MEETINGS
Start Planning Now for JSM 2009
Wendy Martinez, JSM 2009 Program Chair
I
know it seems as
if there is a lot of
time before JSM
JSM 2009 ★ August 1–6 ★ Washington, DC
2009 in Washington,
DC, but the pro-
Statistics: From Evidence to Policy
gram committee has
already finished pre-
paring and schedul-
ing the invited ses-
Martinez
sions. In fact, the
Make an impact by participating in the 2009 program.
invited program will
be available online December 19, so make
sure to check out the exciting sessions that
Now accepting abstracts for:
have been planned for you at www.amstat.
Topic-contributed and contributed papers
org/meetings/jsm/2009/index.cfm.
As you will see from the program, there
Topic-contributed and contributed posters
are sessions of interest to all members of
Topic-contributed panel sessions
the ASA and its partner societies. Examples
include sessions on analyzing and visualiz-
ing large high-dimensional data sets, data
privacy and confidentiality issues, the analy-
sis of spatial data, climate models, and sta-
tistics in the media. Of course, there are also
several sessions that address the JSM 2009
theme, “Statistics: From Evidence to Policy.”
Presenters and panelists in these sessions will
discuss real-life ethical issues, energy needs, Submit your abstract from
social network analysis in complex environ-
December 1, 2008 – February 2, 2009*
ments, health care, and more.
The online submission system is avail-
*submission site closes at 3 p.m. EST on February 2
able for those who wish to present a contrib-
uted paper or poster. The contributed pro-
gram consists of topic-contributed papers,
www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009
panels, and posters and contributed papers
and posters. See
www.amstat.org/meetings/
jsm/2009/index.cfm for participation guide-
lines and descriptions of the types of ses-
sions. For more information about the sub-
mission procedure or the program, email
2009 JSM Program Chair Wendy Martinez
at
martinezw@verizon.net.
Abstract submission for the contribut-
ed program will close February 2, 2009, at
3 p.m. EST. The system can get overload-
ed, so it is best to submit your abstract
early. Late submissions will not be accept-
ed, and the submission deadline will not
,
be extended. n
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