SECTION NEWS
Biometrics
Section Gears Up for JSM 2010
edited by Page moore, Biometrics section Publications Officer
to present the submitted paper at JSM
2010 as a talk or poster presentation.
Applicants must submit their JSM
abstracts to the Biometrics Section in
addition to submitting them to the
ASA by February 1, 2010. They also
must contact Katki at
katkih@mail.nih.
gov prior to the abstract deadline. The
section will organize a series of topic-
contributed sessions to highlight the
submitted papers.
By March 1, applicants should com-
plete their application by submitting a
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, where Jsm 2010 will be held
cover letter certifying that they meet the
eligibility requirements and are not sub-
mitting the paper to another ASA section
A
bstract submission opened
for best emerging work presented during
student/young investigator award com-
December 1 for contributed and
JSM. The award commemorates the late
petition, a current CV, and one copy of
topic-contributed papers to be
David Byar, a biostatistician who made
the finished paper. All materials must be
presented during JSM 2010, which will
significant contributions to the develop-
submitted electronically to Dan Heitjan,
be held July 31 to August 5 in Vancouver,
ment and application of statistical meth-
section chair, at
dheitjan@upenn.edu.
British Columbia, Canada. All abstracts
ods and was esteemed as an exceptional
The 2010 awards committee is com-
are due February 1.
mentor during his career at the National
posed of the current and past section
As an alternative to contributed ses-
Cancer Institute. The winner will receive
chairs and chair-elect, as well as three
sions, topic-contributed sessions are
$1,500. Additionally, the section may pro-
individuals appointed by the section
organized around a central topic and
vide travel awards to the authors of other
chairs. More information can be found
include 20-minute talks and possible
outstanding papers submitted to the com-
on the section web page, easily accessed
discussants. Typically, sessions consist of
petition.
by clicking on the “Section” tab at the
five speakers (e.g., four speakers and one
Applicants must have held a doctor-
top of
www.amstat.org.
discussant or three speakers and two dis-
ate in statistics, biostatistics, or a related
cussants). JSM 2010 Biometrics Section
quantitative field for three or fewer
Section Officers
program chair, Hormuzd Katki, is col-
years as of April 1 of the current year
lecting proposals for topic-contributed
With the arrival of 2010, we will have a
or be enrolled as a doctoral student in
talks. If you are interested in organizing
new set of officers. There are a number
statistics or biostatistics and in active
a topic-contributed session, contact him
of transitions involving the past chair,
pursuit of a doctoral degree. They also
at
katkih@mail.nih.gov.
current chair, chair-elect, and chair-elect-
must be current members of the ASA
Topic-contributed panel sessions are
elect. (The numerous chair positions are
Biometrics Section and first author of
another alternative. They usually include
needed to distribute the work load of
the paper submitted. (Membership in
three to six panelists who work together
the overall chair position.) Current past
the ASA does not automatically confer
to submit one abstract for all speakers.
chair Jeremy Taylor will be replaced by
section membership. Applicants may
see
www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2010/
current chair Daniel Heitjan. Heitjan
join at the time of submission for a $5
index.cfm for more information.
will be replaced by current chair-elect
annual membership fee.)
Barry Graubard, and Graubard will be
The paper may be submitted to a jour-
Nominations Sought
replaced by current chair-elect-elect
nal or under review, but may not have
Jack Lee. The remaining officer transi-
Do you know a young investigator who
appeared online or in print at the time of
tions are as follows: Mousumi Banerjee
is planning to submit an abstract for
the application or have been accepted for
replaces Diana Miglioretti as one of
JSM? If so, you might mention that
publication as of January 1, 2010. Also,
three Council of Sections representa-
the ASA Biometrics Section is seeking
the paper may not have been submitted
tives; Liang Li replaces Jinbo Chen as
applications for the 2010 David P. Byar
to any other ASA section student/young
program chair for ENAR; and Hormuzd
Young Investigator Award. This annual
investigator award competition.
Katki replaces Wensheng Guo as JSM
award is given to a young investigator
Finally, applicants must be scheduled
program chair. n
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