March 2021 • Issue #525 AMSTATNEWS The Membership Magazine of the American Statistical Association • http://magazine.amstat.org ALSO: Meet the ASA Board of Directors Candidates for 2022 Celebrating 50 Years of the Caucus for Women in Statistics Seattle Statistics, Data, and the Stories They Tell Be on the Program! Key Dates for Participants Key Dates for Attendees March 16 – April 14, 2021 May 3, 2021 General Abstract Submission Registration and Housing Open February 3 – April 15, 2021 (11:00 a.m. ET) Late-Breaking Session Proposal Submission June 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 Early Registration Deadline Draft Manuscript Deadline June 30, 2021 Regular Registration Deadline July 1, 2021 Housing Deadline August 7–12, 2021 Washington State Convention Center ww2.amstat.org/meetings/ jsm/2021 AMSTATNEWS MARCH 2021 • ISSUE #525 Executive Director Ron Wasserstein:
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