JSM 2022 Late-Breaking Session Proposals Due April 15

Ming-Hui Chen, JSM 2022 Program Chair

The JSM Program Committee members began scientific program planning in July 2021. By now, most technical sessions for JSM 2022 have been organized; however, there is still an opportunity to organize one of two late-breaking sessions, which focus on emerging developments of our discipline and are likely to attract a large audience.

A late-breaking session addresses one or more technical, scientific, or policy-related topics that have arisen in the one-year period prior to JSM. These are hot statistical issues and/or pressing contemporary issues in statistical data science.

The competition for late-breaking sessions is open to any member or organization of a partner society. The proposals will be judged on statistical and scientific quality, novelty and timeliness of material, potential audience appeal, and completeness.

Recent Late-Breaking Sessions

Below are late-breaking sessions in recent years to give you an idea of the type of sessions being selected:

• Human Trafficking Analytics in the Age of COVID-19 (2021)
• Business Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic (2021)
• A Conversation About COVID-19 with Statistical Epidemiologists (2020)
• Highlights from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Roundtable on Data Science Postsecondary Education (2020)
• The Statistics of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery (2020)
• Statistics at a Crossroads: Who Is for the Challenge? (2019)
• Addressing Sexual Misconduct in the Statistics Community (2018)
• Statistical Issues in Application of Machine Learning to High-Stakes Decisions (2018)
• National Governments, Coerced Narratives, Creative Language, and Alternative Fact (2017)
• Hindsight Is 20/20 and for 2020: Lessons from 2016 Elections (2017)
• Invest in What Works: First Steps Toward Establishing Evidence-Based Policymaking Clearinghouse (2016)

Submitting a Proposal

Submit late-breaking session proposals to the JSM 2022 program chair, Ming-Hui Chen, by email, with a copy to the ASA Meetings Department from February 6 through April 15. The proposal should include the following information:

• The session description, including title, summary of statistical and scientific content, explanation of its timeliness, significance, and comments about its intended target audience
• The format of the session (e.g., a chair and four panelists; a chair, three speakers, and discussant; or a chair, two speakers, and two discussants)
• The names, affiliations, and contact information for the session organizer, chair, and all participants (speakers, panelists, and discussants, if appropriate)
• A title for each presentation, if appropriate to the format
• Links to relevant technical or news reports, if appropriate

Organizers must ensure presenters agree to participate before submitting a proposal. For practical reasons, late-breaking sessions do not count against the JSM “one main presentation” rule.