<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version = 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>2003 Chambers Software Award</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>
<P> = = = = = <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times = New Roman">John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award</FONT> <BR> = = = = = <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times = New Roman">Statistical Computing Section</FONT> <BR> = = = = = <FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times = New Roman">American Statistical Association</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The Statistical Computing = Section of the American Statistical Association announces the = competition for the John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award. In = 1998 the Association for Computing Machinery presented its = Software System Award to John Chambers for the design and development = of S. Dr. Chambers generously donated his award to the = Statistical Computing Section to endow an annual prize for statistical = software written by an undergraduate or graduate student. The = prize carries with it a cash award of $1000, plus a substantial = allowance for travel to the annual Joint Statistical Meetings where the = award will be presented.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">To be eligible, an entrant = must have designed and implemented a piece of statistical = software. The applicant must have begun the development while a = student, and must either currently be a student, or have completed all = requirements for the last degree earned after January 1, 2000. To = apply for the award, entrants must provide the following = materials:</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">A current CV.</FONT> </P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">A letter from a faculty mentor at their = academic institution. The letter should confirm that the software = is the work of the student, certify the student status of the entrant = when the software began to be developed (and either the current = student status and the date of degree completion), and briefly discuss = the importance of the software to statistical practice.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">A brief, one to two page description of the = software, summarizing what it does, how it does it, and why it is an = important contribution. If the entrant has continued = developing the software after finishing their studies, the description = should indicate what was developed when the entrant was a student and = what has been added since.</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Access to the software by the award committee = for their use on inputs of their choosing. Access to the software = can consist of an executable file, Web-based access, macro code, or = other appropriate form. Access should be accompanied by = enough information to allow the judges to effectively use and evaluate = the software. This information can be provided in a variety of = ways, including but not limited to a user manual (paper or electronic), = a paper, a URL, online help to the system, and source code. In = particular, the entrant must be prepared to provide complete source = code for inspection by the committee if requested.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">All materials must be in = English. We prefer that electronic text be submitted in = Postscript or PDF. The entries will be judged on a variety of = dimensions, including the importance and relevance for statistical = practice of the tasks performed by the software, ease of use, clarity = of description, elegance and availability for use by the statistical = community. Preference will be given to those entries that are grounded = in software design rather than calculation. The decision of the = award committee is final.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">All application materials = must be received by 5:00pm PST, Thursday, February 28, 2003 at the = address below. The winner will be announced in the spring of 2003 = and the award will be given at the 2003 Joint Statistical = Meetings.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Information on the = competition can also be accessed on the website of the Statistical = Computing Section (www.statcomputing.org), including the names and = contributions of previous winners. A current pointer to the = section website is also available from the ASA website at = www.amstat.org. Inquiries and application materials should be emailed = or mailed to:</FONT></P> <P> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Chambers Software Award</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">c/o Lionel Galway</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">The RAND Corporation</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">1700 Main St.</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">Santa Monica, CA 90407</FONT> <BR> <FONT SIZE=3D2 = FACE=3D"Times New Roman">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML> . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
