Chapter Meetings

Fall 2017 Chapter Meeting

Friday, September 29th, 2017, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM CT

Please join us for our fall Chapter meeting on Friday, September 29th, 2017 at Edwards Campus - University of Kansas.  The dinner and the Chapter meeting will be held in the BEST Conference Center room after the conclusion of the Short Course GLMM-Based Tools for Planning and Design of Research Studies (Details HERE).  The directions to KU Edwards Campus and a map of the facilities are provided.  You may also visit their website at http://edwardscampus.drupal.ku.edu/campus-map  for more information.

Keynote Address:   Walter Stroup, PhD, Professor, Department of Statistics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Past Chair and Fellow of the ASA.

 

Title: From graduate student at Kentucky to “gray hair” on the Nebraska faculty: How I got from there to here and what I learned along the way.

Abstract Walt was asked to give a talk on his thoughts about both his career and the changes that have happened in statistics over his career. For the career question he was asked to talk about his career path, expectations at the time of graduation to current date. While the statistics question was what do you see in the future.

 

Registration for this event can be done online at https://www.123signup.com/register?id=htjhd

Please contact Pallavi Sawant at KSU (pallavirs@ksu.edu) or John Keighley (jkeighle@kumc.edu) if you have any questions.

 

Cost:  The cost to attend the Chapter meeting is $30.00 ($20.00 for students), and includes dinner.  Vegetarian options will be available. There is a cost reduction if you register by September 22nd 2017.

 

Location:             University of Kansas, Edwards Campus (BEST Conference Center)

                             12600 Quivira Rd., Overland Park, KS  66213

We look forward to seeing you at the Chapter meeting!

Chapter Meeting Agenda:          

                                            6:00 – 6:30 p.m. Social time

                                            6:30 – 7:15 p.m. Dinner

                                            7:15 – 7:30 p.m. Chapter business

                                            7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Keynote Address

For more information about the SHORT COURSE, click HERE