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Chambers Statistical Software Award Competition Announced
In 1998, the Association for Computing Machinery presented its Software System Award to John Chambers for the design and development of S. Chambers donated his award to the Statistical Computing Section to endow an annual prize for statistical software written by an undergraduate or graduate student. The prize carries an award of $500 and a substantial allowance for travel to the annual Joint Statistical Meetings, where the award will be presented.
Entries Sought for Chambers Award
The Statistical Computing Section announces the competition for the John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award, an annual prize for statistical software written by an undergraduate or graduate student.