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Section News
Survey Research Methods Section Recaps 2019
SRMS conducted its periodic review of the SRMS charter and is working to provide members with multiple opportunities, including an array of webinars throughout the year and pertinent invited and topic-contributed sessions at the Joint Statistical Meetings.
Government Statistics Section–Sponsored Workshop Attracts International Audience
From around the world came 150 people to participate in the Seasonal Adjustment Practitioners Workshop at the Bureau of Labor Statistics in November of 2019.
SDNS Speaker Travels to West Point
As part of the section’s speaker program, Laura Freeman traveled to the United States Military Academy at West Point to brief staff and faculty on statistical methods in test and evaluation within the Department of Defense.
SPES Offers Opportunity to Advance Ideas
SPES is pivoting toward modern methods in learning and high-performance computing in statistical methodology, with diverse applications throughout the applied sciences.
TSHS Accepting Nominations for Two Awards
The Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences Section is accepting nominations for the Young Investigators Award and the Outstanding Teaching Award.
GSS Mentoring Roundtable Brings Positive Feedback
The Government Statistics Section hosted a mentoring roundtable at JSM 2019 to encourage diverse participation and engage young professionals and students.
Outgoing Chair Addresses Future of Physical and Engineering Sciences
Byran Smucker, 2019 SPES outgoing chair, talks about the future of the section.
Survey Research Methods Officers Report on Year
Survey Research Section members look at reviewing the section’s charter, award longtime service members, and celebrate student travel award winners.
Three Sections Unite to Sponsor Competition, Provide Travel Awards
Winners will present their papers at a topic-contributed session during the 2020 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.