Dear ASA Members,
Online submission of invited session proposals is now open through September 5, 2019. The very cool theme for JSM 2020 is "Everyone Counts: Data for the Public Good," but not all sessions have to adhere to this theme. 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 see the call for invited sessions published in Amstat News: magazine.amstat.org/blog/2019/07/01/jsm2020.
You will need to have the following information to submit your session proposal online:
1. Session Type (invited)
2. Session Subtype (e.g., paper or panel)
3. Sponsor (Select Section on Statistical Graphics from the pull-down menu provided; organizers can select up to 3)
4. Title of Session
5. Session Description – please provide the following information in this field:
- Short description of session, including focus, content, appeal
- Invited speakers/panelists, including affiliation and email address for each participant and tentative title for each presentation
- Format of session (e.g., chair, three speakers, and discussant)
- No abstracts are required for submission at this time
6. Theme (yes or no): Designate if the session has topics relevant to the JSM theme
7. Applied (yes or no): Designate if the session has topics relevant, or will have special appeal, to applied statisticians
8. Estimated audience size: Select the estimated audience size the session will attract
9. Session organizer*, including affiliation and email address
10. Session chair*, including affiliation and email address
11. Discussant* (if any), including affiliation and email address
*Please contact potential participants before submitting a proposal, as they already may have committed to participating in another session at JSM 2020. There are participation guidelines and restrictions regarding the number of times and in what capacity one can participate in the program:
ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2020/guidelines.cfm.
Please submit your session proposals online at
ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2020/submissions.cfm. Invited session submissions will close at 11:59 pm Eastern on Thursday, September 5, 2019.
We may request more information about the session by mid-September 2019 and ask that you adhere to all subsequent deadlines for invited sessions.
Looking forward to hearing about your great ideas with graphic detail :-)!
Please feel free to contact me (
shailaja_suryawanshi@merck.com) with questions about the submission process or if you'd like to discuss invited session topics prior to submission.
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Shailaja Suryawanshi, PhD
Merck & Co., Inc.
2020 Statistical Graphics Program Chair
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Shailaja Suryawanshi
Director, Biostatistics
Merck & Co., Inc.
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