The Joint Statistical Meetings provide a unique opportunity for members of our profession to come together each year and share their scientific ideas. This year’s JSM is special, with the theme being “Celebrating the International Year of Statistics.” Members of the JSM program committee have put together an outstanding program consisting of 183 invited, 196 topic-contributed, and 230 contributed sessions. Bhramar Mukherjee, JSM 2013 Program Chair, discusses some of the new initiatives and highlights on tap for this year.
Views and information from the writers of the Amstat News columns: Master’s Notebook, Science Policy, and Funding Opportunities
Here are the highlights of the May issue of the ASA journal Technometrics.
As part of its continuing efforts to keep members informed about the activities of the American Statistical Association, a set of informational slides was developed and is available for download.
More than 150 undergraduate mathematics and statistics majors, together with more than 75 of their faculty mentors, met in Phoenix, Arizona, November 2–4 to learn about graduate school opportunities in the mathematical sciences.
This month’s member spotlight is on Marcia Levenstein, vice president of statistics at Pfizer.
The Quality and Productivity section of the ASA has put together an exciting program for the Joint Statistical Meetings this year.
The ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment is sponsoring six topic-contributed sessions at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings. Read on to find out which ones not to miss.
Wendy Martinez and Alyson Wilson discuss the many Army funding opportunities available from the Army Research Office for statisticians and researchers from academia and industry.
News and information about members of the ASA highlighted in the May issue. For a complete listing of news and information about members of the ASA, click here.
ASA members, K–16 teachers, and students involved in education—undergraduate or graduate—are invited to write a STEW lesson plan that incorporates data from the Census at School website.
Do you plan a more in-depth visit of the Province of Québec? There is much to be seen and done within a few hours of Montréal. Read about a few of them here.
The American Statistical Association and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are calling on universities and school administrators across the country to provide high-quality training and professional-development opportunities that will help prepare future and current teachers to lead classes on statistics.
The Biometrics Section will sponsor six short courses and six invited sessions during the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings in Montréal. Read on to find out which you should sign up for.
The third biennial Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference will be at Villanova University in Villanova, Pennsylvania, from October 15–17.
A limited number of presentation abstracts submitted between May 14 and June 25 will be accepted for the 2014 Conference on Statistical Practice, to be held in Tampa, Florida, from February 20–22.
In light of the International Year of Statistics (Statistics 2013), the University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences recognized the important role of biostatisticians in promoting better health, as faculty and students celebrated National Public Health Week April 1–7.
The Special Interest Group for Medical Devices and Diagnostics encourages interested ASA members to support the formation of a new section for medical and diagnostic devices.
The third biennial Nonclinical Biostatistics Conference will take place from October 15–17. The conference was created to provide a venue for technical presentations, professional growth, and recognition for those statisticians engaged in nonclinical statistics.
Ron Wasserstein and Christy Chuang-Stein discuss the progress of plans for the ASA’s 175th anniversary.
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation are accepting nominations for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring.
The Survey Research Methods Section will sponsor five roundtables and one Continuing Education course at the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings.
Whether visiting Montréal for business or pleasure, you will find amazing sights and attractions with wonderful events and entertainment.
This is a listing of ASA members who have recently passed away. For a complete listing of the most recent members’ obituaries, click here.
The Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences is looking for door prize donations for its JSM mixer. It also announces an FTC short course taught by John Cornell and Greg Piepel.
The newest journal from the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, SIAM/ASA Journal on Uncertainty Quantification (JUQ), launched recently with its first seven papers publishing online to Volume 1.
The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology will sponsor the short course “Causal Inference and Its Application in Health Sciences” at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
ASA President Marie Davidian interviews the ASA’s public relations coordinator Jeffrey Myers.
This year, the ASA Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences will sponsor four roundtables. Read on to find out what’s planned.
The 36th Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop with the theme “Sharing Statistical Solutions,” will be held at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, May 20–22 at the alumni center.
A proposal to establish a statistics curriculum within the chemistry departments of U.S.-based colleges and universities to address the specific needs of chemistry majors has drawn the attention of the American Statistical Association.
