Submissions
Opens: July 16, 2024
Closes: September 5, 2024
Decision Due: Mid-October 2024
Participation Limitations
To submit an invited session proposal, you will need the following:
- Session Type (Invited Paper or Invited Panel) - Note: If your session will have individual presentations, please select Invited Paper as your session type.
- Sponsor (Outside Organization, ASA Committee, ASA Section, Sponsoring Society, ASA Journal) - A pre-approved list is provided; select no more than three.
- Session Title
- Session Description – Please provide a short description of the session, including focus, content, timeliness, appeal, and format.
- Session Organizer(s) – including affiliation and email address.
- Session Chair – including affiliation and email address.
- Session Speakers and Discussants - including affiliation and email address.
Submitted proposals will be available for editing July 16 – September 5, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). Only complete submissions will be considered for the program.
Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024
JSM Professional Development courses fulfill the following class descriptions:
- An in-depth presentation of a specific area of statistical theory, methodology, or application. The material covered may focus on cutting-edge methods or more established topics.
- A broad overview of an established area of statistical theory or methodology suitable either as a refresher course or introduction to the field.
- A description of a statistical method and its application using one or more software tools; however, there must be significant content material described in the proposal.
Who Should Propose a PD Course?
- The author of a new book about novel and widely interesting material
- An industrial statistician who wants to discuss new methods of dealing with applied problems
- An expert in a specific, but well-populated, field
Why Make a PD Presentation?
- To share your expertise in reviewing and summarizing fundamental topics in statistics
- To present state-of-the-art techniques used by data analysts and practicing statisticians
- To encourage innovative ideas in data analysis and new theoretical developments
- To promote growth in specialized areas of statistics and related fields
- To serve as a vehicle for informing the statistical profession about related tools that enhance productivity and efficiency
During the PD course submission process, you will be asked to supply the following:
- Course Title
- Name and Contact Information for Each Instructor (in order of presentation)
- Contact Person (if more than one presenter)
- Course Length
- Course Co-Sponsorship Information (if any)
- Course Abstract (200 words maximum)
- Course Outline
- Course Learning Objectives
- Paragraph on Presenter(s) Background
- Audio Visual Equipment Requirements (indicate if you will require attendees to bring their laptop to the course, which requires installation of additional power outlets in the room)
Please review the Course Proposal Guide before beginning the online submission process.
For course abstract, outline, learning objectives, and presenter(s) background, it is recommended that this information be cut and pasted into the online submission form.
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025
Vendors who wish to present educational materials in a classroom setting to support their computing packages are encouraged to participate in the Computer Technology Workshop (CTW) program.
Through the CTW program, you can present the theoretical basis and/or an appropriate review of detailed applications of your products, especially those aspects considered new or novel.
By using the CTW program, you are ensured an audience that is genuinely interested in the presentation topic—an audience not distracted by the traffic in the EXPO.
Please review the Computer Technology Workshop Proposal Guide before beginning the online submission process.
During the CTW submission process, you will be asked to supply the following:
- Vendor
- Vendor Contact Information
- Presenter(s) Contact Information
- Presentation Title
- Presentation Abstract (200 words maximum)