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October 12-15, 2009 Including a Festschrift to Honor Professor Gary Koch Highlights | Hotel Information | Directions and Parking | Sponsorship | Shirts Available | Registration The Department of Biostatistics is delighted to invite alumni and friends to Chapel Hill for a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Department of Biostatistics at UNC, to be preceded by a Festschrift to be held in honor of the work of Professor Gary Koch.  Dr. Bernie Greenberg, founder of the department and Dean of the School of Public Health Beginning the afternoon of Monday, October 12, and ending at lunch time the following day, we will celebrate Professor Koch's exceptional contributions through a series of lectures and reminiscences, with a warm-hearted dinner tribute that evening, and a hot breakfast Tuesday morning. Continuing with lunch on Tuesday, October 13, and ending with a luncheon on Thursday, October 15, we will observe the Department's anniversary with an exciting program of lectures on cutting-edge developments in theory and applications, updates on the current status and future of our undergraduate and graduate training programs, and reflections on the impact our department has made on the field of biostatistics as well as on public health and medicine broadly. On Wednesday, October 14, a breakfast will honor Professor Larry Kupper, and our banquet celebration of the 60th anniversary of the department will feature a keynote address by Dr. Jim Grizzle highlighting the history and successes of the department. We look forward to welcoming you to Chapel Hill in October. HighlightsSunday, October 11, 2009 Softball game for early arrivals  Professor Gary Koch, Festschrift honoree Monday afternoon, October 12, 2009 Session 1: Contributions to Categorical Data Analysis: Stephen Fienberg, PhD, Carnegie Mellon University; Peter Imrey, PhD, Cleveland Clinic; Alan Agresti, PhD, University of Florida; J. Richard Landis, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Evening Banquet Celebration of the Career of Gary Koch, 7-10pm Tuesday, October 13, 2009 Hot Breakfast in the "Gary Koch" Tradition, with Ralph D'Agostino, PhD, Boston University Session 2: Contributions to Randomized Trials: Sue-Jane Wang, PhD, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; Jonathan Denne, PhD, Eli Lilly & Company; Sonia Davis, DrPH, Quintiles Transnational; Lisa LaVange, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill Session 3: Contributions to Multi-Factor Studies: Ed Stanek, PhD, University of Massachusetts (with Julio Singer); Alula Hadgu, DrPH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control; Stuart Gansky, DrPH, University of California San Francisco; H. Dennis Tolley, PhD, Brigham Young University  Ed Davis, former chair of biostatistics 60th Anniversary Celebration Session 4: Innovative Clinical Trials Design: Don Berry, PhD, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Joe Ibrahim, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill; Anastasia Ivanova, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill; Susan Murphy, PhD, University of Michigan; Marvin Zelen, PhD, Harvard University; with discussions by Marie Davidian, PhD, North Carolina State University; Susan Ellenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania; Stephen George, PhD, Duke University Wine and Cheese Reception, 5-7pm Dinner on Your Own in Chapel Hill Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Breakfast in Honor of the Contributions of Professor Larry Kupper Session 5: Environmental Statistics: Christopher Portier, PhD, NIH/NIEHS; John Bailer, PhD, Miami University of Ohio; Clare Weinberg, PhD, NIH/NIEHS; Glen Satten, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control Session 6: Faculty-Student Interactions in Applied Research Lunch (with update on status of undergraduate and graduate training in the Department) Session 7: Emerging Applications in High-Dimensional Data Analysis: Steve Marron, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill; Mike West, PhD, Duke University; Danyu Lin, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill; DuBois Bowman, PhD, Emory University; Fred Wright, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill Session 8: Population Statistics: Rocky Feuer, PhD, NIH/NCI; Jonas Ellenberg, PhD, University of Pennsylvania; Jim Vaupel, PhD, Duke University; Howard Hogan, PhD, U.S. Census Bureau  Jim Grizzle, former chair and anniversary banquet keynote speaker Thursday, October 15, 2009 Breakfast Session 9: The Impact of Non- and Semi-Parametrics on Practice: P.K. Sen, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill; Scott Zeger, PhD, Johns Hopkins University; Jianqing Fan, PhD, Princeton University; Anastasios Tsiatis, PhD, North Carolina State University; Michael Kosorok, PhD, UNC at Chapel Hill Closing Luncheon SponsorshipCorporate and individual sponsorships are available for selected 60th Anniversary events and activities. Check the Sponsorship Opportunities section of the registraton form. Faculty registration has been subsidized by the department. Thank youUNC Biostatistics gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our alumni and friends, and in particular we appreciate the sponsorship of Quintiles Transnational Corporation, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, SAS Institute, Rho, Dr. and Mrs. Gary G. Koch, the SPH Alumni Association, and the UNC Center for Innovative Clinical Trials. Hotel InformationA block of rooms has been reserved at the Siena Hotel for the nights of October 12 to October 14 at the rate of $127 per night. The Siena Hotel offers a convenient shuttle service to the Alumni Center where the event will be held. The Siena Hotel is located at 1505 East Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, phone (919) 929-4000; fax (919) 968-8527. Directions and Parking - George Watts Hill Alumni Center/ Ramshead DeckComing from Durham Coming from Pittsboro Coming from Raleigh and RDU Airport Coming from Greensboro Get your 60th Anniversary Gear Design on 60th Anniversary shirts
RegistrationFees Workshop: $250 Banquets: $75 (Add one guest for $75) Registration fees are waived for all invited speakers who are external to the department. Registration deadline: October 5, 2009 Registration is now closed.
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