The Biometrics Section lists the David P. Byar Young Investigator Award winners and JSM 2010 program highlights.
Biometrics
Section Offers Exciting JSM 2010 Program
The Biometrics Section will sponsor invited sessions at JSM 2010 spanning a range of topics in biostatistics.
Meetings, Courses Keep Biometrics Section Busy
Here are some of the activities the ASA Biometrics Section has planned for the upcoming Joint Statistical Meetings in August.
Section Gears Up for 2010 JSM
The Biometrics Section is proud to sponsor one continuing education course and four invited sessions at this year’s Joint Statistical Meetings.
JSM Session Chairs Needed
Get more involved in JSM, volunteer to chair a session.
Section Welcomes New Officers
The ASA Biometrics Section introduces this year’s new officers.
Strategic Initiatives Grant Opportunity Available
The Biometrics Section is partnering with the Eastern North American Region of the International Biometric Society to fund three or four applications for projects that raise awareness of the biostatistics profession among high-school and college students. Of particular interest are projects encouraging students to pursue advanced training in biostatistics.
Section Gears Up for JSM 2010
The Biometrics Section is looking for abstract submissions for contributed and topic-contributed papers to be presented during JSM 2010, as well as nominations for the David P. Byar Young Investigator Award.
Section Readies for Spring Meeting, JSM
The Biometrics Section looks forward to strong representation at the ENAR Spring Meeting. Additionally, section leadership readies for JSM 2010 by calling for session organizers and award applications.
Business Meeting Covers Much Ground
The Biometrics Section recently held its annual business committee meeting during JSM in Washington, DC. Dan Heitjan, 2009 section chair, welcomed members and guests and introduced Steve Pierson, the ASA’s director of science policy. Pierson described efforts to develop a series of one-page documents for policymakers called “Statistical Significance” that underscore significant contributions statisticians have made in key areas such as health care, economic productivity, and national security. Pierson said he views his role, in part, as educating the ASA membership about ways to influence science policy and invited suggestions for ASA science policy action from section members.