2nd ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT

Objectives for the Retreat:

• To present the Vision 2008 and Beyond for the Department of Biostatistics

• To educate and inform Admin Team members on the realities of what "being a biostatistician" really means

TIME	TOPIC	PRESENTER
9:45AM 10:00AM	Break
10:00AM 10:30AM	Discussion: Reporting procedures (i.e., dbC, HR forms, etc.) What are the Department resonsibilities? What are the Division responsibilities?	All
12:00PM 1:00PM	Lunch - Adjourn after lunch	All Participants
10:30AM 11:30AM	Biostatistics 101 for the layperson Describe role and explain Sweave, Latex, RedHat, etc. Biostatistics - what is this?	Bryan Shepherd, Robert Greevy
8:45AM 9:15AM	Department goals, mission, vision Goals2008	Frank Harrell
8:30AM 8:45AM	Welcome Introduction and Overview	Linda Stewart
9:15AM 9:45AM	Division goals, mission, vision	Yu Shyr