CAREERS DAY IN STATISTICS

Saturday, February 28, 2004

Sponsored by

Southern California Chapter of the American Statistical Association (SCASA)

together with

AMGEN, Inc. Dramatically improving people’s lives

Fair, Isaac and Company, Inc. It’s just a smarter way to do business

Allergan, Inc.

Come learn about the many opportunities open to persons with a background in statistics!

This is a career fair which provides students of any major a unique opportunity to learn about career options in statistics. In the morning, you will have the opportunity to chat with statisticians from actuarial, aerospace, government, health care, insurance, and pharmaceutical companies from throughout Southern California. Following the lunchtime speaker, there will be small breakout sessions in which professionals from several different industries will tell you how they spend their work days, the academic preparation and work experience needed, and the current and future opportunities in their fields. For those ready to begin careers, this is a chance to speak informally with company representatives in the morning and attend free workshops on interviewing skills and resume writing in the afternoon. A tour of the City of Hope will be available at 1:30.

10:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Career Fair

11:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch and Speaker

“topic to be named”

by Robert Mason, Ph. D.,

Southwest Research Institute & President American Statistical Association

1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Breakout sessions

What it’s like to do statistical work in different industries

Resume writing & interviewing skills workshops

Tours of the City of Hope

Cost for Event: Nothing. You may purchase a lunch (lasagna, salad, bread, dessert, and beverage) for $6.00 for students, $8.00 for all others, if your reservation form is postmarked by February 15th.

To reserve your lunch, simply enclose a check for the above amount with your registration form. Your check should be made out to SCASA (Southern California Chapter of the American Statistical Association) and sent to Tom Graves at Amgen, 24-2-C, 1 Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1799. A limited number of lunches will be available for purchase at the door for $9.00.

City of Hope National Medical Center, Platt Conference Center

1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, Calif. 91010

Directions: Take the 210 freeway to Buena Vista, one exit west of the 605 freeway. Go south on Buena Vista to Duarte Road and turn left. The main entrance and Platt Conference Center are on the right. There is free parking along the south side of Duarte Road or in the lot east of the main gate.

For further information, please contact Tom Graves: tgraves@amgen.com or (805) 447-3889.

Or see SCASA’s web page:http://orion.oac.uci.edu/~rnewcomb/statistics/scasa/scasa.html