NJSUG & PhilaSUG JointIn-Person Meeting 2026
Join the regional SAS and life sciences community for a day of learning, connection, and shared expertise in Princeton, New Jersey.
Event date: Friday, October 9, 2026
Location: Princeton, NJ
Joint In-Person Meeting
One regional community, together for a day of learning
NJSUG and PhilaSUG are bringing SAS programmers, statisticians, data scientists, clinical programmers, and analytics professionals together in Princeton for practical presentations, new ideas, and meaningful professional connections.
Come to learn from regional peers, explore developments in SAS and analytics, and share experiences with colleagues from across New Jersey, Philadelphia, and the surrounding life sciences community.
Location
NJHA Conference and Event Center
760 Alexander Rd, Princeton, NJ 08543
Event Agenda
Friday, October 9, 2026
A full day of presentations, discussion, and networking with the NJSUG and PhilaSUG communities.
Breakfast
Opening
Keynote from SAS — Working with the SAS® Extension for SAS® Visual Studio Code
Rob Collum (SAS)
YAMAA: a language-agnostic YAML schema to map and derive CDISC data from ODM to SDTM and ADaM
Yilong Zhang (New York University)
Break
Loading SAS Datasets from CSV Without Truncation
Cara Cuiule (Wharton Research Data Services, The Wharton School)
A demonstration of ProcClinSafe®, a SAS based Safety Surveillance Reporting Software
Charles E. B. Jones, PhD (Pi Epsilon Statistical Consulting, LLC)
Lunch Break
Panel Discussion: Innovation and Technology Strategy for Statistical Programming
- Ryan Yu — Director, Head of Scientific Computing Technology (Regeneron)
- Changhong Shi — Executive Director, Statistical Programming (Merck)
- Sangeeta Bhattacharya — Senior Director, Clinical & Statistical Programming; Head, Immunology & Medical Affairs (Johnson & Johnson)
- Matthew Cohen — Director of Technical Services (Wharton Research Data Services, University of Pennsylvania)
- Moderator: Krutika Parvatikar — Senior Statistical Programming Scientist (Merck)
Break
SAS® Programming Techniques for Efficiency and Code Optimization
Jay Iyengar (Data Systems Consultants LLC)
SKILL.md + SAS: Turning Clinical Programming SOPs into Executable AI Workflows
Kevin Lee (Clinvia)
Closing and Pictures
Attendee Registration
Register by Friday, September 18, 2026
Attendance is free, but advance registration is mandatory for every attendee. Join SAS programmers, statisticians, data scientists, clinical programmers, and analytics professionals for a day of learning, collaboration, and networking.
Why Attend
Hear practical presentations from industry experts
Explore current SAS technologies, AI, automation, and analytics
Exchange ideas with peers from across the region
Build connections within the New Jersey and Philadelphia SAS communities
Join Us in Princeton
Register for the joint NJSUG and PhilaSUG meeting.
Review the agenda, register to attend, or contact NJSUG with questions about the upcoming joint meeting.