SPES had a fantastic year of representation at JSM, sponsoring five invited, two topic-contributed, and four contributed paper sessions, as well as one contributed poster session. Jonathan Hobbs of Jet Propulsion Laboratory was also honored with the Outstanding Presentation Award for the SPES topic-contributed paper.
Section News
JSM 2016 Busy for Statistical Education Section
The Statistical Education Section had a productive JSM 2016, sponsoring or co-sponsoring six invited panels/sessions, seven topic-contributed panels/sessions, eight contributed paper sessions, one traditional poster session, one speed poster session, and 11 roundtables. They also had six members named as new ASA fellows.
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science News from JSM 2016
The Section on Bayesian Statistical Science was active at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Chicago, Illinois, sponsoring eight invited, 10 topic-contributed, and 14 contributed sessions.
Applications Invited for SIE Best Paper Awards
The Statistics in Epidemiology Section of the ASA invites applications for best paper awards from young investigators who will present their papers at JSM 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Graduate Students Increase Awareness of Statistics as a Career
Graduate students from the University of Arizona carried out an outreach project to increase awareness of education and careers in statistics among under-represented students in upper-level math classes in southern Arizona high schools.
Biometrics Section Annual Meeting Notes
The Biometrics Section held its annual business meeting at JSM 2016 in Chicago, Illinois, where they also sponsored six invited sessions (four allocated and two competition), 14 topic-contributed sessions, and 27 contributed sessions.
Biopharmaceutical Section Mentoring Program
Finding a mentor has its challenges and, keeping that in mind, the Biopharmaceutical Section initiated a mentoring program to facilitate networking opportunities and support the professional development of its members.
Registration and Abstract Submission Open for Seasonal Adjustment Practitioners Workshop
The latest news from the ASA’s Government Statistics Section, including information about the Seasonal Adjustment Practitioner’s Workshop (SAPW 2016) on November 4 in Washington, DC.
SPES Funds Available for College and University Speakers
The latest news from the ASA’s Section on Physical & Engineering Sciences, including information about funds available through its Marquardt Industrial Speakers Program.
Benefits of ASA Section Membership
With such a broad and diverse field as statistics is, each ASA section provides a “home” for statisticians to grow, network, and get involved—and every section is different!