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Submit an Invited Session Proposal

Opens: July 16, 2025
Closes: September 3, 2025
Decision Due: Mid-October 2025

Participation Limitations

To submit an invited session proposal, you will need the following:

  1. Session Type (Invited Paper or Invited Panel) – Note: If your session will have individual presentations, please select Invited Paper as your session type.
  2. Sponsor (Outside Organization, ASA Committee, ASA Section, Sponsoring Society, ASA Journal, Memorial) – A pre-approved list is provided; follow the instructions to select no more than three.
  3. Session Title
  4. Session Description – Please provide a short description of the session, including focus, content, timeliness, appeal, and format.
  5. Session Organizer(s) – including affiliation and email address.
  6. Session Chair – including affiliation and email address.
  7. Session Speakers and Discussants – including affiliation and email address.

Submitted proposals will be available for editing July 16 – September 3, 2025 (11:59 p.m. ET). Only complete submissions will be considered for the program.


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Submit a Short Course Proposal

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2025

JSM Professional Development courses fulfill the following class descriptions:

  • An in-depth presentation of a specific area of statistical theory, methodology, or application. The material covered may focus on 'cutting-edge' methods or other more established topics.
  • A broad overview of an established area of statistical theory or methodology suitable either as a refresher 'course' or as an introduction to the field.
  • A description of a statistical method and its application using one or more software tools, as long as there is significant content material described in the proposal.
  • A professional skills course to equip participants with essential workplace competencies, including effective communication, strategic problem-solving, and collaborative teamwork techniques applicable across diverse environments.

Who Should Propose a PD Course?

  • The author of a new book about novel and widely interesting material
  • An industrial statistician who wants to discuss new methods of dealing with applied problems
  • An expert in a specific, but well-populated, field
  • A person with substantial professional development experience

Why Make a PD Presentation?

  • To share your expertise in reviewing and summarizing fundamental topics in statistics
  • To present state-of-the-art techniques used by data analysts and practicing statisticians
  • To encourage innovative ideas in data analysis and new theoretical developments
  • To promote growth in specialized areas of statistics and related fields
  • To serve as a vehicle for informing the statistical profession about related tools that enhance productivity and efficiency
  • To prepare professionals to thrive in a rapidly evolving workplace.

Propose a Short Course

During the PD course submission process, you will be asked to supply the following:

  • Title of course
  • Name and contact information for each instructor in order of presentation
  • If more than one presenter, who will serve as contact person
  • Course length
  • Course co-sponsorship information, if any
  • Course abstract (200 words maximum)
  • Course outline
  • Course learning objectives
  • Paragraph on presenter(s) background
  • Audio visual equipment requirements

Please review the Course Proposal Guide before beginning the online submission process.


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Submit a Computer Technology Workshop Proposal

Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026

Vendors who wish to present educational materials in a classroom setting to support their computing packages are encouraged to participate in the Computer Technology Workshop program.

Through the CTW program, you have the opportunity to present the theoretical basis and/or an appropriate review of detailed applications of your products, especially those aspects considered new or novel.

By using the CTW program, you are ensured an audience that is genuinely interested in the presentation topic—an audience not distracted by the traffic of the EXPO.

Please review the Computer Technology Workshop Proposal Guide before beginning the online submission process.

During the CTW submission process, you will be asked to supply the following:

  • Vendor
  • Vendor contact information
  • Presenter(s) contact information
  • Presentation title
  • Presentation abstract (200 words maximum)

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