The Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics sections are cosponsoring a student paper competition on the topics of statistical computing and statistical graphics. The selected winners will present their papers in a topic-contributed session at JSM 2011 in Miami, Florida.
Section News
Entries Sought for Chambers Award
The Statistical Computing Section announces the competition for the John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award, an annual prize for statistical software written by an undergraduate or graduate student.
Section Highlights JSM 2010, Looks Ahead
JSM 2010 was full of events and successes for the section. Read about their sponsored rountables and invited, contributed, and topic-contributed sessions. Also, find out what was discussed at the executive committee meeting and learn what you need to do to participate in JSM 2011.
Conferences of Interest to Section Members
A detailed list of upcoming conferences of interest to members of the Statistics and the Environment Section.
Meetings, Awards Highlight Section Activities
The Biometrics Section invites members to the upcoming Eastern North American Region (ENAR) Spring Meeting March 20–23, 2011, in Miami, Florida. Also, proposals for topic-contributed talks are being collected for JSM 2011. Finally, applications are being accepted for the 2011 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award.
Section Congratulates Award Winners
During this year’s JSM in Vancouver, BC, Section Chair Dale Zimmerman presented several awards during the ENVR business meeting/mixer.
Priebe Wins Achievement Award
The Statistics in Defense and National Security (SDNS) Distinguished Achievement Award was presented to Carey E. Priebe during the section’s business meeting and mixer at JSM 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Priebe was given the award for outstanding leadership and accomplishments on research projects for the Navy, Army, Air Force, DARPA, and the intelligence community.
Student Competition: Can You Improve a Process?
The Section on Quality and Productivity (Q&P) is pleased to announce a student team competition. The goal of the contest is to enhance the statistical expertise of students who are interested in a challenge and want to apply their training in statistical thinking and process improvement to a realistic situation. Students who compete will have the opportunity to develop their statistical talents and increase their marketability in the work force.
Best Papers Chosen at JSM
Members of the Section on Nonparametric Statistics presented the Journal of Nonparametric Statistics Best Paper Award in 2009 and Student Paper Award during the Joint Statistical Meetings in August.
Focus Is on Sessions, Awards at JSM
Although attendance at JSM 2010 in Vancouver, BC, was expected to be less than JSM 2009 in Washington, DC, the Business and Economics Statistics Section was active. The section sponsored four invited sessions and many more topic-contributed sessions, which were well-attended, as well as contributed, poster, and panel sessions. Topics included Bayesian econometrics, forecasting, seasonal adjustment, benchmarking, and volatility estimation.