2004 Joint Statistical Meetings

August 8 - 12, 2004
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
IMS Program Chair: Michael Evans, mevans@utstat.utoronto.ca, University of Toronto, Canada
IMS Contributed Paper Chair: Tim Swartz, tim@stat.sfu.ca, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Co-sponsored Meeting: ASA, IMS, ENAR, WNAR, SSC

IMS Contributed Paper Sessions

There are three types of contributed paper sessions which are sponsored by the IMS at the JSM.

1. Topic Contributed Paper Sessions:
   These sessions consist of a collection of contributed paper presentations and discussions (if desired) that share a common theme. The sessions are 110 minutes long with five presentations (including discussants) of 20 minutes each, with 10 minutes at the end for floor discussion and concluding remarks by the session chair.
   
   To organize an IMS sponsored topic contributed paper session, you must arrange for five speakers to submit abstracts and pre-register before the February 1, 2004 deadline. On the abstract form, speakers should indicate that they are speaking in an IMS topic contributed paper session and give the name of the session organizer. Before abstracts are submitted, the organizer should provide the IMS Contributed Session Chair (Tim Swartz) with
   - the proposed topic contributed paper session
   - contact information for the organizer
   - contact information for the session chair
   - contact information for the five speakers
   - the titles of the five papers.
   
   The organizer should also ensure that each of the five speakers provide a draft manuscript of their talk to the session chair by June 1, 2004.
   
   
2. Topic Contributed Panel Sessions:
   The traditional panel discussion format is used, wherein a minimum of three and a maximum of five panelists provide commentary on a topic.
   
   To organize an IMS sponsored topic contributed panel session, you must list the panelists and submit a single abstract before the February 4, 2004 deadline. Each panelist must provide a nonrefundable registration payment before the February 2004 deadline. Before the abstract is submitted, the organizer should provide the IMS Contributed Session Chair (Tim Swartz) with
   - the proposed topic contributed panel session
   - contact information for the organizer
   - contact information for the speakers.
   
   
3. Regular Contributed Paper Sessions:
   These sessions consist of a collection of paper presentations which are grouped according to topics which are as similar as possible. The sessions are a maximum of 110 minutes in length with a maximum of seven speakers each having 15 minutes of floor time, followed by 5 minutes of closing remarks by the session chair.
   
   To submit an IMS sponsored regular contributed paper, you must submit an abstract and pre-register before the February 4, 2004 deadline. Each speaker is responsible for submitting a draft manuscript to the session chair (whose identity will be made known) by June 1, 2004.

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