Business & Economic Statistics
Looking Ahead to JSM 2008
Sastry G. Pantula, 2008 Section Chair
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t is World AIDS Day today (December 1, Outlook Luncheon to take place at the then. It is a strong slate, and I want to express
2007). By the time this appears in Amstat 2008 Joint Statistical Meetings in Denver. my appreciation to the following for their
News, many will have forgotten this day. The title of the presentation is “Epidemics willingness to serve the ASA and our section:
I am at the airport on my way back from the in a Globalized World: Economic and
Section chair-elect (2009) - Kung-Sik
ASA board meeting. The television at the Financial Lessons from HIV/AIDS.” The
Chan, University of Iowa, and Richard
gate is showing human-interest stories about luncheon speaker will be Sinha. He has
Davis, Columbia University
AIDS throughout the world when I get an authored or coauthored 120 published
email from Tapen Sinha—ING chair profes- articles and eight books. Among his many Program chair-elect (2009) - Rong Chen,
sor of risk management, ITAM Mexico, and awards are the best research paper award of Rutgers University, and Graham Elliott,
special professor, School of Business, the International Insurance Society (twice), University of California, San Diego
University of Nottingham, UK—reminding the Lumina Global Reinsurance Research
Secretary/Treasurer (2009–2010) - Sung K.
me of this day. He wrote, “HIV/AIDS keeps Award, and the National Insurance Research
Ahn, Washington State University, and
killing people. The magnitude is staggering. Award in Mexico. He was elected a mem-
Rajesh Selukar, SAS Institute
To compare, [the] 2004 tsunami killed some ber of the Mexican Academy of Sciences in
250,000 people (upper bound of the esti- 2007. Mark your calendars to attend this Please take time to vote. If you are not
mate). HIV/AIDS is killing 258,000 per luncheon on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. a member of the Business and Economic
month. If a 747 goes down somewhere today, Statistics Section, try it out as the free
it will make headline news. HIV/AIDS is
News from 2008 Chair-Elect
section for this year. Visit www.amstat.
killing 8,000 people per day. That would fill
Stuart Scott
org/sections/bus_econ/index.html to learn
out 15 jumbo jets.” A sad and scary thought Here’s an early look at candidates for sec- more. Also, 2008 Program Chair Clifford
to have before getting on a plane. tion offices for next year. The March issue of Hurvich would appreciate hearing from
By now, you are probably wondering Amstat News will announce the election and you soon at
churvich@stern.nyu.edu if you
why I am writing about this. I want to candidates for all ASA offices. Biographical are considering volunteering to chair a ses-
give you a heads up about the Economic information about candidates is available sion at JSM 2008. n
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