Kelly McConville is an assistant professor of statistics at Reed College and program chair for 2019 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics. She is a survey statistician who collaborates with the US Forest Inventory and Analysis Program and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. At Reed, she teaches a variety of statistics and data science courses.
While there are many aspects of conferences I enjoy, one of my favorites is when I am sitting in a talk and suddenly the speaker says something that provides unique insight into one of my own research problems. Whether it’s a suggested reference, a method used, or the framing of the problem, something clicks into place and my own research agenda gets a recharge.
If your data work could use a fresh perspective, then I recommend you consider attending the 2019 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics (SDSS) in Bellevue, Washington, May 29 to June 1. Drawing together a diverse crowd of data experts, SDSS 2019 will allow its participants to discover interesting and cutting-edge techniques for extracting knowledge from data. The program committee has been hard at work putting together a program centered on the following topics:
- Computational Statistics
- Data Science Technologies
- Data Visualization
- Education
- Machine Learning
- Practice and Applications
- Software
The speakers are data experts from academia, industry, government, and nonprofits and carry titles such as statistician, data scientist, applied mathematician, computer scientist, and software engineer. Consider participating in a short course and maximizing your number of “Ah-Ha!” moments by attending as many technical talks as you can.
And, if you are interested in presenting at SDSS 2019, it is not too late to submit an e-poster abstract. E-poster abstracts are due by March 12. Poster presentations cover another one of my favorite conference activities: networking. Poster presentations give you the opportunity to interact directly with the speaker, and these interactions can even lead to exciting new collaborations.
Speaking of networking, we have placed many opportunities to make new connections into the SDSS 2019 program. These include a speed mentoring session, a data hackathon, themed lunch meet-ups, and a banquet.
I do hope you will consider attending SDSS 2019. You can follow the SDSS Program Committee on Twitter at @SDSSconf and tweet about the conference with #SDSS2019. And if you do attend, make sure to let me know if you have any data eureka moments!
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