Joint Statistical Meetings


The Joint Statistical Meetings is a professional conference/academic conference for statisticians held annually every year since 1840. Billed as "the largest gathering of statisticians held in North America", JSM has attracted over 5000 participants in recent years. The following statistical societies are designated as official JSM partners:
The founding members of JSM were the ASA, IMS, IBS, and SSC.
In addition to committee meetings, JSM activities include

Past Meetings

Since 1978 when attendance figures were first reported.
DatesLocationAttendance
August 14–17, 1978San Diego, California2,650
August 13–16, 1979Washington, D.C.3,300
August 11–14, 1980Houston, Texas2,000
August 10–13, 1981Detroit, Michigan2,100
August 16–19, 1982Cincinnati, Ohio2,400
August 15–18, 1983Toronto, Ontario3,100
August 13–16, 1984Philadelphia, Pennsylvania3,200
August 5–8, 1985Las Vegas, Nevada2,700
August 18–21, 1986Chicago, Illinois3,100
August 17–20, 1987San Francisco, California3,700
August 22–25, 1988New Orleans, Louisiana2,600
August 6–10, 1989Washington, D.C.4,200
August 6–9, 1990Anaheim, California2,800
August 18–22, 1991Atlanta, Georgia3,700
August 9–13, 1992Boston, Massachusetts4,400
August 8–12, 1993San Francisco, California4,800
August 13–18, 1994Toronto, Ontario4,500
August 13–17, 1995Orlando, Florida3,800
August 4–8, 1996Chicago, Illinois4,750
August 10–14, 1997Anaheim, California4,200
August 9–13, 1998Dallas, Texas3,850
August 8–12, 1999Baltimore, Maryland5,000
August 13–17, 2000Indianapolis, Indiana3,635
August 5–9, 2001Atlanta, Georgia4,038
August 11–15, 2002New York City, New York5,444
August 3–7, 2003San Francisco, California5,542
August 8–12, 2004Toronto, Ontario5,138
August 7–11, 2005Minneapolis, Minnesota5,157
August 6–10, 2006Seattle, Washington6,034
July 29–August 2, 2007Salt Lake City, Utah5,186
August 3–7, 2008Denver, Colorado5,592
August 1–6, 2009Washington, D.C.6,804
July 31–August 5, 2010Vancouver, British Columbia5,600
July 30–August 4, 2011Miami, Florida5,300
July 28–August 2, 2012San Diego, California6,200
August 3–8, 2013Montreal, Quebec
August 2–7, 2014Boston, Massachusetts
August 8–13, 2015Seattle, Washington6,850
July 30–August 4, 2016Chicago, Illinois7,200
July 29 - August 3, 2017Baltimore, Maryland
July 28 - August 2, 2018Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada6,346
July 27 - August 1, 2019