Joanne Wendelberger, Joint Research Conference Chair, and Greg Piepel, Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program Chair

The 2018 Joint Research Conference will be held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, June 11–14. This conference is a joint meeting of the Spring Research Conference on Statistics in Industry and Technology, sponsored by the ASA Section on Physical and Engineering Sciences and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and the Quality and Productivity Research Conference, sponsored by the ASA Section on Quality and Productivity.

Program chairs Xinwei Deng and Brian Weaver are putting together a program with the help of program committee members Anne Hansen, Matt Pratola, C. Devon Lin, and Shane Reese. A website announcement and call for contributed papers and posters is forthcoming.

For further information, contact conference chair, Joanne Wendelberger.

Funding Available for Speakers on Applied Statistics

The SPES Marquardt Memorial Speakers Program facilitates visits of experienced applied statisticians to colleges and universities to give a seminar and meet with students and professors. SPES reimburses the host institution up to $1,000 to cover the expenses of the speaker’s visit.

Speakers provide information to students about the following:

• What an applied statistician does
• How applied statisticians solve problems in science, engineering, technology, and business
• What nontechnical skills are required to be successful as an applied statistician

The Marquardt Industrial Speakers Program was established by SPES in the early 1990s to encourage careers in applied statistics. If you are an institution interested in having a speaker or a SPES member interested in being on the speakers list (or working directly with a local institution to set up a visit), contact Vaneeta Grover.