The ASA Survey Research Methods Section will sponsor or cosponsor more than 50 sessions at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach, Florida.
JSM 2011
Preparing for Miami
Reserve your flights, pack your bags, and join us at JSM in Miami Beach! Dave Judkins, JSM 2011 program chair, gives a glance at the introductory overview lectures, posters, and late-breaking sessions.
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.
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.
Jeff Wu to Deliver COPSS Fisher Lecture
The 2011 Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) asked C. F. Jeff Wu, professor and Coca Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics at Georgia Institute of Technology, to deliver the Fisher Lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach, Florida, on August 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Pfizer Contributes to ASA’s Educational Ambassador Program
Pfizer recently contributed $6,000 to the ASA’s Educational Ambassador program for 2011.
Stat Bowl Hits the Beach at JSM 2011
The ASA Stat Bowl returns to the Joint Statistical Meetings this year in Miami Beach, Florida. Read more to find out how to compete in this year’s contest.
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.