Statistics and Public Health is the theme of this year's regional conference which will be held on March 23 at the School of Public Health, East Campus, East Greenbush, New York. Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Health, Professor of Biostatistics & Biomathematics is the featured speaker.

CALL FOR PAPERS    COMPLETE AGENDA

    The Albany Chapter of the American Statistical Association and The School of Public Health at The University at Albany are interested in receiving abstracts (200 words maximum) of presentations related to the theme of this conference. Abstracts are invited from practitioners in government and industry as well as academics. Presentations are especially welcome in the areas of: health, health statistics, public health computational statistics, data mining, industrial process control, problems in government and teaching statistics. Please include keywords at the top of all abstracts. Presentations will be limited to 15 minutes. The attached registration form and a non-refundable registration fee must be submitted with each abstract. 
 
 

FEATURED SPEAKER

    Our special invited speaker will be Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Dean Emeritus, UCLA School of Public Health, Professor of Biostatistics & Biomathematics. Dr. Afifi's research centers on multivariate statistics including missing observations in regression and discriminant analyses, variable selection, multiple confidence intervals, and survival analysis. His applied research includes prognostic indices for critically-ill patients, clinical trials, and risk factors for lung and heart diseases. Dr. Afifi has co-authored 2 books on multivariate analysis. Most recently, he has been interested in meta-analysis. Dr. Afifi's address is entitled:

NEW THIS YEAR

    In addition to our usual Student and Professional Sessions, this year's conference will have two new additions: A special presentation on gene chips Friday afternoon and a Gala Banquet that evening. 

Special Presentation:"Data Mining Gene Chips"

Friday afternoon, March 22, 3:00 PM, at U/Albany School of Public Health Auditorium

    Presenters and panelists will discuss detailed aspects of analyzing the huge amounts of data, often exceeding 100,000 observations, available from these cancer classifying 'transcriptome' experiments. Presenters include Drs. Ingo Ruczinski and Rafael Irizarry, from Johns Hopkins Department of Biostatistics, and Drs. Michael Ryan and Robin Peitropaolo, from DOH's Wadsworth Center. Join us for an in depth discussion of this important emerging area. 

    Afterward be sure to join us at the Gala Opening Banquet at the Desmond: 

5:00 PM Cocktails
6:00 PM dinner 
 

TIME AND PLACE

Conference site: School of Public Health, University at Albany East Campus Rensselaer, NY                Directions

Conference Date: March 23, 2002, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM 
 
 

STUDENT PROGRAM

To encourage participation by students, a $100 cash prize will be awarded to the overall best student presentation. Awards will be given to the best student presentation in each session. 
 
 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Registration Chair John Michalke at the NYS Department of Labor Phone: (518) 457-8021 Fax: (518) 457-6382 E-Mail: usdjcm@labor.state.ny.us 

GENERAL REGISTRATION FEE: $30.00 
STUDENTS: $15.00 (Students must submit proof of student status.)

POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS: March 1, 2002 SUBMIT ABSTRACTS AND REGISTRATION FORM TO:

Registration Chair John Michalke
Room 470, Building 12, NYS Dept. of Labor
State Office Building Campus
Albany, NY 12240
 
 
 
 
 
 

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