During 2015, the Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Section will offer the Distinguished Achievement Award, Young Investigator Award, Outstanding Teaching Award, and Best Contributed Paper Award.
Section News
Message from the Outgoing Chair
A message from the 2014 chair of the Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences , Liz Schiferl, outlines the past year’s activities.
Student Paper Competition, John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award Competitions Announced
The Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics sections of the ASA are co-sponsoring a student paper competition on the topics of statistical computing and statistical graphics.
Biometrics Business Meeting Covers Much Ground
The Biometrics Section held its annual business committee meeting at JSM 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. Read on to find out what the section has accomplished this year.
Applications Sought for Travel Award
The Survey Research Methods Section offers a student travel award for students in any terminal degree program in statistics, survey methodology, or allied survey research disciplines.
Statistical Education Section Has Productive JSM
The Statistical Education Section had a very productive JSM 2014 under Program Chair Ming-Wen An, sponsoring or co-sponsoring six invited panels/sessions, seven topic-contributed panels/sessions, eight contributed paper sessions, one poster session, and 13 roundtables. Erin Blankenship will chair the section’s 2015 JSM program.
Q&P Section Members Elected Fellow
The following members of the ASA Quality and Productivity Section were elected Fellow this year: Martha Gardner, Timothy Robinson, Stefan Steiner, and David Trindade.
SPES Seeks Interest in Speaker Program
The Industrial Speakers Program was established by SPES in the early 1990s to coordinate visits by experienced statisticians to universities and colleges across the country. SPES approves up to six speaker visits per year and can reimburse the host institution up to $500 for the speaker’s travel expenses.
Statistics in Epidemiology Section Young Investigator Award
The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) invites applications from young investigators who will present their papers at JSM 2015 in Seattle, Washington.
Fall Technical Conference Draws Near
Members of the Quality and Productivity Section (Q&P) invite you to attend this year’s Fall Technical Conference in Richmond, Virginia, from October 2–3.