For excellence in its planning and execution: SAS(r) Users Group Wins MPI Global Paragon Award.CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 1996--The SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. (r) Users Group International (SUGI) will be presented Meeting Professionals International's 1995 Global Paragon Award during SUGI 21, which convenes March 10-13 in Chicago. SUGI 20 is being recognized for its innovation and creativity by MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface , the world's largest association of meeting professionals with more than 13,500 members in 44 nations. The organization featured SUGI in the February edition of its monthly magazine, The Meeting Manager. During SUGI 21's opening session on Sunday, SUGI 20 Conference Chair Neil Howard of MCI Communications This article is about MCI before it merged with WorldCom. For other uses, see MCI. MCI Communications was an American telecommunications company that was instrumental in legal and regulatory changes that led to the breakup of the AT&T monopoly of American telephony and will accept MPI's Global Paragon Award on behalf of SUGI. She will be joined onstage by current Chair Paul Grant For National Basketball Association player, see . Paul Grant (26 June, 1943 - November 23, 2003, was a British bodybuilder. He was born as a twin in Wales in 1943. He left school at 16 and began working with his own bread delivery business whilst training with weights to of Private Healthcare Systems Inc., of Waltham, Mass. "SUGI is a unique conference experience, being both user- and vendor-driven," said Ms. Howard, who works in multimedia strategy and engineering at MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. . "Consequently, the scope exceeds expectations and the appeal is very broad. Managers and executives also appreciate the business perspective on issues applicable to all industries - the strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , executive decision making in the face of all the emerging and advanced technologies currently available for information delivery. "SAS users are the best advocates of the SAS System (1) Originally called the "Statistical Analysis System," it is an integrated set of data management and decision support tools from SAS that runs on platforms from PCs to mainframes. ," Howard added. "You can see that in the level of participation and energy generated at the SUGI conferences. That enthusiasm is fueled by new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. given and received, opportunities to teach and to learn. The creativity and excitement is contagious and has important implications to your job 'back home.'" SUGI attendees rely on the conference to network and interact with users facing the same challenges. "A different perspective and a heated discussion can really open up the possibilities in approaching specific information delivery tasks and systems development," Howard noted. "Because of all the informative presentations packed into this three-day users group conference, attending SUGI is the best way I know of to maximize your training dollar," Grant said. "The annual SUGI conference provides SAS users in diverse business and research environments a unique opportunity to meet and exchange ideas with other SAS software users from around the world. Most of the leading SAS programmers attend this conference each year. Attendees can see how they use SAS software, pick up tips and techniques from the experts on how to use it more effectively, and learn about the new features of the SAS System from SAS Institute SAS Institute Inc., headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, USA, has been a major producer of software since it was founded in 1976 by Anthony Barr, James Goodnight, John Sall and Jane Helwig. developers." The 21st annual meeting of SAS software users will be held at the Chicago Hilton and Towers. Nearly 3,000 SAS software users from around the world will present papers, attend presentations and tutorials by SAS Institute staff, view demonstrations, and participate in roundtable forums and birds-of-a-feather (special interest) sessions. A major focus of their attention will be SAS Institute's development priorities and technology directions. The Global Paragon award, sponsored by Opryland Hotel, supports MPI's goals of fostering professionalism and promoting meetings as a way to help groups meet goals. For the 1995 award, 37 entrants were rated on such things as how well they met goals and handled logistics. SUGI and Kinko's, Inc. shared the top prize. SUGI is a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. of users of the SAS Institute's software products: the SAS System, SYSTEM 2000(r) Data Management Software, the Institute's C compiler products and JMP JMP Jump JMP Java Memory Profiler JMP Joint Manpower Program JMP Joint Management Plan JMP Joint Marketing Program JMP JCL Manipulation Program JMP Joint Mission Planning (US DoD) JMP Joint Military Program software. Now in its 20th anniversary year, SAS Institute is among the world's 10 largest independent software companies. SAS Institute's flagship product, the SAS System, is an integrated suite of information delivery software for business decision making. For more information, contact SUGI Registration at SAS Institute Inc., SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513. Telephone: (919) 677-8000. SAS is a registered trademark of SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA All other tradenames referenced are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: SAS Institute Inc., Cary Beverly Brown or Les Hamashima, 919/677-8000 (Editorial) or The Weber Group Patty Williams or Kathy Keating, 617/661-7900 |
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