Special Presentations on Tap for JSM
Wendy L. Martinez, JSM 2009 Program Chair
E
very year, the Joint Statistical Meetings
includes three types of special presentations:
Overview of Special JSM 2009 Sessions
Introductory Overview Lectures, Late-Breaker
IOL: Largely About Largeness: Models and Views for
Sessions, and the College Stat Bowl. The first round
High-Dimensional Data
of the College Stat Bowl competition will take place
August 2, 4:00 p.m.
on August 4 at 8:30 a.m. and be followed by the
IOL: Spatial Data Analysis
second round at 10:30 a.m. There will be 16 players
August 3, 8:30 a.m.
in the tournament. The first round has four games,
Late-Breaker: Policymakers to Get Full Data Coverage
with four players in each game. The second round
of the Nation’s Service Sector
has two games, comprised of six players advancing
August 3, 2:00 p.m.
from the first round. Players receive team points
IOL: Designing Longitudinal Studies
depending on how they finish, and the team accu-
August 4, 8:30 a.m.
mulating the most points wins the tournament. So,
ASA College Stat Bowl I
come and cheer for your favorite team.
August 4, 8:30 a.m.
ASA College Stat Bowl II
Introductory Overview Lectures
August 4, 10:30 a.m.
For many years, a favorite of the Joint Statistical
Late-Breaker: The Role of Statistics in the Nation’s
Meetings has been the Introductory Overview
Financial Recovery and Stability
Lectures (IOLs). These special invited sessions pro- August 5, 8:30 a.m.
vide an introduction to topics in statistics that should
Late-Breaker: Statistics in the New Administration
appeal to a wide audience. We are fortunate this year August 5, 10:30 a.m.
to have five IOLs—one for each day of the meetings.
IOL: Causal Inference in Statistics
On August 2 at 4:00 p.m., David Banks and August 5, 2:00 p.m.
Antony Unwin will talk about ways to explore and
IOL: Statistical Learning and Data Mining
model large, complex, and high-dimensional data August 6, 8:30 a.m.
sets. Noel Cressie will talk about spatial data analy-
sis on August 3 at 8:30 a.m. Both of these IOLs and use of these statistics by policymakers in the
should provide attendees with useful background public and private sectors.
information that will help them better understand The second Late-Breaker Session will take place
other technical talks at JSM. on August 5 at 8:30 a.m. The recent meltdown of
The next IOL will take place on August 4 at 8:30 the financial markets, banking industry, and national
a.m. Donna Spiegelman will provide an introduc- economy can be attributed in part to the failure of
tion to designing longitudinal studies and include a financial models that did not appropriately account
discussion of software that is available to implement for the impact of systemic risk. Serious questions have
the methods. On August 5 at 2:00 p.m., Judea Pearl been raised by the public, press, statistical research
will give a special presentation on causal inference. community, and Congress concerning the validity of
Attendees can meet Pearl at the Cambridge University financial models and the misuse of models when their
Press booth in the exhibit hall at 1:00 p.m. for a book limits were not understood clearly. Statistics has a criti-
signing. Finally, David Hand will provide an excit- cal role to play in the financial recovery of our nation
ing and timely introduction to statistical learning and and its future financial stability. The primary purpose
data mining on August 6 at 8:30 a.m. of this Late-Breaker Session is to engage a greater num-
ber of statisticians in this important area of inquiry.
Late-Breaker Sessions
A special third Late-Breaker Session, organized
Every year, two invited session slots are held open by ASA President Sally Morton and ASA Director
for timely topics that are of interest to the statistics of Science Policy Steve Pierson, will take place
community. The first Late-Breaker Session will take on August 5 at 10:30 a.m. The session is called
place August 3 at 2:00 p.m. This session will describe “Statistics in the New Administration.” They ten-
steps being taken to fill a long-standing data gap: the tatively plan to host the census director and an offi-
provision of quarterly and annual data on all of the cial from the Office of Management and Budget or
nation’s service sectors, which accounts for 55% of White House Science Office.
economic activity. The session will also outline steps These special sessions are open to all registered
being taken to provide up-to-date data on banking attendees. So, reserve your flights, pack your bags,
and offer suggestions for increasing the awareness and join us at JSM in Washington, DC. ■
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