NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2001 BYAR YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD AND BIOMETRICS SECTION TRAVEL AWARDS Have you (or, perhaps one of your students) submitted an abstract for the 2001 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)? If so, please note that the Biometrics Section is seeking nominations for the 2001 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award. This annual award is given to a young investigator for the best paper to be presented at the JSM. The award is in memory of David Byar, an internationally known biostatistician who made significant contributions to the development and application of statistical methods during his career at the National Cancer Institute. The winner will receive a $1,000 cash award. In addition to the Byar Award, the Section may also provide additional travel awards to the authors of other outstanding papers that are submitted to the Byar award competition. Criteria for applicants are: - having held a Ph.D. for less than three years at the time of application OR not in receipt of a Ph.D. (students are eligible) - younger than 40 years of age - member of the ASA Biometrics Section - first author of the paper - scheduled to present the paper at the 2001 JSM in Atlanta For the 2001 competition, the application materials should consist of: 1. A cover letter certifying that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements 2. A current CV 3. Three copies of the paper Applicants are also invited to submit one copy each of supplementary published or in-press papers if they comprise a body of scientific work related to the paper to be presented. The 2001 Awards Committee is chaired by Charles S. Davis, Vernon M. Chinchilli, and Joan S. Chmiel, the 2000-2002 Biometrics Section Chairs, respectively. Information regarding this award is also available on the Section webpage, easily accessed by clicking on "Links & Resources" at the ASA website (www.amstat.org). Applications must be postmarked on or before June 1, 2001 and sent to: Charles S. Davis Chair, 2001 Biometrics Section Awards Committee Department of Biostatistics University of Iowa 2837 Steindler Building Iowa City, IA 52242 Phone: (319) 335-9625 Fax: (319) 335-9200 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Submission of electronic versions of manuscripts is encouraged (preferably as a postscript or pdf file). ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =================================================================