A report on the first ASA Conference on Statistical Practice successfully took place from February 16–18 in Orlando, Florida, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld.
Meetings
Section Readies for Busy Year
It looks as if 2012 will be an exciting year, with a number of conferences slated and new webinars on the horizon.
Message from Outgoing Chair
J.D. Williams, 2011 chair of the Quality and Productivity Section, wraps up the year with a summary of accomplishments.
JSM 2012: Call for Contributed Abstracts
Steve MacEachern, 2012 JSM program chair, encourages readers to participate in the meetings, not only by attending talks, visiting the poster presentations, and joining continuing education courses and mixers, but also by giving a presentation. Abstract submission will close on February 1, so submit early.
Twin Cities Chapter Hosts Meetings, Career Days
The Twin Cities (TC) Chapter was established in 1957 and currently has more than 200 members. Chapter membership includes professionals from the academic, public, and private industrial sectors.
CDC Symposium to Focus on Massive, Complex Data in Public Health
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 13th Biennial Symposium on Statistical Methods will be held at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Decatur, Georgia (Atlanta metropolitan area), May 24–25. The theme of this year’s conference is “Statistical Applications Using Massive and Emerging Data in Public Health.”
A Message from the Chair
J. D. Williams, 2011 chair of the Quality and Productivity Section, looks forward to 2011 activities, including awarding the Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship and attending the annual Fall Technical Conference. Also, the section will offer up to five travel awards of $400 for students enrolled in a graduate program with a concentration in applied statistics and/or quality management.
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 Offers Exciting JSM 2010 Program
The Biometrics Section will sponsor invited sessions at JSM 2010 spanning a range of topics in biostatistics.