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Panel on Careers in Statistics

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 3:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. (Snow Date of Wednesday, February 24)

3:30-4:15-Arrivals and informal socializing

4:15-5:40-Formal panel

5:40-6:30-Pizza party (The Washington Statistical Society (WSS) will supply the pizza. Attendees are asked to bring their own non-alcoholic beverages.)

Speakers:
Bachelor's Level Employee: Anthony Roring, Ernst & Young
Master's Level Employee: Kathleen M. Kephart, U.S. Census Bureau
Ph.D. Level Employee: Sherry T. Liu, Food & Drug Administration
(All employees are within a few years of finishing their degrees)
Employer: Mary Batcher, retired (formerly of Internal Revenue Service and Ernst & Young)
Moderator: Scott Marchese, George Mason University and WSS Student Representative
Sponsors: WSS Statistics Education Committee, Pew Research Center and the ASA Student Chapters of Morgan State University, George Washington University and George Mason University.

Location: Pew Research Center, 1615 L Street NW, Suite 800 Washington DC 20036. Please call (202) 419-4300 if you have trouble finding the building.
By Metro: The nearest Metrorail station is Farragut North on the Red Line, which is two blocks away. Farragut West station on the Blue, Orange and Silver Lines is only a slightly longer walk.
By Car: The nearest parking is in the parking garage on L Street next to the building. Pew Research Center does not provide any parking validation.
To be placed on the attendance list, please email Carol Blumberg by February 14, 2016. A maximum of 180 reservations will be allowed due to space limitations. Note: High school students must be accompanied by a teacher or parent/guardian. A teacher or parent/guardian may accompany multiple students. Please include both students' and chaperones' names in your RSVP.

Checking In on Arrival: Upon entering in the building, all attendees must check-in with security. They will ask to see a photo ID, will check off names on the RSVP list, and direct you to the elevators. Once you reach the 8th floor, a receptionist will buzz you into Suite 800.

Remote Access: Only audio access will be provided for this event. Please contact Carol Blumberg by February 14, 2016 if you want audio access. Instructions will be provided to you around February 14.

Abstract: The event will begin with 45 minutes of informal networking and the opportunity for participants to collect informational handouts on careers in statistics from the American Statistical Association, area universities and various government agencies, non-profit organizations and other employers in the greater DC area and to talk informally with employers. Please note that this is not a job fair. Then, the formal part of the program will take place. For approximately one hour the moderator will ask questions of the panelists about topics such as their background (degrees, internships, other jobs, etc.), what they do in their present job, what are the best things and worst things about their jobs, what are the most important courses to take in college - both in mathematics/statistics and outside of mathematics/statistics, what other skills are important for employees to have, and what else are employers looking for. This will be followed by approximately 25 minutes of questions from the audience.

Point of contact: Carol Joyce Blumberg, cblumberg@gmail.com

A special note to universities or employers: If you wish to provide handouts (or similar), please bring the materials with you the afternoon of the event. Those who cannot attend the event may drop off or mail materials ahead of time to the following address: John Wade—Careers in Statistics, Pew Research Center, 1615 L Street NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20036-5622. Please bring or send no more than 180 copies of any materials.