Social Statistics, Government Statistics, and Survey Research Methods
Planning for JSM 2010
submitted by Joseph salvo and Lisa blumerman,
2010 Program Chairs for the social statistics and Government statistics sections
end. Options include five paper presen-
during a JSM session and recognized at
tations, four paper presentations and
the sections’ business meetings. A subsi-
one discussant, or three paper presenta-
dy of up to $800 will be provided to each
tions and two discussants.
winner to cover JSM 2010 expenses.
All speakers must submit an abstract
To be eligible to participate, an
to the ASA and indicate it is for a topic-
entrant must be a current undergraduate
Contributed Session
contributed session (give the name of
student, graduate student at any level, or
Chairs Needed
the organizer).
a 2009 graduate who presents research
that was conducted as a student. Faculty
If you will attend the 2010 Joint Topic-Contributed Panel Session
members are urged to encourage stu-
statistical meetings in vancouver, Panel sessions are 110 minutes in length
dents to apply for these awards.
british Columbia, Canada, from and in a panel discussion format, with
Applications must include the fol-
July 31 to August 5, 2010, and panel members providing commentary on
lowing:
want to volunteer as a contributed
a particular topic. These sessions require
session chair for social statistics
a minimum of three and maximum of A cover letter with the applicant’s
section– or Government statistics
five panelists. Panel sessions require one
name, current affiliation and
section–sponsored sessions,
abstract to be submitted by the session
status, and contact information
email Joseph salvo, sss 2010
organizer.
(address, telephone, email)
program chair, at jsalvo@planning.
nyc.gov or Lisa blumerman,
Topic-Contributed Poster Cluster
An abstract (300 words maximum)
Gss 2010 program chair at
These require three to six posters on a
A draft paper (if available) or a
lisa.m.blumerman@census.gov.
related topic. The theme can be applied,
three-page research prospectus
methodological, or theoretical.
A letter from an advisor that cer-
T
he 2010 SSS and GSS program
Contributed Session
tifies the applicant’s status (i.e.,
chairs encourage you to organize
Contributed sessions are 110 minutes in current student or new gradu-
a contributed session and sub-
length and include opening remarks by ate who completed the degree
mit an abstract for the 2010 Joint
the session chair and six or seven presen-
Statistical Meetings (JSM). The theme
within the past year) and describes
tations of 15 minutes.
of JSM 2010 is “Statistics: A Key to
plans to complete the research.
Innovation in a Data-Centric World.”
Contributed Poster Session The research does not have to be
There are two types of contributed ses-
This session is 110 minutes in length. complete, but competitors must be
sions: regular and topic-contributed.
able to submit an abstract prospectus
Before you submit an abstract to the
JSM 2010 Student Paper that describes the planned research and
ASA for a topic-contributed session,
Competition nature of the intended innovation(s).
contact Joseph Salvo, SSS 2010 program
All materials are due by 5 p.m. EST
chair, at
jsalvo@planning.nyc.gov or Lisa
The 2010 program chairs for the Social
on December 18, 2009. Winners will be
Blumerman, GSS 2010 program chair,
Statistics, Government Statistics, and
notified by mid-January 2010. If a stu-
at
lisa.m.blumerman@census.gov.
Survey Research Methods sections are
dent receives an award from more than
Abstract submissions will be accepted
pleased to announce a competition for
one section, he/she must immediately
from December 1, 2009, to February
student and post-graduate papers to be
inform the other cosponsoring sections
1, 2010, at
www.amstat.org/meetings/
presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings
and decline one of the awards.
jsm/2010.
in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,
from July 31 to August 5, 2010. Papers
Questions may be sent to Salvo at
Session Formats
entered into this competition must
jsalvo@planning.nyc.gov; Blumerman
involve either a new statistical method-
at
lisa.m.blumerman@census.gov; or
Topic-Contributed Paper Session
ology or a creative application of statisti-
Michael Elliott, SRMS program chair,
A topic-contributed session is 110 min-
cal analysis to a problem, issue, or policy
at
mrelliot@umich.edu. Check www.
utes in length and includes talks and
question pertinent to the subject area of
amstat.org/sections/ssoc, www.amstat.org/
discussions that share a common topic.
one of the sponsoring sections. At least
sections/sgovt, and
www.amstat.org/sections/
Presentations are 20 minutes each, with
five awards will be granted. Winning
SRMS for updates. n
10 minutes of floor discussion at the
papers will be presented by the authors
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