Kristen Olson
At the Joint Statistical Meetings this year, the Survey Research Methods Section is sponsoring the following sessions on integrating AI and machine learning into the survey life cycle; training survey statisticians and researchers; and examining innovations in sample design, data collection, small area estimation, and data integration:
Sunday, August 2
(Invited) Survey Research and Education in the Age of AI
(Contributed) Sample Design Innovations and Approaches
Monday, August 3
(Invited) Advances in AI and Machine Learning for Official Statistics and Survey Methodology
(Contributed) Sampling, Weighting, Missing Data, and Variance Estimation
(Contributed) Data Collection, Field Effort, Screening, and Survey Costs
Tuesday, August 4
(Invited) Best Practices for Leveraging Nonprobability Samples
(Contributed) Small Area Estimation, Bayesian Estimation, and Multilevel Models
(Contributed) AI, LLMs, Machine Learning, and Survey Research
(Contributed) Integrating Surveys and Alternative Data Sources Throughout the Data Life Cycle
Wednesday, August 5
(Invited) Strategies in Creating Community Area Estimates in Health Surveys
(Contributed) Data Integration, Disclosure Limitation, and Combined Data Approaches
(Contributed) SRMS/SSS/GSS Student Paper Competition Winners
(Contributed) Data Quality, Measurement Error, and Questionnaire Design
Thursday, August 6
(Invited) Survey Research at the Crossroads: Novel Pathways to Better Data Science
(Contributed) Innovations in Analysis of Complex Survey Data
(Contributed) Multiscale Data Integration Techniques for Official Statistics and Health

Will there be a business meeting Wednesday evening at the JSM?
Hi Phillip, There is a joint mixer, Monday August 3 https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2026/onlineprogram/session.cfm?id=8725 I do not see a business meeting listed in the program.