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.
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Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Honors Top Statisticians
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
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
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
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.
USPROC Deadline Is December 20
The Undergraduate Statistics Project Competition encourages the development of data analysis skills, enhances presentation skills, and recognizes outstanding work by undergraduate statistics students.
USCOTS 2023: Educators Share Ideas for Communicating With/About Data
Three hundred twenty-one statistics educators gathered in State College, Pennsylvania, May 30–June 3 at the tenth United States Conference on Teaching Statistics (USCOTS) to exchange ideas and provide mutual support.
ASA 2023 Data Visualization Poster & Project Statistics Competition Winners
First-place winners received $300, a certificate, and grade-appropriate graphing calculators provided by Texas Instruments. Second-place winners received $200 and a certificate, third-place winners received $100 and a certificate, and honorable mentions received certificates.
Invited Session Proposals Sought for JSM 2024
The theme for JSM 2024 is “Statistics and Data Science: Informing Policy and Countering Misinformation,” and it’s time to submit invited session proposals.
SDSS2023: Diverse Panels, Engaging Discussions, Memorable Experiences
The St. Louis Union Station Hotel served as the backdrop for the 2023 Symposium on Data Science and Statistics, which welcomed attendees from across academia, industry, and government.