2010 WNAR IMS Annual Meeting: General Information
The Department of Biostatistics at University of Washington and the Biostatistics and Biomathematics Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center are pleased to jointly host the 2010 WNAR/IMS Annual Meeting taking place June 20-23 on the UW and FHCRC campuses in Seattle, WA!
WNAR
The Western North American Region of The International Biometric Society
http://www.wnar.org/
IMS
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
http://www.imstat.org/
The Preliminary Schedule is now available!
Scientific Schedule: Click here for Scientific Schedule pdf
Overall Event Schedule: Click here for Overall Schedule pdf
WNAR At-a-Glance: Click here for At-a-Glance Schedule pdf
Maps - please print the following maps prior to the event:
University of Washington Campus Map: UW Campus Map pdf
University District Hotels Map: U District Hotels Map pdf
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Map: FHCRC Campus Map pdf
On site registration and check-in hours:
On site registration will be opened 7-9am on Monday and Tuesday and 12:15-1:45pm on Monday. Check-in will start at 7am every day and will be available during conference hours.
Shuttle between U-District and FHCRC on Sunday 6/20:
There will be a shuttle running from the University District to FHCRC for the mixer on Sunday evening starting at 5:30 pm. The shuttle will pick up every 30 minutes until 7:00 at the Watertown Hotel (4242 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 - see hotel map above). It will also run from FHCRC back to the University District every 30 minutes from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
Plan ahead for WNAR 2011
WNAR/IMS meeting next year will be hosted by Department of Statistics, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, June 19-22, 2011.
Download the WNAR 2011 flyer: 2011 WNAR flyer pdf
About Seattle
Forests. Mountains. Water. Art. Science.
Explore the world-class city of Seattle while attending this year’s WNAR meeting, hosted by the University of Washington and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. With its unique combination of culture and nature, Seattle has something to offer everyone.
For travel information, visit http://www.visitseattle.org
Meeting Highlights:
- Presidential Invited Speaker
- Medallion Lecturer
Random Fields, Brain Imaging and Geometry
Jonathan Taylor, Stanford - New Investigator's Luncheon
Journal Review Process
Hal Stern, JASA Applications and Case Studies - Short Course
Multiple Imputation and Survey Analysis in Stata 11 - Shortcourse pdf
Bobby Gutierrez, Stata
How are Women Faring at RI Universities? An Analysis of Two Recent National Surveys
Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State University
Local Organizers:
Ying Qing Chen
yqchen@scharp.org
Gary Chan
kcgchan@u.washington.edu
WNAR/IMS Program Chairs:
Carolyn Rutter
rutter.c@ghc.org
Brenda Kurland
bkurland@fhcrc.org
Student Paper Competition Chair:
Sandra Catlin
catlins@unlv.nevada.edu
General Questions:
Eric Woodruff
ewoodruf@fhcrc.org