SECTION NEWS
Bayesian Statistical Science
Candidates Sought for Paper Contest
T
he Section on Bayesian Statistical Science (SBSS)
would like to announce its 2010 student paper com-
petition. Winners of the competition will receive par-
tial support for attending the 2010 Joint Statistical Meetings
in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
To be eligible, candidates must be a member of SBSS or the
International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA). To become
a member of SBSS, download the form at
www.amstat.org/
membership/pdfs/ChapterSectionApplication.pdf and follow the
instructions for mailing or faxing it to the ASA. Those candi-
dates who have previously received travel support from SBSS
are not eligible to participate. In addition, candidates must
be full-time students (undergraduate, master’s, or PhD) on or
after September 1, 2009.
A manuscript suitable for journal submission is required,
and candidates must be the lead author of the paper and hold
primary responsibility for the research and write-up.
Candidates must submit an abstract for JSM 2010 through
the regular abstract submission process for an applied, com-
putational, or theoretical Bayesian work. Abstracts should be
submitted for presentation as topic-contributed or invited
papers. Those papers not already a part of a session should be
submitted online at
www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2010/index.
cfm?fuseaction=abstracts from December 1 to February 1 using
the following settings:
— The Abstract ID (from the JSM 2010 abstract
— Abstract Type: Topic-contributed
submission site)
— Sub-Type: Papers
— The manuscript, suitable for journal submission, in
— Sponsor: Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
PDF format
— Organizer: Alyson Wilson Selection of Winners
— Organizer email:
agw@iastate.edu
Papers will be reviewed by a committee determined by the
officers of SBSS. Criteria for selection will include, but not be
Application Process
limited to, significance and potential impact of the research.
Decisions of the committee are final and will be announced
The deadline for application is February 1. A formal
in the spring.
application should be emailed to Vanja Dukic at vanja@
uchicago.edu and include the following:
Prizes
— A CV Prizes will consist of a certificate to be presented during the
SBSS meeting at JSM and partial support—up to $1,000—
— A letter from the major professor (advisor) or faculty
to attend JSM. The awards may not cover the entire cost of
co-author verifying the student status of the candidate and
travel, so winners may need to supplement with other funds.
briefly describing the candidate’s role in the research and
Winners also will need to provide proof of SBSS membership
writing of the paper
and submit travel receipts to the SBSS treasurer after JSM. n
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