AmStat Section News, June 2003 Section on Statistics and the Environment (ENVR)
Topic Contributed Panel Discussions for JSM 2003 The ENVR Section is pleased to sponsor two Topic Contributed PanelDiscussions for JSM 2003, addressing two areas of ongoing interestwithin environmental statistics. The first addresses the interplaybetween statistics and mathematical modelling in the area ofclimatology. The second addresses the role of statistics andstatisticians within the environmental regulatory and decision-makingprocess. Thanks to the organizers for their efforts and the panelistsfor participating. Should Climate Models be Deterministic? Chair: Montserrat Fuentes (Statistics, NCSU) Panelists: Mark Berliner (Ohio State University), Doug Nychka (NCAR), Tilmann Gneiting (University of Washington), and Joe Tribbia (NCAR).
How To Tell the President the Facts Chair: Peter Guttorp Panelists: Peter Preuss (EPA), Adri‡n Fern‡ndez Bremauntz (Instituto Nacional de Ecolog’a, Mexico), Sally Morton (RAND), Haiganoush Presiler (USFS), andGerald Van Belle (University of Washington). Section Business Meeting for JSM 2003 The ENVR Section Business meeting/member reception will take placeMonday, August 4, 5:30-7:00pm. Please put this meeting on your calendarfor the JSM and watch the online program for meeting location.
Call for Nominations Nominations are being sought for the positions of chair-elect, programchair-elect, treasurer and publications chair. Please send nominations toEric Smith (epsmith@vt.edu). Elections will be held in spring 2004 withterms starting in January 2005.
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