard<BR>> of anything like that since. Maybe there were lessons learned.<BR>><BR>> Second, SAS has always made efforts at re-positioning the company.<BR>> The renaming of SUGI may be part of that, rather than an attempt<BR>> to get rid of the 'U'. I still think that SAS should have kept the SUGI<BR>> acronym but marketed to the high roller companies with something<BR>> else that would still be spelled out S-U-G-I.<BR>><BR>> My experience with SAS and regional user groups has been positive.<BR>> (Disclaimer: I am the program chair for this year's PNWSUG, and I<BR>> was one of the section chairs for WUSS a week or so ago.) SAS<BR>> seems to want us to put on good conferences, but they don't<BR>> seem to want to control the conference, or load it up with market-<BR>> oriented talks. They offer the regions a list of possible talks, they<BR>> let the regions make selections, and then afterward they add in<BR>> a couple presentations that were overlooked. The ones they<BR>> added to PNWSUG look like they'll be really good. So I'm biased.<BR>> :-) :-) At least that has been my experience.<BR>><BR>> We'll see over the next couple years how SAS wants to treat<BR>> SGF and the users who attend.<BR>><BR>> David<BR>> --<BR>> David L. Cassell<BR>> mathematical statistician<BR>> Design Pathways<BR>> 3115 NW Norwood Pl.<BR>> Corvallis OR 97330<BR>><BR>> _________________________________________________________________<BR>> Search—Your way, your world, right now!<BR>> http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-us&FORM=WLMTAG<BR>> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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