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JSM 2009, Washington, D.C.

This page contains a list of JSM events that are either sponsored by the Caucus and/or
are of interest of our membership. We will update the site as the JSM program evolves. 
Please, visit this site often in the next few months for updated information.

If you know of presentation at the JSM that
may be of interest to women and the Caucus membership, we encourage you to send us information to be posted here.

Activities Sponsored by The Caucus for Women in Statistics
(These dates and times are tentative, and this note will be removed when they are final)


Event
Day
Date
Time
Place
Executive Committee Meeting (Closed)

Sunday
08/02/09
9:00-10:00am
RH Room 7
First Time Attendees Orientation and Reception
Speaker: Cynthia Clark

Sunday
08/02/09
12:30-2:00pm
RH Grand Ballroom
Breakfast Roundtables organized by Caucus  (these are independent of the JSM roudtables)

1) Work and Life Balance
 
2) Negotiating salary and other job benefits
    
3) Comparison of Statisticians' jobs across different settings

4) Legal rights and wrongs in the workplace
    
Monday







08/03/09
6:30-8:00am
Embassy Suites

For more infromation,
click here
Gertrude M. Cox Race
5K competitive run and 2.5K fun walk

Tuesday
08/04/09
6:15am
Near Stadium/Armory Metrostation
(check here for
more information
)
Caucus Reception and Business meeting
All are welcomed and members are are encouraged to participate
Tuesday
08/04/09
5:30-6:30pm
CC-3rd floor East Ear



JSM 2009 Presentations Sponsored by The Caucus for
Women in Statistics or of interest to its members

Presentation
Day
Date
Time
Place
Invited Session (Sponsor: The Caucus for Women in Statistics)
The Gertrude Cox Scholarship: 20 years of recognizing young women in statistics  
Speakers: Holly Shulman, Stephanie Shipp, Julia Bienias,  Elizabeth Stuart, Marian Ewell

Sunday
08/02/09
2:00pm
CC-141
Invited Session (Sponsor: COWIS)
Experiences of Women Statisticians in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Private Consulting, and University Settings with Special Emphasis on Studies of Women's Health
Sunday 08/02/09 4:00pm
CC-203A



Breakfast Rountables Information
The Caucus for Women in Statistics will host a breakfast on Monday, August 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 a.m. at the Embassy Suites at 900 10th St NW (located between I and K Streets) in Washington, DC.

The breakfast is open to both members and non-members of the Caucus. You may come to the breakfast even if you are not attending the Joint Statistical Meetings.

There will be the traditional roundtables with specific topics for discussion, as well as other tables with no specific topics of discussion. The meal will be the full breakfast buffet offered at Embassy Suites hotels. 


Topics for the discussion roundtables (as of May 1st, 2009) will be:
1.    Work/Life Balance
2.    Negotiating Salary and Other Job Benefits
3.    Comparison of Statisticians’ Jobs Across Different Settings
4.    Legal Rights and Wrongs in the Workplace

Additional roundtables may be added at a later date.


Cost is:
Members--$13.00
Non-Members--$15.00
Full-time Students--$8.00

To reserve a place at the breakfast, email Anna Nevius at nevius@comcast.net by July 22, 2009.

Please encourage your students and/or co-workers to attend.