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Information for IMS Program Chairs: Special Invited Lectures |
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The IMS sponsors
several series of Special Invited Lectures, which are given
by distinguished scientists at regular IMS meetings. Recipients
are chosen by the Committee
on Special Lectures; names of recipients are usually announced
at the IMS Annual Meeting,
at least one year in advance of their lecture.
Special Lectures are distinct from ordinary invited papers,
which are chosen by the Program Committees for each meeting,
and they are usually longer in length. Special lectures are
of two types: Medallion Lectures and Named Lectures.
Eight Medallion Lecturers are selected from the fields of
Statistics and Probability each year. There are four series
of Named Lectures: Wald, Neyman, Rietz and
LeCam. The Wald Lectures are given annually.
Each of the Neyman, Rietz and LeCam Lectures is given once
every three years, on a rotating basis. More on Medallion
and Named Lectures can be found in the IMS
handbook.
In a typical calendar year, Special Invited Lectures are
distributed between major IMS sponsored meetings as follows:
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ENAR: 2
to 3 Medallion |
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WNAR: 1
or 2 Medallion |
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JSM (odd
years): 4 Medallion + Wald + (Neyman/ Rietz/
LeCam) |
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JSM (even
years): 2 Medallion |
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IMS Annual
Meetings (even years): 2 to 4 Medallion
+ Wald + (Neyman/ Rietz/ LeCam) |
Here are some guidelines for Special Invited Lectures:
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A.
Medallion |
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Each recipient presents a single lecture of between 35 and 50
minutes duration, with additional time for questions. It is
advisable to schedule two Medallion Lectures in the same session,
but no session should have more than two Medallion Lectures,
and no session should have both Medallion and non-Medallion
lectures.The IMS Program Chair appoints a chairperson for each
Medallion session, who maygive a brief introduction to each
lecture. (To select a Session Chairwe recommend asking the speaker(s)for
a short list of people familiar with their work.) Typically,
Medallion Lectures do not have discussants.
Before the meeting, the IMS Executive Director will send
the Session Chair an engraved medallion and a copy of these
instructions:
At the meeting the chair introduces the speaker; some chairs
may want to give a short (less than 5 minutes) summary of
the speakers achievements. At the end of the introduction,
the chair presents the medallion with these or similar words:
Each year, IMS nominates eight Medallion Lectures, in
fields across the IMSs subject range. The award of a Medallion
signals the honor inherent in being selected to give one
of these lectures. IMS awards the Medallion to
. and
invites you to present a Medallion Lecture entitled
The chair then presents the medallion to the Lecturer.
Afterwards, the lecturer presents his/her paper in the usual
way. There is no need for the lecturer to make any acceptance
remarks.
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B.
Rietz, Neyman, and LeCam Lectures |
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Each recipient presents a 50-60 minute lecture as part of a
stand-alone session devoted to their talk. The lecture is preceded
by a brief introduction (5 - 15 minutes), and may be followed
by one or more discussants, at the discretion of the Session
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C.
Wald Lectures |
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Wald Lecturers present 2-4 lectures of 50-60 minutes duration,
each of which is in a stand-alone session devoted to their
talk. Each lecture may be overseen by a different Session
Chair. The initial Wald lecture is preceded by a formal introduction
(5 - 15 minutes). Each session should allow time for questions.
Lectures may be followed by one or more discussants, at the
discretion of the Session Chair.
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