The Section on Quality and Productivity has an exciting line-up of contributed and topic-contributed sessions scheduled for the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach.
Section News
Engaging Program Planned for JSM
The Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts’ program includes presentations and discussions focusing on R and SAS programming, Bayesian methodology, and CDISC, along with a variety of other topics of interest to statistical programmers.
SRMS Announces JSM 2011 Sponsored Sessions
The ASA Survey Research Methods Section will sponsor or cosponsor more than 50 sessions at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach, Florida.
Q&P Describes Invited and Topic-Contributed Sessions, Roundtables
The Q&P Section has organized one invited paper session, three topic-contributed panel sessions, and five roundtables. Read about the highlights of each.
May Issue of SBR: A Festschrift for Gary Koch
Steven Snapinn, Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research editor, shares the highlights of the special May issue, which include the festschrift celebration for professor Gary Grove Koch.
JSM Short Courses, Other Meetings Opportunities Announced
The Biometrics Section will sponsor two short courses during JSM 2011. The section also is looking for ideas for JSM 2012 and ENAR 2012.
SRMS Plans Four Roundtables for JSM 2011
The ASA SRMS will sponsor four P.M. roundtables at JSM 2011 in Miami Beach, Florida.
‘Personalized Medicine’ Featured at JSM, AAAS Annual Meetings
As representative from the ASA to AAAS in biological sciences, ASA life member Turkan Gardenier organized “Evolutionary Personalized Medicine,” a symposium assigned to the Human Biology and Health track of the 2011 Annual Meetings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, held in Washington, DC, in February. A follow-up will be held on August 3 in Miami Beach, Florida, with the panel titled “Personalized Medicine and Convergence: Prospects for Statisticians.”
Student Paper Competition Winners, JSM Program Announced
The winners of this year’s student paper competition are Matthias Katzfuss from The Ohio State University and Ephraim Hanks from Colorado State University.
SRMS Seeks Travel Award Applicants, Schedules New Webinar
SRMS is offering a student travel award for doctoral students studying statistics, survey methodology, or allied disciplines to help offset the cost of attending the Joint Statistical Meetings. Applications are due April 15. Also, a new webinar sponsored by the section and American Association for Public Opinion Research is scheduled for April.