1. 2018 NIC-ASA/ICSA Midwest Joint Fall Meeting Report
Li Wang, Ph.D
Chair of ICSA Midwest Chapter
AbbVie, Development Design Center

2. Gold Sponsors Data and Statistical Sciences Development Design Center
Data Science
Citadel Securities

3. Evolvement of The Annual Meeting
2015: The first meeting
One short course and one day of parallel sessions
In a meeting room in AbbVie BLDG 1
Mainly biostatistics and academia
2 sponsors
2016: The second meeting
Two short courses and one day of parallel sessions
In Lincolnshire Marriott Resort

4. Evolvement of The Annual Meeting
2017: The third meeting
Two short courses and one day of parallel sessions
In Delta Marriot Suites
Audience and presenters expanded to Abbvie Epidemiology, HEOR, DDC and Astellas RWI
4 sponsors
Free 2-hour cocktail reception with open-bar, hors d’oeuvre and live music added
2018: The fourth meeting
Free Caricatures
Free 1-night hotel stay for out of state students who submitted posters
Paid travel for short course teachers

5. First Day Short Courses Pictures

6. First Day Lunch Pictures

7. First Day Lunch Pictures

8. First Day Reception Pictures

9. First Day Reception Pictures

10. First Day Reception Pictures

11. First Day Reception Pictures

12. 2018 Registrants Summary
Total: 139 registrants

13. 2018 Registrants Summary Students: 45
17 students actually submitted posters

14. 2018 Registrants Summary Students: 45
17 students actually submitted posters
Professors: 7

15. Academia

16. 2018 Registrants Summary
Students: 45
Professors: 7
Industry total: 87

17. Summary of Company Registration

18. Online State Address Registration Summary

19. Summary The conference is attracting more sponsors
The conference is attracting more students and poster award participations
The conference is attracting more attendees from different functions
The conference is covering more hot topics in RWE and ML

20. Keynote Speaker
Kyle Holen, MD, Head of Development Design Center, AbbVie

21. Keynote Speaker
Kyle Holen, MD, Head of Development Design Center, AbbVie