The Section for Statistics in Defense and National Security (SDNS) of the American Statistical Association is soliciting entries for a young researcher paper competition for the 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings. Each year the section offers the winning author a plaque and a travel award of $1000 to defray costs for attendance and presentation of their work at the Joint Statistical Meetings. This competition is open to all undergraduate students, graduate students, and researchers that are at most 2 years beyond their terminal degree. The author must be a member of the SDNS Section or should join the section at the time of the paper submission. The contribution may be a theoretical development or it may cover any of the numerous applications related to defense or national security. Papers that have been accepted for publication are not eligible for the competition. The winner will present her/his paper in a JSM session sponsored by SDNS.
Entrants should submit the following:
- A list of authors and contact information (the contestant must be the first author).
- A double-spaced manuscript in two versions: a regular manuscript with author information and a blinded manuscript without author information or other identifying information (such as references). Both versions should include an abstract.
- A reference letter from a faculty member familiar with the submitted work, stating the status of the applicant and the publication status of the manuscript.
Entries should be sent to Nick Clark, Chair of the Paper Award Committee, via email at
nicholas.clark@westpoint.edu . The email should include the two versions of the completed manuscript as attachments in PDF format. All entries must arrive
by 15 December, 2020. Please include the words "Best Paper Award" in the subject line of the email. Manuscripts will be judged based on relevance and interest of the subject matter, the quality of writing, and of course the quality of the research itself.
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Nicholas Clark
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