Diversity Workshop  
Pre - JSM Diversity Workshop
Fostering Diversity in Statistics 

AGENDA

8:15 Welcome and Ice Breaker (Brian)
8:30

Careers in Statistics  (Denai)

  • Denai  Milton, Lilly
  • Tommy Wright, US Census Bureau  
  • Alicia Carriquiry, Iowa State Univ
9:30

Early Career Success  (Brian)

  • Brian Millen, Lilly
  • Bob Rodriguez, SAS
  • Lloyd Edwards, UNC Chapel Hill

 

10:30 – 10:45  BREAK
10:45 – 11:45 Mentorship Circles (Kim)       
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch 
  • Sponsorship Presentations
12:45 – 1:30 

ASA:  More than just JSM (Brian)

  • Sastry Pantula, ASA President-elect
  • Alicia Carriquiry, ASA Vice President
  • Dionne Price, FDA (Program Chair-elect, Biopharmaceutical Section)

 

1:30 – 1:45    BREAK
1:45 – 2:45 

Networking for Success  (Kim)

  • Interactive session by AAAS

 

2:45 – 3:45     

Success in Grad School  (Nagambal)  --     (Parallel Session 1)

  • Student Panel  (Anthon Franklin,  Sydeaka Watson,  Luvenia Hellams, Ana Capuano, Rhonda Ellis)

 

2:45 – 3:45  

Job Search/ Resume writing  (Kim)  --     (Potential Parallel Session 2)

  • Session by AAAS

 

3:45- 4:00  BREAK
4:00  

Connections to Resources  (Kendra)

  • Access to research funding; tips for success  (Dennis Davenport)
  • Overview of opportunities (Kendra)
    • REU opportunities (incl. student rep. Takisha Harrison from  SUMSRI)
    • Internship opportunities
    • Employers (workshop sponsors)
    • ASA resources; ASA CMS listserv, etc.

 

5:00    Workshop wrap-up and Evaluation (Brian/Kim)

 

 
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