SAS Global Forum 2009
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[edit] Conference Updates (November)
Registration and Housing Now Open! Take a moment to register at Conference Home Page. Take advantage of the money saving registration packages available this year.
New this year on the Conference Home Page is the opportunity to speak to a representative through on-line chat. If you have a question, don't hesitate to ask. This is a wonderful addition to the website and registration process.
Please plan on joining your fellow SAS professionals and choose from over 300 papers and presentations, workshops, panel discussions and demonstrations.
You should be receiving the Preview informational materials about SAS Global Forum 2009 this week. As this year's Conference Chair, I think you will be pleased with the Conference Offerings. Everyone involved has been working to provide the attendees with an unforgettable value packed educational and networking opportunity.
Don't wait, start making your plans and join us in Washington, DC on March 22-25, 2009!
Lori Griffin
Quintiles
Conference Chair
SAS Global Forum 2009
[edit] Volunteers
SAS Global Forum is organized and run by volunteers. Read about how you can Volunteer for SAS Global Forum, and become part of the conference.
The call for volunteers will open shortly.
[edit] Site
The conference will be held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, a just-opened (early 2008) facility which is the anchor for the equally new National Harbor development just outside Washington DC. Both National Harbor and the Gaylord have received considerable attention in the local media, for two reasons:
- They are both really, really big.
- National Harbor is located in a part of metropolitan Washington which had previously seen little major development, and virtually no upscale development.
Feature Story about the Gaylord, by Hank Stuever of the Washington Post
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[edit] Tips from Locals
Thoughts about lodging, from Mike Rhoads
Howard Schreier checked out public transportation
Parking tip: All-day parking at the Gaylord is $19 (at least for non-guests). At other National Harbor garages, off the Gaylord property, it's just $10. Two of these garages are very close to the Gaylord. The St. George Garage is across the plaza from the Gaylord front entrance. The Mariner Garage is behind the Residence Inn.
