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Special Lectures

Named Lectures

Wald Memorial Lectures    

The Wald Memorial Lectures honors Professor Abraham Wald.  The Wald Lecturer gives two, three or four one hour talks on one subject. This gives sufficient time to develop material in some detail and make it accessible to nonspecialists.  The Wald Lecturer need not be an IMS member.

Rietz Lectures    

The Rietz Lectures are named after the first President of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Professor Henry L. Rietz. The Lectures are intended to be of broad interest and are given every third year alternating with the Neyman and LeCam Lectures. The Rietz Lectures serve to clarify the relationship of statistical methodology and analysis to other fields. In the past, a special committee was appointed to select a Rietz Lecturer.

Neyman Lectures    

The Neyman Lecture is to be given every third year, alternating with the Rietz and LeCam Lectures. The Neyman Lecture ordinarily will emphasize the interactions between statistical theory and scientific research.

LeCam Lecture    

The LeCam Lecture is to be given every third year, alternating with the Rietz and Neyman Lectures. The lecturer should be an individual whose contributions have been or promise to be fundamental to the development of mathematical statistics or probability. An endowment was set up by friends of LeCam to cover the cost of travel and a plaque for the lecturer.

Medallion Lectures     

The Committee on Special Lectures invites eight individuals to deliver Medallion Lectures in the following year and includes in its selections at least one person in each of the following four areas: probability, theoretical statistics, applied statistics, and interdisciplinary.

Medallion Lectures are distinct from Invited Papers, which are chosen by the various Program Committees for specific meetings. Each Medallion Lecturer will receive a Medallion in a brief ceremony preceding the lecture.