The Biometrics Section will sponsor four Continuing Education courses and six invited sessions at the 2012 Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California.
Section News
SRMS Webinar, JSM Highlights Announced
SRMS’ publications officer announces a webinar, “Practical Tools for Nonresponse Bias Analysis,” by Kristen Olson of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Jill Montaquila of Westat that will take place April 24 and provides an overview of the roundtables and Continuing Education course the section will offer at JSM 2012.
Q&P Announces 2012 Conference Offerings
Q&P announces offerings for the Quality and Productivity Research Conference, JSM 2012, and Fall Technical Conference.
A Transition Letter from Outgoing, Incoming Chairs
As 2011 has drawn to a close and 2012 begins, the outgoing and incoming Biopharmacuetical Section chairs have decided to shake things up a bit by starting a new ‘tradition’—a jointly authored transition letter. Not only will they recognize some with a well-deserved thank you, but they also will look ahead to new faces and efforts taking shape for 2012.
Leamer to Speak at Economic Outlook Luncheon
The ASA Business and Economic Statistics Section is pleased to announce that Edward Leamer will speak at the Economic Outlook Luncheon during the Joint Statistical Meetings in San Diego, California, on July 31.
ENVR Announces Distinguished Achievement Medal, Young Investigator Award
The ASA Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR) is seeking nominations for the 2012 ENVR Distinguished Achievement Medal and the 2012 ENVR Young Investigator Award. Both are given in recognition of outstanding contributions to the development of methods, issues, concepts, applications, and initiatives in environmental statistics.
Biometrics Welcomes New Officers, Seeks Volunteers and Proposals
The Biometrics Section begins 2012 with an introduction to this year’s executive committee.
Biopharmaceutical Section Sponsors 35th MBSW
The Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop (MBSW) will be hosted by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, from May 21–23 for the 35th consecutive year. MBSW was created to meet the needs of U.S. pharmaceutical industry statisticians in the Midwest, but continues to welcome attendees from across the country and around the world.
Call for Late-Breaking Sessions, Newsletter Readers
Proposals for JSM late-breaking sessions should be submitted by April 13. Also, the section’s newsletter editors give 10 reasons why everyone should read the SRMS newsletter.
ENVR Plans Short Course for JSM 2012
The Statistics and the Environment Section announces a short course, Introduction to Analysis of Extremes: Univariate and Multivariate Cases.