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220162
Wed, 7/15/2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Virtual
Biometrics Editorial Board Meeting — Other ICW
Biometrics Editorial Board
Organizer(s): Geert Molenberghs, Universiteit Hasselt & KU Leuven
 
 

220194
Wed, 7/29/2020, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual
Sandia Career Panel and Networking Event — Other Cmte/Business
Sandia National Labs
Organizer(s): Lyndsay Shand, Sandia National Laboratories
Sandia offers an exciting career opportunity for statisticians. The virtual panel will offer the chance for anyone to learn more about the work and culture at Sandia. In addition to a set of predetermined topics, time for audience questions and discussion is planned.

Please register in advance here: https://sandialabs.recsolu.com/external/events/w1wk51r1pH4lZoOYgxlRVw
 
 

220163
Fri, 7/31/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Virtual
Biometrics Editorial Board Meeting — Other ICW
Biometrics Editorial Board
Organizer(s): Geert Molenberghs, Universiteit Hasselt & KU Leuven
 
 

220170
Fri, 7/31/2020, 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
Council of Sections Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Council of Sections
Chair(s): Ofer Harel, University of Connecticut
The Council of Sections Business Meeting will be held virtually on the afternoon of Friday, July 31, and divided into three separate one-hour sessions based on the COS Vice Chair assignments:

1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Slate
Sections: Government Statistics, Social Statistics, Survey Research Methods, Statistical Computing, Statistical Graphics, Defense and National Security, Statistics in Sports, Statistical Learning and Data Science, Lifetime Data Analysis, Transportation Statistics (IG), Astrostatistics (IG), Quantum Computing in Statistics and Machine Learning (IG), and Text Analysis (IG)

3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Phil Scinto
Sections: Biometrics, Biopharmaceutical, Statistics in Epidemiology, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Health Policy Statistics, Statistics and the Environment, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Statistics in Imaging, Mental Health Statistics, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Genomics and Genetics, and Pharmacometrics (IG)

5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Alyson Wilson
Sections: Quality & Productivity, Physical & Engineering Sciences, Risk Analysis, Statistical Education, Statistical Consulting, Bayesian Statistical Science, Business & Economic Statistics, Statistics in Marketing, Business Analytics/Statistics Education (IG), Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (IG), Statistical Auditing (IG), and History of Statistics (IG)

If you have a conflict with the session assigned to your section you may attend one of the other sessions as content will be the same. If you cannot attend any of the sessions another officer from your section may attend in your place. Please notify ASA Staff Liaison, Rick Peterson if there is a change in the session you will attend or representative from your section. Links to join the meeting will be sent by prior to the meetings.

 
 

220185
Fri, 7/31/2020, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual
Mental Health Statistics Section - Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Mental Health Statistics Section
Chair(s): Wesley Thompson, University of California, San Diego
This is 11am PT / 2PM ET. It will be via Zoom.
 
 

220200
Fri, 7/31/2020, 4:00 PM - Virtual
Mu Sigma Rho Annual General Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Mu Sigma Rho
Organizer(s): Lisa Kay, Eastern Kentucky University
The Mu Sigma Rho Annual Meeting will be held virtually from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2020. Please contact Lisa Kay at lisa.kay@eku.edu for the meeting information.
 
 

220195
Sat, 8/1/2020, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual
Wisconsin Welcome Reception — Other Cmte/Business
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Organizer(s): Po-Ling Loh, UW-Madison
Please join us for an online edition of the annual reception for UW-Madison alumni and friends!
 
 

220128
Sun, 8/2/2020, - Virtual
JSM Walk/Run - Day 1 — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Organizer(s): Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association

Join us for the JSM Walk/Run challenge! It is an on demand challenge so it doesn’t matter if you are a morning walker or runner, an evening walker or runner, or any other time of the day. Beginning on Sunday, August 2 and concluding on Thursday, August 6 we will have daily challenges. You can earn 1 point for completing a walk/run, 1 point for completing the daily challenge, and 1 point posting on social media.

Track Your Results

Enter your name as a participant and track your daily results. There will be prizes for completing the daily challenge. Every walker or runner who earns 10 points or more will be eligible for the grand prize drawing!

Here are the daily challenges:

Sunday, August 2 - Walk/run 1 mile of a new route + predict how long it will take you to walk or run a mile for the last day. You will need to submit your prediction by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 4

Monday, August 3 - Walk/run 2020 steps or something to do with 2020 (JSM and decennial census for the US)

Tuesday, August 4 - Walk/run a route in the shape of your favorite greek letter. You may submit a map from your fitness device, indicate your route on google maps, or an image of a map showing your route.

Wednesday, August 5 - Walk/run 1 mile, pi kilometers (1.95 miles), pi miles (3.14), or tau miles (6.28 miles)

Thursday, August 6 - Walk/run 1 mile and see how close you are to your prediction.

 
 

220149
Sun, 8/2/2020, 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Virtual
LIVE 30-minute Guided Meditation/Mindfulness Session — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Joy Jordan, Born Joy Mindfulness
5-minute settling practice 10-minute heart opening 20-minute calm the system
 
 

220107
Sun, 8/2/2020, 12:00 PM - Virtual
Virtual JSM Kick-Off — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Emilie Barta, Virtual Emcee
 
 

220108
Sun, 8/2/2020, 12:30 PM - Virtual
Introduction to Virtual JSM — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Emilie Barta, Virtual Emcee
 
 

220123
Sun, 8/2/2020, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual
JSM Data Art Show — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220109
Sun, 8/2/2020, 1:30 PM - Virtual
First-Time Attendee Orientation — Other Cmte/Business
Novartis, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Chair(s): Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association; Wendy Lou, University of Toronto
 
 

220111
Sun, 8/2/2020, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Virtual
JSM Opening Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
MIT
 
 

220112
Sun, 8/2/2020, 3:30 PM - Virtual
Day 1 Closing Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220184
Sun, 8/2/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Virtual
Section of Statistical Programmers and Analysts Executive Officers Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Vipin Arora, Eli Lilly and Company
SSPA Executive Officers Meeting - by Invitation only!
Email contacts: vipin.arora@gmail.com (Chair); hakhunavneet@gmail.com (Program Chair); Tasneem Zaihra, zaihra@brockport.edu (Publication Officer) ; Tessa: ychen4@udayton.edu (Secretary); Gerald: gerald.belton@gmail.com (Treasurer)
 
 

220164
Sun, 8/2/2020, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Virtual
KISS BOD meeting — Other ICW
Korean International Statistical Society
Organizer(s): Don Jang, National Opinion Research Center(NORC) at the University of Chicago
 
 

220129
Mon, 8/3/2020, - Virtual
JSM Walk/Run - Day 2 — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Organizer(s): Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association

Join us for the JSM Walk/Run challenge! It is an on demand challenge so it doesn’t matter if you are a morning walker or runner, an evening walker or runner, or any other time of the day. Beginning on Sunday, August 2 and concluding on Thursday, August 6 we will have daily challenges. You can earn 1 point for completing a walk/run, 1 point for completing the daily challenge, and 1 point posting on social media.

Track Your Results

>Enter your name as a participant and track your daily results. There will be prizes for completing the daily challenge. Every walker or runner who earns 10 points or more will be eligible for the grand prize drawing!

Here are the daily challenges:

Sunday, August 2 - Walk/run 1 mile of a new route + predict how long it will take you to walk or run a mile for the last day. You will need to submit your prediction by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 4

Monday, August 3 - Walk/run 2020 steps or something to do with 2020 (JSM and decennial census for the US)

Tuesday, August 4 - Walk/run a route in the shape of your favorite greek letter. You may submit a map from your fitness device, indicate your route on google maps, or an image of a map showing your route.

Wednesday, August 5 - Walk/run 1 mile, pi kilometers (1.95 miles), pi miles (3.14), or tau miles (6.28 miles)

Thursday, August 6 - Walk/run 1 mile and see how close you are to your prediction.

 
 

220152
Mon, 8/3/2020, 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Virtual
Technometrics Management Committee Meeting (Closed) — Other Cmte/Business
Technometrics Management Committee
Chair(s): Peihua Qiu, University of Florida
This is a closed business meeting for the Technometrics Management Committee. The contact email is pqiu@ufl.edu.
 
 

220156
Mon, 8/3/2020, 8:00 AM - Virtual
Diversity Mentoring Program (DMP) — Other Cmte/Business
Committee on Minorities in Statistics
Chair(s): Emily Butler, GSK
DMP Monday Session; contact emily.lynn.butler@gmail.com with questions
 
 

220193
Mon, 8/3/2020, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Virtual
Biopharmaceutical Section Executive Committee Meeting (Closed) — Other Cmte/Business
Biopharmaceutical Section
Chair(s): Bruce Binkowitz, Shionogi, Inc.
 
 

220135
Mon, 8/3/2020, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual
LIVE 30-minute Guided Meditation/Mindfulness Session — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Joy Jordan, Born Joy Mindfulness
 
 

220110
Mon, 8/3/2020, 9:45 AM - Virtual
Day 2 Opening Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220124
Mon, 8/3/2020, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Virtual
JSM Data Art Show — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

1000
Mon, 8/3/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual
An Introduction to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics — Other Sponsored Events
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair(s): Vipin Arora, NCSES; Jason Johnson, NCSES; Jessica Rivera, NCSES
Learn more about NCSES products, reports and resources, join us for a NCSES-specific Question and Answer session.
 
 

220197
Mon, 8/3/2020, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Virtual
Astrostatistics Interest Group Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Astrostatistics Special Interest Group
Chair(s): Vinay Kashyap, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Agenda and Zoom connection information will be announced at http://astrostat.org/jsm2020/index.html#aig-business-meeting
Contact email for AIG is aigamstat@gmail.com
 
 

220186
Mon, 8/3/2020, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Virtual
Section of Statistical Programmers and Analysts - Open Invitation - All are welcome — Other Cmte/Business
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts
Chair(s): Vipin Arora, Eli Lilly and Company
Event: SSPA Open Mixer -All are Invited (SSPA Membership is not required)
AGENDA : Opening Remarks, Treasurer Report, Key Updates, Future activities, Q/A, wrap up
(Please share your questions in advance to Chair, Vipin Arora vipin.arora@gmail.com or Program Chair, Navneet Hakhu hakhunavneet@gmail.com or to our Treasurer, Gerald gerald.belton@gmail.com
 
 

220113
Mon, 8/3/2020, 4:30 PM - Virtual
Day 2 Closing Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220121
Mon, 8/3/2020, 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
JSM Student Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
Two Sigma
 
 

220166
Mon, 8/3/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Virtual
Statistics Without Borders Annual Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Statistics Without Borders
Chair(s): Jean Opsomer, Westat
SWB 2020 Annual Business Meeting (virtual)

RSVP required at https://swb.wildapricot.org/event-3889685

Location: TBA (information to join the online meeting will be sent out to all registrants closer to the event date).

During the meeting, we will give an overview of our membership, review our activities over the past year, highlight interesting projects we worked on, and discuss plans for next year. Due to the large number of participants expected, we will not be able to allow attendees to speak or share video, but encourage questions and comments via the chat feature, which we will address time permitting.
 
 

220198
Mon, 8/3/2020, 5:00 PM - Virtual
ASA Section on Statistics and Data Science Education Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Statistics and Data Science Education
Chair(s): Michael Posner, Villanova University
ASA Section on Statistics and Data Science Education Business Meeting. Zoom Link - https://villanova.zoom.us/j/98708951511?pwd=YzdTVUg1aVFFZ3c1UXc0VFU1aEtmUT09
 
 

220199
Mon, 8/3/2020, 5:00 PM - Virtual
Columbia Univ Biostatistics & Statistics JSM Virtual Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
Columbia University
Organizer(s): Justine Herrera, Columbia University
Registration required: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020_CU_mixer

For any questions, contact: Justine Herrera, jh2477@cumc.columbia.edu
 
 

220159
Mon, 8/3/2020, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual
University of Michigan JSM Alumni Virtual Reception — Other ICW
University of Michigan
Organizer(s): Fatma Nedjari, University of Michigan
 
 

220196
Mon, 8/3/2020, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual
Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences Mixer and Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences
Chair(s): Laila Poisson, Henry Ford Health System
TSHS is having their annual mixer and business meeting on Monday, August 3, 2020 from 6-8 p.m. (Eastern).

We will have updates on the news of the section, information about opportunities for volunteering and leadership in the section, announcement of awards, some time for mixing and mingling, and door prizes.
Register here https://redcap.hfhs.org/redcap/surveys/?s=8TAW8WJ984 to get the log-in information for this online visit.
 
 

220203
Mon, 8/3/2020, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Virtual
ASA LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee on Monday — Other Cmte/Business
ASA LGBTQ+ Advocacy Committee
Organizer(s): Jiashen You, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Meeting will be hosted on Microsoft Teams
 
 

220201
Mon, 8/3/2020, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Virtual
Sections on Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics Virtual Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Graphics
Chair(s): John Castelloe, SAS
We'll share news from the world of statistical computing & graphics and look forward to hearing your comments and questions. All JSM attendees are welcome to join us on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81072427895
 
 

220165
Mon, 8/3/2020, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Virtual
KISS Annual Meeting — Other ICW
Korean International Statistical Society
Organizer(s): Don Jang, National Opinion Research Center(NORC) at the University of Chicago
 
 

220130
Tue, 8/4/2020, - Virtual
JSM Walk/Run -Day 3 — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Organizer(s): Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association

Join us for the JSM Walk/Run challenge! It is an on demand challenge so it doesn’t matter if you are a morning walker or runner, an evening walker or runner, or any other time of the day. Beginning on Sunday, August 2 and concluding on Thursday, August 6 we will have daily challenges. You can earn 1 point for completing a walk/run, 1 point for completing the daily challenge, and 1 point posting on social media.

Track Your Results

Enter your name as a participant and track your daily results. There will be prizes for completing the daily challenge. Every walker or runner who earns 10 points or more will be eligible for the grand prize drawing!

Here are the daily challenges:

Sunday, August 2 - Walk/run 1 mile of a new route + predict how long it will take you to walk or run a mile for the last day. You will need to submit your prediction by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 4

Monday, August 3 - Walk/run 2020 steps or something to do with 2020 (JSM and decennial census for the US)

Tuesday, August 4 - Walk/run a route in the shape of your favorite greek letter. You may submit a map from your fitness device, indicate your route on google maps, or an image of a map showing your route.

Wednesday, August 5 - Walk/run 1 mile, pi kilometers (1.95 miles), pi miles (3.14), or tau miles (6.28 miles)

Thursday, August 6 - Walk/run 1 mile and see how close you are to your prediction.

 
 

220157
Tue, 8/4/2020, 8:00 AM - Virtual
Diversity Mentoring Program (DMP) — Other Cmte/Business
Committee on Minorities in Statistics
Chair(s): Emily Butler, GSK
DMP Tuesday Session; contact emily.lynn.butler@gmail.com with questions
 
 

220167
Tue, 8/4/2020, 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Virtual
Technometrics Editorial Board Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Technometrics
Chair(s): Roshan Joseph, Georgia Tech
 
 

220138
Tue, 8/4/2020, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual
LIVE 30-minute Guided Meditation/Mindfulness Session — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Joy Jordan, Born Joy Mindfulness
 
 

220114
Tue, 8/4/2020, 9:45 AM - Virtual
Day 3 Opening Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220125
Tue, 8/4/2020, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Virtual
JSM Data Art Show — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220155
Tue, 8/4/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Virtual
SBSS Executive Committee Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Bayesian Statistical Science
Chair(s): Marina Vannucci, Rice University
 
 

1001
Tue, 8/4/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual
JSM 2020: Live Chat with Amazon Scientists — Other Sponsored Events
ASA
Chair(s): Andrew Bruce, Amazon Science; Keirah Dein, Amazon; Jade DuBois, Amazon; Abhishek Gupta, Amazon Science; Ramya Mohan, Amazon; Vijay Nirmalananda, Amazon Science; Darcy Stubblefield, Amazon
Join this virtual event to hear from Amazon Science teams who are using research, statistics, and machine learning to enhance our customers' experience across Amazon! RSVP Here for this session.
 
 

220153
Tue, 8/4/2020, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Virtual
Section on Risk Analysis Annual Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Risk Analysis
Chair(s): Elena Rantou, Food and Drug Administration
Annual business meeting for Risk Analysis Section members. For questions please contact Elena Rantou (elena.rantou@fda.hhs.gov) or Raji Sundaram (sundaramr2@mail.nih.gov)
 
 

220180
Tue, 8/4/2020, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Virtual
Section on Statistical Consulting Business Meeting and Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Statistical Consulting
Chair(s): Manisha Desai, Stanford University
 
 

220182
Tue, 8/4/2020, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Virtual
ASA Statistical Consulting Section Business Mixer — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Statistical Consulting
Chair(s): Manisha Desai, Stanford University
Event Time: Tuesday August 4 at 5:30-7:30pm EST
 
 

220122
Tue, 8/4/2020, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM Virtual
JSM Talent Show — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
Chair(s): Emilie Barta, Virtual Emcee; Christina Link, American Statistical Association
 
 

220189
Tue, 8/4/2020, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Virtual
Virtual Biometrics Section Executive Meeting (Closed) — Other Cmte/Business
Biometrics Section
Chair(s): Sherri Rose, Harvard Medical School
The virtual Biometrics Section Executive Meeting is a closed meeting for officers. Contact Biometrics Section Chair Sherri Rose with questions.
 
 

220204
Tue, 8/4/2020, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Virtual
Committee on Minorities in Statistics Open Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Committee on Minorities in Statistics
Organizer(s): Adrian Coles, Eli Lilly and Company, Inc.
The Committee on Minorities in Statistics will host our annual open business meeting virtually.
The agenda and meeting link will be announced on the committee’s website. https://community.amstat.org/cmis/events/dwmp/dmp2020
Contact Adrian Coles for more information.
 
 

220192
Tue, 8/4/2020, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Virtual
Biopharmaceutical Section Open Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Biopharmaceutical Section
Chair(s): Bruce Binkowitz, Shionogi, Inc.
This Biopharmaceutical Section will host our annual open business meeting through Zoom. Zoom is graciously provided by Abbvie, Inc.

Meeting URL:
https://abbvie.zoom.us/j/95972313003?pwd=UXh6TGM5MTI1VVFWQU1KTU9YZ3R1Zz09

Meeting ID: 959 7231 3003

Password: 444589
 
 

220131
Wed, 8/5/2020, - Virtual
JSM Walk/Run - Day 4 — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Organizer(s): Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association

Join us for the JSM Walk/Run challenge! It is an on demand challenge so it doesn’t matter if you are a morning walker or runner, an evening walker or runner, or any other time of the day. Beginning on Sunday, August 2 and concluding on Thursday, August 6 we will have daily challenges. You can earn 1 point for completing a walk/run, 1 point for completing the daily challenge, and 1 point posting on social media.

We will use this Google sheet to track results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D-IYW_KS-INn_bo1iwrW1VTYU5_JOwKYsqElO0cNYIo/edit#gid=0.

Enter your name as a participant and track your daily results. There will be prizes for completing the daily challenge. Every walker or runner who earns 10 points or more will be eligible for the grand prize drawing!

Here are the daily challenges:

Sunday, August 2 - Walk/run 1 mile of a new route + predict how long it will take you to walk or run a mile for the last day. You will need to submit your prediction by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 4

Monday, August 3 - Walk/run 2020 steps or something to do with 2020 (JSM and decennial census for the US)

Tuesday, August 4 - Walk/run a route in the shape of your favorite greek letter. You may submit a map from your fitness device, indicate your route on google maps, or an image of a map showing your route.

Wednesday, August 5 - Walk/run 1 mile, pi kilometers (1.95 miles), pi miles (3.14), or tau miles (6.28 miles)

Thursday, August 6 - Walk/run 1 mile and see how close you are to your prediction.

 
 

220158
Wed, 8/5/2020, 8:00 AM - Virtual
Diversity Mentoring Program (DMP) — Other Cmte/Business
Committee on Minorities in Statistics
Chair(s): Emily Butler, GSK
DMP Wednesday Session; contact emily.lynn.butler@gmail.com with questions
 
 

220141
Wed, 8/5/2020, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual
LIVE 30-minute Guided Meditation/Mindfulness Session — Other Cmte/Business
JSM
Chair(s): Joy Jordan, Born Joy Mindfulness
 
 

220116
Wed, 8/5/2020, 9:45 AM - Virtual
Day 4 Opening Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220126
Wed, 8/5/2020, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Virtual
JSM Data Art Show — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

1003
Wed, 8/5/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual
An Introduction to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics — Other Sponsored Events
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
Chair(s): Vipin Arora, NCSES; May Aydin, NCSES; Crystal Coleman, NCSES; Jason Johnson, NCSES; Jessica Rivera, NCSES; Brianna Stanard, NCSES
Learn more about NCSES products, reports and resources, join us for a NCSES-specific Question and Answer session.
 
 

220187
Wed, 8/5/2020, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Virtual
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences Executive/Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences
Chair(s): Robert Gramacy, Virginia Tech
This is the normal Officers' Meeting for SPES, however since there will be no separate Business Meeting/Mixer, we invite all who are interested to participate.
 
 

220179
Wed, 8/5/2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Virtual
Uncertainty Quantification for Complex Systems Interest Group Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems Interest Group
Chair(s): Ana Kupresanin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
 
 

220202
Wed, 8/5/2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Virtual
Sections on Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics Executive Council Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Section on Statistical Computing, Section on Statistical Graphics
Chair(s): John Castelloe, SAS
 
 

220117
Wed, 8/5/2020, 4:30 PM - Virtual
Day 4 Closing Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
JSM Partner Societies
 
 

220177
Wed, 8/5/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
SRMS Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
IMS, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science
Organizer(s): Xiaotong T Shen, University of Minnesota
Chair(s): Fei Xue, University of Pennsylvania
10:05 AM Overparametrization in Linear Models, and the Uniform Consistency of Cross-Validation for Ridge Regression
Pratik Patil, Carnegie Mellon University; Ryan Tibshirani, Carnegie Mellon University; Yuting Wei, Carnegie Mellon University; Alessandro Rinaldo, Carnegie Mellon University
10:35 AM Significance Tests for Feature Relevance of a Black-Box Learner
Ben Dai, University of Minnesota; Xiaotong T Shen, University of Minnesota; Wei Pan, University of Minnesota
11:05 AM What Causes the Test Error? Going Beyond Bias-Variance via ANOVA
Edgar Dobriban, University of Pennsylvania
 
 

220132
Thu, 8/6/2020, -
JSM Walk/Run - Day 5 — Other Cmte/Business

Join us for the JSM Walk/Run challenge! It is an on demand challenge so it doesn’t matter if you are a morning walker or runner, an evening walker or runner, or any other time of the day. Beginning on Sunday, August 2 and concluding on Thursday, August 6 we will have daily challenges. You can earn 1 point for completing a walk/run, 1 point for completing the daily challenge, and 1 point posting on social media.

Track Your Results

Enter your name as a participant and track your daily results. There will be prizes for completing the daily challenge. Every walker or runner who earns 10 points or more will be eligible for the grand prize drawing!

Here are the daily challenges:

Sunday, August 2 - Walk/run 1 mile of a new route + predict how long it will take you to walk or run a mile for the last day. You will need to submit your prediction by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 4

Monday, August 3 - Walk/run 2020 steps or something to do with 2020 (JSM and decennial census for the US)

Tuesday, August 4 - Walk/run a route in the shape of your favorite greek letter. You may submit a map from your fitness device, indicate your route on google maps, or an image of a map showing your route.

Wednesday, August 5 - Walk/run 1 mile, pi kilometers (1.95 miles), pi miles (3.14), or tau miles (6.28 miles)

Thursday, August 6 - Walk/run 1 mile and see how close you are to your prediction.

 
 

220144
Thu, 8/6/2020, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM Virtual
LIVE 30-minute Guided Meditation/Mindfulness Session — Other Cmte/Business
Technometrics, History of Statistics Interest Group
Organizer(s): Roshan V Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology
Chair(s): Roshan V Joseph, Georgia Institute of Technology
12:05 PM Ridge Regularization: An Essential Concept in Data Science
Trevor JOHN Hastie, STANFORD UNIVERSITY
12:40 PM Discussant: Jianqing Fan , Princeton University
12:50 PM Discussant: Edward I George, University of Pennsylvania
1:00 PM Discussant: Liza Levina, University of Michigan
1:10 PM Discussant: Ming Yuan, Columbia University
1:20 PM Discussant: Kerby Shedden, University of Michigan
1:30 PM Discussant: Hui Zou, University of Minnesota
 
 

220118
Thu, 8/6/2020, 9:45 AM -
Day 5 Opening Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
 
 

220127
Thu, 8/6/2020, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Virtual
JSM Data Art Show — Other Cmte/Business
SSC (Statistical Society of Canada), Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute
Organizer(s): Chunfang Devon Lin, Queen's University
Chair(s): Joan X. Hu, Simon Fraser University
1:35 PM Full-Semiparametric-Likelihood-Based Inference for Nonignorable Missing Data
Pengfei Li, University of Waterloo
2:00 PM Analysis of Length-Biased Survival Data with Misclassified Covariate
Hua Shen, University of Calgary
2:25 PM Inference Acknowledging Measurement Error: Honing the Concepts and Meeting the Scientific Need
Paul Gustafson, University of British Columbia
2:50 PM Discussant: Juxin Liu, University of Saskatchewan
 
 

220160
Thu, 8/6/2020, 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
B&E Statistics Section Business Meeting and Reception — Other Cmte/Business
Statistics and Public Policy
Organizer(s): Jerome Reiter, Duke University
Chair(s): Jerome Reiter, Duke University
3:35 PM On Racial Disparities in Recent Fatal Police Shootings
Lucas Mentch, University of Pittsburgh
4:05 PM One-Sided T2 Test for Assessing the Need for an Affirmative Action Plan: A Reanalysis of Shea v. Kerry
Qing Pan, George Washington University; Joseph L. Gastwirth, George Washington University; Weiwen Miao, Haverford University
4:35 PM Terminating Gerrymandering: Monte Carlo Goes to Court
Jonathan C. Mattingly, Duke University; Gregory J Herschlag, Department of Mathematics
The Business meeting to THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH BETWEEN 4:30 AND 6 P.M.

Zoom Link: https://amstat.zoom.us/j/99761885149?pwd=dVE4bVMyVzJ6QUc2RnNhVDEveU9ZUT09

Meeting ID: 997 6188 5149

Passcode: 388330
 
 

220119
Thu, 8/6/2020, 4:50 PM -
Virtual JSM Closing Announcements — Other Cmte/Business
 
 

220190
Thu, 8/6/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
Caucus for Women In Statistics Happy Hour - Rendezvous — Other Cmte/Business
IMS, International Chinese Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Learning and Data Science
Organizer(s): Will Wei Sun, Purdue University
Chair(s): Will Wei Sun, Purdue University
2:05 PM Improving Sales Forecasting Accuracy: A Tensor Factorization Approach with Demand Awareness
Xuan Bi, University of Minnesota; Gediminas Adomavicius, University of Minnesota; William Li, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Annie Qu, Unviersity of California Irvine
2:30 PM Community Detection on Mixture Multi-Layer Networks via Regularized Tensor Decomposition
Dong XIA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2:55 PM Frequentist Predictions with Incorrect Tensor Models
Peter Hoff, Duke University
3:20 PM Dynamic Tensor Factor Model Based on CP Decomposition
Yuefeng Han, Rutgers University; Rong Chen, Rutgers University; Cun-Hui Zhang, Rutgers University
Join Zoom Meeting
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If you need a phone number, please let us know and we will provide one for you contact: CWS Email.
See our website cwstat.org for more information.
 
 

220205
Thu, 8/6/2020, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Text Analysis Interest Group Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Zoom Web: https://qualtrics.zoom.us/j/8022580518

Dial-in One-Tap:
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220172
Fri, 8/7/2020, 12:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Council of Chapters Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
The Council of Chapters Business Meeting will be held virtually on the afternoon of Friday, August 7, and divided into three separate one and a half hour sessions based on your chapter’s region:

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Eastern time
Region 1
District 1: Albany, Boston, Buffalo-Niagara, Connecticut, Montréal, New York Metro, Ottawa, Rochester, Southern Ontario-Toronto, Syracuse
District 2: Central Indiana, Chesapeake, Delaware, Eastern Tennessee, Kentucky, Maryland, Mid-Tennessee, Virginia, Washington Statistical Society, Western Tennessee

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern time
Region 2
District 3: Ann Arbor, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Princeton/Trenton, Mid-Michigan, New Jersey, Southwest Michigan
District 4: Central Arkansas, Central Illinois, Chicago, Colorado-Wyoming, Iowa, Kansas/Western Missouri, Mid-Missouri, Nebraska, Northeast Illinois, Oklahoma, St. Louis, Twin Cities, Wisconsin

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Eastern time
Region 3
District 5: Alabama-Mississippi, Austin, Florida, Georgia, Houston Area, Louisiana, North Carolina, North Texas, Puerto Rico, San Antonio, Southeast Texas, South Carolina, South Florida
District 6: Alaska, Albuquerque, Arizona, Hawaii, Montana, Nevada, Orange County-Long Beach, Oregon, Puget Sound, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Snake River, Southern California, Utah

If you cannot attend one of the business meeting sessions, please have another chapter officer or member attend in your stead. Additionally, please have the person who will attend the business meeting complete this RSVP so that we may provide them with materials and link for the meeting.

 
 

220181
Fri, 8/7/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
International Christian Statisticians (ICS) — Other Cmte/Business
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 843 7895 4306
Password: 864305
 
 

220183
Fri, 8/7/2020, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Virtual
ASA Section on Statistics in Genomics and Genetics Annual Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
IMS
Organizer(s): Jason Xu, Duke University
Chair(s): Jason Xu, Duke University
10:05 AM Effortless Frequentist Covariances of Posterior Expectations from MCMC
Tamara Broderick, MIT
10:30 AM Repulsive Mixture Modeling Through Matern Processes
Vinayak Rao, Purdue University; Hanxi Sun, Purdue University
10:55 AM Scalable Bayesian Inference for Phylodynamics
Julia A. Palacios, Stanford University; Sifan A. Liu, Stanford University
11:20 AM Exact Convergence Rate Analysis of the Independence Metropolis-Hastings Algorithms
Guanyang Wang, Rutgers University
Please join us on Friday, August 7 from 4-5:30pm EDT, for our annual SGG business meeting. Announcements of upcoming events and student paper awards will be made and we’d also like to hear your feedback. There will be breakout rooms for networking. We hope you can attend!
 
 

220161
Fri, 8/7/2020, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Virtual
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Department of Statistics Alumni & Friends Reception — Other Cmte/Business
ENAR, Biometrics Section, Canadian Statistical Sciences Institute
Organizer(s): Ni Zhao, Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Anna Plantinga, Williams College
10:05 AM ConQuR: Batch Effect Correction for Microbiome Data via Conditional Quantile Regression
Wodan Ling, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Michael C Wu, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
10:25 AM Bias-Robust Analysis of Microbiome Data
Glen Satten, Emory University
10:45 AM Differential Abundance Analysis of Microbiomes with Bias Correction
Shyamal Peddada, The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
11:05 AM BugSigDB: A Database of Published Microbial Signatures
Levi Waldron, CUNY Graduate school Public Health and Health Policy
11:25 AM Integrative Analysis of Multiple Microbiome Data Sets: Robust Models Against Biases and Batches
Ni Zhao, Johns Hopkins University; Mengyu He, JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY; Runzhe Li, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Topic: JSM 2020: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Alumni & Friends Reception
Time: Aug 7, 2020 04:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting https://illinois.zoom.us/j/97442049032?pwd=WGxYUkZnOVhrYkRGUUFQcm5nT2FwUT09
Meeting ID: 974 4204 9032
Password: 963962

Join by Skype for Business: https://illinois.zoom.us/skype/97442049032
 
 

220208
Mon, 8/10/2020, 11:00 AM -
Membership Council Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Use Google meeting for the captions
 
 

220191
Mon, 8/10/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Virtual
Section on Statistics in Sports Executive Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Biopharmaceutical Section, ENAR, Biometrics Section
Organizer(s): Pilar Lim, Janssen Research & Development, LLC; Elena Polverejan, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Chair(s): Elena Polverejan, Janssen Research & Development, LLC
4:05 PM The Only Missing Data Left in Town? Study Withdrawals and the Treatment Policy Approach
Siying Sylvia Li, IQVIA; Michael O'Kelly, IQVIA
4:30 PM The Role of Hypothetical Estimand Strategies in Clinical Trials
Frank Bretz, Novartis AG; Mouna Akacha, Novartis
4:55 PM Does This Treatment Cause That Outcome?
Stephen J Ruberg, Analytix Thinking, LLC
The Zoom meeting will be for the section officers, both outgoing and incoming.
The Zoom link is https://depaul.zoom.us/j/95205447536.

If members have any specific news or events to bring to the section officers' attention, send them via e-mail to the section chair, Phil Yates, at PYATES@depaul.edu.
5:20 PM Discussant: H. M. James Hung, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
 
 

220188
Tue, 8/11/2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Virtual
Government Statistics Section Open Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
ENAR, Ad Hoc Statistical Leadership Training Committee, Business Analytics/Statistics Education Interest Group, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Roger Peng, Johns Hopkins University
Chair(s): Jeffrey Leek, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
1:35 PM Evaluating the Alignment of a Data Analysis Between Analyst and Audience
Stephanie C Hicks, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Roger Peng, Johns Hopkins University
2:00 PM How Data Scientists Navigate the Outer Loop of Client Collaborations in Industry and Academia
Sean Kross, The University of California San Diego
2:25 PM Examining the Impact of Software Instruction on Completion of Data Analysis Tasks
Lucy D'Agostino McGowan, Wake Forest University
This will be a one-hour Zoom meeting. Meeting details are provided below.

Meeting ID: 585 568 0090
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2:50 PM Discussant: Roger Peng, Johns Hopkins University
 
 

220207
Fri, 8/14/2020, 3:30 PM -
Lifetime Data Science Section Business Meeting — Other Cmte/Business
Chair's report on Section business and future planning, jewell@Berkeley.edu
 
 

220171
Mon, 8/17/2020, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Virtual
Council of Sections Response Meeting I — Other Cmte/Business
Committee on Funded Research, Society for Clinical Trials, Section on Statistical Consulting, Caucus for Women in Statistics
Organizer(s): Leslie McClure, Drexel University
Chair(s): Leslie McClure, Drexel University
3:35 PM Data Coordinating Centers: Telling the Story of Research
Kaleab Abebe, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ; Walter Ambrosius, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Garnet Anderson, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Christopher Coffey, University of Iowa College of Public Health ; Valerie Durkalski-Mauldin, Medical University of South Carolina
The Council of Sections Response Meeting will be held virtually on the afternoons of August 17, 18, and 19 and divided into three separate one-hour sessions based on the COS Vice Chair assignments:

Council of Sections Response Meeting I
Monday, August 17, 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Slate
Sections: Government Statistics, Social Statistics, Survey Research Methods, Statistical Computing, Statistical Graphics, Defense and National Security, Statistics in Sports, Statistical Learning and Data Science, Lifetime Data Analysis, Transportation Statistics (IG), Astrostatistics (IG), Quantum Computing in Statistics and Machine Learning (IG), and Text Analysis (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting II
Tuesday, August 18, 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Phil Scinto
Sections: Biometrics, Biopharmaceutical, Statistics in Epidemiology, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Health Policy Statistics, Statistics and the Environment, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Statistics in Imaging, Mental Health Statistics, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Genomics and Genetics, and Pharmacometrics (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting III
Wednesday, August 19, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Alyson Wilson
Sections: Quality & Productivity, Physical & Engineering Sciences, Risk Analysis, Statistical Education, Statistical Consulting, Bayesian Statistical Science, Business & Economic Statistics, Statistics in Marketing, Business Analytics/Statistics Education (IG), Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (IG), Statistical Auditing (IG), and History of Statistics (IG)

If you have a conflict with the session assigned to your section you may attend one of the other sessions as content will be the same. If you cannot attend any of the sessions another officer from your section may attend in your place. Please notify ASA Staff Liaison, Rick Peterson if there is a change in the session you will attend or representative from your section. Links to join the meeting will be sent by prior to the meetings.

 
 

220174
Tue, 8/18/2020, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Virtual
Council of Sections Response Meeting II — Other Cmte/Business
Section for Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Biopharmaceutical Section, Section on Statistical Graphics
Organizer(s): Vipin Arora, Eli Lilly and Company
Chair(s): Vipin Arora, Eli Lilly and Company
10:05 AM Data Visualization Game: Who Is Winning? Sponsors, Third Parties, or Someone Else?
Kent Koprowicz, Axio Research ; Douglas Landsittel, Indiana University; Neby Bekele, Exelixis Inc; Richard C. Zink, Lexitas Pharma Services, Inc.; Melvin Munsaka, AbbVie Inc
The Council of Sections Response Meeting will be held virtually on the afternoons of August 17, 18, and 19 and divided into three separate one-hour sessions based on the COS Vice Chair assignments:

Council of Sections Response Meeting I
Monday, August 17, 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Slate
Sections: Government Statistics, Social Statistics, Survey Research Methods, Statistical Computing, Statistical Graphics, Defense and National Security, Statistics in Sports, Statistical Learning and Data Science, Lifetime Data Analysis, Transportation Statistics (IG), Astrostatistics (IG), Quantum Computing in Statistics and Machine Learning (IG), and Text Analysis (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting II
Tuesday, August 18, 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Phil Scinto
Sections: Biometrics, Biopharmaceutical, Statistics in Epidemiology, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Health Policy Statistics, Statistics and the Environment, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Statistics in Imaging, Mental Health Statistics, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Genomics and Genetics, and Pharmacometrics (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting III
Wednesday, August 19, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Alyson Wilson
Sections: Quality & Productivity, Physical & Engineering Sciences, Risk Analysis, Statistical Education, Statistical Consulting, Bayesian Statistical Science, Business & Economic Statistics, Statistics in Marketing, Business Analytics/Statistics Education (IG), Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (IG), Statistical Auditing (IG), and History of Statistics (IG)

If you have a conflict with the session assigned to your section you may attend one of the other sessions as content will be the same. If you cannot attend any of the sessions another officer from your section may attend in your place. Please notify ASA Staff Liaison, Rick Peterson if there is a change in the session you will attend or representative from your section. Links to join the meeting will be sent by prior to the meetings.

 
 

220175
Wed, 8/19/2020, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Virtual
Council of Sections Response Meeting III — Other Cmte/Business
Social Statistics Section, Government Statistics Section, Survey Research Methods Section
Organizer(s): David Ross Judkins, Abt Associates
Chair(s): David Ross Judkins, Abt Associates
3:35 PM Imputation Vis-a-Vis Research Standards in Clearinghouses
Rebecca R Andridge, The Ohio State University College of Public Health; Elias Walsh, Mathematica; Joshua Polanin, American Institutes for Research; Paul T von Hippel, University of Texas, Austin; Joerg Drechsler, Institute for Employment Research (Germany); Ryan Williams
The Council of Sections Response Meeting will be held virtually on the afternoons of August 17, 18, and 19 and divided into three separate one-hour sessions based on the COS Vice Chair assignments:

Council of Sections Response Meeting I
Monday, August 17, 1:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Elizabeth Slate
Sections: Government Statistics, Social Statistics, Survey Research Methods, Statistical Computing, Statistical Graphics, Defense and National Security, Statistics in Sports, Statistical Learning and Data Science, Lifetime Data Analysis, Transportation Statistics (IG), Astrostatistics (IG), Quantum Computing in Statistics and Machine Learning (IG), and Text Analysis (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting II
Tuesday, August 18, 3:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Phil Scinto
Sections: Biometrics, Biopharmaceutical, Statistics in Epidemiology, Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences, Health Policy Statistics, Statistics and the Environment, Nonparametric Statistics, Statistical Programmers and Analysts, Statistics in Imaging, Mental Health Statistics, Medical Devices and Diagnostics, Genomics and Genetics, and Pharmacometrics (IG)

Council of Sections Response Meeting III
Wednesday, August 19, 5:00 p.m. Eastern time
Vice Chair: Alyson Wilson
Sections: Quality & Productivity, Physical & Engineering Sciences, Risk Analysis, Statistical Education, Statistical Consulting, Bayesian Statistical Science, Business & Economic Statistics, Statistics in Marketing, Business Analytics/Statistics Education (IG), Uncertainty Quantification in Complex Systems (IG), Statistical Auditing (IG), and History of Statistics (IG)

If you have a conflict with the session assigned to your section you may attend one of the other sessions as content will be the same. If you cannot attend any of the sessions another officer from your section may attend in your place. Please notify ASA Staff Liaison, Rick Peterson if there is a change in the session you will attend or representative from your section. Links to join the meeting will be sent by prior to the meetings.