---++2nd ANNUAL ADMINISTRATIVE RETREAT %BLUE%Friday, April 4, 2008, 8:30AM - 1:00PM, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 802%ENDCOLOR% ---+++Objectives for the Retreat: * To present 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 * To provide an overview of career tracks for faculty and staff biostatisticians | *TIME* | *TOPIC* | *PRESENTER* | | 8:30AM<br>8:35AM |Welcome <br> _Introduction and Overview_ | Linda Stewart | | 8:35AM<br>9:15AM |Department goals, mission, vision <br> [[http://biostat.mc.vanderbilt.edu/Goals][Goals2008]] | Frank Harrell | | 9:15AM<br>9:45AM |Division goals, mission, vision| Yu Shyr | | 9:45AM<br>10:00AM |Break | | | 10:00AM<br>10:30AM |Overview and discussion of Department and Division administrative responsibilities <br> | All | | 10:30AM<br>11:00AM |Biostatistics 101 for the layperson<br>Describe role and explain Sweave, Latex, !RedHat, R vs SAS or other stat package, advantages of Linux and !OpenOffice, etc.<br>Biostatistics - what is this?| Bryan Shepherd | | 11:00AM<br>11:30AM |Career track for staff biostatisticians | Robert Greevy | | 12:00PM<br>1:00PM |Lunch - Adjourn after lunch| All Participants |
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