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JSM 2021
Government Statistics Section Sponsors Popular JSM Sessions
In addition to four invited sessions, GSS sponsored seven topic-contributed sessions, including a student paper competition, and a roundtable session on missing data treatments for short-term statistics during a pandemic.
2021 SPAIG Award Honors Two Collaborations
The first award presented honors the collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Duke University, International Drug Development Institute, and multiple other institutions representing academe, government, and industry that contributed to the Intermediate Clinical Endpoints of Prostate Cancer (ICECaP) initiative. The second recognizes the joint collaboration on the COVIDcast project between eight partners, spanning all three sectors and spearheaded by the Delphi research group at Carnegie Mellon University.
JSM 2021: The Stories We Will Tell …
While disappointed by not being able to hold an in-person JSM in Seattle, program chair Nicole Lazar was heartened by how attendees managed to recreate some of that same energy in a virtual setting.
Stats4Good: Peace Award Recognizes Biostatistician, Teacher, and Mentor Michael H. Kutner
David Corliss says that, by awarding the Peace Award to Kutner, the ASA has honored a person dedicated to strengthening the statistical profession and statisticians for generations to come.
Many Honored During Virtual Conference
A special feature of the Joint Statistical Meetings is the ASA awards presentation. Here are some of this year’s awardees.
Anti-Racism Task Force to Host Open Meeting
The meeting will take place virtually at JSM on August 10 at 12:00 p.m. and be led by the Anti-Racism Task Force co-chairs, David Marker and Adrian Coles.
Section on Statistical Consulting Announces JSM Offerings, Initiatives for 2021
The section will sponsor several sessions at JSM 2021 and be working to revise their charter and revamp their website, among other initiatives.
JSM 2021: Data for Good and the Stories It Tells
David Corliss recommends making JSM 2021 the event that will help you tell your own Data for Good story and offers suggestions for sessions and search terms to get involved.
Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality News for June 2021
Members of the ASA’s Committee on Privacy and Confidentiality will present at JSM 2021 and the 2021 World Statistics Congress.