Edited by Songthip Ounpraseuth, Biometrics Section Publications Officer
The Biometrics Section is pleased to sponsor two continuing education (CE) courses and six invited sessions during JSM 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida. The titles, instructors, and organizers are given below:
CE Courses
- Mixed Effects Models
Instructor: Charles McCulloch, University of California at San Francisco - Semiparametric Theory and Missing Data
Instructor: Butch Tsiatis, North Carolina State University
Invited Sessions
- Classification in the Real World: The Development of Practical Predictions from High-Dimensional Markers
Organizer: Karen Bandeen-Roche, The Johns Hopkins University - New Advances in Censored Data Analysis
Organizer: Lu Tian, Stanford University - Statistical Methods for Risk Prediction Using High-Throughput Genomic Data
Organizer: Xihong Lin, Harvard University - Recent Advances in Statistical Genomics
Organizer: Hongyu Zhao, Yale University - Innovative Applications of Non- or Semiparametric Methods in the Fields of Biology and Medicines
Organizer: Naisyin Wang, University of Michigan - New Developments in Sufficient Dimension Reduction
Organizer: Xiangrong Yin, University of Georgia
The Biometrics Section thanks Annie Qu, our JSM continuing education chair, and Tianxi Cai, our JSM program chair, for their wonderful job in organizing these courses and sessions. Check the online program for updates on locations and times.
Mixer and Business Meeting
Please join us August 1 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for the Biometrics Section mixer and business meeting during JSM. It is an excellent networking opportunity, and the mixer is open to all JSM attendees. The 2011 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award and section travel awards will be presented.
ENAR 2012
It is time to think about invited sessions for ENAR 2012, which will be held April 1–4 in Washington, DC. Anyone interested in organizing an invited session or who has ideas for one should contact 2011 program chair, Jason Fine, at jfine@bios.unc.edu.
A typical session consists of three 30-minute talks followed by a 30‑minute discussion or four 30-minute talks. June 11 is the deadline for proposals. It is best if you have a well-defined topic and commitments from participants by June 11. The more detailed the proposal, the better the chances it will be selected during this highly competitive process.
JSM 2012
It’s also time to start thinking about invited sessions for next year’s Joint Statistical Meetings, which will be held July 28 to August 2 in San Diego, California. Anyone interested in organizing an invited session or who has ideas for one should contact 2011 program chair, Tianxi Cai, at tcai@hsph.harvard.edu.
A typical invited session consists of three 30-minute talks followed by a 10-minute invited discussion and 10 minutes of floor discussion. However, other formats are possible. The 2011 program is a good source for examples. Remember, the most mature ideas will have an advantage in competing for the limited number of slots, so it’s best to have your ideas in final form by the middle of June. The Biometrics Section will have at least four invited sessions, but if we generate enough good ideas, we will be able to compete for additional slots.
Please also submit ideas for short courses to Qu at anniequ@illinois.edu.
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