Fourth Conference on the Statistical Methods in Psychometrics

You are invited to participate in the Fourth Conference on the Statistical Methods in Psychometrics from August 30 to September 1, 2016 at Columbia University.

Online registration: Please click here for online registration. 

Conference flyer (pdf) 

Final Program (pdf)

As the lunch break of the short course is only 1 hour, here is a list of places where you can get quick bites / take out. 

Schedule: 

Pre-conference short-course: 
            Instructor: Jimmy de la Torre, University of Hong Kong and Wenchao Ma, Rutgers University
            August 30, 9 am to 5 pm, Room 903, School of Social Work Building,
            1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Click here for the short-course information. 

Conference: 
            August 31 to September 1, Room 903, School of Social Work Building,  
            1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027

Aug 31, Morning Session
8:30 - 9:10 Irini Moustaki, London School of Economics and Political Science
9:15 - 9:55 Yunxiao Chen, Emory University
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10 Shiyu Wang, University of Georgia
11:15 - 11:55 Matthew Zeigenfuse, Fordham University
Aug 31, Afternoon Session
1:30 - 2:10 Alina von Davier, Educational Testing Service
2:15 - 2:55 Chun Wang, University of Minnesota
Coffee Break
3:30 - 4:10 Hua-Hua Chang, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:15 - 4:55 Georgios Fellouris, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5:00 - 5:40 Qiwei He, Educational Testing Service
Sep 1, Morning Session
8:30 - 9:10 Mark Gierl, University of Alberta
9:15 - 9:55 Gongjun Xu, University of Minnesota
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:10 Yan Karklin, Knewton
11:15 - 11:55 Jimmy de la Torre, University of Hong Kong



Organizers:

Yunxiao Chen, Emory University
Xiaoou Li, University of Minnesota
Jingchen Liu, Columbia University
Zhiliang Ying, Columbia University


When: August 30 to September 1, 2016

Where: Columbia University (Campus Map)


Travel Info: 

Columbia University is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at West 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam
Avenues. 

From airport:
    LaGuardia Airport is the closest airport to the campus (8 miles).
              Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2.50.
              Taxi for about $30, including tip.
              Super Shuttle van for about $17.

JFK Airport is 17.6 miles away from the campus.
               AirTrain JFK and subway.  Will cost $7.25 total ($5 for AirTrain, $2.50 for Subway).
               Taxi for about $60, including toll and tip.
               Super Shuttle van for about $17.

Newark Airport is 26.4 miles away from the campus.
                AirTrain Newark, NJ transit, and subway. Will cost $17.5 in total ($15 for NJ transit and $2.50 for Subway).
                Taxi for about $85, including toll and tip.
        
For more traveling information, click here.

For more information, please contact Yunxiao Chen (yunxiao.chen@emory.edu) or check periodically for new announcements and program details at this website.