2009 Conference of Texas Statisticians

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= = &nb= sp;March 27 – 28

= = Sam Housto= n State University, Huntsville = = &nb= sp; = &nb= sp;

Conference Registration

To register for COTS 2009, please download the registration form from www.shsu.edu/~= mth_fbb/2009cots/2009cots.html. Fill it out and mail with a check to Melinda H= olt, P. O. Box 2206, SHSU, Hunt= sville, TX 77341. Complete registration by March 15, 2009 and save $10. You may also email the registration form to mholt@shsu.edu and pay at the door.

Lodging

LaQuin= ta

124 I.= H. 45 North

Huntsville, TX 77340-3637

(936) = 295-6454

www.lq.com

The negotiated room rate is $75 fo= r a single or double room. To receive this special rate, reservations must be m= ade by March 5, 2009 - simply note that you are attending COTS.

Pre-Conference Course

Scott Berry, President of Berry Consultants, will present Bayesian Clinical Trials as part of the American Statistical Association’s Traveling Course Series. Topics will include an introduction to Bayesian concepts common in clinical trials; a discussion of conflicts between Bayes= ian and frequentist ideas; an answer to the question “Why Bayesian method= in clinical trials?”; the = basics of adaptive clinical trials; and lots of examples. This course offers somet= hing for everyone!

Program

Friday, March 27=

Lowman Student Center Theater=

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9:00 – 12:00 &n= bsp; = ; Pre-Conference Course: Bayesian Clinical Trials, Scott Berry

12:00 – 1:00= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Conference Registration

1:00 – 1:10<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Welcome and Introductions

1:10 – 1:55<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Jane Harvill, Baylor University

2:00 – 2:45<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Lynn LaMotte, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

2:45 – 3:30<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Student Poster Session

3:30 – 4:15<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Linda Hynan, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

4:15 – 5:00<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; William B. Smith, Texas A & M Universit= y and Lecot, Inc.

5:00 – 6:00<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; COTS business meeting

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6:30 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; &= nbsp; Banquet and Don Owen Award Presentation, LaQuinta Hotel

Saturday, March 28

Lee Drain Building, Room 214

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9:00 – 9:25<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Kent Riggs, Stephen F Austin University

9:25 – 9:50<= span style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Kumer Das, Lamar University

9:50 – 10:15= &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Jesse Crawford, = Tarleton State University

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10:15 – 10:4= 5 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Break

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10:45 – 11:1= 0 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Byungtae Seo, Texas Tech University

11:10 – 11:3= 5 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Stephen Robertson, Southern Metho= dist University

11:35 – 12:0= 0 &= nbsp; &nbs= p; Samiran Sinha, Texas A & M Universit= y

Student Poster Session

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Studen= ts are encouraged to submit a poster to the Student Research Poster Session on Fri= day afternoon. Submissions by undergraduates, master’s students, as well = as doctoral students are welcome. Please send a brief abstract (up to 300 word= s) to mholt@shsu.= edu by March 15, 2009. We anticipate monetary awards for up to three participants.=

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Campus Map and Parking Information

Conference parking is available in= the SHSU parking garage at 1730 Avenue I behind the Lowman Student Center at a rate of= $5 per day. More information is available at http://www.shsu.edu/~upd_www/garage/. Parking is available at no charge in the Bower Stadium lot. For a map of SHSU’s campus, please visit www.shsu.= edu/map.

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Sponsors

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COTS gratefully acknowledges the support of Taylor and Francis for the Don Owen Awa= rd and the American Statistical Association for the Traveling Course.