SFASA 90th Anniversary Celebration

& Career Development Panel Discussion for Statisticians and Data Scientists

1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA

Seven Hills Conference Center, Nob Hill Room

Dec.8, 2018

 

SFASA is one of oldest local chapter of ASA in the country. You are cordially invited to celebrate SFASA 90th Anniversary! This event is featured with keynote speakers followed by a panel discussion on career development. Complimentary dinner will be served. splashthat.com/sites/view/sfasacareerdevelopment2018.splashthat.com

 

Keynote speakers 

Dr. Bradley Efron

Max H. Stein Professor of Humanities and Sciences, Professor of Statistics, and Professor of Biostatistics with the Department of Biomedical Data Science in the School of Medicine, Stanford University

Member of the National Academy of Science        

Recipient of Guy Medal in Gold by the Royal Statistical Society.

 

Dr. Michael Jordan

Professor of Computer Science and Statistics, University of California, Berkeley 

Member of the National Academy of Science

Neyman Lecturer and a Medallion Lecturer by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics.

Recipient of David E. Rumelhart Prize

 

Panel Discussion on Career Development

SFASA has successfully hosted a holiday event with a panel discussion on career development and received great feedbacks for last three years.  This event serves as a great venue for social networking among our members. A panel of well-established statisticians/data scientists will answer questions, alleviate concerns, and clarify confusions each attendee may have. The goal is to give our members, particularly budding statisticians and data scientist, some practical guide on making the right choice for their career, and how to be successful and happy in their current position.

 

The agenda as the following:

1:00-1:15pm: Opening remarks

1:15pm-3:15pm: Keynote speakers’ presentation 

3:15-3:30pm: Coffee break

3:30pm-5pm: Cremony with president/council remarks, awards

5pm-6pm: Dinner with social time

6pm-8pm: Career development panel discussion

 

Panelist

Dr. Alan Hopkins, Vice President of Biometric, Beigene

Dr. Alan HUBBARD Professor and Head of Biostatistics Division, University of California Berkeley

Dr. Mi-Ok Kim Professor of Biostatistics and Director of Biostatics Core, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Mohammed R Kafai Professor and Director of Statistics, San Francisco State University

Mr. Fei Long Director of Data Science, Dropbox

Dr. Micheale Wulfsonhn Senior Vice President of Biometrics, Gilead Sciences

 

To register:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sfasa-90th-anniversary-career-panel-for-statisticians-and-data-scientists-tickets-50980157022

 

Thanks for American Statistical Association, Dahshu, San Francisco State University and Viitai for their sponsorship!

 

 

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