MEETINGS
focused on statistics and cli-
Just the Stats
mate change policy. Panelists
included individuals from
At JsM 2009, there were:
The University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, the
2,820
senate energy and Natural
abstracts submitted for presentations
Resources Committee, the
Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
The Ohio State University,
611
and the Congressional
sessions
Research Service. It was
wonderful to watch the
103
interaction between
statisticians, scientists,
exhibitors
and decisionmakers. I
am sure this will result
in better understand-
1,608 ing of the issues on
Continuing Education registrants all sides.
we had more poster presentations this year
than in any other. One sponsored by the Section
6,804
on Statistical Graphics showcased analyses of data
total registrants (previous high was
from domestic air traffic. I enjoyed hearing about
6,034 at JsM 2006 in seattle)
that and other topics as I meandered through
the sky bridge and exhibit hall. (The member
societies would like to improve poster sessions and
3,380
foster more submissions, so please forward any ideas
AsA members attending (previous high
you have to the AsA Meetings Department at
was 3,290 at JsM 2002 in New York)
meetings@amstat.org.
JSM 2009 broke many records—it was the
largest ever! Prior to this, the biggest JSM took
719
place in Seattle with 6,034 attendees. This
year, we had 6,804 participants, which is about
nonmembers attending (previous high
12% more. See “Just the Stats” for more numbers.
was 451 at JsM 2006 in seattle)
In closing, I would like to acknowledge and thank
the many people who contributed to JSM 2009,
1,150
including the 2009 and 2010 program committees,
AsA Meetings Department, and all the attendees
students attending (previous high
who took the time to participate in the largest gath-
was 937 at JsM 2006 in seattle)
ering of statisticians in North America. n
attendee told me she collected a number of good
ideas to implement in her classroom. The Statistics
in Defense and National Security section held a
similar workshop. This outreach effort, funded by
a member initiative grant, was attended by partici-
pants representing such entities as the Department
of Homeland Security, Office of the Secretary
of Defense, and The Johns Hopkins University
Applied Physics Laboratory.
Steve Pierson, the ASA’s director of science pol-
icy, arranged to have 60 JSM attendees meet with
senators and congressional staffers on the Thursday
of JSM. He also organized an invited session that
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