Hello Section Members,
The Section on Statistical Consulting has an exciting program planned for the upcoming JSM in Boston. I'm looking forward to the meetings and I hope to see many of you there. A list of activities of interest is below.
Thanks to Nick Pajewski, our 2014 Program Chair, and Kim Love-Myers, our 2015 Program Chair, for all of their work in developing this excellent program.
Take care,
Walter Ambrosius
2014 Program Chair
The Section's annual Business Meeting and Mixer is on Tuesday, August 5 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the W-Common Wealth Ballroom B. Please plan to join us!
Our Section is sponsoring or co-sponsoring five invited sessions: - Keys to Starting a Successful Statistical Consulting Practice, Invited Panel, Sunday, August 3, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM in CC-153B.
- Ethical Issues in Clinical and Translational Biostatistics: Sample Size, Comparator Treatments, Research Accountability, Invited Papers, Monday, August 4, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM, CC-104A.
- Strategies and Implications for Establishing Biostatistics Entities in Medical Centers, Invited Panel, Tuesday, August 5, 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM, CC-204B.
- The Impact of Statistical Consulting Laboratories: Past, Present, and Future, Invited Papers, Wednesday, August 6, 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM, CC-157C.
- Great Expectations: Training Future Biostatisticians for Careers in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research, Invited Panel, Wednesday, August 6, 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM, CC-102A.
We are sponsoring or co-sponsoring seven contributed sessions:
- Statistical Consulting Medley, Contributed Papers, Monday, August 4, 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM, CC-101.
- Contributed Oral Poster Presentations: Section on Statistical Consulting, Contributed Poster Presentations, Monday, August 4, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM, CC-Exhibit Hall B2.
- Communicating Statistical Findings to Consulting Clients Operating in a Decisionmaking Climate: Best and Worst Practices, Topic Contributed Panel, Tuesday, August 5, 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM, CC-204B.
- Statistical Consulting in Developing Nations: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned, Contributed Papers, Tuesday, August 5, 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM, CC-101.
- Statistics in Epidemiology: Communication Is the Key to Success, Topic Contributed Panel, Tuesday, August 5, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM, CC-260.
- Lessons from Statistics Education: Improving the Impact of Statistical Consulting, Topic Contributed Papers, Wednesday, August 6, 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM, CC-213.
- Collaborative Statisticians Advancing Their Careers in an Academic Setting, Topic Contributed Panel, Thursday, August 7, 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM, CC-102A.
There is also an excellent slate of roundtable discussions. Please note that these are fee events; if you are interested, please check at the JSM registration desk to see if there are spaces available.
- Building the LISA 2020 Mentoring Network to Support Newly Created Stat Labs in Developing Countries, led by Eric Vance, LISA-Virginia Tech, Monday, August 4, 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM, CC-Ballroom West.
- What's the Difference Between Data Science and Statistics?, led by Charles Kincaid, Experis, Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 AM to 8:15 AM, CC-Ballroom West.
- Academic Collaborative Statistics, led by Benjamin Goldstein, Stanford University, Tuesday, August 5, 12:30 PM to 1:50 PM, CC-Ballroom West.
There are also a number of other activities, which are likely of interest to CNSL members.
- ASA Awards Celebration and Editor Appreciation, Sunday, August 3, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, CC-252B.
- JSM Opening Mixer, Sunday, August 3, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM, CC-Ballroom East.
- ASA President's Address and Founders & Fellows Recognition, Tuesday, August 5, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, CC-Ballroom East.
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Walter Ambrosius
Wake Forest School of Medicine, Dept of Biostatistical Sciences
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