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Registration Open for Joint Research Conference

February 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

The conference will be held in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 17–20 at the University of Waterloo.

SDSS 2024: Lightning Talk Submission Open

February 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

The 2024 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics will feature plenary speakers from a variety of backgrounds who will offer thought-provoking sessions exploring topics such as data journalism, ethics and fairness, and the evolving AI research landscape.

Abstract Submission Underway for JSM 2024

December 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

The program committee put together 166 invited sessions, including paper and panel sessions. In the event your proposal is not selected for an invited or topic-contributed session, there are still ways to get involved in the 2024 JSM program.

Learn, Connect, Collaborate at CSP in the Big Easy

December 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

Steven Barnett discusses his poster, “Drivers of Flood-Induced Relocation Among Coastal Urban Residents: Insight From the US East Coast,” during the Conference on Statistical Practice in San Francisco, California.

The 2024 Conference on Statistical Practice will take place in New Orleans, Louisiana, from February 27–29. The presentations, short courses, tutorials, and plenary presentations will provide an opportunity to learn about the latest statistical techniques, methodologies, and best practices.

SDSS to Bridge Gap Between Statistics, Data Science in June

November 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Symposium on Data Science and Statistics shines a light on the intersection of data science and statistics and covers a broad range of interests and applications.

Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Honors Top Statisticians

October 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

COPSS award winners (from left): Ryan Tibshirani, Bin Yu, Karen Bandeen-Roche, and Michael Kosorok (Photo: Eric Sampson/ASA)

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies honored four statisticians at the 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings in Toronto, Canada, on August 9. These awards are jointly sponsored by the COPSS founding partner members: American Statistical Association; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Eastern and Western regions of the International Biometric Society; and Statistical Society of Canada.

Building a Stronger Community at JSM 2023

October 2, 2023 3 Comments

The 2023 Joint Statistical Meetings—held in Toronto, Ontario, August 5–10—attracted more than 6,000 participants from academia, industry, and government and served as a platform for intellectual exchange, business discussion, friendship building, and networking.

ASA Honors Founders, Inducts 47 Fellows

October 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Karen Kafadar

A special feature of the Joint Statistical Meetings is the ASA President’s Address and Awards, during which the Founders Award winners are announced and the new ASA Fellows are inducted.

JSM Panel Urges Statistical Community to Propose Research Institutes

October 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Headshots of all of the panelists who participated in the late-breaking session: Katharine B. Ensor (Rice University), Tian Zheng (Columbia University), David Banks (Duke University), Kate Calder (The University of Texas at Austin), Sastry Pantula (California State University at San Bernardino), Abel Rodriguez (University of Washington), Richard L. Smith (The University of North Carolina), and Helen Zhang (The University of Arizona)

2022 ASA President Katherine Ensor led a JSM late-breaking session urging the statistical and data science communities to propose mathematical sciences research institutes (MSRIs) in response to the National Science Foundation’s current quinquennial call from its Division of Mathematical Sciences.

Invited Session Proposals Sought for JSM 2024

August 1, 2023 Leave a Comment

Photo of Debashis Ghosh, smiling, suit and tie

The theme for JSM 2024 is “Statistics and Data Science: Informing Policy and Countering Misinformation,” and it’s time to submit invited session proposals.

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