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
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Day
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Date
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Time
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Place
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Executive
Committee Meeting (Closed)
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Sunday
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08/02/09
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9:00-10:00am
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RH
Room 7
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First
Time Attendees Orientation and Reception
Speaker: Cynthia Clark
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Sunday
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08/02/09
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12:30-2:00pm
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RH
Grand Ballroom
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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
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Monday
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08/03/09
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6:30-8:00am
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Embassy
Suites
For more infromation,
click here
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Gertrude
M. Cox Race
5K competitive run and 2.5K fun walk
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Tuesday
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08/04/09
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6:15am
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Near
Stadium/Armory Metrostation
(check here for
more information)
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Caucus
Reception and Business meeting
All
are welcomed and
members are are encouraged to participate
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Tuesday
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08/04/09
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5:30-6:30pm
|
CC-3rd
floor East Ear
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JSM 2009 Presentations Sponsored by The
Caucus for
Women in Statistics or of interest to its members
Presentation
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Day
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Date
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Time
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Place
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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
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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
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CC-203A
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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.
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