Program Goals:

• Speaker sharing is one of the many ways SESUG and SAS support local SAS user groups.
• SESUG and SAS will co-sponsor and provide SAS user groups in the SouthEast a yearly presentation selected from our list of topics and delivered by our SESUG EC featured speakers.  Speaker Travel Costs are fully paid by SESUG and SAS.

Program Specifics:

• Local and in-house SAS user groups in the SESUG region (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Washington DC, Puerto Rico) are eligible to participate.
• Sponsorship is limited to one speaker each calendar year.  Speakers do facilitate requests to provide more than one presentation at a User Group Meeting.
• SESUG fulfills local SAS user group requests for speakers based upon speaker availability and reasonable travel costs.
• In support of the SESUG Speaker Sharing Program, SAS provides matching funds to assist SESUG in maximizing the effectiveness and coverage of the Speaker Sharing Program.

Requesting a Speaker:

• Please plan as far in advance as possible so that SESUG can accommodate your request.
• After reviewing the available topics, speakers, and speaker bios at www.sesug.org, select your “top three choices” of speakers, and email your request to Bob Bolen. Please include:
  
  
  • Desired date / time / location of meeting
  • User Group name and contact information
  • Three preferred speakers, and the presentation titles of interest.
  
  
• SESUG will review your request and, if fulfilled, SESUG will provide you with confirmation of:
  
  
  • Speaker / title(s)
  • Dates
  • Travel arrangements.
  
  
• NOTE: Requests are fulfilled based on speaker availability and reasonable travel expenses.