MEETINGS

The 2008 Florida Chapter Meeting
of the American Statistical Association

February 22 and 23, 2008

Gainesville, Florida

LAST MINUTE ANNOUNCEMENT
first two sessions have been swapped due speaker delay

Call for Papers

When: February 22rd February 23th (Friday and Saturday)

Where:    Friday’s meeting will be in  of the Reitz Union.  Saturday morning the meeting will be in Griffin-Floyd 100.  Both locations are within easy walking distance of the Holiday Inn (see below).  Paid parking is available at the Reitz Union for Friday, and ample parking is available on campus Saturday.
 
Registration w/Dinner: Received on or before February 10th, 2008, $35, and $40 subsequent to that.

Student Cost for Dinner: $10.00 per person

Contributed Papers: Please send your abstract to Linda J. Young at LJYoung@ufl.edu in the form of a pdf file or Word document on or before February 10th, 2008.

The presentations will be limited to 25 minutes. To have your paper added to the program, you need to register in advance with the enclosed registration form and email to Linda J. Young at LJYoung@ufl.edu, author name(s), and a substantive abstract. Please attach the abstract file to your email if it contains special characters and specify the file format so it can be printed correctly in the meetings program. 

Student Paper Competition: There is a Student Paper Competition with a $100 1st Prize. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to submit paper abstracts for the competition. The presentations will be limited to 25 minutes.


Please send your abstract to Linda J. Young at LJYoung@ufl.edu in the form of a pdf file or Word document on or before February 10th.


REGISTRATION FORM TO TYPE, PRINT AND MAIL

AGENDA 2008

ABSTRACTS 2008

  Conference at a Glance

Tentative Schedule

Time
Friday, February 22, 2008
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Registration
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Invited and Contributed Talks
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Business Meeting
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Reception/Banquet/Honors
Time
Saturday, February 23, 2008
8:30 am - 12:00 pm Invited and Contributed Talks
NOTE: the times for breakfast and refreshments will be announced later

 

Invited Speakers
Louise Ryan Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University
George Cobb Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Mt. Holyoke College
Ronald Wasserstein Executive Director, American Statistical Association (after dinner speaker)

 

Hotel Information: A block of rooms has been reserved at the following hotel:
Holiday Inn University
1250 West University Ave.
Telephone: (352) 376-1661
Rate: $89.00/night for either king or double

Please use the group code "ASA" to receive this special rate when making reservations.

This rate is guaranteed until February 11, 2008.

Holiday Inn Map

Inn Map
Driving Directions: From I-75 North or South take Exit 387, turn right onto Newberry Rd. (SR26 East), proceed 5 miles to The Holiday Inn located on the corner of (US 26 & 441) University Ave. and 13TH Street..