The San Diego Chapter of the American Statistical Association announces its 9th Annual Statistical Careers Day.
Keynote Speaker: “Modern Statistical Genetics and Genomics: Making Sense of DNA Variations”
Nicholas J. Schork, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Scripps Genomic Medicine; Professor of Molecular and Experimental Medicine at Scripps Health and The Scripps Research Institute
Careers Panel: “What do Employers Want in a Statistician?”
Arnold Goodman (Collaborative Data Solutions), Larry Shen (Amylin), Harold Dyck (California State University, San Bernardino), Robert H. Riffenburgh (SDSU), Colleen Kelly (Exponent, Inc.)
Time: 9:30AM to 3PM, May 31, 2008 (Saturday)
Location: The Center for Molecular Genetics at UCSD, Large Conference Room
Registration Fee: Free for students and their parents or teachers; for other attendees, $10 will be charged for lunch.
Included in this year’s Careers Day: Dr Schork will talk about his research, job prospects in his field, what it takes to be successful in it, and what roles statistical geneticists can take on in it; the Panel Discussion will address the job opportunities in statistics, what attributes employers look for when hiring, and how to be successful; awards for winners from the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair; a student poster competition; opportunities to talk with representatives from academia, biotech, computer, marketing, and pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies of the San Diego and southern California areas.
Exhibitors:
Have not been finalized, please check website regularly for updates
Tentative Agenda:
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Check-in and welcome with coffee, juice and donuts
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Introductory remarks by Dale Glaser President of SDASA
10:15 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Keynote address by Dr. Nik Schork: “Modern Statistical Genetics and Genomics: Making Sense of DNA Variations”
11:00 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. Break
11:05 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Careers Panel
12:20 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Science Fair Awards and Raffle
12:45 p.m. – 1:25 p.m. Lunch
1:25 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Career Fair and Poster Competition
Directions:
Directions to UCSD CMG building can be found in the attachment and also on the following web site http://www.cmg.ucsd.edu/Directions.shtml
Parking:
The nearest parking lot on the UCSD La Jolla campus to the CMG building is P604. FREE UCSD parking is available on weekends, but read the signs before you park – some spaces are still reserved.
Pre-registration deadline: May 23, 2008
SDASA 9th Annual Statistical Careers Day RSVP and Payment
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Lunch $10 (If you are a student, you do not need to send any money right now.)
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Please mail your RSVP and payment (check to SDASA), with registration form to:
Xuesong Guan
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
9360 Towne Centre Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
For more information about the event, please contact Dr. Dale Glaser at glaserconsult@sbcglobal.net or Xuesong Guan (Xuesong.Guan@amylin.com).