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JSM 2015
Statisticians as Leaders
Matthew J. Gurka and Vaneeta K. Grover reflect on their experiences in the Preparing Statisticians for Leadership course at JSM and discuss the importance of leadership in the statistics profession from the perspectives of both academia and industry.
Educational Ambassador from Bangladesh Attends Courses
The 2015 ASA educational ambassador—Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, associate professor of applied statistics at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh— attended the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle to participate in Continuing Education (CE) courses.
JSM 2015: Final Report
The Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington, broke records this year with a total of 6,851 people in attendance.
U.S. Chief Data Scientist Highlights Role of Statistics in Data Science
In a recorded message to attendees of the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings, U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil spoke about why the work of statisticians is so critical to the country and urged more multidisciplinary collaboration.
Statistics in Epidemiology Section News for October
The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology invites applications from young investigators who will present their papers at JSM 2016, July 30 to August 4, in Chicago.
Statistical Education Section News for October
The Statistical Education Section had a productive JSM 2015 under program chair Erin Blankenship, sponsoring or cosponsoring 11 invited panels/sessions, 10 topic-contributed panels/sessions, nine contributed paper sessions, one traditional poster session, two speed poster sessions, and five roundtables.
Beyond AP Statistics Workshop Held in Conjunction with JSM
The American Statistical Association/National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Joint Committee on Curriculum in Statistics and Probability sponsored a Beyond AP Statistics (BAPS) workshop at the annual Joint Statistical Meetings.
Reflections on JSM 2015
JSM 2015 boasted another record attendance, exceeding the tremendous turnout for the 175th anniversary in Boston last year by about 50 people.
Biometrics Section News for October
The Biometrics Section held its annual business committee meeting at JSM in Seattle.