BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250721T122801EDT-3886HvD1Fi@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20250721T162801Z DESCRIPTION:Dear students\,\n\n聽\n\nWe are pleased to announce that 9I制作厂免费' s 5th (Bio)Statistics Research and Career Day will take place on Friday th e 24th of September 2021. This year\, the conference will again be held on line via Zoom\, due to the uncertainty regarding the Covid-19 situation.\n \n聽\n\nTwo well recognized researchers in statistics and biostatistics wil l deliver keynote speeches: Professor Alan E. Gelfand from Duke University and Professor Jennifer Hill from New York University. An exciting career panel will end the day with statistics and biostatistics graduates working in Canada and in the USA.\n\n聽\n\nDuring this day\, 9I制作厂免费 graduate stude nts are given a chance to present their research in the broad field of sta tistics.聽This year\, we also invite undergraduate students in statistics t o showcase their work in a poster competition.聽Conveying your research bei ng key to the learning process\, we encourage each of you to consider subm itting an abstract for a talk (graduate students) or a poster (undergradua tes).聽We believe that聽the undergraduate poster competition is a great oppo rtunity to participate in an academic conference and that it will be very beneficial to them to practice their presentation skills at an early stage of their career.聽Please see below for information about the undergraduate poster competition.聽Abstract聽submissions will be open from August 16th\, 2021聽to聽September 8th\, 2021.\n\n聽\n\nTo register for the event\, fill in the form at聽https://sites.google.com/view/biostatresearchday-2021/register .\n\n聽\n\nTo submit an abstract for a graduate student talk or an undergra duate poster\, follow this link:聽https://sites.google.com/view/biostatrese archday-2021/submit.\n\n聽\n\nOur webpage will be updated at聽https://sites. google.com/view/biostatresearchday-2021/home.\n\n聽\n\nFinally\, feel free to send any questions or comments at聽biostat.research.day [at] gmail.com. \n\n聽\n\nThe organizing committee.\n\n聽\n\nPeiyuan Huang - 9I制作厂免费 Universi ty - Mathematics and Statistics\n\nVictoire Michal - 9I制作厂免费 - E pidemiology\, Biostatistics and Occupational Health\n\nTyrel Stokes - McGi ll University - Mathematics and StatisticsMila Sun - 9I制作厂免费 - E pidemiology\, Biostatistics and Occupational Health\n --------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------\n\nInformation abo ut the Undergraduate Poster Competition\n\nThe registration and abstract s ubmissions are done聽separately. If you plan on submitting an abstract\, yo u do聽not聽have to complete the registration form. However\, you must fill i n the abstract submission form (https://sites.google.com/view/biostatresea rchday-2021/submit) before Wednesday\, September 8th聽2021\, 23:59 EDT to c onfirm your participation to the competition.\n\nOnce you have submitted a n abstract for your poster\,聽we will send you an email to ask you to submi t your poster for the competition\, by replying to the email. Therefore\, please聽double check your email address in the abstract submission form and make sure it is correct. The deadline to submit your poster will be on Fr iday\, September 17th聽2021\, 23:59 EDT\, a week prior the event.\n\nOn the event day\, you will give a short presentation about your poster to share your research.聽This聽presentation should not be longer than 5 minutes聽and should be rehearsed in order to navigate your poster smoothly over Zoom. A presentation that has reached 5 minutes will be cut.\n\nFAQ\n\nQ:聽What ki nd of research are you expecting me to present? I feel like my work is too naive/simple to give a talk.\n\nA:聽Any research is welcome. It could be w ork from your summer SURA / NSERC USRA / ISM research\, or it could be wor k from a research/project course such as MATH 396 / 410 / 470.\n\n聽\n\nQ:聽 How long should the presentation take?\n\nA:聽The participants should have their posters ready such that they can present their work in no more than 5 minutes. A presentation that has reached 5 minutes will be cut.\n\n聽\n\n Q:聽Can I ask for help in reviewing my poster / help me practice my present ation?\n\nA:聽Yes\, you can get any help you find necessary. However\, keep in mind that your poster and presentation must be about your own research .\n\n聽\n\nQ:聽My research project was done as a team. Could we register for the competition as a team?\n\nA:聽Yes. You are allowed to register for thi s competition as a team. However\, you must register under your teams鈥 lea der name with 鈥(team)鈥 next to their name. We will email you to ask for al l your team members鈥 names and emails. The presentation may be given by on e member only or the full team. However\, keep in mind that for the presen tation\, only 5 minutes will be allowed anyway. Rehearse accordingly.\n\n聽 \n\nQ:聽Are there any fees required to participate in this competition?\n\n A:聽No\, the competition is free.\n\n聽\n\nWe expect your poster to contain a title\, your name (or the names of all members of your team) and your af filiation. We recommend that you include the following information: the ob jectives of your study\, the methods you use\, some results and a discussi on of the strengths and limitations of your study. Recall a poster is a vi sual summary of your study: use figures and tables!\n\n聽\n\nWe do not have any preference for the size of your poster. However\, do not forget that聽 you will have to navigate your poster while presenting it over Zoom in you r 5 minutes talk. We suggest you adjust the size of your poster accordingl y! Note that you should not make slides\, you must only use your poster fo r that presentation.\n\n聽\n\nHere are some resources to help you create yo ur poster:\n\n-聽https://guides.nyu.edu/posters\n\n-聽https://www.sciencedir ect.com/science/article/pii/S2049080116301303\n\n-聽https://www.overleaf.co m/gallery/tagged/poster\n\n聽\n\nWe hope you find this helpful!\n\n聽\n\nRec all that\n\n-聽The deadline to submit an abstract for your poster is on Sep tember 8th聽(https://sites.google.com/view/biostatresearchday-2021/submit)\ ;\n\n- We will send you an email after you have submitted an abstract to a sk for your poster. The deadline for that poster will be on September 17th .\n\n聽\n\nBest\,\n\n聽\n\nThe organizing committee:\n\n聽\n\nPeiyuan Huang - Mathematics and Statistics\n\nVictoire Michal - Epidemiology\, Biostatist ics and Occupational Health\n\nTyrel Stokes - Mathematics and Statistics\n \nMila Sun - Epidemiology\, Biostatistics and Occupational Health\n\n聽\n\n \n DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210908 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210908 SUMMARY:Deadline to submit abstracts and posters for competition during McG ill (Bio)Statistics Research and Career Day URL:/mathstat/channels/event/deadline-submit-abstracts -and-posters-competition-during-mcgill-biostatistics-research-and-career-3 32824 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR