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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.
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