ASA Member News Archive

Welcome to the February edition of ASA Member News, the ASA''s monthly enewsletter. You are receiving this enewsletter because you are an important member of the ASA. This issue is in HTML format. Let us know if you prefer to receive text only.

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JSM 2004 will be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 8 - 12, 2004. Did you know that over 400 ASA members live in Canada? In fact, over 20% of ASA members live outside the United States. Start planning your trip to Toronto now. 

In Amstat News

Obtaining Federal Funding: Strategies for Effective Grant Writing

The National Science Foundation has multiple division- and foundation-wide competitions in which Statistics and Probability participate. Research objectives will indicate the program to which a proposal should be submitted. The NSF web page will inform potential investigators about new programs and competitions as well as about the scientific focus of these competitions. Read more about Strategies for Effective Grant Writing. 

Upcoming Deadlines

Young Statistician Award Deadline: February 27, 2004

The International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) presents the Young Statistician Award to recognize the contribution of high quality in research, education, and applications. The 2004 award may be shared by up to two candidates who are not over 45 years on January 1, 2004, and have been members of IISA continuously since 2002 or life members of IISA since 2003. Nominations for the 2004 award must be received by February 27, 2004. Letters of nomination should be submitted electronically to the Chair of the Selection Committee, Professor Subir Ghosh, University of California at Riverside.

ASA Fellows Nominations Deadline: March 1, 2004

Each year, the ASA bestows the honorary title of Fellow on a select number of members. ASA Fellows are full members with established reputations who have made outstanding contributions in some aspect of statistical work. Given to no more than 1/3 of 1% of the membership, the title of Fellow is one of the highest honors within the Association. ASA Fellows are nominated by the membership; find out more about nominating a colleague.

March Deadlines for ASA Presidential Awards

The following ASA Presidential Awards have deadlines in March: the SPAIG Award and the W. J. Youden Award in Interlaboratory Testing. Get further details from the awards web page.

Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship: April 15, 2004

Do you know a female graduate student entering a statistically oriented profession? If so, please encourage her to apply for the Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship. Download the application form and get all the details at the Cox Award webpage.

Statistical events are happening around the country and the globe. View our Upcoming Events Calendar.

Registration Opens for the ASA Conference on Radiation and Health

Radiation in Realistic Environments: Interactions Between Radiation and Other Factors will be held June 27 - 30, 2004, in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Registration is limited 100 participants. This biannual meeting is designed to promote interactions and collaborations between scientists in the fields of radiation epidemiology and radiation biology. More information.

ASA Center for Statistics Education Announces Two New LearnSTAT Courses

The Center for Statistics Education is pleased to announce two new LearnStat course offerings for this spring: Intermediate/Advanced Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling, March 26, 2004, and Longitudinal and Incomplete Data, April 2, 2004. Each one-day course will be held near Washington, D.C. at the Arlington Campus Professional Center of George Mason University. Email LearnSTAT for further information.  

Special Offer 

Member-Get-A-Member Campaign Continues 

Take a moment to nominate your colleagues for ASA membership! You depend on ASA, and we count on you, too! We know that our current members are the best possible resource for new members who could benefit from all that the ASA has to offer. Each year we welcome over 150 new members who were encouraged to join by a current ASA member. Each time someone you refer joins, you will be rewarded with a $10 ASA gift certificate. Everyone who makes a nomination is entered to win the grand prize, a FREE JSM registration! Learn more about how to participate.

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