Introductory Overview Lecture 8:30 AM to 10:20 AM
Twenty Years of Gibbs Sampling/MCMC
ASA President's Invited Address 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Nate Silver, founder of the online blog fivethirtyeight.com
Celebrated statistician Nate Silver, founder of the award-winning FiveThirtyEight.com political website, will be the President’s Invited Address speaker. Called a “number-crunching prodigy” by New York Magazine, Silver first gained national prominence during the 2008 presidential election, when he correctly predicted the results of the presidential primaries and the winner of the general election in 49 states. Silver’s prediction of the 2012 presidential election in all 50 states—silencing traditional political pundits in the process—has made him the public face of statistical analysis, data-driven journalism, and political forecasting.
JSM Student Mixer 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Sponsored by Pfizer
ASA Longtime Member Reception 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Sponsored by RTI International & Westat
IMS Presidential Address 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Our JSM 2013 Exhibitors
Wireless Internet Access Sponsored by Revolution Analytics
Network: JSM 2013, Password: stats2013
Enter to win an iPad Mini from Revolution Analytics!
Stop by booth #901 in the JSM EXPO.
Wireless access is also available in Le Westin.
Network: ASA/JSM, Password: AU34B.
Today's Concessions 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM, Lunch 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Assorted beverages, snacks, sandwiches, and salads; Asian sauté station, pizza, pasta, and chef’s hot meal of the day; and soup of the day.
Monday's SPEED Sessions
Oral Presentations: CC-516c, Poster Presentations: EXPO CC-220bc
Come take part in these novel hybrid presentations. In the oral SPEED sessions, you will hear up to 20 four-minute talks and light refreshments will be provided. In the following poster SPEED session, you will see the oral SPEED presentations in an electronic poster format and have the opportunity to talk with the authors.
Oral Presentations: Analytic Challenges in Epidemiological Studies and Public Health, Part 1 8:30 AM - 10:20 AM
Poster Presentations: Analytic Challenges in Epidemiological Studies and Public Health, Part 2 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM
EXPO Popcorn Break 2:00 PM
Sponsored by RTI International
Visit the ASA Membership Booth and the 175th Anniversary Booth
Learn more about ASA membership and activities, including the International Year of Statistics. Also, the 175th Anniversary booth will be handing out crossword puzzles daily. Complete and return your crossword puzzle to the 175 Anniversary Booth by the time the Exhibit Hall closes each day and you could win! Three lucky winners will be drawn from all the returned puzzles for each day.
The ASA & AAAS
The ASA is undertaking an important initiative to enhance the visibility of statistics among our fellow scientists. The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of Science, the world's leading scientific research journal. Twenty-four AAAS sections represent all areas of science, including Section U on Statistics, which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. The ASA and Section U encourage you to join the AAAS and participate in outreach activities highlighting the importance of statistics to leaders in all areas of science. Buttons highlighting AAAS and Section U and flyers describing the benefits of AAAS membership are available near the JSM registration desk. Please stop by and pick up a button and wear it during the meeting! And please encourage your colleagues to do the same. Help us raise awareness of this important campaign to increase the visibility of our field!
Marie Davidian, ASA President
Sally Morton, Chair, AAAS Section U
Need a Certificate or Letter of Attendance?
Will you need a certificate of attendance to present to your employer or customs official? Please visit the Help Desk at Main Registration to request an attendance letter. All requests must be made in person to verify attendance, therefore we are unable to provide such certification after JSM has ended.
Main Registration: 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, CC—200 Viger Hall
Cyber Center: 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM, CC—200 Viger Hall
EXPO, including the ASA Store: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM, CC—220bc
Career Placement Service: 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM, CC—220d