20th Annual Spring Conference Probable Justice: Statistics and the Judiciary April 25, 2003 Sponsored by the Delaware Chapter of the American Statistical Association The Delaware Chapter of the American Statistical Association is sponsoring its 20th Annual Spring Conference. This year's conference is titled "Probable Justice: Statistics and the Judiciary." Program 8:00 a.m. Registration and Refreshments   8:45 am Welcome and Opening Remarks Joseph Pultz President, Delaware Chapter ASA   Session I Session moderator: Stephen Bingham Conference co-chair   9:00 a.m. William B. Fairley, Ph.D. Analysis and Inference, Inc. Swathmore, PA Title: A Consulting Role in Legal Applications   10:00 a.m. Coffee Break   10:15 a.m. Eugene P. Ericksen, Ph.D. Department of Sociology Temple University Philadelphia, PA Title: Politics, Science and Census Adjustment: 1980 - 2000   11:15 a.m. Joseph Gastwirth, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics and Economics George Washington University Washington, DC Title: Statistical Issues in the Use of Epidemiologic Studies as Evidence in Product Liability Cases   12:15 p.m. Luncheon Session moderator: William Williford (Conference co-chair)   12:45 p.m. Seymour Geisser, Ph.D. Professor and Director, School of Statistics University of Minnesota Title: Statistics, Litigation and Conduct Unbecoming   Session II Session moderator: Lidia Rejto Vice President, Delaware Chapter ASA   1:45 p.m. Patrick Ball, Ph.D. Science and Human Rights Program American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington, DC Title: Using Multiple System Estimation to Model Patterns in Mortality Due to Political Violence   2:45 p.m. Refreshment Break   3:00 p.m. Bruce S. Weir, Ph.D. Professor of Statistics and Genetics North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Title: Current Statistical Issues Surrounding the Forensic Uses of DNA Profiles

Location John M. Clayton Hall    Map     Directions University of Delaware Newark, DE 19716 Accommodations Participants must make their own overnight accommodations. The Comfort Inn (1-800-441-7564) and the Howard Johnson's (1-800-654-2000) are conveniently located near the University of Delaware campus. Reservations should be made promptly. Fees Conference enrollment is $125 for advance registration, $150 at the door, and $25 for full-time students (with valid I.D.). A group rate of $100 per person is available for groups of four or more (advance registration only, must be mailed in one package). The registration fee covers lunch, refreshments, and materials. Please make your remittance payable to the University of Delaware and return to the address on the conference registration form. NOTE: If paying by credit card, you can FAX your registration to 302/831-2998. Sorry, we cannot accept your FAX if paying by check. You also may register online. Refunds Your registration fee will be refunded if you cancel in writing by Monday, April 14, 2003. For Additional Information Contact: Stephen Bingham Perry Point VA Medical Center Phone: (410) 642-2411 ext. 5301 Email: Stephen.Bingham@med.va.gov Jan O'Neill, Conference Services John M. Clayton Hall University of Delaware Route 896/New London Road Newark, DE 19716-7430 Phone: (302) 831-8649 FAX: (302) 831-2998 Conference Committee Stephen Bingham, Perry Point VA Medical Center, Co-Chair William Williford, Perry Point VA Medical Center, Co-Chair L. Renee Bailey, AstraZeneca Larry Hotchkiss, University of Delaware Joseph Pultz, AstraZeneca Lidia Rejto, University of Delaware Return to Delaware ASA homepage.

Speakers

Patrick Ball Patrick Ball Is Deputy Director of the Science and Human Rights Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan. During two days (March 13 and 14, 2002), he gave testimony at The Hague in the trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic. The Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association, with a 2002 Special Achievement Award, recently honored him for his statistical analyses of patterns in human rights violations.

Eugene P. Ericksen Eugene P. Ericksen is Professor of Sociology and Statistics at Temple University. He received his M.A. degree in Mathematical Statistics and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Ericksen has designed samples and directed surveys in the public and private sectors, frequently for the purposes of litigation. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.

William B. Fairley William B. Fairley is President of Analysis and Inference, Inc., a research and consulting firm with professional skills in statistics, economics and finance. He received his Ph.D. in Statistics from Harvard University. Clients and sponsors of his research include corporations, government agencies, law firms and non-profit organizations. Recent publications include articles in JASA and Change.

Joseph L. Gastwirth Joseph L. Gastwirth is Professor of Statistics and Economics at George Washington University. He was coauthor of ASA's 2002 Outstanding Statistical Application Award paper, "Changepoint Tests Designed for the Analysis of Hiring Data Arising in Employment Discrimination Cases" published in the July 2000 issue of the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. He is a Fellow of ASA.

Seymour Geisser Seymour Geisser is Professor and Director, School of Statistics at the University of Minnesota. He has previously held positions as the Chief, Biometry Section, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases at NIH from 1961 - 1965 and was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Statistics, SUNY at Buffalo from 1965 - 1970. He has over 150 publications and is a Fellow of the ASA. Dr. Geisser has been a forensic consultant for a wide variety of cases such as gender discrimination, mail fraud, homicide and paternity.

Bruce S. Weir Bruce S. Weir is William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics and Genetics, and Director of the Bioinformatics Research Center at North Carolina State University. After receiving his B.S. from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, he received his Ph.D. in Statistics with a minor in Genetics from NC State University. He is a Fellow of AAAS and ASA. He is editor of Theoretical Population Biology and Associate Editor of Heredity, Genetical Research and Genetic Epidemiology.