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Highlights

Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort

Opening Night

Greeting attendees

Opening Night

Jim Davis took “talking to myself” to a whole new level!

Conference Themes

Big Data

High Performance Analytics

Visual Analytics Designer

Opening Night - Entertainment

Peabo Bryson 1992 Grammy award winner

“Beauty and the Beast”

Rhythm Extreme Light and drumming

performance

Cheryl &

Peabo!

Opening Night - Afterparty

Great food & great

company at the

Opening Night Mixer.

And a very colourful

performer on stilts!

Monday Morning Keynote

JOE THEISMANN Entrepreneur and former quarterback

for the Washington Redskins

“Game Plan for Success”

Real flowers in the washrooms!

Fantastic!

Monday Lunchtime Presentation

JOHN SALL Co-founder and Executive Vice

President, SAS

“Why SAS is an Institute”

Lots of cool presentations on Monday

Monday Night – SAS Canada Night Out

Imagine pictures of SAUVe and VanSUG

members having a good time

(‘cause I forgot to take pics!).

Tuesday Lunchtime Presentation

ANTHONY PEREZ Director of Business Strategy,

Orlando Magic

“SAS Brings Analytics Center

Court with the Orlando Magic”

More cool presentations on Tuesday

Wednesday Closing Keynote

CHRIS HEMEDINGER Principal Technical Architect, SAS

“You Don't Have to Go Home...

but You Can't Stay Here”

2012 SAS Global Forum - Close

Until next year!

2013 SAS Global Forum

San Francisco!