GSASreunionweekend

c o l u m b i a u n i v e r s i t y i n t h e c i t y o f n e w y o r k

Columbia University’s Departments of Mathematics and

Statistics and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

invite you to a joint reunion of the departments’ M.A.

graduate alumni this fall. We hope you will take advantage

of this opportunity to reconnect with former colleagues

and faculty and learn about the latest developments in

your fields of study. We look forward to seeing you there.

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D E P A R T M E N T S O F M A T H E M A T I C S

A N D S T A T I S T I C S

6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Open House—Reception Hosted byDean Henry C. Pinkham (301Philosophy Hall)

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. ContinentalBreakfast(Low Library Rotunda)

10:50 a.m. “Reflections on theStatistics M.A. Program atColumbia”Professor Demissie Alemayehu(Low Library Faculty Room)

11:00 a.m. “The Changing Role ofStatistics in Medical Research:Directions for the Future”Judith D. Goldberg, Professor andDirector, Division of Biostatistics, NewYork University School of Medicine

12:00 p.m. Lunch (Low LibraryRotunda)

1:30 p.m. “Statistics for OnlineMarketing: Road to Relevance”Ms. Sharona Sankar, Director, DigitalAnalytics, Experian (Low LibraryFaculty Room)

2:30 p.m. “Reflections on theMathematics of Finance M.A.Program at Columbia”Professor Mikhail Smirnov(Low Library Faculty Room)

3:00 p.m. Distinguished SpeakersPanel in Quantitative Finance

Closing Reception(Low Library Rotunda)

6:30p.m.–9:30 p.m. Dinner (Faculty House, 400 West 117thStreet)

Saturday, October 21

Friday, October 20

RSVP Please RSVP by September 15. Mathematics alumni may RSVP to reunion@math.columbia.edu or 212-854-6367. Statistics alumni mayRSVP to dk@stats.columbia.edu or 212-851-2132. Those who observe the Jewish Sabbath and wish to attend the reunion may consulthttp://www.columbia.edu/cu/gsas/pages/alumni/main/events/sabbath.html or call Laura Brown at 212-854-7301 for information.

Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences