<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">### Judges needed for the Colorado State Science Fair - Statistics Award April 8th.<div>### NCAR Summer Colloquium on Forecast Verification - June 7 - 18th</div><div><br></div><div><br>### Judges need for The David Young Award for the Best Use of Statistics in a Science Project at the Colorado Science Fair - Thursday, April 8th.<br><br>Continuing a recent tradition, our chapter will giving an award at the Colorado State Science Fair for the best use of statistics in a science project. Last year was the first year that students were required to indicate they wished to be judged for the award and submit a brief written description of the use of statistics in their projects. This simplified the judging process by eliminating the need to quickly view every project for statistical content. But the response was impressive with several dozen students opting to compete on both the junior and senior level.<br><br>The Fair is held at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and judging typically takes the better part of the day. There will be a car pool leaving from Denver.<br><br>Judging the contest is a very rewarding experience. If you are interested or have questions, please contact Matt Pocernich at<a href="mailto:pocernic@ucar.edu">pocernic@ucar.edu</a>.<br><br>A description of the award is listed below.<br><br>The David Young Award for the Best Use of Statistics in a Science Project<br><br>The American Statistical Association (ASA) is a scientific and educational society founded in 1839 with the following mission: To promote excellence in the application of statistical science across the wealth of human endeavor. This award is named after David Young (1945 – 2007) from the University of Colorado at Denver - Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics. David’s skills in both science and statistics allowed him to collaborate with medical investigators at the University of Colorado and help communicate results.<br><br>The Colorado/ Wyoming Chapter of the American Statistical Association organizes local activities for members in the Rocky Mountain regions. Members includes statisticians from a variety of backgrounds such as biostatistics, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical statistics, environmental statistics, quality control statistics and much more.<br><br><br>############ NCAR Summer Colloquium<br><br>Forecast Verification in the Atmospheric Sciences and Beyond<br>Summer Colloquium - National Center for Atmospheric Research<br>June 7 - June 18th, Boulder Colorado<br><br>Application Deadline March 15th<br><br>Forecast verification is a dynamic and rapidly evolving field. As computing power grows, more forecast models are available with increased complexity and greater resolution, and are updated more frequently. New observations to verify forecasts are available from satellites, aircraft, and automobiles, and an increasing array of surface‐based instruments. New information technology is available to directly use forecasts in decision‐making processes. The Colloquium will address the many facets of forecast verification and evaluation. Invited lecturers will discuss verification from the perspective of the meteorologist and climatologist, the statistician, the scientist and the decision maker. Speakers from the fields of meteorology, statistics, economics and health sciences will share a wide range of perspectives. To provide students with an opportunity to implement ideas from the lectures, students will work in groups on small, well‐defined research projects.<br><br>This colloquium is designed for Graduate students who have completed at least one year of studies in meteorology and climatology or computer science, economics or statistics with an interest in weather and climate. ASP will fund travel and local expenses for about 25 student participants during the Summer Colloquium.<br><br><br>More information can be found at <a href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/2010/ral/index.php">http://www.asp.ucar.edu/colloquium/2010/ral/index.php</a> or contact Matt Pocernich<a href="mailto:pocernic@ucar.edu">pocernic@ucar.edu</a> for more information.<br><br><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>_________________________________</div><div>Matthew Pocernich</div><div>Research Applications Laboratory</div><div>National Center for Atmospheric Research</div><div><a href="http://www.ral.ucar.edu/">www.ral.ucar.edu/</a></div><div>303-497-8312</div></div></div></div></span></div></span> </div><br></div></body></html>