We invite you to submit papers for presentation at the 57th Fall Technical Conference to be held October 17-18, 2013 in San Antonio, TX. The Fall Technical Conference has long been a forum for both statistics and quality, with the goal of engaging researchers and practitioners in a dialogue that leads to more effective use of statistics to improve quality. If you are interested in presenting an applied or expository paper in any of three parallel sessions (Statistics, Quality Control or Tutorial/Case Studies) contact any of the committee members listed below, preferably by e-mail. If you are submitting an abstract, please follow the format below.
Abstract Submission Deadline is February 28, 2013
Program Committee
ASQ STAT:
Peter Parker (Chair)
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
(757) 864-4709
peter.a.parker@nasa.gov
ASA Q&P:
Willis Jensen
W.L. Gore & Associates
(928) 864-3041
wjensen@wlgore.com
ASQ CPID:
Flor Castillo
The Dow Chemical Company
(979) 238-7554
facastillo@dow.com
ASA SPES:
Robert Wilkinson
The Lubrizol Corporation
(440) 347-4423
Robert.Wilkinson@lubrizol.com
Abstract Format
Please follow the provided abstract format. Papers are selected based on subject matter, technical correctness, usefulness, interest, clarity, and readability. Use one page only.
Title of Presentation
First author
Affiliation
Daytime phone number
Paper mail address
Email address
(For up to 2 more additional authors, provide information as above in a separate column for each person to the right of the first author).
Presenter: Name of presenter
Keywords: Include three to five keywords or phrases
Purpose: One sentence. To derive, prove, synthesize, review, present, inform, encourage, motivate, enlighten, exemplify, highlight, etc.
Abstract
The abstract should include the following 3 components:
1. Motivation or Background
2. Description of work done
3. Significance. Are there improvements, applications, new abilities, new points of view, etc.? How will the status quo be changed?
Session Preference (Choose One)
____ Statistics
____ Quality Control
____ Case Study/Tutorial
Target Audience (Choose One)
____ Introductory/Practitioner
____ Intermediate
____Advanced/Theoretical