The 2021 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) will be held in Seattle, WA, on August 7-12, 2021. Two invited sessions will be allocated for the International Chinese
Statistical Association (ICSA).
The theme for JSM 2021is “Statistics, Data and the Stories They Tell,” but not all sessions have to adhere to this theme. All invited sessions are 110 minutes in length
and have a session chair, with various formats allowed. The sessions typically include 2–6 participants, including the chair, with two of the most popular and
successful formats being 2–3 speakers with a discussant or a panel discussion of 3–5 panelists.
ICSA members who are planning to present at 2021 JSM are encouraged to submit an invited session proposal through ICSA sponsorship via online at ww2.amstat.org/jsminvited. The submission deadline for invited session proposals is Tuesday, September 8, 2020 (11:59 p.m. Eastern, 9:59 p.m. Pacific).
You will need to have the following information to submit your session proposal online:
1. Session Type (invited)
2. Session Subtype (e.g., paper or panel)
3. Sponsor (Select International Chinese Statistical Association from the pull-down menu provided; the session organizer can select up to 3 sponsors)
4. Title of Session
5. Session Description– please provide the following information in this field:
- Short description of session, including focus, content, timeliness, and appeal
Invited speakers/panelists,
including affiliation and email address for each participant and tentative
title for each presentationFormat of session (e.g., chair, three speakers, and discussant)
No abstracts are required for submission at this time
6. Theme (yes or no): Designate if the session has topics relevant to the JSM theme
7. Applied (yes or no): Designate if the session has topics relevant, or will have special appeal, to applied statisticians
8. Estimated audience size: Select the estimated audience size the session will attract
9. Session organizer, including affiliation and email address
10. Session chair, including affiliation and email address
11. Discussant (if any), including affiliation and email address
There are participation guidelines and restrictions regarding the number of times and in what capacity one can participate in the program:
https://ww2.amstat.org/meetings/jsm/2021/guidelines.cfm.
Please contact Dr. Aiyi Liu at liua@mail.nih.gov should you have any question regarding the ICSA-sponsored invited sessions.