ICSA and IISA to
Join JSM in
Ron Wasserstein, ASA Executive Director
IISA is a nonprofit organization. Its objectives are to promote
education, research, and the application of statistics and probability
throughout the world, with a special emphasis on the Indian subcon-
T
wo important statistical associations will become partners
of JSM beginning in 2009. The International Chinese
tinent; to foster the exchange of information and scholarly activities
Statistical Association (ICSA) and the International
between various countries, as well as among other national/inter-
Indian Statistical Association (IISA) will have a new status with
national organizations, for the development of statistical science; to
JSM, under a provision of the JSM Agreement.
serve the needs of young statisticians; and to encourage cooperative
“The IISA is proud to be a new partner for the 2009 JSM,”
efforts among members in education, research, industry, and busi-
said Subir Ghosh, president-elect of IISA. “The IISA, together
ness. Anyone interested in the objectives of the association is wel-
with all participating associations, will bring diversity and enrich-
come to visit www.stat.osu.edu/~hnn/IISA.html for more information
ment to the 2009 JSM program.”
and to become a member.
ICSA and IISA will each choose a program chair to be part
ICSA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educational, chari-
of the JSM Program Committee, and each will be allocated two
table, and scientific purposes. The association was officially founded
invited sessions.
at the 1987 Joint Statistical Meetings in San Francisco, California.
Jane-Ling Wang, ICSA president, noted, “This is an exciting
Membership is open to Chinese and non-Chinese statisticians all over
development for ICSA. We enthusiastically welcome the oppor-
the world. For details about ICSA, visit
www.icsa.org. n
tunity to interact directly with the JSM cosponsors. Through this
partnership, ICSA will have the chance to directly contribute to
the framing of the scientific program of JSM, promoting practice
and theory of statistics and its applications. ICSA looks forward
to the special partnership with JSM, and will strive to become a
Online Submission
strong contributing member of the JSM.”
As provided by the JSM Agreement, updated in 2003, the five
Online submission of JSM 2009 invited
official partner societies (ASA, IMS, SSC, ENAR, and WNAR) session proposals opened July 21, 2008,
may allow other statistical societies to participate as additional
and will close September 9, 2008 (5 p.m.
partners. The five partner societies agreed to add the IISA and
Eastern/2 p.m. Pacific). Submitted proposals
ICSA under this provision and will review this new arrangement
after JSM 2010.
will be available for editing until September 9.
“This is a significant moment in the continued development Visit
www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/
of the Joint Statistical Meetings,” said Sally Morton, ASA presi-
invitedsessions to submit your proposal.
dent-elect. “The addition of these great associations will add to
the richness and relevance of JSM.”
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