At the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings, a panel of statisticians and evaluators, led by Elizabeth Eisenhauer, explored how data-driven insights shape policy and drive meaningful change.
JSM 2024
COPSS Awards Reward Data for Good
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies, known as COPSS, recently opened nominations for its 2025 leadership awards. These are distinguished awards recognizing both early-career and senior accomplishments in the theory and practice of statistics. This month, David Corliss discusses how these awards honor data for good.
Committee on Career Development Helps Newbies Network Like Pros
The ASA’s Committee on Career Development hosted its annual networking session, titled “Networking Like a Pro: A Guided Networking Session,” this year at JSM, supporting ASA President Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar’s initiative on mentoring. The event provided students and early-career statisticians an opportunity to practice networking in a friendly environment before heading out to meet and greet throughout the conference.
ASA GivesBack: Building Connections, Inspiring Impact
The ASA GivesBack team hosted its third annual GivesBack project at the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon. The project featured writing letters to older adults and coloring and decorating pages for an organization that distributes cheerful drawings to individuals in nursing homes and hospitals, through the Meals on Wheels program, and to service members.
JSM 2024 Participants Bring ‘A’ Game to ASA Video Contest
The ASA ran a video contest and took submissions during JSM 2024. The winner won a $500 gift card in a random drawing.
JSM 2024: ASA Fellows
At the 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon, 47 ASA Fellows were inducted during the ASA’s President’s Address and Awards.
20+ JSM Sessions Focus on Privacy, Confidentiality
The 2024 Joint Statistical Meetings in Portland, Oregon, featured more than 20 sessions and panels about statistical data privacy and confidentiality. Read about the highlights!
JSM 2024: ASA Founders Award Winners
Four ASA members received the Founders Award at JSM 2024 in Portland, Oregon.
JSM 2024: Highlights to Remember
JSM 2024 took place in Portland, Oregon, with the theme “Statistics and Data Science: Informing Policy and Countering Misinformation.” Check out the highlights from the exceptional lineup of sessions, posters, and speed sessions.
JSM 2024: Robert Tibshirani Wins 2024 COPSS Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship
COPSS selected Robert Tibshirani for the 2024 Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship, which recognizes researchers who have made exceptional contributions to statistical methods with significant impact on scientific investigations.