Contributed Sessions

Contributed sessions include papers, posters, and speed presentations. Submit a presentation abstract online from early December 2023 to early February 2024 for the JSM Program Committee to review.

Contributed sessions can be one of the following:

  • Papers: Seven participants (each presenting for 15 minutes) are grouped by the JSM Program Committee.
  • Speed: A “hybrid” of a poster and presentation, a speed session consists of 20 oral presentations of four minutes each, with five minutes of break after the first set of 10 talks. The short oral presentations are then followed by an e-poster (offered on a 42” LCD display in the landscape position) session later the same day.
  • Posters: Presentations are grouped by a JSM partner society or ASA section.

Note: If you are interested in serving as a session chair, please indicate this during the abstract submission process or contact the member of the program committee representing the section/society of interest to you.

Key Dates


  • Online submission of topic-contributed session proposals
  • November 15, 2023 - December 7, 2023
    Online submission of topic-contributed session proposals
  • December 1, 2023 - February 1, 2024
    Online submission of abstracts (all except invited papers and panels)
  • January 15, 2024
    Computer Technology Workshop (CTW) proposal deadline
  • January 25, 2024 - April 4, 2024
    Online submission of JSM Meeting & Event Requests
  • January 25, 2024
    Deadline to request registration extension for government agencies
  • May 1, 2024
    Registration and housing open
  • May 31, 2024
    Draft manuscript deadline
  • June 3, 2024
    Early registration deadline
  • June 3, 2024
    Speaker registration deadline
  • June 4, 2024 - July 1, 2024
    Regular registration (increased fees apply)
  • July 2, 2024
    Late registration (increased fees apply)
  • July 5, 2024
    Housing deadline
  • August 3, 2024 - August 8, 2024
    2024 Joint Statistical Meetings
  • November 14, 2024 - December 10, 2024
    Online submission of topic-contributed session proposals
  • December 2, 2024 - February 3, 2025
    Online submission of abstracts (all except invited papers and panels)
  • January 15, 2025
    Computer Technology Workshop (CTW) proposal deadline
  • January 23, 2025 - April 4, 2025
    Online submission of JSM Meeting & Event Requests
  • January 27, 2025
    Deadline to request registration extension for government agencies
  • May 1, 2025
    Registration and housing open
  • May 31, 2025
    Draft manuscript deadline
  • June 3, 2025
    Early registration deadline
  • June 3, 2025
    Speaker registration deadline
  • July 1, 2025
    Regular registration (increased fees apply)
  • July 2, 2025
    Late registration (increased fees apply)
  • July 25, 2025
    Housing deadline
  • August 2, 2025 - August 7, 2025
    2025 Joint Statistical Meetings