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  • JSM 2017 Invited Sessions

    JSM 2017 “Statistics: It's Essential” Call for invited sessions. Please note that submissions for SIE invited sessions are now being accepted online. Directions for submissions are given below. Questions? Contact Scarlett Bellamy at bellamys@mail.med.upenn.edu SIE Program Chair, 2017 Invited Session Proposal Guidelines and Directions for Submission Formats vary for invited sessions; however, all are 110 minutes in length and have a session chair. The sessions typically include 2–6 participants, including the chair, with two of the most popular and successful formats being 2–3 speakers with a discussant or a panel discussion of 3–5 panelists. Please reference the call for invited sessions published in Amstat News : magazine.amstat.org/blog/2016/07/01/jsm17invited . The submission site is open now through Tuesday, September 6, 2016 (11:59 p.m. Eastern, 8:59 p.m. Pacific) for session proposals. Session proposals are submitted online at www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2017/submissions.cfm . Note: Organizers are able to select up to three (3) potential sponsors for their proposal submissions. Detailed information needed to submit an invited session proposal is provided below. If you encounter any problems with the online system, please contact Naomi Friedman at naomi@amstat.org .