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Events

Name ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium
Organized by International Chinese Statistical Association (ICSA)
Where

Hyatt Regency (265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA)

From 12.06.2016
To 15.06.2016
Description

The 2016 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium will be held from Sunday, June 12 to Wednesday, June 15, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency (265 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA). This will be the 25th annual symposium for ICSA. The theme of this conference is the Challenging of Big Data and Applications of Statistics, in recognition of the coming of big data era. We envision that this meeting will attract industrial statisticians and many international statisticians as well as statisticians working in government and academia. The 2016 symposium will offer short courses, invited sessions, contributed sessions, and poster presentations, as well as opportunities for networking and recruiting.

The city of Atlanta enjoys a mild climate throughout the year, and is accessible from most cities across the North America. Downtown Atlanta provides numerous opportunities of dining, shopping and lodging, etc. In addition, it offers world-class attractions, including the World of Coca Cola, the CNN Center, and the Centennial Olympic Park within walking distance from the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

Call for Invited Session Proposals

We welcome your invited session proposals. The invited sessions will be processed by the program committee members. If you plan to organize an invited session, please communicate with one of the program committee members. An invited session will be 100 minutes with 4 speakers or 3 speakers and one discussant. A proposal includes 1) session title, 2) organizer, 3) session chair, 4) list of speakers and discussant. It is required to confirm all speakers' availability before submitting a proposal. There is a one-talk rule for speakers, but one can serve as a discussant in another invited session while speaking in an invited or contributed session. The deadline for the invited session proposal is November 1, 2015

Call for Student Paper Award Applications

Up to eight student award winners (five Student Travel Awards, one Jiann-Ping Hsu Pharmaceutical and Regulatory Sciences Student Paper, and possible two ASA biopharmaceutical Awards) will be selected. Each winner will receive a plaque or certificate, an award for travel and registration reimbursement up to $1000 or a cash award of $550, whichever is bigger, as well as free registration for a short course. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2016

Call for Short Course Proposals

Anyone who is interested in giving a short course at 2016 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium is welcome to submit a short-course proposal to Dr. Peter Song (pxsong@umich.edu). The deadline is 12/31/2015.

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