Increasing the Participation and Visibility of Women in Statistics and Biostatistics

申请者描述(由申请者提供)：在此申请中，我们寻求对将于2014年5月15日至17日在北卡罗来纳州研究三角公园举行的为期两天半的首届会议“庆祝统计中的女性：了解你的权力”的支持。这次会议的一些目标是，通过展示成功的女性专业人员的成就，分享关于如何通过成功的谈判提高她们的地位，平衡工作与生活，并提高妇女在该领域的能见度，增强女性统计学家和生物统计学家的能力。具体地说，这次会议的最终目的是增加成功的女性领导者的比例，她们准备好迎接21世纪面向大数据的研究的挑战，特别是在生物医学领域。天文学、计算机科学和数学等STEM领域也有为妇女设计的类似会议和讲习班，以解决妇女在这些领域面临的问题，并为妇女提供交流研究、联网和指导的场所。这是统计和生物统计领域的妇女第一次采取这种主动行动。我们的目标是实现以下目标。1.通过多个职业发展工作坊，我们提供有关谈判技能、中性沟通技能、冲突解决技能、平衡工作和生活以及领导力培训的信息。2.通过多次受邀的技术会议，突出对女性崛起的研究 明星，职业生涯中期和高级研究人员，并反过来提出令人兴奋和具有挑战性的生物统计学研究主题。3.通过学术、政府和行业参与者的多次辅导和网络会议，为初级妇女参与者在职业生涯中取得成功做好准备。4.通过专门讨论期刊编辑过程和结构的会议，在一个协作的世界中提供有关作者身份的智慧。5.通过小组讨论国家科学基金会/国立卫生研究院以及其他联邦和非联邦资助机构的资助机会，使女性研究人员认识到可为其研究提供资助的机会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): In this application we seek the support for a two and a half day inaugural conference "Celebrating women in Statistics: Know Your Power" which will take place in May 15 to 17, 2014 in the research Triangle Park, NC. Some of the goals of this conference are to empower women statisticians and biostatisticians by showcasing the accomplishments of successful women professionals, sharing information on how to elevate their status by successful negotiations, balance work-life and increase visibility of women in the field. Specifically, the ultimate intent of this conference is to increase the proportion of succesul women leaders who are ready to take the challenges of 'big-data' oriented research in twenty-first century especially in biomedical field. STEM fields such as astronomy, computer science, and mathematics have similar conferences and workshops designed for women that address issues women face in these fields and provide a venue for the exchange of research, networking and mentoring for women. This is the first time women in statistics and biostatistics are undertaking such initiative. We will target to achieve the following objectives. 1. Through multiple professional development workshop we provide information regarding negotiation skill, gender neutral communication skill, conflict resolution skill, balancing work-life and leadership training. 2. Through multiple invited technical sessions we highlight the research of female rising stars, mid-career and senior researchers, and in turn present exciting and challenging biostatistical research topics. 3. Through multiple mentorship and networking sessions of academic, government and industry participants prepare women junior participants to succeed in their career. 4. Through sessions dedicated to the journal editorial process and structure provide wisdom relating the authorship in a collaborative world. 5. Through panel discussions for funding opportunities at NSF/NIH and other federal and non-federal funding agencies make women researchers aware of the opportunities available to fund their research.