NISS, ASA Offer Writing Workshop
T
he National Institute of Statistical Science and the American the end of the session, mentors will meet with participants to go
Statistical Association will hold a writing workshop for over the writing samples they submitted. Participants will prepare
junior researchers to provide instruction for writing journal a revision of the critiqued portion of their papers and give it to
articles and grant proposals. Participants will be required to provide their mentors by August 5. A lunch will be held on August 6, by
a recent sample of their writing, which will be reviewed by a senior which time participants will receive additional feedback on their
mentor. The sample could be a current draft of an article being revisions. The lunch also will be used to provide general feedback
submitted for publication, or it could be a grant proposal. to the participants, mentors, and organizers.
(Submission of the manuscript will be required as part of the regis- Attendance is limited and will depend on the number of men-
tration process. Prior experience suggests the best results come from tors available. To apply, visit
www.amstat.org/meetings/wwjr and
submitting an early draft of something written solely or primarily by fill out the online form. Applications are due by June 1, 2008,
the participant.) and successful applicants will be notified by June 30. Applications
The mentors—former journal editors and program officers— received after June 1 will be considered if space is available. There
will critique (a portion of) the submitted material. Individual feed- is no fee for participation. Participants will receive lunch on August
back will be provided at the opening session, and participants will 3 and 6. Participants must agree to attend both the Sunday session
be expected to prepare a revision. In addition to the individual and the Wednesday lunch. Funding for partial travel support may
feedback, there will be a one-day session of general instruction on be available.
effective writing techniques and a follow-up lunch. For more information, contact ASA Assistant Director for Research
The one-day session is scheduled for August 3, in Denver. At and Graduate Education Keith Crank at
keith@amstat.org. ■
1875 Florence Nightingale letter
thanking the ASA for making her an
honorary member, ASA Record Book,
Box 3, Folder 7, American Statistical
Association Records, MS 349, Special
Collection Department, Iowa State
University Library.
The URL for the archive is
www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/
manuscripts/MS349.html.
If you have questions, email
spclref@iastate.edu or
call (515) 294-6672.
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