Late-Breaking Sessions
A late-breaking session covers one or more technical, scientific, or policy-related topics that has arisen in the one-year period before the JSM in which the session is proposed to appear.
Daniell Toth, JSM 2026 program chair, will accept proposals via the online system from mid-February until April 15, 2026, that should include the following:
- Session title
- Session description, including a summary of its statistical and scientific content, an explanation of its timeliness, and comments about the specific audiences for which it will be of principal interest
- Format of the session (paper or panel)
- Names of the session organizer; chair; and all speakers, panelists, and/or discussants (prospective session participants should have agreed to participate in the session before the session proposal is submitted)
- Complete affiliation and contact information (mailing address, phone, email) for organizer, chair, and all participants
- Title for each presentation (if paper session)
- Web links to relevant technical reports, if applicable
