Statistical Computing Section
American Statistical Association
Student Paper Competition 2000
The Statistical Computing Section of the ASA is sponsoring a student
paper session on the topic of Statistical Computing at the Joint
Statistical Meetings in 2000. Students are encouraged to submit a
paper in this area, which might be original methodological research in
statistical computing, some novel computing application in statistics,
or any other suitable contribution (for example, a software related
project). Four students will be selected to participate in this
session.
Students at all levels (undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D.) are
encouraged to participate. To be eligible, an applicant must be a
registered student in the fall of 1999. The applicant must be the
first author of the paper. The Section will pay all registration fees
for the selected winners, as well as a substantial allowance for
transportation to the meetings and housing (which in most cases covers
these expenses completely).
To be considered for selection in the session, students must submit an
abstract, a six page manuscript, a resume, and a letter of
recommendation from a mentor familiar with their work. All materials
must be in English. The manuscript should be single-spaced in a 10
point font with one inch margins (this is consistent with ASA's
Proceedings guidelines). All figures, tables and references must be
included in the six-page limit. The letter of recommendation must
include a verification of the applicant's student status and, in the
case of joint authorship, should indicate what fraction of the
contribution is attributable to the applicant. All electronic
submissions of papers should be in Postscript.
All application materials MUST BE RECEIVED by 5:00 PM PST, Wednesday
January 5, 2000 at the address below. They will be reviewed by the
Statistical Computing Section Student Paper Competition Award
committee. Selection will be based on a variety of criteria at the
discretion of the selection committee, and will include innovation and
significance of contribution, amongst others. Award announcements
will be made in late January, 2000. The decision of the selection
committee will be final.
Applicants not selected for inclusion in the session may submit their
abstract and a registration fee to ASA by February 1, 2000 if they
plan to attend the Joint Meetings. Those abstracts must be submitted
following the ASA abstract submission instructions described in AMSTAT
News. Students selected for inclusion in the session will receive
further information about abstract submission and fee waivers from the
award committee.
Information on the competition can also be accessed on the website of
the Statistical Computing section. A current pointer to the website
is available from the ASA website at www.amstat.org. Inquiries and
application materials should be emailed or mailed to:
Student Paper Competition
c/o Lionel Galway
The RAND Corporation
1700 Main St.
Santa Monica, CA 90407
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Lionel Galway
Senior Statistician
The RAND Corporation voice: 310-393-0411 X7957
1700 Main St. fax: 310-393-4818
Santa Monica, CA 90401 email: [log in to unmask]
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