The Biometrics Section reminds its members that the deadline to submit abstracts for the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is February 1. Also, Tianxi Cai, 2011 JSM program chair, is collecting proposals for topic-contributed talks, and the section is seeking applications for the 2011 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award.
topic-contributed sessions
Successful ENVR Workshop Held
The section held a well-attended workshop, called “Space-Time Statistics to Evaluate the Impacts of Climate on Health and Renewable Energy,” in Colorado in October.
Range of Topics to Be Covered at JSM
The Section on Health Policy Statistics has included a range of topics associated with health policy research and its applications in its JSM 2010 program.
Section Readies for JSM, Workshop
The Statistics and the Environment Section’s annual open business meeting/mixer is tentatively scheduled for the evening of August 2, during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia. ENVR also will sponsor a roundtable and invited and topic-contributed sessions.
‘Quality’ Programs on Tap for JSM 2010
The Section on Quality and Productivity (Q&P) has an exciting lineup of contributed and topic-contributed sessions scheduled for the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings in Vancouver, British Columbia.