Increasing the Participation and Visibility of Women in Statistics and Biostatistics

描述（由申请人提供）：在本申请中，我们寻求支持为期两天半的就职会议"庆祝妇女在统计：知道你的力量"，将于2014年5月15日至17日在研究三角公园，北卡罗来纳州。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，分享如何通过成功的谈判提高其地位的信息，平衡工作与生活，提高妇女在该领域的能见度，增强妇女统计人员和生物统计人员的权能。具体而言，本次会议的最终目的是增加成功的女性领导者的比例，她们准备迎接二十一世纪“大数据”导向研究的挑战，特别是在生物医学领域。天文学、计算机科学和数学等科学、技术、工程和数学领域也为妇女举办了类似的会议和讲习班，解决妇女在这些领域面临的问题，并为妇女提供交流研究、建立网络和指导的场所。这是统计和生物统计领域的妇女第一次采取这样的举措。我们会致力达致以下目标。1.通过多个专业发展研讨会，我们提供有关谈判技巧，性别中立的沟通技巧，解决冲突的技能，平衡工作与生活和领导力培训的信息。2.通过多次受邀的技术会议，我们突出了女性崛起的研究 明星，职业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研究课题。3.通过学术界、政府和行业参与者的多个指导和网络会议，帮助女性初级参与者在职业生涯中取得成功。4.通过专门讨论期刊编辑过程和结构的会议，提供与协作世界中的作者有关的智慧。5.通过在国家科学基金会/国家卫生研究所和其他联邦和非联邦供资机构进行的关于供资机会的小组讨论，使妇女研究人员了解为她们的研究提供资金的机会。

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.