TO: ASA CO/WY Chapter

SUBJECT:  Chapter activities

Hello everyone – The following is a list of upcoming CO/WY activities and announcements that may be of interest to the CO/WY chapter.  This message contains the following topics:

-          CO/WY CHAPTER FALL MEETING (NOVEMBER 13)

-          ASA CALL FOR PROPOSALS

-          ASA COMMUNITY TOOLS

-          ASA CO/WY SHORT COURSE FOLLOW-UP (BOOK ORDER FORM ATTACHED)

##### FALL CO/WY CHAPTER MEETING (November 13, 2009) ##### 

The fall ASA CO/WY meeting will be held on November 13, 2009 at the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC).  There is no need to RSVP for this event. 

Event: CO/WY Fall Meeting 2009
Date: November 13, 2009
Location: AMC, ED1, P26-1300 (Education 1 building, room P26-1300)
Time:  1:30 – 4:00pm

DIRECTIONS:  “AMC-UCD-VistorParking.pdf”

The afternoon will consist of four speakers on a variety of statistical topics (see below).

(1) Benjamin Dyhr, Metro State: Predicting Random Variables Associated with the Self-Avoiding Random Walk on the Strip

(2) Lori Silveira, NJH and Epidemiology grad student: Genetic Susceptibility in Chronic Beryllium Disease and Sarcoidosis

(3) Robert McQueen, Pharm. Outcomes Research grad student: Cost-Effectiveness of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and Intensive Insulin Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

(4) Joshua French: Extreme Value Theory

##### ASA CALL FOR PROPOSALS #####

As you may know, ASA members are invited each year to submit proposals for initiatives that support the Association's mission. In the past, we have funded initiatives with wide-ranging emphases, from reaching out to the K-12 system to enhancing technological access for chapters and sections to increasing diversity in our profession. The 2010 ASA budget again includes funding to support these Member Initiatives. We hope you will consider participating in this activity and will think of a project that has the potential to contribute to the advancement of the association.
 
If you plan to submit a proposal, please do so no later than February 2, 2010. For more information about how to submit a proposal and a list of proposals funded in prior years, please see http://www.amstat.org/about/MemberInitiativesInstructions.cfm .

Feel free to contact Stephen (below) if you have any questions regarding this program. They look forward to receiving your proposal.

Stephen Porzio
Associate Executive Director & Director of Operations | American Statistical Association
732 North Washington Street Alexandria VA 22314 
(703) 684-1221 ext. 1846 |  Fax - (703) 684-8069 | www.amstat.org 

##### ASA COMMUNITY TOOLS ##### 

ASA is delighted to invite you to the new ASA Community created to foster better communication between members. The new Community offers a variety of new tools to make it easier to communicate, collaborate, and share with your fellow ASA and chapter members.

ASAGroups will be the new online home for your chapter.  Chapters are able to exchange information in real time based on communication preferences set by individuals. Use the “Post New Message” function to add to the discussion.  Information will automatically be accessible and archived for the chapter. Use your online chapter group to keep communication going between face-to-face meetings. Edit your preferences by selecting “My Subscriptions”.

The Resource Library provides an area where chapter members may share and comment on documents.  Take advantage of the resource library to share important chapter documents.  To view your libraries, click “Resource Library” and you will view a list of the libraries for all groups for which you are a member.  You may add documents using the “Add Document” function or view documents added by other members.

Get started today by logging in at http://community.amstat.org using your ASA Members Only login.  If you are unsure of your login and password, you may reset your password through the login page.

We hope you find this community useful to your chapter.  If you have any questions, contact me by email jana@amstat.org or by phone (703)684-1221.

Jana Sabol

Marketing Coordinator | American Statistical Association | 732 North Washington Street Alexandria VA 22314 | Fax - (703)684-3445 | www.amstat.org 

##### ASA CO/WY SHORT COURSE FOLLOW-UP #####

The Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data short course was completed on Oct 2, 2009.  There were 24 CO/WY members who participated in the class at the University of Denver and the participant feedback was very good.  For those of you interested in ordering Dr. Feinberg’s book at a discount – Please see the attached flyer.  Please let me know if you need any additional information.

Thanks,

Christopher Nelson, Ph.D.
ASA CO/WY President