Joint Statistical Meetings
The Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) is a professional conference/academic conference for statisticians held annually every year since 1840 (usually in August). Billed as "the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America", JSM has attracted over 5000 participants in recent years. Five statistical societies are designated as official JSM partners:
- the American Statistical Association
- the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
- two regions of the International Biometric Society
- the Eastern North American Region
- the Western North American Region
- the Statistical Society of Canada
In addition to committee meetings, JSR activities include
- a career placement service
- continuing education courses
- oral presentations
- panel sessions
- plenary sessions
- poster sessions
JSM 2007 was held July 29—August 2 in Salt Lake City, Utah with an estimated attendance of 5500. JSM 2008 will held August 3—7 in Denver, Colorado.