R help - Sep 2017 - JSM 2018 Invited Session Proposals on Statistical Graphics and Data Visualization Due by September 7, 2017

Dear Colleagues,

If you work in the statistical graphics and/or data visualization fields, please
consider organizing an invited session for the JSM 2018 conference in Vancouver,
whose
theme is ?#LeadWithStatistics.?

ASA's Section on Statistical Graphics will sponsor 3 invited sessions at JSM
2018, with a further 1-2 proposals having the potential to be included in the
JSM 2018
conference program through open competition. 

Invited session proposals need to be submitted by September 7th, 2017 via the
website: http://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2018/submissions.cfm. When
submitting
your proposal, please list the ASA Section on Statistical Graphics as the
sponsor of your invited session.

Invited sessions include invited papers and panels:

* Invited paper sessions consist of 2?6 presenters and/or discussants.
* Invited panels have 3?6 panelists providing commentary on a particular topic.

An invited session proposal includes a session title, general description of the
session, list of participants, and tentative talk titles.

If you are interested in organizing an invited session, you need to select a
session topic and solicit potential speakers. Once you have a sufficient number
of committed
speakers, you can submit your proposal online by the September 7, 2017 deadline.

To have the best chance of receiving an invited session slot, you need to: 

* Have solid new work in an important field;
* Know some of your competitors working in the same field;
* Be willing to reach out to your competitors and forge a session with energy in
it.

For more details, please refer to
http://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2018/invitedsessions.cfm.

Many thanks, 

Isabella

Isabella R. Ghement, Ph.D. 
JSM 2018 Program Chair for the ASA Section on Statistical Graphics
E-mail: isabella at ghement.ca




Isabella R. Ghement, Ph.D.
Ghement Statistical Consulting Company Ltd.
301-7031 Blundell Road, Richmond, B.C., Canada, V6Y 1J5
Tel: 604-767-1250
Fax: 604-270-3922
E-mail: isabella at ghement.ca
Web: www.ghement.ca