WSS NEWS

News about activities of the Washington Statistical Society
A Chapter of the American Statistical Association

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April 1999

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Contents:

• Herriot Award Nominations Sought
• 1999 FCSM Research Conference -- November 15-17, 1999
• Joint Statistical Meetings: Transportation in Baltimore
• 1999 Annual Dinner
• SIGSTAT Schedule - March and April 1999
• Employment Opportunities
• Courses
• Seminars
• Area Meetings and Courses (Adobe Acrobat PDF file)
• Note From The WSS NEWS Editor
• WSS People

Herriot Award Nominations Sought

After the sudden death in May, 1994 of Roger Herriot, an Associate Commissioner for Statistical Standards and Methodology at the National Center for Education Statistics, the Washington Statistical Society, the Social Statistics and Government Statistics Sections of the American Statistical Association established an award in his memory to recognize individuals who develop unique approaches to the solution of statistical problems in federal data collection programs.

The award is intended to reflect the special characteristics that marked Roger Herriot's career:

• Dedication to the issues of measurement
• Improvements in the efficiency of data collection programs; and
• Improvements and use of statistical data for policy analysis.

The award is not restricted to senior members of an organization; nor is it to be considered as a culmination of along period of service. Individuals at all levels, from entry to senior, federal employees, private sector employees, or employees of the academic community, may be nominated on the basis of the significance of the specific contribution.

The recipient of the 1999 Roger Herriot Award will be chosen by a committee of representatives of the Social Statistics Section and Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association and a representative of the Washington Statistical Society. Roger Herriot was associated with and strongly supportive of these organizations during his career. The award consists of an honorium of $500 and a framed citation.

Joseph Waksberg (Westat), Monroe Sirken (National Center for Health Statistics), Constance Citro (National Academy of Sciences), Roderick Harrison (U.S. Bureau of the Census), and Clyde Tucker (Bureau of Labor Statistics) are previous recipients of the Herriot Award.

A nomination form can be obtained by contacting Daniel Kasprzyk at 202-219-1588, 202-219-1325 (fax), or e-mail: Daniel_Kasprzyk@ed.gov. All nomination forms should be returned to the Roger Herriot Award Committee, c/o Daniel Kasprzyk, 4906 Colonel Contee Place, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-2875.

Completed nomination forms must be received by May 14, 1999.

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1999 FCSM Research Conference
November 15-17, 1999

To obtain additional conference and registration details or to be added to the conference mailing list, contact: Ruth Detlefsen, Bureau of the Census Bureau, Room 2641-3, Washington, D.C. 20233; Phone: 301-457-2665, Fax: 301-457-1343, and E-mail: fcsm@ccmail.census.gov. Periodic updates concerning the conference may be found on web site http://www.bts.gov/fcsm.

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Joint Statistical Meetings

Transportation in Baltimore

We are proposing the following schedule for an anticipated $5 one way. We would take advance reservations to ensure seats. On-site tickets would be if seats are available.

Suggested Schedule:

I would appreciate any feedback you can give me on the viability of this service. Specifically:

1. Would you use this service? Would you commit yourself to reserving space on a particular day and time?

2. Is $5 one way a reasonable amount to charge?

3. Would this schedule fit your needs? If not, what would be better?

Please e-mail me with your thoughts (lee@amstat.org). Thanks for your help.

Lee L. Decker, Manager, Meetings
American Statistical Association

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SIGSTAT Meeting for April 1999

All SIGSTAT meeting are held in Waugh A on the 3rd floor of 1800 M St, NW. Directions to the meetings and a full schedule can be found on the SIGSTAT website www.econ.ag.gov/sigstat/. First-time attendees should contact Charlie Hallahan at 202-694-5051 or hallahan@econ.ag.gov to leave your name for admittance to the building.

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Note From The WSS NEWS Editor

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WSS People

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First posted March 29, 1999
Last modified March 29, 1999

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