Please note the following important dates:

November, 2008 - 'Early-bird' registration & abstract submission opens

January 31, 2009 - midnight GMT - Deadline for the submisison of bids for SAS-2012 or SAS-2015

March 01, 2009 - midnight GMT - Deadline for the submission of abstracts

May 02, 2009 - 5am GMT - EXTENDED Deadline for the submission of abstracts

May 02, 2009 - 5am GMT - EXTENDED 'Early-bird' registration closes; Standard registration opens

May 30, 2009 - midnight EST - Deadline for the submission of award nominations

June 19, 2009 - midday EST - Standard registration closes

August 3, 2009 - Website for submission of papers to the Proceedings opens

August 7, 2009 - Deadline for payment of outstanding registration fees: after this date delegates who have not paid will be de-registered, possibly without further notice

September 13, 2009 - SAS-2009 begins

September 18, 2009 - SAS-2009 ends

December 23, 2009 - midday GMT - Deadline for the submission of papers to the Proceedings

Autumn, 2010 - Proceedings published