Business and Ec onomic
Quality and Productivity
Statistics
JSM Sessions, Roundtables
JSM Planning at
Focus on Communication
Top of ‘To-Do’ List
J. D. Williams, General Electric Global Research
A
t this year’s meeting in Denver,
we have 24 program events,
including four invited sessions
and the Economic Outlook Luncheon,
Communicating Statistics to
“Epidemics In A Globalized World,” fea-
Engineers and Managers by
turing Tapen Si nha. Visit www.amstat.
Gerald Hahn, General Electric
org/meetings/jsm/2008/onlineprogram
Global Research (retired)
and select our section under “Search by Research in Health-
Sponsor” for details. Related Monitoring, orga-
nized by William H. Woodall
of Virginia Tech
Monday, August 4, 2:00 p.m.–
3:50 p.m.
Research Issues and Ideas on
Health-Related Surveillance by
William H. Woodall, Virginia Tech
Directionally Sensitive Multivariate
Control Charts with an Application to
Now is the time to develop proposals for
Biosurveillance by Inbal Yahav and Galit
JSM 2009 invited sessions. Next year’s
Shmueli, University of Maryland
meeting takes place in Washington,
DC. Proposals should be sent by
July 18, 2008, to Barbara Rossi at
T
he 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings
are just around the corner. The
Risk-Adjusted Monitoring of Survival
meetings, which will be held August
Times by Landon Sego, Pacific Northwest
brossi@econ.duke.edu, Department of
3–7 in Denver, Colorado, are themed
National Laboratory and Marion R.
Economics, Duke University, Durham
“Communicating Statistics: Speaking Out
Reynolds, Jr. and William H. Woodall,
NC 27708 or to Stuart Scott, Bureau
and Reaching Out.” In conjunction with
Virginia Tech
of Labor Statistics, at scott.stuart@bls.
this overall theme, Q&P is proud to sponsor Sparse Time Series Monitoring for
gov. This may seem a bit early, but our
two invited sessions about communicating Biosurveillance by Howard S. Burkom
section needs to have a draft slate of
statistics and a session about recent develop- and Yevgeniy Elbert, The Johns Hopkins
invited sessions to submit at JSM 2008
ments in health-related monitoring. In addi- University
in Denver.
tion, Q&P is sponsoring or cosponsoring
Communicating Technical Material
A proposal will ideally consist of a
numerous invited and contributed sessio ns
with Nonstatisticians, organized by J. D.
paragraph describing the theme of the
that cover a diverse area of topics and repre-
Williams of General Electric Global Research
session and a list of presenters who have
sent the interests of many of our members.
Tuesday, August 5, 2:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m.
agreed to participate, along with tenta-
Q&P-Sponsored Invited Sessions
tive titles. Typically, invited sessions
Extreme Makeover: Data Edition –
consist of two to six participants and
Communicating with
Tables by Julia C. O’Neill, Merck & Co.
can be a combination of papers and
Nonstatisticians, organized by Sarah
Perspectives on Communicating with
a discussion.
Boslaugh of PJC Healthcare
Nonstatisticians by Martha Gardner,
Our section has a guaranteed allot-
Sunday, August 3, 4:00 p.m.–5:50 p.m.
General Electric Global Research
ment of four invited sessions, plus
Statistics and Due Process: Two
Extreme Makeover: Data Edition –
the option of submitting one or two
Statistically Significant Issues in Law
Graphics by Lori Pfahler, Merck & Co.
more proposals in a competition for
by Mark G. Haug, University of Kansas
slots with other sections. So, give some
School of Business
thought to putting together a proposal
Roundtables
that will help make our section’s pro-
Providing Biostatistical Support to an
The section is also sponsoring four round-
gram a rich one in 2009.
Understaffed, Underfunded Region by
tables with lunch and two roundtables
Liam O’Brien, Colby College
with coffee. ■
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