Submissions

Opens: July 16, 2020
Closes: September 8, 2020
Decision Due: October 9, 2020

Participation Limitations

To submit an invited session proposal, you will need the following:

1. Session Type (Invited)
2. Session Subtype (Paper or Panel)
3. Sponsor (Outside Organization, ASA Committee, ASA Section, Sponsoring Society, ASA Journal). A pull-down screen with a pre-approved list is provided; select no more than three.
4. Session Title
5. Session Description. Please provide any of the following information:
   • Short description of session, including focus, content, timeliness, and appeal
   • List of invited speakers/panelists, including affiliations and email addresses for each and tentative title for each presentation
   • Format of session (e.g., chair, three speakers, and discussant)
6. Session organizer, including affiliation and email address
7. Session chair, including affiliation and email address
8. Discussant (if any), including affiliation and email address

Submitted proposals will be available for editing July 16–September 8, 2020 (11:59 p.m. ET). To edit a session, you will need the confirmation number and password.

Opens: November 12, 2020
Closes: December 10, 2020
Decision Due: January 6, 2021

Participation Limitations

To submit a topic-contributed session proposal, you will need the following:

1. Session Type (Topic-Contributed)
2. Session Subtype (Paper or Panel)
3. Sponsor (ASA Committee, ASA Section, Sponsoring Society). A pull-down screen with a pre-approved list is provided; select no more than three.
4. Session Title
5. Session Description. Please provide any of the following:
   • Short description of session, including focus, content, timeliness, and appeal
   • List of invited speakers/panelists, including affiliations and email addresses for each and tentative title for each presentation
   • Format of session (e.g., chair, four speakers, and discussant)
6. Session organizer, including affiliation and email address
7. Session chair, including affiliation and email address
8. Discussant (if any), including affiliation and email address

Submitted proposals will be available for editing November 12 to December 10, 2020 (11:59 p.m. ET). To edit a session, you will need the confirmation number and password.

Presentations may be given on any topic of statistical interest; however, authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme set by 2021 ASA President Rob Santos, “Statistics, Data, and the Stories They Tell.” Additionally, abstracts with a primary focus on statistical applications are encouraged.

Opens: March 16, 2021
Closes: April 29, 2021
Decision Due: May 17, 2021

Participation Limitations

To submit a session abstract, you will need the following:

1. Session Type (Contributed)
2. Session Subtype (Speed)
3. Primary Sponsor (ASA Committee, ASA Section, JSM Sponsoring Society). A pull-down screen with a pre-approved list is provided.
4. Abstract Title
5. Abstract Text (1,200-character limit)
6. Abstract Keywords
7. Presenting author and co-author contact information. Please note, there can only be one presenting author. Accurate and unique email addresses are required for all authors or records may be merged.

For JSM 2021, presenters are able to use the following formats:

Speed Presentation

After You Submit

The presenting author listed on each abstract will be notified via email by May 12, 2021, of the following:

• Session number
• Date and time of session in which abstract has been programmed
• Contact information for session chair
• A web link to the preliminary online program
• A web link to where you can edit your abstract
• A web link to detailed information about your responsibilities as a JSM organizer, chair, discussant, speaker, panelist
• Draft manuscript deadlines

Revisions

You may revise your abstract text, title, and keywords or add coauthors from March 16, through April 14, 2021, and June 15–30, 2021.

Registration

All session participants must confirm their involvement by registering for JSM by June 15, 2021. The registration fee is nonrefundable.

Proof of Progress

All presenters must send proof of a paper in progress to the appropriate JSM session chair by July 1, 2021. Proof of a paper in progress can be a draft manuscript, detailed outline, PowerPoint slides, etc. If you do not send the required proof, your paper may be deleted from the program and become ineligible for publication in the JSM Proceedings. This requirement applies to all contributed and topic-contributed speakers and invited sessions with discussants.

Thank you for attending the virtual 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings. Included in your registration fee was access to the 2021 JSM Proceedings. The proceedings are now complete and available online.

ASA Members
Please log in to ASA Members Only. On the Members Only tab, select JSM Proceedings and choose 2021. If you prefer a CD-ROM of the proceedings, please request a copy be mailed to you.

The papers are in PDF format and can be searched by author, sponsor, session number, meeting, or keyword. You can access a paper by clicking on its title.

If you have trouble viewing any of the papers, please download the newest version of Adobe Acrobat. If you experience other technical difficulty, contact Cadmium at support@eventScribe.com.

Non-ASA Members
You should have received an email from Cadmium with a link to the proceedings and an access code. If you did not, please contact Cadmium at support@eventScribe.com.

Citing Papers
To cite your paper, please refer to the following example:

Freund, R. J., A. Baker, and J. Hunter. 2021. An example of prediction with regression. In JSM Proceedings, Statistical Computing Section. Alexandria, VA: American Statistical Association. 1121-1131.

We hope to see you at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings, August 6–11 in Washington, DC.