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SECTION NEWS!
- The April 2013 Newsletter in
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or MS Word
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- Call For Papers For The 2013 FCSM Research Conference – Washington, DC – November 4-6, 2013
- Abstract submission for the 2013 Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) Research Conference is currently open. This three-day conference will bring together researchers in the statistical community from government, private sector, and academia to discuss and exchange current research and methodological topics relevant to statistical programs. We will be accepting abstracts for papers, technical demonstrations, and organized sessions until April 8, 2013.
For more information, including the Call for Papers and abstract submission instructions, see the FCSM Research Conference website http://www.fcsm.gov/events/ or the COPAFS website
http://www.copafs.org/.
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The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award -
The Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award was established to honor Dr. Griffith who died in
August 2001 after working for more than 25 years in the Federal statistical system. Throughout
her career, and especially in her latter senior management positions at the National Center for
Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation, one of Jeanne’s highest priorities was
to mentor and encourage younger staff at all levels to learn, to grow, and to recognize and seize
career opportunities as they came along.
The Jeanne E. Griffith award is supported by the ASA Government Statistics Section, NORC at University of Chicago, Westat, American Institutes for Research (AIR), American Educational Research Association (AERA), The Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS), and the Interagency Council on Statistical Policy (ICSP).
The previous recipients of the Jeanne E. Griffith Mentoring Award are: Rich Allen (National Agriculture Statistical Service), 2003; Beth Kilss (Internal Revenue Service), 2004; Renee Miller (Energy Information Administration), 2005; Martin O’Connell (U.S. Census Bureau), 2006; Stephanie Shipp (National Institute of Standards and Technology – at the time of the award), 2007; Rosemary D. Marcuss (Bureau of Economic Analysis), 2008; Kevin Cecco (Internal Revenue Service), Lillian S. Lin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 2009; Deborah H. Griffin (U.S. Bureau of the Census), 2010; Jenise L. Swall (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency), 2011; and William P. Mockovak (Bureau of Labor Statistics), 2012.
If you’re not familiar with the award or would like more information about the history of the award,
see the excellent article (including some pictures from the
ceremony) in the August 2010 issue of Amstat News or go to
http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2010/08/01/governmentstataug10/.
Nominations for 2013 will be accepted beginning in January 2013. The last date for submission of nominations is April 5, 2013, and the Award Committee will make its determination of the award winner by April 30, 2013. The award will consist of a $1,000 honorarium (to be split if there is more than one awardee), a citation, and a plaque, which will be presented at a ceremony arranged by the co-sponsors in June 2013.
For more information about the nominating process for the 2013 award, please go to:
http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/JEGform13.doc or
http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/JEGform13.pdf.
If you have questions about the award, please contact Rick Peterson at rick@amstat.org
(703) 684-1221, and Kevin Cecco at kevin.cecco@irs.gov
or 202-874-0464.
- JSM 2013: GSS Contributed Poster Contest
- Thinking about contributing a paper to JSM? Why not contribute that paper through a “poster” format. Starting in 2009, the
Government Statistics Section initiated an annual competition for “best poster” presentation at JSM to encourage both the quantity and
quality of poster submissions. Winner of the best poster competition will be given $500. In addition the winning poster will be
recognized in the GSS Business Meeting and Social at JSM.
- Wray Jackson Smith
Scholarship - The Government Statistics Section and the Social Statistics
Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) are pleased to announce the
availability of a scholarship in memory of Wray Jackson Smith, a
founding member of the Section and long-time contributor to Federal
statistics. The Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship (WJSS), co-sponsored
with the Washington Statistical Society, the Caucus for Women in Statistics,
Harris-Smith Institutes, Mathematica Policy Research, and Synectics for Management
Decisions, Inc., is intended to reward promising young statisticians for their
diligence, thereby encouraging them to consider a future in government
statistics.
History of Wray Jackson Smith
Scholarship
For 2013: Apply by April 1, 2013!
2013 Announcement.
2013 Application forms:
http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/wjsapp13.doc for a MS Word version or
http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/wjsapp13.pdf for an Adobe pdf version
For further information for 2013, contact
Polly Phipps by e-mail: phipps.polly@bls.gov
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The Roger Herriot Award - The 2013 Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics
will be presented at the 2013 JSM. The Roger Herriot Award is sponsored by the Washington Statistical Society, the ASA's Social Statistics Section and the ASA's Government Statistics Section.
Nominations are now sought for the 2013 Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics.
Submit nominations by April 1, 2013.
For more information, contact Jill Montaquila, Chair, 2013 Roger Herriot Award Committee, at 301-517-4046 or
jillmontaquila@westat.com
. Electronic submissions in MS-Word or as a “pdf” file are strongly encouraged. Please contact the chair if you need to make arrangements to fax or mail a nomination.
- 2013 Student Paper Competition
- The Survey Research Methods, Government Statistics, Social Statistics Sections are pleased to announce
a competition for student and post-graduate papers. Winning papers are presented at the Joint Statistical
Meetings in August 3 - 8, 2013, at the Palais des congrès de Montréal,. Approximately five awards will be
granted. A subsidy of $800 is provided to each winner to cover JSM 2013 expenses.
All materials must be received by 5 PM EST, December 15, 2012
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The Pat Doyle Award -
The Executive Committee of the Government Statistics Section (GSS) created the Pat Doyle
Award in 2005 as a tribute to Pat’s dedication to the statistical field and the GSS
during her lifetime. When Pat died, she left her imprints on an
astonishingly wide range of projects and activities in the U.S. federal statistical
community. The award is given to a person who contributes to the GSS in a way that
leaves a lasting impact on GSS and ASA.
The previous recipients of The Pat Doyle Award are: (2005) Clyde Tucker (1st Award), (2006) Robert Lussier,
(2007) Wendy Alvey, (2008) John L. Czajka, (2009) Stephanie Shipp, (2010) Bill Wong, and (2011) Natalya Verbitsky-Savitz
We express our thanks to our Government
Statistics Section's corporate sponsors:
For 2011:
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (formerly SRS), National Science Foundation (NSF)
For 2012:
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), U.S. Department of Commerce
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce
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