Harvey Goldstein and Murray Aitkin respond to “The Assessment of Teachers: Notes from a Conference” from the January 2014 issue of Amstat News.
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Excitement and Momentum Follow ASA’s Conference on Statistical Practice
Another successful Conference on Statistical Practice is in the books! Warm and sunny Tampa, Florida, was the location for this year’s conference that took place from February 20–22 at the Hilton Tampa Downtown. Four hundred participants enjoyed the short courses, oral sessions, poster sessions, tutorials, and keynote address provided by 2014 ASA President Nathaniel Schenker.
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences News
The SPES program for JSM is coming together with four invited sessions, three topic-contributed sessions, 35 contributed papers, seven contributed posters, and four contributed SPEED posters.
2014 NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conferences in the Mathematical Sciences
The National Science Foundation recently announced support for eight NSF-CBMS regional research conferences to be held during 2014. These eight bring to 353 the total number of such conferences since the NSF-CBMS Regional Research Conference Series began in 1969.
Registration Open for Conference on Statistical Issues in Clinical Trials
Register now for the University of Pennsylvania’s 7th annual conference on statistical issues in clinical trials: Current Issues Regarding the Use of Biomarkers and Surrogate Endpoints in Clinical Trials.
SPES Chair Reflects on Wonderful 2013
Winson Tam, SPES chair, reports on the various community-building activities and conferences that took place in 2013.
Abstracts Sought for Conference on Mathematics in Finance
The fifth International Conference on Mathematics in Finance will take place August 24–29 in Skukuza, Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The Assessment of Teachers: Notes from a Conference
Anna E. Bargagliotti of Loyola Marymount University Department of Mathematics discusses issues related to the policy implications of teacher performance models.
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences holds 57th Fall Technical Conference (FTC)
The 57th Fall Technical Conference, co-sponsored by the ASA and American Society for Quality, was held October 17–18 in San Antonio, Texas.
Fall Technical Conference Call for Papers
The Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences invites you to submit papers for presentation at the 58th Fall Technical Conference, to be held October 2-3, 2014, in Richmond, Virginia.