Program - International Chinese Statistical Association

ICSA 2010 SYMPOSIUM WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
WELCOME AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
On behalf of the ICSA 2010 organizing committee, we warmly welcome you to Indianapolis, the
Crossroads of America, for the 19th annual ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium. We are very proud
and excited to host the 2010 symposium in Indianapolis for the first time.
Indianapolis is the 14th largest city in the U.S., home to the Indianapolis Colts and Indiana Pacers, and
the site of the Indianapolis 500-mile race. Known as The Amateur Sports Capital of the World,
Indianapolis has hosted the Final Four of the NCAA basketball championship several times, including
the memorable 2010 Final Four, where we witnessed a miraculous run by our hometown favorite – the
Butler Bulldogs. Central Indiana is also home to over 400 well-educated and experienced statisticians,
employed mainly in the life science industry and major research institutes.
To those of you who have passionately nurtured, served, and empowered the ICSA for years, this is
another memorable milestone; to those who are attending the symposium for the first time and have just
joined the ICSA, this will be the beginning of a rewarding journey in your professional career. We hope
you enjoy your experience at this year’s symposium in all aspects: an excellent scientific program,
great opportunities for learning and networking, and warm hospitality from the Hoosier state. Have a
wonderful time in Central Indiana.
Please allow us to take this opportunity to thank all participants, including keynote speakers, short
course instructors, session organizers and chairs, invited and contributed speakers, and student award
participants and winners.
We would also like to thank our corporate sponsors and collaborators for their generous support. In
particular, we would like to thank Eli Lilly, Amgen, Celgene, InVentiv, the American Statistical
Association (ASA) Biopharmaceutical Section, Sanofi-Aventis, ASA Central Indiana Chapter, Pfizer,
BioPIER, and all the student volunteers and many other individuals for their contributions and support.
Finally we would like to thank our fellow organizing committee members and their families. We are
profoundly proud of the superb work done by our committee members in preparation for this
symposium. Their dedication and hard work have once again proved that together we can make this
organization one of the best in the professional world.
Yours sincerely,
Yongming Qu & Wei Shen
Co-Chairs of the ICSA 2010 Organizing Committee
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