Cynthia R. Long, Section Publications Officer
This year’s Joint Statistical Meetings will take place from July 31 to August 5 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and the Statistical Consulting Section has put together an interesting and timely program that includes an invited panel and paper, topic-contributed panel and paper, and contributed paper and oral poster sessions.
The invited panel session, Improving the Dialogue Between the Consulting Statisticians and Nonstatisticians in the Case of Nonstandard Applications, is on August 1. Invited paper sessions include Why I Took the Red Pill: Four Consulting Statisticians Discuss Making a Difference in the Real World on August 2 and Statistics and Development of Personalized Medicines on August 4. The section is also cosponsoring the invited paper session Experiences of Statistical Consulting in Lawsuits on August 4.
The topic-contributed panel session, Statistics in the Community, is on August 1, and the topic-contributed paper session, Consulting for Translational Research: Emerging Issues and Recommendations, is on August 3.
The contributed paper session, Topics in Statistical Consulting, will take place on August 2, and the contributed poster session is slated for August 3.
The section also organized three A.M. and three P.M. roundtable discussions that still have spots open.
Join section members on August 3 during the business meeting and mixer for good food, drink, and mingling. The short business meeting following the mixer will include an introduction of section officers, the financial report, and JSM program reports. There also will be door prizes.
Visit the online program for up-to-date session times and locations.
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