2018 Joint Statistical Meetings Joint Statistical Meetings CONFERENCE REGISTRATION GUIDE The LARGEST annual gathering of STATISTICIANS and DATA SCIENTISTS in the world! Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada July 28–August 2, 2018 JOINRegister today at www.amstat.org/jsmregistration US! 11 national and international statistical societies More than 6,500 attendees from 50+ countries 1,000+ student attendees More than 600 technical sessions 75+ employers hiring for more than 200 positions 100+ exhibitors JSM will be held at the Vancouver Convention Centre 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC V6C 0C3, Canada Vancouver Convention Centre Hero Image | Photo courtesy of Tourism Vancouver WELCOME With more than 3,000 individual presentations arranged into approximately 200 invited sessions, 300 contributed sessions, and 900 poster and speed presentations, the 2018 Joint Statistical Meetings will be one of the largest statistical events in the world. It will also be one of the broadest, with topics ranging from statistical applications in numerous industries to new developments in statistical meth- odology and theory. Additionally, it will include presentations about some of the newer and expand- ing boundaries of statistics, such as analytics and data science. JSM offers a unique opportunity for statisticians in academia, industry, and government to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for collaboration, as well as for beginning statisticians (including current students) to learn from and interact with senior members of the profession. REGISTRATION GUIDE | 1 Attendees mingle during the Opening Mixer at JSM 2017 in Baltimore, Maryland. Meet, mingle with, and listen to such well-known statisticians as: Alicia Carriquiry Rebecca Nugent Hal Stern Iowa State University Carnegie Mellon University University of California, Irvine Dianne Cook Christian Robert Monash University Université Paris-Dauphine Robert Tibshirani Stanford University John Eltinge Jeffrey Rosenthal US Census Bureau University of Toronto Mark van der Laan Andrew Gelman David Spiegelhalter University of California, y Columbia University University of Cambridge Berkele Xihong Lin ENTS • STUDENTS TUD • ST Harvard University • S UD TS EN Kerrie Mengersen EN T D S Queensland University of U • T ST S U Technology • D S E Bhramar Mukherjee T N N T E S University of Michigan D STUDENT U Deborah Nolan T S BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES • University of California, S Berkeley T REDUCED FREE Student NETWORKING N E JSM Mixer with Renowned D Registration FEES Statisticians U T Reduced S CAREER • Reduced Fee SERVICE TECHNICAL S T PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS N E DEVELOPMENT State-of-the-Art D Fees in U EXHIBIT HALL MEMBERSHIP T S the ASA for $25 2 | JOINT STATISTICAL MEETINGS 2018 SPECIAL EVENTS SUNDAY TUESDAY First-Time Attendee Statistical Society of Orientation and Canada Reception Reception 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. DATA ART 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. JSM Dance Party ASA Awards Celebration 9:30 p.m. – Midnight Explore the “art” in data art with the and Editor Appreciation JSM exhibit featuring data artists. 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Located inside the exhibit hall, this JSM Opening Mixer and International Chinese feature will explore the relationship Invited Poster Session Statistical Association between data and art. Meet, mingle with, and listen to such 8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Annual Members Meeting 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. well-known statisticians as: MONDAY JSM Student Mixer 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. International Indian Statistical Association General Body Meeting and Reception 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ENTS • STUDENTS TUD • ST • S UD TS EN EN T D S U • T ST S U • D S E T N N T E S D U T S • S T N E D U T S • S T N E D U T S Purdue University students play Jenga during the Opening Mixer at JSM 2017. REGISTRATION GUIDE | 3 Speed Sessions Be sure to catch a speed session! Each will consist of 20 oral presentations of approximately four minutes, followed by a poster session. All poster presentations will include the use of electronic poster boards. Dooti Roy of the University of Connecticut participates in the contributed speed session Data Challenge during JSM 2017. SPEED SESSION TOPICS FOR 2018 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: An Ensemble of Classification and Innovations in Survey Statistical Epidemiology Advances in Genomics Data Science Sampling Designs: and Genetics Administrative Data, Statistics and Clinical Trial Design, Record Linkage, and Econometrics Applications of Advanced Longitudinal Analysis, and Non-Probability Samples Statistical Techniques Other Topics in Biophar- Statistics for in Complex Survey maceutical Statistics Longitudinal/ Biopharmaceutical Data Analysis Correlated Data Studies Data Expo A Mixture of Topics in Missing Survey Data Survival Analysis Health, Computing, and Environmetrics: Imaging Spatio-Temporal and Nonparametric Tests, Trials, Biomarkers in Other Models Statistics Biometrics and Bayesian Methods and Other Topics Applications in the Life Government and Predictive Analytics with and Social Sciences Health Policy Social/Behavioral Science Topics in Bayesian Applications Analysis Biopharmaceutical Appli- Infectious Disease, cations: Trials, Biomarkers, Environmental Recent Advances in Teaching Statistics: and Endpoint Validation Epidemiology, and Diet Statistical Genomics Strategies and and Genetics Applications Causal Inference and Related Methodology Sports to Fire: Fascinating Applications of Statistics 4 | JOINT STATISTICAL MEETINGS 2018 It is impossible to do justice to the breadth and depth of the sci- entific program by highlighting just a few highly visible sessions. With 43 parallel sessions taking place during most of the meet- Follow us on ings, everyone is guaranteed to Twitter @AmstatNews find presentations of interest. Use #JSM2018 Introductory Overview Lectures The popular Introductory Overview Lectures (IOLs) will return in 2018, with the following six sessions scheduled: The Deep Learning Revolution, given by Christopher Manning and Ruslan Salakhutdinov Examining What and How We Teach at All Levels: Key Ideas to Ensure the Progress and Relevance of Statistics, given by Rebecca Nugent of Carnegie Mellon University, Nick Horton of Amherst College, and Daniela Witten of the University of Washington Leading Data Science: Talent, Strategy, and Impact, given by Ming Li of Amazon, George Roumeliotis of Airbnb, and Dennis Sun of Google Multivariate Data Modeling with Copulas, given by Christian Genest and Johanna G. Neslehove, both of McGill University Reproducibility, Efficient Workflows, and Rich Environments, given by Christopher Genovese of Carnegie Mellon University, Victoria Stodden of the University of Illinois, and Hadley Wickham of RStudio The Statistical and Data Revolution in the Social Sciences, given by Adrian Raftery, Tyler McCormick, and Elena A. Erosheva, all of the University of Washington REGISTRATION GUIDE | 5 Featured Speakers ASA PRESIDENT’S COPSS AWARDS AND ADDRESS AND FISHER LECTURE FOUNDERS & FELLOWS Susan Murphy RECOGNITION Harvard University Lisa LaVange The University of “The Future: Stratified North Carolina Micro-Randomized Trials with Applications in Tuesday, July 31, 8:00 p.m. Mobile Health” Photo by Eliza Grinnell Photo by Jon Gardiner Wednesday, August 1, 4:00 p.m. DEMING LECTURE John L. Eltinge US Census Bureau “Improving the Quality and Value of Statistical Informa- tion: Fourteen Questions on Management” Tuesday, July 31, 4:00 p.m. Additional Lectures MEDALLION PUBLIC LECTURE LECTURE I Jeffrey Rosenthal Anthony Davison University of Toronto EPFL “Born on Friday the “Statistical Inference for Thirteenth: The Curious World Complex Extreme Events” of Probabilities” Sunday, July 29, 2:00 p.m. Monday, July 30, 7:00 p.m. Photo by Claire Cullen Davison Photo by Claire MEDALLION LECTURE II Ming Yuan Columbia University “Statistical Analysis of Large Tensors” Photo by Bryce Richter Wednesday, August 1, 2:00 p.m. 6 | JOINT STATISTICAL MEETINGS 2018 JSM exhibitors provide the opportunity for you to ob- serve and learn about state-of-the-art products and services related to the statistical industry. Check out the companies already planning to join us in Vancouver: EXHIBITORS Advanced Clinical Institute of RStudio, Inc. Mathematical Statistics American Statistical (IMS) SAGE Publishing Association SAS EDU Practice JMP software from SAS EXPO HOURS Aptech Systems, Inc. JSM 2019 — Denver, SAS PUBS SUNDAY, JULY 29 ASA Store 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Colorado SAS R&D Barrington James Minitab OPENING MIXER! SIAM 8:30 p.m. –10:30 p.m. Berry Consultants National Center for Springer MONDAY, JULY 30 Education Statistics Bureau of Economic 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Analysis (NCES) StataCorp, LLC TUESDAY, JULY 31 National Science Statgraphics Cambridge University 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Presst Foundation Technologies, Inc. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 STAT-HAWKERS CITI Program, a National Security 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Agency division of BRANY Statistical Society of Clindata Insight NCSS Canada (SSC) CRC Press/Taylor & Netflix Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Francis Group NISS The Lotus Group, LLC Cytel nQuery Two Sigma FDA CDER Office of Oxford University Press Biostatistics University of Kansas Pearson FDA Recruitment Department of Penfield Search Biostatistics Frontline Systems Inc. Partners, LLC Wiley Green Key Resources Responsive Survey XLSTAT IBM Design: A Research Educational Program REGISTRATION GUIDE | 7 OTLIGH SP T Spotlight Vancouver Summer in Vancouver is alive with festivals, outdoor adventure, and activities, but if you can’t get away from the convention center, no wor- ries. You can get a taste of the city at Spotlight Vancouver! Check out V the schedule and join us for featured events throughout the week. A R NC UVE O Sunday, July 29 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 31 1:00 p.m. JSM COFFEE HOUSE 10:00 a.m. SPOTLIGHT Refresh with a GET YOUR JSM VANCOUVER cup of coffee or ENERGY FIX KICK-OFF tea from Come check out this alter- Swing by and kick off Vancouver’s native to a coffee break. JSM with samples of area Moja Coffee, Power up with fresh fruit specialties like wild salmon specializing in and yogurt smoothie sam- sliders, porcini mushroom organic, fair-trade ples (strawberry, mango, or tarts, and BBQ duck spring coffee.