ASA President Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar has attended the Joint Statistical Meetings as a student, early-career professional, ASA section chair, and statistics group leader. Here are her top 10 tips for a successful conference.
Joint Statistical Meetings
Diversity Workshop and Mentoring Program to Take Place at JSM 2024
This program brings together historically underrepresented minority statisticians and data scientists at early to mid-career levels with senior-level statisticians and data scientists from academia, government, and the private sector.
Counting Down to JSM 2024
With the theme “Statistics and Data Science: Informing Policy and Countering Misinformation,” this conference anticipates more than 5,000 attendees and 600 sessions. Learn about the featured speakers and events.
Practical Significance Take Two—Exploring ASA Sections and Interest Groups
Susan Paddock of NORC at the University of Chicago, Sharina Person of the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and Wendy Martinez of the US Census Bureau discussed ASA sections and interest groups with Donna LaLonde and Ron Wasserstein during a recent podcast. Here, we take a second look as they discuss their personal experiences with section leadership.
Data Challenge Expo to Use General Social Survey
The Annual Data Challenge Expo—to be held in conjunction with the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon, August 3–8—is open to students and professionals from the private and public sectors who submit a contributed speed poster abstract by February 1.
Survey Research Methods Section News
At JSM 2023, the Survey Research Methods Section sponsored six invited sessions, nine topic-contributed sessions, eight contributed sessions, and 18 poster and speed entries on a variety of topics.
UCS’s Science for Public Good Fund Targets Projects with Local Impact
The Union of Concerned Scientists’ Science for Public Good Fund offers grants up to $1,500 to support science in service to the public, making it ideal for a wide range of data for good advocates and projects.
My ASA Story: Amarjot Kaur, Statistician
Kaur says serendipitous chance encounters and active involvement in the ASA shaped her career.
Building a Stronger Community at JSM 2023
The 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings—held in Toronto, Ontario, August 5–10—attracted more than 6,000 participants from academia, industry, and government and served as a platform for intellectual exchange, business discussion, friendship building, and networking.
JSM 2023: D4G Informing Decisions and Driving Discovery
This month, David Corliss shares some of the Data for Good events happening at JSM 2023. You won’t want to miss these.