HUGS: the Houston Users
Group for SASŪ
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Summary
HUGS has been linking together members of the SAS User Community in the Houston area for over a decade. We sponsor meetings to review topics of interest to the local users, and offer a forum for sharing information between companies and people in the local network.
The SAS System for enterprise-wide information delivery is a modular, integrated, and hardware independent system of software for data access, management, analysis, and presentation. The base product is a 4th generation programming language (4GL) with a broad suite of powerful procedures. And the macro & application facilities can be used to generate user interfaces for reusable programs.
Officers
HUGS is a volunteer organization, and we thank the following officers for graciously providing their services:
PresidentTom Taylor, Consultant Paladian Analysis & Consulting, LLC 4611 Montrose, Suite 205 Houston, Texas 77006 713/526-6727 TTaylor@Palladian-llc.com |
Vendor LiaisonJohn Bell, District Manager SAS Institute, Inc. 5333 Westheimer, Suite 700 Houston, Texas 77056 713/964-2619 SasJKB@unx.sas.com |
Vice President - ProgramKevin Davidson, Ph.D. FSD Data Services, Inc. 2020 Southwest Freeway, Suite 206 Houston, TX 77098 713/942-8436 KevinD@fsddatasvc.com |
Vice President - HistoryRich Priem, Software Engineer The Priemere Consulting Group 403 Sandy Bluff, Suite 201-A Houston, Texas 77079-2446 281/493-6312 Rich@Priemere.com |
Past President (1995-96)Conrad Reynolds, Sr. Systems Analyst Exxon Chemical Americas 6526 Wynwood Lane Houston, Texas 77008 713/425-2877 |
Past President (1992-95)Tom Mannigel, Consultant Insyst, Inc. 1447 Bering Drive Houston, Texas 77057 713/789-1225 TMannigel@aol.com |
Past President (1990-92)Mansukh Vaghela, Sr. Systems Analyst Houston Lighting & Power Company |
Past President (1989-90)? Houston Lighting & Power Company |
Meetings
Meetings are held roughly quarterly, whenever we get up the energy and resources to put together a program. Our greatest difficulty is finding willing and able speakers to prepare a presentation for our group. If you have a subject which is near and dear to your heart, and are willing to spend some time preparing and presenting - please let us know. We will put you on the agenda for a meeting in the near future.
The Vendor : SAS Institute, Inc. 
SAS Institute is a privately held corporation in business since 1976. After more than twenty consecutive years of double-digit growth, and an annual revenue in the neighborhood of half a billion dollars, they now rank among the top ten vendors in the software market. With products installed at more than 27,000 sites in 119 countries, and some 3200 employees world-wide, they are a vital force in the information industry! And with an industry leading investment of more than 30% of revenue to R&D, their commitment to providing leading edge technology is unquestioned.
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Other User Group information of interest includes:
 | SC-SUG: The South-Central SAS User's Group (Texas & surrounding states) holds an annual convention every fall. Initiated in 1990, participation in the two-day conference averages between 200-300 attendees each year. |
| SUGI: The SAS Users Group International holds an annual convention every spring. Initiated in 1974, participation in the three-day conference includes several thousand enthusiastic attendees each year. |
| SAS/QP: The SAS Quality Partner program includes more than a hundred tested and certified consultants world-wide who are available to provide support and services. |