Call for Posters

Here's your chance to be recognized by the forecasting community for your work in the field. Poster presentations are an excellent, low stress venue in which to present your research and innovations. Posters provide an opportunity for forecasting practitioners to present their projects in a one-to-one setting and receive professional feedback from leaders in the field.

The F2008 Poster session is open to all practitioners from corporate or academic fields.

Posters will be located in a common area and will be accessible throughout the conference. We request that authors make themselves available during dedicated Exhibit Hall hours to speak with attendees and answer questions. These hours will be posted on the agenda.

F2008 welcomes poster presenters from both academia and business. Please submit abstracts by May 2, 2008 and full posters by May 9, 2008. For students wishing to participate in the Student Poster Contest, read the red box below for specific guidelines and deadlines. This Call for Posters is extended to attendees to submit original research. A limited number of abstracts will be accepted, so don't wait!

Student Poster Contest – Win a scholarship for a free trip to F2008!
The five most impressive posters submitted by students will be awarded an all-inclusive trip to Cary to attend F2008. The prize includes airfare, hotel, meals and a free conference registration. Posters will be judged by a committee and a decision will be made by May 2, 2008. You must be a full-time student at an accredited university or college to be considered. To be judged, abstracts must be received by April 14 and final posters must be received by April 28, 2008. (Please note: These dates have been extended.) Read our official contest guidelines (.pdf) for more information.

Poster submission guidelines

To participate, attendees must submit a poster abstract through the submission form.
The abstract must include a description of how you have used forecasting to improve your processes and/or analyze your work.
You must define your problem/research goal and show the application of forecasting methodology.
You must be able to document the steps and show viable, substantiated results which are a solution to the stated problem.
The content of the poster must be either a class assignment (non-research), a research project, or a business application.
Poster abstracts must be 250 words or less.
Posters will be judged by a committee and applicants will be notified shortly after their submission.
SAS will provide a display board and a header denoting the Poster Title and Author. Contents of each poster must fit within the dimensions of the display board: 45"x45" for the main area and 25"x45" for the side panel. You must bring your own materials (push-pins, tacks, velcro) to affix your poster to the boards.
Poster presentations that are accepted from academia (faculty and full-time students) will allow the primary presenter to attend the conference for free. After being informed of the poster's acceptance, please simply note in the "additional comments" field of your registration your participation as a poster presenter and your college affiliation. (You will be required to fax a letter with your department head's signature as verification of your affiliation.)
Poster presentations that are accepted from the business world will allow the primary presenter to attend the conference at the early bird rate ($200 off the regular fees). After being informed of the poster's acceptance, please simply note in the "additional comments" field of your registration your participation as a poster presenter.

Submit your abstract.

Successful Poster Presentation Tips

F2007 Poster Presenters

* Congratulations to our 2007 student poster winners!

Ferrell, Jennifer	University of Louisville	Predicting Pain at the Pump
Flischel, Laura	University of Louisville	An Assessment of Mean Global Temperature in Relation to Sunspots
Glassford, Ryan	University of Louisville	A Study on Kentucky Highway Fatalities
Godbey, Mike	University of Louisville	Analyzing the Monthly Closing Price of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Using ARIMA Modeling and Forecasting
Johnson, Grant	University of Louisville	Yankees and Red Sox: A Time Series Analysis of Win Percentage Correlations between Professional Baseball Teams
Kashan, Fariba Nowrouzi	University of Louisville	Forecasting Models for Average Charge and Total Number of Open Bypass Surgery and Drug-Eluting Stent Procedures Using ARIMA and Dynamic Regressors
Milette, Ting	ETS	Which Business Forecast To Use?
Payne, Ingrid	University of Louisville	ARIMA model and the use of Dynamic Regressors to Forecast using the SAS/Time Series Forecasting System
Petrou, Christiana*	University of Louisville	Predicting Cost of Dental Procedures Using Dynamic Regressors
Ragavan, Anpalaki J.*	University of Nevada at Reno	Comparing Multiple Time Series Methods through Forecasting in SAS
Ramos, Pedro G.	University of Louisville	Gas Prices in KY and World Oil Prices
Rojkova, Viktoria*	University of Louisville	Seasonal ARIMA and GARCH Models for Network Time Series
Schneiderman, Mary	University of Louisville	Emergency Room Methods of Paying: Highlighting Self Paying Individuals and Private Insurance 2000 - 2004
Tang, Guoxin*	University of Louisville	Analysis and Forecasting for the S&P Stock Price Index Monthly Average: Data with Inflation Rate
Tesfamicael, Mussie	University of Louisville	Data Mining to Investigate Prescription Practices
Zahedi, Hamed*	University of Louisville	Time Series Total cost of Hospitalization and Inflation Rates Using ARIMA Modeling

Questions? Contact the F2008 Poster Chair.