JSM 2009 Highlights

Please note that all the JSM sessions can be viewed in the online program, and many are highlighted in the JSM news releases. Items on this page include sessions not previously included in the releases.


SUNDAY, AUGUST 2


Activities
  • Career Placement Service, Hall D, 1—6 pm
  • EXPO 2009, Hall D, 1—6 pm
  • Statistics without Borders Meeting, 4 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Meeting Room 3
  • JSM First-Time Attendee Orientation and Reception, 12:30—2 pm, Grand Ballroom
Selected Sessions

Wikis, Dynamic Charts, Videos, and Other Innovative Tools to Transform Statistics Into Knowledge, Enrico Giovannini, 2 pm, Room 204B
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303078

The Gertrude Cox Scholarship: 20 Years of Recognizing Young Women in Statistics, 2 pm, Room 141
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204106

Statistics inside the Beltway: From Data to Policy, 2 pm, Room 207B
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204175

Guiding Young Professionals to be Successful in Government, Academia and Industry, 2 pm, Room 206
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303263

Hot Research Projects: A Taste of the Future for Future Government Statisticians, 2 pm, Room 209C
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204455

Experiences of Women Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Private Consulting, and University Settings, 4 pm, Room 203A
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204191

Harmful Substances, 4 pm, Room 153
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204444

 

MONDAY, AUGUST 3


Activities

Statistics in Support of National Defense Workshop, 8 am - 4 pm, Renaissance Washington Hotel, Meeting Room 2

Career Placement Service, Hall D., 8 am - 6 pm

EXPO 2009, 9 am to 6 pm, Hall D

President's Invited Address (Keynote Speaker): Rebecca Blank, Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, 4 pm, Monday, August 3, Ballroom A-B http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/JSM200Keynote.pdf

ASA Longtime Member Reception, 6:30-7:30 pm, Grand Ballroom North http://www.amstat.org/news/longtimemembers.cfm


Selected Sessions

Statistics Groups in Industry: Rise, Decline, and Improvement, 8:30 am, Room 207B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303110

O' Privacy, Where Art Thou? Mapping the Landscape of Data Confidentiality, 8:30 am, Room 102B Data privacy is a fundamental problem of the modern information infrastructure. Increasing volumes of personal and sensitive data are collected and archived by health networks, government agencies, search engines, social networking websites, and other entities. The main goal of this session is to introduce an emerging approach to tackling data privacy questions that integrates two rich traditions in data privacy research; one originating from statistics (i.e., statistical disclosure limitation) the other from computer science (i.e., privacy-preserving data mining and private data analysis). Speakers are three leading researchers from the fields of computer science, statistics, and labor economics. http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&activityid=90&sessionid=204145

The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives, 10:30 am, Room 143A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303992

From Oil Wells to Windmills: Can the Federal Statistical System Adapt to Changing Needs for Energy Data?, 10:30 am, Room 102B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204076

It's a Dangerous World, 10:30 am, Room 206 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204138

Factors Affecting the Accuracy of the 2008 Presidential Election Polling, 10:30 am, Room 101 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204166

Practical Considerations for Handling Missing Data in Controlled Clinical Trials, 10:30, Room 201 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204053

Lunch Roundtable: Rating the Competition: Lessons from the World of Tournament Chess, 12:30 pm, Room 301 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303719

Late-Breaking Session I: Policymakers to Get Full Data Coverage of the Nation's Service Sector, 2 pm, Room 202A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204268

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 4


Activities

20th Annual Cox Scholarship 5K race and 2.5 K Fun Run, 6:15—8 am, Hains Point.
The annual Cox Scholarship Race/Run, sponsored by the Caucus for Women in Statistics in conjunction with the ASA, benefits the Gertrude Cox scholarship fund.
http://soilslab.cfr.washington.edu/caucusforwomeninstatistics/CoxRace2009.html

College Stat Bowl – 8:30 to 12:30 am, Room 102B
There are 16 players – including one Virginia Tech student -- in the tournament. There will be four first-round games, from 8:30 to 10:30, each game consisting of four players. Round two, which will determine the winner, will begin at 10:30. For more info:
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204270

EXPO 2009 (Exhibit Hall), 9 am to 6 pm, Hall D

Excellence in Statistical Reporting Award: 12:30 pm, Room 205 http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/SharonBegleyWinsESRAAward.pdf

Deming Lecture: J. Stuart Hunter, 4 pm, Ballroom A-B
http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/JStuartHunterPresentingDemingLecture.pdf

Annual Awards Presentations: 8 pm, Ballroom A-B
http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/ASAAnnounces2009AwardRecipients.pdf

Royal Statistical Society Address: David Hand, RSS president, 8:30 pm, Ballroom A-B
http://www.amstat.org/about/pressreleases/DavidHandtoAddressJSM.pdf

Presidential Address: Sally Morton, ASA president,“Statistics: From Evidence to Policy,” 8:45 pm, Ballroom A-B

Founders Award and presentation of ASA Fellows – 9 pm, Ballroom A-B

Selected Sessions

Statistics in Sports, 8:30 am, Room 159A
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204338

When Does Animal Weaning Occur? Modeling Animal Mother-Infant Distance Proximity Over Time to Determine a Change Point in Behavior, 8:30 am, Room 203A
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=304759

Forecasting the Number of Atlantic Hurricanes: Multiple Structural Breaks in Time Series of Count Data, 9 am, Room 141
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&activityid=270&sessionid=204320

Making Research Data Public: Intelligible or Just Available?, 10:30 am, Room 158A
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204265

The Role of Statisticians in Decisionmaking, 10:30 am, Room 101
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=302835

Evolving Scientific Evidence in Support of Personalized Medicine:
Establishing Biomarkers That Are Predictive of Efficacy in Retrospective Analyses
Roundtable with lunch, 12:30 pm, Ballroom South prefunction
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=304402

Efforts to Minimize the Use of Social Security Numbers in Federal Data Collections, 2 pm, Room 144A
http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204177

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5


Activities

EXPO 2009 (Exhibit Hall), 9 am - 2:30 pm, Hall D

ASA Marketplace, 9 am - 5:30 pm, East Registration

STATCOM Open Introductory Meeting, 11 am-Noon, Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Room 2 Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) is a student-run volunteer organization started in 2001 at Purdue University's Department of Statistics. With support from a Member Initiatives Grant from the American Statistical Association (ASA), a network of Statistics in the Community (STATCOM) programs was started in 2006. http://www.amstat.org/education/statcom/

Selected Sessions

Late-Breaking Session II: The Role of Statistics in the Nation's Financial Recovery and Stability, 8:30 am, Room 202A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204273

Statistics Sheds Light on Major League Fielding Ability: Shrinkage in the Evaluation of Fielding in Major League Baseball, 8:30 am, Room 155 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=302745

Health Impact of Climate Change, 10:30 am, Room 158B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204154

The Statistics of Election Auditing, 10:30 am, Room 150B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204392

Future of Random-Digit-Dial Telephone Surveys, 10:30 pm, Room 143B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=302790

Finding fraud, collusion, and terrorists that hide in plain sight: An approach to detecting the most signi?cant cluster in agent based networks, 11 am, Room 144A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=305840

Safety and Health Issues in Transportation, 2 pm, Room 144A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204170

From Evidence to Policy: ASA Members in Public Office and on Capitol Hill, 2 pm, Room 158B http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303355

 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 6


Activities

ASA Marketplace, 7:30 to 10 am, East Registration

Congressional Visits
50 ASA members from 25 states will visit the offices of their representatives in Congress to urge support for ASA requests regarding statistical literacy and promoting basic research. Students make up 25% of the group.
Contact: Steve Pierson, pierson@amstat.org, (703) 302-1841 (o),

Selected Sessions

Abdominal Obesity: Searching for the Best Measure, 8:30 am, Room 204A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204475

The Federal Statistical System: Opportunities and Challenges for the Next 5--10 Years, 10:30 am, Room 101 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=302851

Statistics at West Point: No Lies, 10:30 am, Room 206 http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=activity_details&sessionid=204197

What Can I Do with an Undergraduate Degree in Statistics?, 10:30 am, Room 149A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=305740

As Safe as Houses? Using Statistics to Safeguard your Health: Modeling Seasonal Effects in Radon Emissions Data, 11 am, Room 208A http://www.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2009/onlineprogram/index.cfm?fuseaction=abstract_details&abstractid=303806

 

STATISTICIANS OF INTEREST

James J. Cochran [jcochran@cab.latech.edu or phone at hotel - 202-289-7600]
Jim Cochran is one of the founders and co-chair – along with Gary Shapiro[shapirg1@westat.com] – of Statistics Without Borders. The other founders are Fritz Scheuren and Steve Pierson. SWB, an ASA-affiliated group, currently consists of about 40 volunteers works with nonprofit organizations within and outside of the US. They are having their first general meeting here at JSM on Sunday. Current projects include working with Engineers without Borders and Care.
http://www.cab.latech.edu/assets/faculty_bio/james_cochran.pdf

Joseph L. Gastwirth [jlgast@gwu.edu, 202. 994-6548]
Joe Gastwirth, a professor in the Dept. of Statistics and George Washington University, is being celebrated August first for his 45 years of statistical activity. A special conference recognizes his outstanding contributions to the development of nonparametric and robust methods and their use in genetic epidemiology, his pioneering research in statistical methods and measurement for the analysis of data arising in the areas of economic inequality, health disparities and equal employment, and in other legal applications as well as his most successful supervision of Ph D students, collaborations with other young researchers and outstanding professional service. Prof. Gastwirth has published two books in legal statistics and over 160 peer-reviewed statistical papers. He recently had a paper published on the Ricci v. DeStefano case that figured in the Sotomayor confirmation hearing.
http://home.gwu.edu/~jlgast/index.html

Mary Gray [mgray@american.edu, office 202.885.3171, cell 202.492.6042]
Currently a professor of math and statistics at American University, Mary Gray was one of the primary founders of the Association for Women in Mathematics and its first president from 1971 to 1973. Professor Gray has been chair of the Board of Directors of Amnesty International USA, International Treasurer of Amnesty International, and chair of its international Development Committee. President Bush awarded her the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Mentoring. Read more at the links below:
http://www.agnesscott.edu/Lriddle/women/gray.htm
http://www.academic2.american.edu/~mgray/

Stephen T. Ziliak [sziliak@roosevelt.edu, cell # 404.849.0935]
Steve Ziliak’s session at JSM is titled the same as his book [with Deirdre N. McCloskey]: The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Cost Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives. The book, published in 2008, has been reviewed by Science, Nature Medicine, BBC Radio, Financial Times, the Economist, Cato Journal, and many others. Ziliak will be available for interviews between August 1, Saturday morning, and August 3, Monday afternoon.
For more information about Ziliak: http://faculty.roosevelt.edu/Ziliak

Key Dates


  • August 1 — 6, 2009
    Onsite registration (increased fees apply)

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