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Salt Lake City a B JSM 2007 Table of Contents Salt Lake City A B JSM 2007 Table of Contents General Information Career Placement Service Housing Map and Hotel Listing .........................................2 Floor Plan .......................................................................23 Convention Center and Hotel Floor Plans ...........................3 Employer Listing ............................................................23 Registration Area Floor Plan ..............................................5 Committee and Society Tables ..........................................5 Exhibitors While at JSM ....................................................................6 EXPO 2007 Floor Plan ....................................................24 Meetings and Sessions .....................................................7 Exhibitors by Booth Number ...........................................25 Before Leaving JSM .........................................................8 Who’s Who in the Exhibit Hall .........................................26 Hours of Operation ...........................................................9 Keynote Speakers ...........................................................11 General Program Schedule IMS Special Lectures ......................................................12 Thursday, July 26 ...........................................................33 2007 Program Committee ..............................................14 Friday, July 27 ................................................................33 Local Area Committee ....................................................14 Saturday, July 28............................................................35 Advisory Committee on Continuing Education .................14 Sunday, July 29 ..............................................................37 Monday, July 30 .............................................................65 Association Offi cers Tuesday, July 31 ..........................................................113 ASA ...............................................................................15 Wednesday, August 1 ...................................................161 ENAR .............................................................................16 Thursday, August 2 ......................................................209 WNAR ............................................................................17 SSC ...............................................................................17 IMS ................................................................................18 Index of Participants ...........................................................241 Index of Continuing Education Instructors ...........................272 Continuing Education Advertising Index ...............................................................272 Continuing Education at a Glance ....................................19 Computer Technology Workshops at a Glance .................21 Salt Lake City 1 Housing Map and Hotel Listing 1 The Grand America Hotel 555 South Main Street COC/COS, business/committee, and social activities No Scheduled Activities 2 Little America Hotel 7 Salt Lake City Marriott City Center 500 South Main Street 220 South State Street 3 Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown 8 Sheraton City Centre Salt Lake City 215 West South Temple 150 West 500 South 4 Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown 9 Red Lion Salt Lake Downtown 75 South West Temple 161 West 600 South 5 Shilo Inn Suites Hotel 10 Best Western Garden Inn 206 South West Temple 154 West 600 South 6 Hilton Salt Lake City Center 255 South West Temple 2 JSM 2007 Convention Center and Hotel Floor Plans The Grand America Hotel (GA) First Level Key —Business and Committee Meetings The Grand America Hotel (GA) Third Level Salt Lake City 3 Salt Palace Convention Center (CC) First Level Key —Business and Committee Meetings —Technical Sessions —Technical Sessions and Business and Committee Meetings Second Level —Technical Sessions, Business and Committee Meetings and CE Course Rooms —Speaker Workrooms —Opening Mixer and Plenary Sessions —Roundtables with Coffee and Speaker with Lunch —Roundtables with Lunch, Business and Committee Meetings, and Informal Dance Party —Roundtables with Lunch, Business and Committee Third Level Meetings, Informal Dance Party, and Opening Mixer 4 JSM 2007 Committee and Society Tables 1. ASA Career Development Committee 2. ASA Council of Chapters 3. ASA Statistical Education 4. Caucus for Women in Statistics 5. Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology (FCSM) 6. Gay and Lesbian Concerns in Statistics 7 International Chinese Statistical Association Exhibit Hall D Exhibit Hall C (ICSA) 8 International Indian Statistical Association (IISA) 9. Christian Statisticians 10. International Statistical Institute (ISI) Registration Area Salt Palace Convention Center First Level Salt Lake City 5 While At JSM... Emergency Telephone Messages families that want to share a sitter is $2 more per hour for each family, or $5 more per hour for each family when children in Th e general conference telephone number is . (801) 534-4750 diapers are involved. A $10 transportation fee is added to the Th is will connect you to the JSM Special Assistance Desk and total each time a sitter is called. Fore more information, call should only be used for emergency purposes. Emergency mes- (206) 325-2327 or visit www.guardianangelbaby.com. sages will be posted in the Cyber Center, located in the regis- tration area. All other calls or messages should be left in the Th e Caucus for Women in Statistics will provide a subsidy to- attendee’s guestroom on his/her voice mail. ward four hours of babysitting per family for up to 14 families. If you are interested, contact Tena I. Katsaounis at katsaounis.1@ osu.edu. Convention Hotels Th e main phone numbers for the convention hotels are: Electronic Devices Th e Grand America Hotel (801) 258-6000 All cell phones, pagers, and other electronic devices must be Little America Hotel (801) 596-5700 turned off before attending any JSM session. Th ese devices cause interference with the audiovisual equipment and are a distrac- Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown (801) 531-7500 tion to the session speaker and attendees. Salt Lake City Marriott Downtown (801) 531-0800 Shilo Inn Hotel (801) 521-9500 Smoking Policy Hilton Salt Lake City Center (801) 328-2000 Smoking is not permitted at any JSM function, unless the event Salt Lake City Marriott City Center (801) 961-8700 is outside. Sheraton City Centre Hotel Salt Lake City (801) 401-2000 Red Lion Salt Lake Downtown (801) 521-7373 Photographs and Videotaping Taking photographs or using video equipment in any session Best Western Garden Inn (801) 521-2930 or at any JSM event is prohibited, and violators will be asked to leave. Only the offi cial JSM photographer will be authorized to Assistance for Those with Disabilities take photographs. If you have a disability that may impede your participation, please contact a staff member at the Special Assistance Desk in Recycling the registration area of the Salt Palace Convention Center. You can help by making use of the paper, plastic, and aluminum trash containers located throughout the Salt Palace Convention Child Care Center. Also, participating in the towel and linen programs at Child care services may be organized through Guardian Angels. area hotels signifi cantly reduces the amount of energy and water Providers will come to your hotel room. Th e rate is $60 for a used. You also can print sparingly and use the paper recycling minimum of four hours of service for the fi rst child, with an containers available at the Cyber Center. additional $1 per hour for each additional child. Th e fee for 6 JSM 2007 Meetings and Sessions Poster Sessions – New Format This Year! Late-Breaking Sessions Two additional sessions for invited Late-Breaking Sessions were approved to cover important topics emerging close in time to JSM. Th ese are exciting additions to the JSM program, most of which is organized well in advance. Monday, July 30, 2:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. CC – Ballroom B Session 171: Statistical Analysis of an Archeological Find Wednesday, August 1, 2:00 p.m.–3:50 p.m. CC – Ballroom B Session 443: War and Death in Iraq Business and Committee Meetings All meetings are open unless shown as “closed” or “by invitation only.” Section business meetings provide the opportunity to give suggestions on Section business, and members are urged to attend. Opening Mixer CC – Ballrooms C–J Don’t miss your chance to get JSM 2007 off to a great start and enjoy refreshments with your colleagues. Attend the Opening Mixer Sunday, July 29, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Student Mixer GA – Venezia Garden Salon Student registrants can enjoy refreshments, meet their peers, CC – Exhibit Hall D and make plans for local events and outings at the Student Designed for the display of graphic materials, rather than the Mixer, Monday, July 30, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Th e mixer text of a paper, these sessions provide authors an assigned poster is sponsored by the ASA Committee on Membership Retention board that corresponds with the number listed in this program. and Recruitment, and a number of door prizes will be given. Th ough speakers will only be present at their posters during their allotted session time, the posters will be displayed on Mon- day and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., allowing attendees Society Business Meetings to view them throughout the day. You are encouraged to attend your society business meetings, if held during JSM.
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