The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession.
2022 Joint statistical meetings
JSM Is on Its Way to DC: Check Out Conference Highlights and Start Planning
The statistical event of the summer—The Joint Statistical Meetings—is in Washington, DC, this year. Join us August 6–11 to meet new people, talk to old friends, and explore the nation’s capital.
Nancy Reid to Deliver 2022 COPSS Distinguished Lecture
Nancy Reid, a professor in the department of statistical sciences at the University of Toronto who has contributed fundamental and path-breaking work in a wide range of statistical problems, will give her lecture at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC. Her talk is titled “Likelihood and Its Discontents.”
JSM 2022 – Statistics: A Foundation for Innovation
ASA President Kathy Ensor asks for help with her JSM address and introduces the JSM President’s Invited Speaker, Reginald DesRoches.
Elizabeth L. Scott Award Goes to Madhu Mazumdar
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Elizabeth L. Scott Award committee recently honored Madhu Mazumdar of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with the 2022 award. Mazumdar was selected for serving as an outstanding role model of leadership and creating new leadership opportunities for statisticians, fostering opportunities in statistics and promoting statistical careers for diverse trainees, training and mentoring the next generation of statistical leaders, and excelling in team science research.
Meet the JSM 2022 Featured Speakers
Catch all of these featured speakers at JSM 2022 in Washington, DC.
Diversity Mentoring Workshop Returns to JSM 2022 in DC
This hallmark program brings together historically underrepresented minority statisticians/data scientists at early- to mid-career levels with senior-level statisticians/data scientists.
Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted
Applications are due February 23 for this scholarship, which was established to encourage women to enter statistically oriented professions.
As the Statistics Profession Grows, So Does the ASA
ASA President Kathy Ensor sees three areas of immediate opportunity for the ASA: leadership, keeping vibrant data science and AI activities moving forward, and sustainability and community analytics. Here, she speaks briefly to each of these.
Committee Spotlight: Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment
Amstat News is spotlighting ASA committees and their activities. This month, we feature the Committee on Membership Retention and Recruitment and ask Chair Theresa Utlaut and member Erin Wiley a few questions about the committee’s purpose and goals.