SPES Sessions at the Joint Statistical Meetings
Minneapolis Aug 7-11, 2005

Angela Dean, Ohio State University
2005 SPES Program Chair
Tom Loughin, Kansas State University
2005 SPES Program Chair-Elect

Main JSM 2005 Page

MIXER Pictures

Introductory Overview Lecture
Invited and Topic Contributed Sessions
Roundtable Topics
Awards for Outstanding Presentations
Young Investigator Award Recipients

Introductory Overview Lecture - "Recurrect Events Data Analysis for Applications"

In recent years, the JSM has featured a series of invited Introductory Overview Lectures (IOLs). These lectures provide relatively brief, high-quality introductions to important and timely statistical topics that are covered in a more specialized form in JSM technical sessions. IOLs are designed to be accessible to a wide range of statisticians, and are open to all JSM registrants. They have been extraordinarily popular and highly rated in previous JSMs.

Of special interest to SPES members is the Introductory Overview Lecture on

"Recurrent events data analysis for applications"
Wayne Nelson and Jerry Lawless
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Invited and Topic Contributed Sessions

Don't miss the five Invited and two Topic Contributed Sessions organized by SPES for JSM2005. The topics are varied and interesting! They cover applied case studies, high throughput chemistry, discrete choice conjoint experiments, computer communications network, microarray analysis, response surfaces and degradation modelling! The details of these sessions are given in the links below.

In addition, there will be about six regular SPES Contributed sessions and the section will co-sponsor some of the Invited sessions organized by other sections. More details can be found at the ASA website.

The abstracts for the Invited sessions can be viewed by clicking on the following links:

• Case studies in the Physical and Engineering Sciences
• Statistical Issues in High Throughput Chemistry (sponsored by the Chemometrics group)
• Discrete Choice and Conjoint Experiments
• Modeling of Computer Communications Networks
• Multi-block Analysis in Microarrays and Chemometrics

Also, look out for the Q&P session, co-sponsored by SPES, on

• The 50th Anniversary of Mixture Research.

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Roundtable Topics

For the 2005 JSM in Minneapolis, we are pleased once again to offer roundtable luncheons featuring dynamic and well-known leaders covering a diverse array of topics to suit many interests. First, we welcome beginning and aspiring statisticians into careers in industry with "Surviving in Industry: Advice for Newcomers". This luncheon is sure to be both entertaining and informative as Fred Hulting, a leader for many years in the practice of statistics in industry, leads the discussion. The emerging issue of modeling internet traffic is the subject of "Statistics in Internetland." This discussion will be led by Steve Marron, who, among his many activities, was a part of the SAMSI Internet Project. A modeling problem with a much larger scale is addressed in "The Role of Statistical Science in Understanding Climate Change," a discussion led by Doug Nychka from the National Center for Atmospheric Research. Doug also plans to discuss issues relating to translating results from large-scale models into something useful for policymakers. Finally, it wouldn't be a SPES program without a luncheon on Design of Experiments. This year, George Milliken leads a roundtable on "Designing Real Experiments: Tricks of the Trade." George is famous for working with researchers to develop practical solutions to messy problems, and so a lively discussion of real-world challenges is anticipated.

We hope the diversity in this year's roundtable luncheons appeals to many SPES members. We are always looking for roundtable topics and leaders for future meetings. If you would like to make a suggestion for a roundtable topic that would be appropriate for the membership of SPES, or would like to offer to lead such a luncheon, please contact the 2006 SPES Program Chair, Tom Loughin. We look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis!

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SPES Awards for Outstanding Presentations

Ana Ivelisse Avilés, Awards Chair, National Institute of Standards and Technology

The Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences is pleased to announce the results of its annual Outstanding Presentation competition for papers given at the 2003 JSM in San Francisco. (Results for papers given at the 2004 JSM in Toronto, Canada, will be announced in Spring 2005.) These awards are based on audience evaluation of papers contributed to SPES-sponsored sessions at the Joint Statistical Meetings. The purpose of the awards is to encourage continuous improvement in the presentation of statistical information by recognizing at least some of the truly excellent talks given each year in SPES sessions. The winners received cash awards as part of their recognition: $100 for best presentation, $50 for runner-up, and $25 for honorable mentions. Plaques were also awarded. The awards for papers given in 2003, which were presented at the SPES/Q&P mixer during the meetings in Toronto, Canada, are:

Outstanding Presentation Award Dr. Thierry Duchesne, of the Universite Laval, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “Dropping the Masks: Simple Inference Procedures Based on the EM Algorithm for the Competing Risk Model with Masked Causes of Failure”.	No photo
Runner-Up Outstanding Presentation Award Dr. Christopher H. Tong, of the Merck & Co., Inc, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “Quantitative Structure-Activity-Relationship Modeling Using Leo Breiman's Random Forest”.	No photo
Honorable Mention Outstanding Presentation Award William F. Guthrie, of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “A Bayesian Analysis of a Chain of Calibrations Used in the Preparation of Electrolytic Conductivity Standards”.
Honorable Mention Outstanding Presentation Award Christian Ritter, of the Catholic University of Louvain, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “Dual Response Displays: The Incredible Flying Carpets”.	No photo
Honorable Mention Outstanding Presentation Award Chih-Ming Wang, of the NIST Boulder Laboratories, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “Fiducial Approach for Propagation of Uncertainties in Measurement”.
Honorable Mention Outstanding Presentation Award Steven E. Rigdon, of Southern Illinois University, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “The Duane Plot for Repairable Systems”.
Honorable Mention Outstanding Presentation Award Dr. Christopher J. Malone, of Kansas State University, for his SPES Contributed Paper presentation, “Separating Location Effects from Dispersion Effects in an Unreplicated Factorial Design”.

I would also like to thank all the volunteers for organizing and submitting the evaluations. The SPES Awards Committee Members are Cheryl Dingus and Tena Katsaounis from The Ohio State University, Will Guthrie, Adriana Horníková, and Sarah Streett from NIST, and Jazmin Rae Fulkersin from Cresset Christian Academy in Durham NC.

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Champion SPES/Q&P Mixer!

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