by Robert Weiss, 2001 SBSS Program Chair
It is already time to start thinking about the August 5-9 2001 Joint
Statistical Meetings that will take place in Atlanta, GA. Let's make
this a good conference for Bayesians. The best way to do this is for
many of us to organize topic contributed sessions. Anyone may organize
a session. Topic contributed sessions consist of 5 speakers, or 4 speakers
and a discussant on some theme. The organizer arranges for speakers and
titles and the session chair (often the organizer). Organizers may
speak in their own session. All speakers must register for the meetings
prior to February 1, 2001. Speakers are allowed to give only one talk
or discussion, whether invited, topic contributed or regular
contributed.
If you do not arrange for a topic contributed session, and contribute
your talk in the usual way, you will end up in a regular contributed
session. Topic contributed sessions are much better than regular
contributed sessions because each speaker gets 20 minutes instead of 15
minutes, there are 5 speakers instead of as many as 7 in the session,
the topics are typically closer together in subject, and attendance
is usually higher.
You may contact me, Robert Weiss with any questions or suggestions.